July E-backpack

Summer News and Updates

Dear Parents,

First, I hope this e-backpack finds each of you enjoying the slower pace of summer and the extra time with your families! While the school is quiet without our students, we have had some activity this summer. Our first annual Big Red Summer Camp was a success and a great opportunity to welcome some of our new students to St. Ed's. Prospective family tours have been taking place in person. If you have a neighbor with school-aged children that might be interested in St. Ed's, encourage them to schedule a tour by emailing office@stedwardschool.com. Our PreK classrooms are filling up quickly!

Work is underway on the new STEM lab on the third floor. Three classrooms will be refurbished this summer as part of our ongoing Fund-A-Need to purchase new, flexible furniture for all of our classrooms. We are planning some improvements to the front of the school building; more information will be forthcoming. The elevator project is beginning on the parish side of Sunnyside; when finished, the elevator will ensure that all can worship at church.

We are also welcoming Mrs. Elsa Aguirre as our new school secretary. Mrs. Aguirre's children attended and graduated from St. Ed's. She has recently been the parish secretary at Our Lady of Lourdes and is an active parishioner at St. Ed's. I know you will join me in welcoming Mrs. Aguirre to the front office. Her email address is eaguirre@stedwardschool.com.

Welcome to Ms. Fedanzo, our new first grade teacher! She will be working side by side with Mrs. Malecki and the primary team to help our new batch of first graders become super readers this year! Scroll down for more information about Ms. Fedanzo. Mrs. Koszeghy left her kindergarten position at St. Ed's for a Catholic school closer to her home. We are actively searching for a new kindergarten teacher.

We will be in touch during the summer with more information and updates regarding the new school year, changes to our health and safety protocols, and events and activities. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or the school office.

In the next few days, you will receive an email from FACTS to complete your enrollment with them. FACTS is the online tuition management company that we utilize to collect tuition, fees, and before/after care invoices. Financial aid is also determined through FACTS by applying through their Grant & Aid site.

If you have any questions, please reach out.

St. Edward, pray for us!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sara Lasica

Principal

slasica@stedwardschool.com

Highlights of the 20-21 School Year!

Missions Update

Thanks to the generosity of our students, we were able to donate $760 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and NW Indiana in honor of the St. Edward Class of 2021. The funds were collected as part of a dress down day in May and the charity was chosen by the Class of 2021.

Fundraising Update

Numbers for the Big Red House Party and Auction have been finalized and we successfully raised $68,500.91!!!!! Thank you, again, to everyone who put so much time and effort into such a successful event. Tuition alone does not cover the operating costs of the school; the school relies on fundraising to help keep tuition rates affordable for families.

2021-22 Registration is open!

Registration is online this year. Click here to register!

New Family Referral Program

Refer a new family to St. Ed's for the 2021-22 school year and receive $500 off of your tuition after they register and attend next year! Tuition credits will be applied to accounts in March 2022. You can do this an unlimited amount of times!

In person tours are being scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer; virtual tours are also available! Email office@stedwardschool.com for more information.

If your family has been financially impacted by the pandemic and is in need for financial aid for the 21-22 school year, please complete an application through FACTS as soon as possible. We will start awarding scholarships in June based on need as determined by FACTS and on the amount of scholarship funds we have available and the number of families that apply. Click here for more information.

2020-21 School Calendar

Upcoming Dates and Events

July 11-16: Totus Tuus Summer Camp for incoming 1st-8th graders. Registration info is below.

Check out our online school calendar for dates for the 21-22 school year!

SAVE THE DATE!

What's a NUT card day?

You might notice on the calendar that a couple of days each month are designated as NUT Card Days or No Uniform Today Days. Families can earn NUT cards which are distributed through the school office by participating in various activities, events, and fundraisers throughout the school year.

Title I News

If your student utilized Title I services during the 20-21 school year, please complete these surveys:

2021 Title I Parent Survey

2021 Title I Student Survey

School Supplies

Please visit the school website for supply lists for each grade. We also partner with School Toolbox for customizable school supply boxes shipped directly to your home. Click here to visit the School Toolbox website.

Uniforms

Students in Kindergarten-8th Grade wear uniforms daily. PE uniforms are worn twice a week; regular uniforms are worn three days a week.

Click here to access the uniform policy for 21-22. We work with three uniform vendors:

Regular uniforms: Schoolbelles and Land's End

PE uniforms: Land's End and Fantastic Lettering*

*Fantastic Lettering Order information: order by 7/29 for pick-up starting 8/12

SEPO (St. Ed Parent Organization) will host a uniform exchange toward the beginning of school. Families donate uniform items in good shape so other families can reuse them.

Required Medical Forms

Preschool/PreK--a completed medical form dated within one year of the start of school
Kindergarten--medical form, dental form, vision form
2nd Grade--dental form
6th Grade--medical form, dental form

Medical Form

Dental Form

Vision Form

Early Childhood News

Our Early Childhood department is once again hosting a summer virtual camp for all incoming early childhood and kindergarten students and families. The program is called Little Red Early Childhood Summer 2021 and can be found on Facebook. If you have any questions about the group or joining, please email Mrs. Holbach at sholbach@stedwardschool.com.

This year our part-time programs for both 3 and 4 year olds will be three days a week. Our full time program will continue to be a full five day program. In the past, our part time option for 3 year olds was only two days a week, which did not allow them enough time with their teachers and classmates.

The part time programs for both 3 and 4 year olds will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, while the full time program will be Mondays-Fridays. With a part-time program schedule of Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, we will be able to offer a consistent program with little to no days off of school. Most of our days off of school land on Mondays and Fridays, which in the past meant that over the course of some weeks our part-time students attended school on a Wednesday and then not again until the following Wednesday due to a teacher inservice on a Friday and a holiday on a Monday or a long weekend trip that a family took. That schedule was not consistent enough for our littlest learners; we are excited about this new schedule and the possibilities for increased learning time for our classrooms.

What is TRIP?

TRIP (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program) helps families lower tuition payments at no cost to the family! Purchase physical or e-gift cards through the Raise Right app at face value. A percentage of the purchase price of the card is donated back to your family's tuition account by the various vendors. Raise Right sells gift cards and e-gift cards for gas, grocery, stores, restaurants, hotels, and many other businesses. We have families who earn hundreds of dollars in tuition each year!

You can purchase e-gift cards anytime on the app or purchase physical gift cards through the school office. TRIP orders are processed the second and fourth Thursdays each month.

Email office@stedwardschool.com with questions.

St. Edward School participates in Amazon Smile!

Indicate St. Edward School/Parish as your preferred charity when shopping on Amazon!

News from St. Edward Parish

SUMMER FAITH CAMP

Totus Tuus Summer Camp!

MORE INFORMATION