Pizza will be served and students may wear Bearcat spirit wear.
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Way of the Cross for the Lenten Season
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Families, please join us at St. Luke Church for quiet reflection time
presented by St.Luke School students
each Friday afternoon as we meditate on the
Way of the Cross
throughout this Lenten season.
- March 6th: The Way of the Cross for Children 4th grade 2:15 pm
- March 13th: Holy Childhood Association 'Mission' Way of the Cross 5th grade 2:15 pm
- March 20th: Scriptural Way of the Cross 7th grade 2:15 pm
- April 3rd: Living Way of the Cross 8th grade 2:15 pm
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Bearcat Cheer Squad Practice Tomorrow
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Attention Bearcat Squad! Practice will be Friday, March 6 at school from 3:00 to 4:00. We will be preparing routines for the Boys Pack the Gym event that takes place Saturday. All kindergarten through 2nd graders are welcome. If this is your first time participating or you need another t-shirt, please bring $10. Go Bearcats!
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Pack the Gym Night Saturday
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St. Luke Boys Pack the Gym event is Saturday. All school families are invited to come cheer on the St. Luke boys’ basketball teams (5th-8th grade) as they face Ascension. You won’t want to miss the excitement! The 5th graders play at 5:00, the 6th graders at 6:00, the 7th graders at 7:00, and the 8th graders at 8:00. Good luck, Bearcats!
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Raffle Ticket Out of Uniform Days March 9 - 13
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Students who sold all of their Gala raffle tickets may come to school out of uniform next week.
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Students in grades 3 - 8 will be taking the final round of Aspire interim tests the weeks of March 2 and March 9. The results of these tests guide the teachers instruction of your child, so please make sure your child is present and on time for school each day.
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St. Patrick/St. Joseph Day of Sharing/Spud Contest March 19
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If you haven’t heard of our 22 year old tradition of celebrating two of our beloved saints, Patrick and Joseph, you won't want to miss the opportunity to help with the events of the day on Thursday, March 19th. You and your child can compete in perhaps the one and
only spud making contest in all of the land!
Or perhaps you would like to share some of your fine Italian/ Irish food with our students as they feast at lunch!
Lots of Volunteers Needed
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SLAC March Madness Fundraiser
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March Madness is upon us and the NCAA tournament is only a few short weeks away! The St Luke Athletic committee is rolling out an
exciting, new fundraiser
with
66 chances to win!
One ticket purchase of $50 keeps you in the game throughout the entire tournament from March 19
th
through April 6
th
.
We are selling NCAA Tournament squares at all home basketball and volleyball games from now until Thursday, March 19
th
, when
grid numbers
will be drawn & locked for the remainder of the tournament. Then the winning begins!
Can’t make it to the games?
We have setup a Venmo account (@StLukeAthletics) to accept ePayments. Each square is $50. You may buy more than one, but only 100 squares will be sold. If you have lucky numbers in mind, include your choice of three available squares from the grid in the comments section of your Venmo payment. Otherwise, we will pick for you.
You must include your email address and phone number.
We will also be at O’Sullivans on Friday night, March 6
th
, after St Luke basketball games conclude that evening. Swing in, grab a drink, a square, and your chance at the
grand prize of $500!!
Good luck to all our participants and Thank You for supporting St Luke Athletics.
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Please keep your student home if they have a fever of 100 degrees or higher, have vomited within the past 24 hours, or have any flu-like symptoms. Your student should be symptom/ fever free for a full 24 hours before returning to school. Thank you for helping us keep St. Luke students and staff healthy!
As a reminder, please notify the school no later than 8:30 am of any absences. Email Maria Gattone (
mgattone@stlukeparish.org) or leave message at 708-366-8587.
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Welcome to St. Luke, Mr. Tom Clausing
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Tom Clausing has joined the St. Luke School faculty & staff as interim principal effective February 25. Tom has spent his entire teaching and administrative career in the Archdiocese of Chicago school system, starting as a teacher and assistant principal at St. John of the Cross School in Western Springs. He first became a principal at St. Patricia School in Hickory Hills, and has served as interim principal at three Archdiocese schools in Chicago: St. Ann in Pilsen, St. Daniel the Prophet in Garfield Ridge, and Santa Lucia School in Bridgeport.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Tom attended St. Nicholas School in Jersey City, NJ and Marist High School in Bayonne, NJ. He received his BS degree in business administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, and received a master’s in teaching and master’s in school administration from Dominican University in River Forest, IL. Tom lives in Burr Ridge with his wife, Marilee, and has two grown children, Tom and Katie.
Tom is happy to be a part of the St. Luke community and looks forward to meeting our families. He can be reached at
tclausing@stlukeparish.org.
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St. Luke parents are invited to participate in the Climate, Culture, and Catholic Identity Survey. This survey, developed by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and the Archdiocese of Chicago, gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes. Click
here for more information and
here to complete the survey.
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St. Luke and St. Giles Schools are excited to present the Queen of Hearts 50/50 Raffle. Drawings are every Monday at 7:00 pm at O’Sullivan’s Public House in Forest Park. Tickets are $5.00 and will be available to purchase after Mass at St. Luke and St. Giles, and at O’Sullivan’s. Jackpot is now over $20,000! Click
here
for more information.
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Sapphire & Gold Gala Recap
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Thank you to all who helped to make this year's event such a success!
There are a few items from the Gala that are still available for purchase. If you want any of the items, simply click on the item and you can "buy now" - no bidding. Click
here
to see the items that are available.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
The following are the winners of the raffle drawing:
Joe Simek (sold by Dominic Hicks) - $2,500
Debbie Sheahan (sold by Sheahan family) - $1,000
Ryan Rauh (sold by Weiler family) - $500
A special congratulations goes out to the Goeddert family who won the $1,000 family prize.
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Want to learn a little bit more about our Catholic faith? Each week we will introduce a new topic in the weekly bulletin for you to enjoy.
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Tuesday
Homework Club - 3:00 pm
Cantors - 3:00 pm
Art Club (Gr. 3&4) - 3:00 pm
FSA Meeting - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
School Mass - 8:30 am
Homework Club - 3:00 pm
Seraphim Choir - 3:00 pm
Thursday
Cherub Choir - 3:00 pm
Homework Club - 3:00 pm
Friday
Way of the Cross - 2:15 pm
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March 19
St. Patrick/St. Joseph Day of Sharing
Hot Lunch
March 20
Way of the Cross
March 23 - 27
Spring Break
April 3
Hot Lunch & Spirit Wear
Way of the Cross
April 9
Holy Thursday
Early Dismissal - 1:30 pm (No Afternoon EDS)
April 10
No School - Good Friday
April 13
No School - Easter Monday
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