STES Weekly eNewsletter

St. Theresa School's eNews Announcements

January 16, 2016

Welcome to the St. T's eNews Weekly Announcements. The eNews and past editions may also be viewed on the school website: http://stesonline.org/st-t-enews.html. To make submissions please email your principal approved information to the office at info@stesonline.org. Submissions must be received by Tuesday, 12 noon. Thank you!

St. Theresa prepares for opening day, this Friday, of the 29th Annual Basketball Tournament!

Letter from the Administration

Dear St. Theresa School Families,

Hello and a very happy new year to all.

We will soon begin the re-enrollment process for the 2016-2017 school year. Since more and more of our families have been benefiting from grants and scholarships such as the C.E.O. and the Bishop's Scholarship, I want to remind you of the special H.S.A. meeting on February 22nd which will feature both the president of the C.E.O. and the executive director of the Bishop's Scholarship Fund. This meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM in the gym. We are honored to have them as our guests.

Please note that in order to qualify for the Bishop's Scholarship or any other form of financial assistance, all families MUST complete the Grant and Aid application in FACTS ( www.FACTSmgt.com/aid ) and submit ALL supporting documentation on time. Below are some important dates regarding the Bishop's Scholarship Fund 2016-2017 awarding rollout.

March 15, 2016: All documents are due to FACTS. Families should load their 2014 tax return and 2015 W-2's.

April 1, 2016: Award notifications will begin (eligible families should know within a week of this date)

As soon as the school advisory board approves the 2016-2017 tuition rates, we will send out the enrollment contracts to all of our returning families. Please be aware that we are requesting that returning students be signed up by March 1, 2016. Students who are enrolled after March 1st will incur a $25.00 late fee.

In addition to enrollment information, we will soon be sending home some information on Catholic Schools Week, scheduled for January 31 to February 6, 2016. As always, we would ask the student body to start this special week together by attending the 9:00 AM Mass here at St. Theresa Church on Sunday, January 31st. We would like all students to wear their regular school uniform for this occasion. A reception in the gym will follow the Mass.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding upcoming activities or about the re-enrollment process.

Sincerely,

Salvatore Vittoria, Principal

School Calendar

St. Theresa's 29th Annual Basketball Tournament Begins this Friday! Sign-up today!

Hello St. Theresa School Parents and Alumni,

Happy New Year! As we start back to school after the Christmas break, we are starting right in with an important school event. Starting Friday, January 8th, St. Theresa will be hosting a Basketball Tournament for teams from Catholic schools in the area. The tournament is a great fundraiser for our school. The proceeds help cover the operating costs of the school, they do not go to the school basketball teams. A successful Tournament benefits all of us. We also want to show our best hospitality to our visiting teams and their families.

To be successful, the tournament needs parents to help collect admission fees, sell raffle chances and T-shirts, roam around as a security presence during the games, and assist with cleanup at the end of the day. The Tournament runs evenings on Thursdays and Fridays, and during the day on Saturdays and Sundays. The final day of the tournament is January 31st.

To sign up to help click here.

Our tournament page on VolunteerSpot lists all the spots that need to be filled for the whole tournament and includes full descriptions of what volunteers do for the different positions.

Note: VolunteerSpot does ask for your email address to send a reminder, but you do not need to create an account. VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone.

Please try to sign up for at least one shift. There are 136 spots to be filled during the full tournament. A small calendar icon at the beginning of the page opens a calendar that shows all the days when help is needed. From that calendar, you can select a specific day and the open spots for that day will be listed. You may also scroll through the entire list of open spots from the beginning to the end.

Raffle/Tshirts and Admissions people sit with each other, and Security or Cleanup are in pairs. Sign up with a friend for the same shift!

If you have any questions about volunteering for the tournament, please email Janet Pikulik or call/text on 203 275-6502.

Sign-Up Link for Basketball Tournament Volunteers

Email Volunteer Coordinator

Basketball Tournament T-Shirts!

Celebrate St. Theresa's 29th Annual Basketball Tournament with your very own commemorative t-shirt! teams names will be listed on the back.

T-shirts will go on sale this Friday at the tournament.

Cost: $15

These shirts may be worn on gym day for the rest of the school year!

Yearbooks Available for Pre-Order

Yearbooks are available for pre-order in Hardcover for $45 and Softcover for $38. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Yearbooks must be purchased online in order to personalize. Once you make your purchase you can:

Create your own back cover

Create your own pages that will be at the back of your book (first 4 free after that $.99/page)

Add your photos to the yearbook folders for consideration for the school events.

Click here to order your yearbook.

Click here to email the yearbook adviser.

Collection ends this Friday!

Save the date!

Please join St. Theresa School's 60th Anniversary celebrating with dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Great food, music, a silent auction loaded with fabulous items and door prizes make this a must attend event! All proceeds will benefit St. Theresa School.

Purchase your seats today!

We'd love to see you and a table full of your closest friends, relatives or classmates. Each table can accommodate ten (10) people. Go to http://stesonline.org/celebrate60 to purchase your seats now! Tickets are $75.00 per person until March 31, 2016 and $85.00 per person thereafter.

Tickets available in the school office starting January 4th.

Order your 60th Anniversary Celebration tickets.

Fifth Grade Book and Movie Review

Winter Art from the Heart

Snow Flake Quilt by the 5th graders and Polar Bears in Snow by the 3rd graders.

Free Throw Championship

St. Therese of Lisieux Council #8013 and St. Catherine of Sienna Council #5806 invite you to participate in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship for boys and girls ages 9-14.

Saturday January 9, 2016

8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

McClinch Family Center at St. Catherine Church

220 Shelton Rd, Trumbull CT 06611

More info and online registration at

KofCFreeThrow.eventzilla.net

Recent Photos for viewing & downloading

Here are the Dropbox links to recent school photos. Photos will be available for two weeks from posting date. Download any photos you would like to keep for your family or personalized yearbook pages.