STCS Notes Wednesday January 9th, 2019
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Mark your calendar!
January 9th- HSPT class-8th grade- Mr. Foudy's room
6-8 PM
January 10th- General PTO Meeting Upper Convent, 8am
January 11th- Mother & Son Kick Ball Tournament
January 11th- Rembrandts Drawing Classes Begin @1:20-2:20PM
January 14th- 2nd Grade Field Trip-Cerrata Candy
January 14th - Cimi Parent Meeting @ 6:30 (6th Grade) Feeney Hall
(Note Updated Date)
January 16th-Tax Credit Scholarship Training 6:30 PM Science Lab
January 18th- Chess Club Begins @ 1:20-2:20 PM
January 27th All school Open House 12-2 PM in the Ramada
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The Christmas Break has been a busy time at Saint Theresa. Work accomplished over the break includes:
- Security Camera and New Telephone wiring completed in the school and ECC. Cameras are on order and installation should be within the next few weeks. Thank you to Sergio Gonzales and his many associates.
- A new water fountain replaced a non-working fountain near the outside basketball courts. Thank you Ignacio Borunda.
- Defective panels were replaced in the bathrooms with new privacy panels.
- ECC playground wall was washed and painted. Thank you Robert Snook.
- All of the rugs in the school were shampooed and cleaned. Thank you Robert Snook.
- Classroom windows were washed.
- Used uniforms were organized and hung. Thank you Heather Chapman.
- McMahon Hall gym floor was machine scrubbed. Thank you Robert Snook.
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Thank you to all who participated in the recent Parent Survey. Each of the next few Wednesday notes will have survey results for consecutive questions. This week will cover the first four questions focusing on some general information. 171 surveys were completed.
Surveys were received with a fairly even distribution by grade level:
Pre-School 17
Pre-Kindergarten 37
Kindergarten 30
1st Grade 19
2nd Grade 23
3rd Grade 27
4th Grade 30
5th Grade 25
6th Grade 21
7th Grade 18
8th Grade 31
Answered 171
Those responding represented families attending Saint Theresa School from their first year to their 20th year.
1 Year: 33 2 Years: 30
3 Years: 17 4 Years: 19
5 Years: 16 6 Years: 7
7 Years: 13 8 Years: 13
9 Years: 4 10 Years: 9
11 Years: 4 12 Years: 2
13 Years: 3 16 Years:1
17 Years: 2 19 Years: 1
20 Years: 1
17.06% of responses (29) had children who have previously graduated from Saint Theresa.
All parts of the mission statement were identified as important. By average weight, preparing students academically was identified as most important while being a ministry of Saint Theresa Parish was least important.
The mission of Saint Theresa Catholic School,
a ministry of Saint Theresa Parish, ... 3.3
... is to help prepare students spiritually, ... 3.92
... academically, ... 4.62
... and socially ... 4.33
... to assume responsible ... 4.38
... and productive roles in society ... 4.45
... while living out the values of the Gospel. 3.82
Additional questions will be presented in future weeks.
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Mark Your Calendar for these Important Dates:
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January 10- PTO Meeting, 8 am, Upper Convent
January 11- Mother/Son event, STCS Field
January 27- Open House-Dads Cooking
Feb 7- PTO Meeting, 6:30pm Upper Convent
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
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MOTHER/SON FIELD DAY EVENT
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11th, 3:30-6PM
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Tickets are still available
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ANNUAL FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE
FEBRUARY 8TH
Father Feeney Hall
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Greater Orangedale Block Watch
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TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP TRAINING
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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!
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SPRING MUSICAL AUDITION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH
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Hello Parents!
As many of you know the musical this year is earlier than usual so here is some information regarding how your child should prepare for their audition!
Audition date: Friday, January 11, 2019
Location: Father Feeney Hall
Time: During the school day - students will be called from class.
Musical dates/times
: Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 1 pm
and
6:30 pm
Due to limited roles, this musical is open to children 1
st
-8
th
grade. In case your child was not able to attend the audition workshop, below is a document with the songs/lyrics they should learn depending on their grade and gender. Remember to tell them to smile, speak up, and be confident so they can show the best of their abilities in the audition!
Please
click here
for information on how to register your student for participation in this year's musical. Please note that registration fees are due along with two forms that must be submitted before the audition (Deadline Thursday). Payment may be made online by
clicking here
.
If you or your child have any questions feel free to contact me at
nrose@stcs.us
. Thank you.
-Natalie Rose, Music Teacher
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Saint Theresa Presents ...
Disney's The Lion King Jr.
with
your help ...
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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.
Thank you for all that you do for the students of Saint Theresa!
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SCHOLARSHIP STORY INFORMATION
Win a TOPS for Kids $250 Scholarship
WHO CAN ENTER:
1. A student enrolled in an Arizona private school 2. A parent of a student enrolled in an Arizona private school 3. A graduate from an Arizona private school
*And all entrants must have a current application with TOPS for Kids and have received an Arizona Tuition Tax Credit Scholarship (from any of the four state programs)
HOW TO ENTER:
HOW TO WIN:
• The contest winners will be selected by the TOPS for Kids staff
• The monthly winner must have submitted his or her story before the end of each award month. For instance, only submissions from December are eligible for the December monthly prize.
• The contest will be running from December through May
• Only one scholarship per family is allowed during the contest
• If a graduate is chosen as a winner, the scholarship will be awarded to his/her siblings or dependents
INFORMATION RELEASE:
By submitting a story, entrants agree that Tuition Organization for Private Schools can use and publish any and all submitted story content.
TOPS for Kids reserves the right to verify contestant eligibility after announcing a winner. Any misrepresentation will result in disqualification and no prize will be awarded. The prize will be awarded to the runner up for that month.
NOTIFICATION:
All winners will be notified via phone and email. Also, monthly winners will be posted on the TOPS for Kids website and the Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Dear St. Theresa Families,
Last week, we studied the stars and constellations. Students had fun drawing and building different constellations with different materials. We also learned about robots and their role in space. I am taking photos of students who have given parent authorization. Check Innovation Learning out on Instagram or Facebook. You might see your student's radiant smile! Don't forget to follow us, like us, or complete a review! We would love to hear from you!
Thank you,
Mrs. Tufts
Site Coordinator
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Here are the Winter Enrichments:
Yoga K-6 - Mondays, Jan 15 - March 5
Coding with Robotics (K-2) - Thursdays, Jan 17 - March 7
Animation Makers (Gr. 3 and up) - Thursdays, Jan 17 - March 7
Young Rembrandts PreK - Fridays, Jan 11 - March 29
Young Rembrandts K and Up - Fridays, Jan 11 - March 29
Chess Emporium - Fridays, Jan 18 - April 12
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