This past week on Tuesday and Wednesday our teachers and staff from the School of St. Mary attended the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Convention and Expo in downtown Chicago.
The NCEA Convention & Expo is the largest private education association gathering in the world. Those participating represent all aspects of Catholic school and faith-based education, from preschool, elementary, secondary, adult education, colleges and universities. Our SOSM Team was able to participate in some truly inspiring and educational seminars, on a wide variety of topics, ranging from Academic Content Areas and Faith Formation, to Marketing and Technology Integration. The Conference allowed our teachers to expand their knowledge and skils set so as to continue to provide the best in Catholic Education for our students and community.
Yesterday, our School of St. Mary Third-grade students were busy learning how to code using the new Ozobot Robots. A set of twelve robots were purchased earlier this year by our Parents' Association for each campus. Christine Spevacek, the STEAM teacher at the UGC, is working to integrate this latest technology into the classrooms at both campuses. Students have started learning about coding by using the Color Specific Coding strategy.
Our School of St. Mary Second graders will receive the Sacrament of First Communion on Saturday. A child's First Communion is a momentous occasion in their lives. A child, baptized as an infant into the family of God, takes their place at God's Table with the grownups at their First Communion. They are joining us at our family table, too: the table of God's family. The First Communion leads immediately to subsequent Communions, to a growing understanding of the Church's liturgy, and to commitment repeatedly renewed within this growing understanding. Congratulations to our students and their families for this significant milestone in their spiritual lives. We are proud of everything you have accomplished over the last year leading to this moment. Thank you to everyone for your hard work in preparing our students for Communion.
Dave Wieters
Principal
New Family Referral Program: Click Here for the Form
Annual Fund Update
School of St. Mary Football
Carmel Spring Open House - Wednesday, May 8 9:00 - 11:30 am
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the
AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the School of St. Mary.
To use amazon smile go to smile.amazon.com and then select School of St. Mary Lake Forest, IL as your organization of choice. Then just use amazon as you normally would you will be supporting the school without even thinking about it.
Hot Lunch Orders
Please make sure you are placing your orders for hot lunch by clicking here. We are happy to again be working with Kiddos Catering to bring our students hot lunches. For more information on our hot lunch program please read this story from the AP about how they are changing school lunches. If you need assistance with the Kiddos Catering program, please contact them at support@kiddoscatering.com.
Community Events for School of St. Mary Families
FORE THE KIDS
Monday, June 24, 2019 Chicago Highlands Golf Club, Westchester, Illinois
Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools Golf Outing
Proceeds from Fore the Kids benefit emergency tuition assistance and academic innovation. Emergency tuition assistance provides scholarships to economically challenged students, enabling them to continue their pursuit of academic excellence through Catholic education. Academic innovation includes updated classroom technology and equipment, dual language immersion, and resources to serve students with defined learning needs.
Our School of St. Mary Second graders will receive the Sacrament of First Communion on Saturday. A child's First Communion is a momentous occasion in their lives. A child, baptized as an infant into the family of God, takes their place at God's Table with the grownups at their First Communion. They are joining us at our family table, too: the table of God's family. The First Communion leads immediately to subsequent Communions, to a growing understanding of the Church's liturgy, and to commitment repeatedly renewed within this growing understanding. Congratulations to our students and their families for this significant milestone in their spiritual lives. We are proud of everything you have accomplished over the last year leading to this moment. Thank you to everyone for your hard work in preparing our students for Communion.
