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December 21, 2016
Dear Parent/Guardian,
It is "the most wonderful time of the year" after hearing my favorite Christmas song (Little Drummer Boy) sung to the students and faculty via the PA system by our very talented teachers. It really made my day. A special thanks goes to Mary Lee Krieger for coordinating the music and playing the guitar. It is also the best time of the year as Mrs. Schaefer and I delivered hot chocolate to the students in their classrooms and enjoyed watching them engaged in learning and excited about Christmas.
I am still concerned about the safety of students during pickup and ask for your cooperation. Please remember the following:
- Have a sign in your vehicle window with a name displayed on it.
- Do not get out of your vehicle to come and get your child.
- Please do not let your student walk between cars or cross the street.
What if I need to close school because of weather conditions or other emergency related issues? Be assured you will receive an email blast and a phone call. Also see the Emergency article below to download an important flyer.
In lieu of closing this article with a written Christmas wish to you, I will be personally leaving you a voice message at 4:00 p.m. on December 22.
"Blessings and Best!"
Mr. Thomas Chinske
Principal, St. Cletus School
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December 21: Band Concert, 7:00 p.m., Morrissey Hall
December 22: All-School Mass, followed by Kindergarten Performance,
9:00 a.m., Church
December 23: NO School: Christmas Break Begins
December 26-29: NO School: Christmas Break
January 2-6: NO School: New Year's Break
January 9: Classes Resume
Week of January 9: Supplemental supplies are due from students whose
last names begin with N through Z, listed on our
School Supply List
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School News & Information
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2016-17 Annual Fund
The St. Cletus Annual Fund Drive continues throughout the school year. We are asking school families to please consider donating to this very important fund raiser--any size donation will be sincerely appreciated.
Checks should be made payable to "St. Cletus School" and sent to the school office (please mark "Annual Fund" on the check and/or envelope). You may also donate on-line at Support Our Annual Fund. Thank you for supporting our school.
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Hot Lunch Ordering Reminder
The ordering deadline for the second half of the school year is Thursday, December 22. Click HERE for ordering instructions. Be sure to scroll through the calendars through May 31, 2017.
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St. Cletus Roller Skating Party
Flyer
Tickets go on sale this week! The
St. Cletus Roller Skating Party
will be held on Tuesday, December 27, at the Fleetwood Roller Rink in Summit and is open to students in Grades 1-8. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and we are asking parents to pick up at 9:00 p.m. Parents are welcome to stay if they choose. Pre-sale tickets go on sale during lunch this week and will be $6.00 per student. Tickets sold at the door will be $8.00. Students may bring their own skates or rent them at the rink for $3.00.
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Emergency Weather Information
If the school needs to close due to weather or any unforeseen circumstances, please keep THIS FLYER handy as a source on emergency school closings. School families will also receive a phone call and an e-mail blast notice of the closing.
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ShopwithScrip
If you have any ShopwithScrip questions or issues during the week of December 19, please e-mail
Mrs. Wangard
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Winter Fest
Winter Fest will be on Friday, January 13, 2017 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. All St. Cletus pre-school through 3rd grade students are invited. Please send in your R.S.V.P. by Monday, January 9, 2017.
To volunteer (adults) and/or sign up to donate items for Winter Fest, click
HERE.
To sign up for student service hours, click
HERE.
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First Trimester Honor Roll, Grades 6-8
Congratulations to the following students who earned their place on the Honor Roll!
Honors: Lilian Fransen, Kamil Grzybicki, Nicholas Pociask, Nicole Annella, Tristan Cranny, Emily Grab, Colin Grace, Zachary McLean, Katelyn Schuler, Abigail Shanley, Michael Bergquist, Molly Burke, Patrick Cramer, Anne Petrak, GraceAnne Pullappally, Ellen Rife, Marc Skrip, Matthew Uphues, Gabriella Cavalieri, Michael Dahill, Anna Hinckley, Jack Beauregard, Liam Ludden, Jonathan Ramicone, Brianna Valdez, Jenna Battista, Samantha Chopp, Conor Mulcrone, and Damian Szaflarski
High Honors: Joseph Antonietti, Chloe Brooks, Isabella Davila, Talia DeGroot, Caroline Hart, Casey Hart, Caden Hogan, Maureen Kane, Antonia Naumovski, Christopher Noga, Catherine Ramicone, Zoe Rossmiller, Emily Siegert, Julia Vincent, Gianna Annella, Elizabeth Bourjaily, Emma Cassidy, Julia Donahue, Brianna Episcopo, Jack McNamara, Abigail Quinn, Sadie Sifuentes, John Townsend, Christopher Wilson, Tyler Ziemba, Elisabeth Braun, Serena Garza, Graham Gilsdorf, Kaelyn Sloan, William Wangard, Luke Alpe, Isabel Decker, Kevin Fatora, Cole Gamboa, Patrick Hurley, Mary Jacobs, Emilia Kapusta, Margaret Ketchum, Reese Komsthoeft, Sean Mulcrone, Kevin Murphy, Mary Ellen Murray, Blake Otrusina, Grace Rohrbacher, Emily Vranek, Jessica Antonietti, Sophia Ciampaglia, Kathryn Clifford, Cecelia Fransen, Sabina Llerenas, Jake Pulciani, Margaret Rausch, Kevin Rife, Adriana Serrano, Elizabeth Wangard, Angelina Bechir, Ava Calderon, Ryan Clifford, Leo DeSantiago, Kevin Jacobs, Grace Koziol, Jack Magee, and Lauren Schinker
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SchoolBelles Winter Sale Flyer
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Calling All Cardinals--It's Time to Re-enroll for the 2017-18 School Year!
- Click HERE NOW to re-enroll on-line and pay (or schedule to pay) the annual $50.00 (non-refundable) FACTS re-enrollment fee (one fee per family).
- NEW 2017-18 Students: click HERE to download, print, complete, and submit the New Student Application to the school office.
- Current School Families: the re-enrollment deadline is Friday, December 16, so please reserve your child(ren)'s place(s) now. Class openings will be available to the public starting December 19.
- In May 2017, you will be asked to complete your registration information on-line and turn in additional required documents.
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Change of Aspire Testing Dates
Testing will be Monday, April 3, through Thursday, April 6. Make-up testing will be from Friday, April 7, through Wednesday, April 12.
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DirectorySpot School Family Directory is Now Available
We will not have a "Red Book" (hard copy) family directory this year. Click
HERE to access our on-line 2016-17 directory.
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December 23: NO School: Christmas Break Begins
December 26-30: NO School: Christmas Break
December 27: Roller Skating Party, 6:30-9:00 p.m., Fleetwood Roller Rink
January 2-6, 2017: NO School: New Year's Break
January 29: Catholic Schools Week Mass and Open House
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School Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 7:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Parking Lot Reminders
- Please do not park on Stone Avenue or 54th Street between 7:40 and 8:20 a.m. or between 2:40 and 3:20 p.m.
- Please do not walk in the parking lot construction zone (beyond the orange safety cones).
Aftercare Pickup
Please park in the angled parking spaces along 54th Street (behind the school building), walk up the sidewalk between the church and the school building, and go to door # 6. Ring the doorbell on the north outside wall at door # 6 to let the aftercare staff know you are here. A staff member will greet you at the door, bring you to Room 99 (aftercare pickup room), and call your child(ren) to the room for pickup. To contact the aftercare staff, call
(708) 215-5408 after 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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Attendance and Extended Care Notifications
Please notify the school office and teacher(s) for student attendance and/or extended care changes/requests:
School Office: attendance@stcletusparish.com or call (708) 352-4820
Teacher E-mail: [first initial last name @ stcletusparish.com]
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| In This Week's Family Envelope |
- Roller Skating Party Flyer
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Our 8th grade recently participated in an essay writing contest that was sponsored by the local Knights of Columbus group. The topic of the essay was, "How can you help make Christmas less commercial?" Grace Rohrbacher has been awarded a First Place prize. She will be receiving $50.00 before graduation in the spring. Second place winners are Katie Clifford and Reese Komsthoeft. Patrick Hurley and Adrianna Serrano are third place winners. Each of these winners received Panera Bread gift cards. Congratulations!
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School Scoop Article Deadline:
Mondays by 3:00 p.m. to scoop@stcletusparish.com
Articles should be one to two sentences and include contact information.
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