STCS Notes Wednesday January 16th, 2019

Mark your calendar! January 16th-Tax Credit Scholarship Training 6:30 PM Science Lab January 18th- Chess Club Begins @ 1:20-2:20 PM January 20th- Humana RNR Marathon Race ( Click here for RoadClosures etc) January 21st- NO SCHOOL January 24- 1st Grade Zoo January 27th All school Open House 12-2 PM in the Ramada January 27th-Feb.1st- Catholic Schools Week January 29th- Diocesan Spelling Bee @St. Francis Xavier January 30th- Catholic Schools Week Mass &Rally @ Sts. Simon & Jude February 8th- Father/Daughter Dance 6:30PM February 10th- Cimi for 6th graders (Catalina Islands) February 18th-NO SCHOOL Holiday February 20th-Tax Credit Scholarship Training 6:30 PM Science Lab February 22- Famous People 3rd Grade -Ramada March 6th- Beginning of Lent-Ash Wednesday March 13th -Diocesan Science Fair @ St. Jerome 2-3PM **Keep May 13th open for Grandparents Day, May Crowning, and Art Walk**

Please pass along to family and friends -

STCS automatic re-enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year will begin February 15th Please notify the school office before Feb. 15th if you do not plan to re-enroll Only families that are current with their tuition for the 2018-2019 school year will be automatically re-enrolled FACTS $300 non-refundable down payment (per student) will be deducted March 1st  Questions? Please call or email Heather Chapman 602-586-7490 - hchapman@stcs.us

A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO THE KEMPER AND ETHEL MARLEY FOUNDATION

A Special Thank you for the very generous Donation to the Saint Theresa School Resource Program which serves the special needs of each student as they arise and targeting the areas of growth pecifically for helping the students in keys to their future success.

PTO UPDATES Spring 2019 find us on facebook at WeLoveSTCS!!

Mark Your Calendar for these Important Dates:

Jan 27- Open House-Dads Cooking Feb 7- PTO Meeting, 5:30pm Upper Convent, FOLLOWED BY MOM'S NIGHT OUT Feb 8- Father/Daughter Dance, FR. Feeney Hall Feb 11-15- Scholastic Book Fair, FR. Feeney Hall March14- PTO Meeting, 8am Upper Convent March 4-15- Fundraising Apex Fun Run March 15- Apex Fun Run March 21 and 23-Spring Musical

Join the 2019-2020 PTO

WE ARE ALREADY PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR! Our events are amazing because we have the best teacher/parent group around!! Hands Down! Are you interested in working with a dedicated group of parents to make key decisions and plan events for STCS? The STCS PTO is looking for volunteers to help fill the PTO Board for the 2019-2020 school year! The only qualifications you need are a "can-do" attitude and a willingness to provide leadership for this fabulous community. Veterans and first-timers are all welcome! If you are interested in volunteering for a leadership position, please reach out to Cary Buddensick at  cbuddens@gmail.com  or 602-540-3553; or fill out the PTO Leadership Survey at  https://goo.gl/forms/dwce1cb7ouX28CeI2 Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE FEB 8TH

Survey says ...

Continuing the ireport of the information provided by parents on the recent parent survey, below are the results of questions 4, 5 6 and 7. Q4: There was a high level of agreement with the parts of the STCS mission statement, with the highest agreement on the area of academic skills. No part of the mission statement was considered insignificant.

Q5: 29 responses agreed that graduates were well prepared for high school. No one responded in the negative. Q6 & Q7: Of the reason given for chosing Saint Theresa, Academic Excellence and Catholic Values were ranked highest. Of the "other" responses, Community and Family Values were most often mentioned.

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Future Facts Information

For future planning: First FACTS payment for 2019-2020 will be in June of 2019 Last FACTS payment for 2018-2019 is April, 2019 Arizona has chosen to support all K-12 education for all students with tax funds, while giving parents the choice of schools to attend. All families, regardless of income, should not have to pay tuition, however for Catholic Schools, claiming tax support does require some planning. Please be sure to learn how STCS can (and should be) tuition free and avoid any FACTS payments!

2nd Grade Entrepreneurs

Saint Theresa Presents ... Disney's The Lion King Jr. with your help ...

Shortly after returning from Christmas break, Saint Theresa Catholic School will begin rehearsals for our annual spring musical. Due to schedules, the production will be earlier in the year than in the past - yet still another exceptional opportunity for our students to learn and display their theatrical talents. It will take many volunteer hours to insure that our students have this experience that has come to be known as unique to the Saint Theresa community. Please help by sharing your talents and time with the many others who join forces each year. To help and learn more details about the musical, please see the online volunteer sign up page. Click Here to Volunteer Thank you for all that you do for the students of Saint Theresa!

Innovation Enrichment

Here are the Winter Enrichments Coding with Robotics (K-2) - Thursdays, Jan 17 - March 7 Animation Makers (Gr. 3 and up) - Thursdays, Jan 17 - March 7 Chess Emporium - Fridays, Jan 18 - April 12

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