Summer 2017
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! I hope your summer has been a pleasant and enjoyable time for you and your family. The school has been bustling with lots of activities and fun projects since the end of the school year. This school year already shows great promise and holds a
few AMAZING surprises
.
We would like to welcome back all faculty and staff for 2017-2018.
We sadly say goodbye to Ms. Venos, Ms. Calder, Ms. Zhang, Ms. McCracken and Mr. Cho. We wish them luck and the very best!
St. Therese welcomes Ms. Jenny Tran, Ms. Gabrielle Marsh, Mr. Matt Henties, and Ms. Zhaoyi Liu. Originally from San Diego, Ms. Tran will be our new kindergarten teacher; she has earned a master's degree in education and holds a Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate. Ms. Marsh will be our new junior kindergarten teacher and is a graduate from DePaul University who did her student teaching at Bernhard Moos Elementary School. Mr. Henties will be the new 4th grade homeroom teacher and will be teaching English Language Arts (ELA) to our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. In addition to his strong ELA teaching background in the middle grades, he worked alongside Ms. Stofko (Conlin) at St. Agnes for several years. Also joining us is Ms. Liu, a highly respected Mandarin teacher in Chicago. Ms. Liu has managed her own Mandarin school for years in Chicago. She will be our new Mandarin teacher for grades PK - 2nd grade.
Mr. Filipiak will assist with not only the religious courses, but he will teach some of the social studies classes and an engaging new course called Informational Writing, in order for Mr. Chrusciel to oversee our physical education program several days a week. We have added more gym to our students' schedules! Students will also see Mr. Gonzalez five days a week in order to better serve our growing technology needs!
New staff members began their new positions as early as this summer in order to help transition with the children and our curriculum smoothly and seamlessly. We are truly excited to have these talented educators on board with us. Please join me in welcoming them to the St. Therese community!
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Mark your calendars!
Wednesday, August 30th
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - full uniform, ½ day PK, JK, K students with noon dismissal
EARLY CHILDHOOD ORIENTATION 9 AM - 10 AM Basement
Wednesday, September 13th
JUNIOR HIGH ORIENTATION 5:30 - 7:00 PM Basement
Thursday, September 14th
Sunday, September 17th
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Opening Family Mass & Blessing of the Catechists @ 10:30 am, followed by our fabulous Back-to-School Bash from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Come out and meet our parish and school community. There will be food, games, and fun!
Thursday, September 25th PARENT NIGHT, 6 - 8 PM
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL & BELL TIMES - EVERY MINUTE COUNTS!
Our school year will begin on Wednesday, August 30th.
Please note: 1/2 Day for Pre-school, Junior Kindergarten, and Kindergarten on Wednesday, August 30th - PICK UP your child at noon.
Grades 1 - 8
7:30 AM
Arrival/Breakfast
7:40 AM
First Bell, line up in basement
7:45 AM
Second Bell, quick announcements and classroom readiness
7:50 AM
FIRST PERIOD STARTS Grades 1 - 8, Homeroom begins
3:15 PM DISMISSAL READINESS BELL
3:20 PM DISMISSAL BELL
Grades PK, JK & K
7:30 AM
Drop off in the basement
7:40 AM
Classrooms open, morning work (PS, JK & K students must arrive by
8:00 AM
*)
8:00 AM
CIRCLE TIME BEGINS
3:00 PM DISMISSAL
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$50,000 Grand Giveaway Raffle
- St. Therese is hosting a
$50,000 Grand Giveaway Raffle
! We are asking that our parents purchase a minimum of 2 tickets at $100 each.
Each family has an opportunity to win fabulous cash prizes, including a GRAND PRIZE of $38,888!!!
Many parents have asked if there is a lump payment for all their child/ren's fee/fundraiser obligations. If this interests you, please review the table and contact Mrs. Chan to arrange.
Food Service
-We are using FSP's
Fresh Expectations
. Both breakfast and lunch offers
free and reduced prices
to qualified families. I am asking
ALL
families to send back a lunch form by
September 8th.
If you feel that your family does not financially qualify for assistance, simply put your child's name, answer the first couple of questions, put "
NA
" on the remaining questions and return it to school so that we have the proper count with the state and FSP. We need EVERY form to come back.
We will begin with a short prayer service downstairs at 8:00 am on the first day of school in order to bless our children as they begin the new school year. All students, including the early childhood students, must adhere to the dress code.
The blazers/sweaters need NOT to be worn if temperatures are above 75 degrees
. Temperatures do drop quickly in early fall, so please be sure to purchase your uniform by visiting Martinelli's, located at 3517 West 95
th
Street.
We are pleased to have you as our educational partners. With your help and cooperation, this will be another excellent school year.