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St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket Parishes
September 20, 2020
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Dear Families,
It was great to see so many of you at book pick up! We left so abruptly in the spring with the shutdown, that seeing everyone in the flesh, even at a distance and masked, was a treat.
Here is a quick checklist of what you need to do before your child's class begins:
- Have you gotten me a gmail address? Google Classroom is only accessible with gmail, so we need one from each family.
- Have you filled out the Digital Learning Agreement?
- Have you picked up books? If you have not, they are available in the St. Emily parish office from 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM Monday through Thursday. (Third grade Bibles are still being shipped. The Special Sacraments books are there to be picked up.)
- Have you made arrangements to pay tuition, either in installments or by check?
You should receive an emailed lesson plan about 24 hours before class begins. The lesson plan each week will give you:
- Catechist contact info, the link to the Zoom session and the link to Google Classroom.
- Any materials you need to have on hand for the class.
- The agenda for the 30 minute Zoom session.
- The agenda for the 'engagement' - the 30 minutes that your child will do at home off line.
- The 'response' - a short response, question or project to send back to the catechist via Google Classroom.
For our first session, we will have a YouTube welcome and prayer service, with our traditional apples and honey. Please have a few cut up pieces of fruit (apples, but if you don't have them, an orange, grapes or anything else will do) and a small bowl of honey.
A wet washcloth to clean up sticky fingers and drips would be handy to have, since honey and computer keyboards don't mix well.
Please take note of the day and time of your child's class. They are thirty minute sessions, staggered so that you don't have all your kids engaged at once.
Classes will begin on Tuesday, September 22. Our classes will be a mix of synchronous (online with your student through a Zoom meeting) and asynchronous (work to do at home which will be found in Google Classroom.) The total amount of work each week should be about 1 hour, including both parts. You can review all the details of how we anticipate the program to go (at least in the fall semester) here.
There are two other details that we need to cover before we begin classes:
 Digital Learning Agreement.We need your signature on this agreement. It includes protection for your child in a remote learning context, as well as expectations. Just click on it, read it, sign it and click submit to get it back to the office.
- You will need a Gmail address to access Google Classroom. Our Learning Management System is Google and so you need a Gmail address. If you have already given us one, we will use that. If you do not yet have a Gmail address, please create one and send it to us. Without it, you will not be able to access your child's online classwork. Go to www.gmail.com to set it up.
If you have questions or concerns, please let me know. We are all in dialogue and finding the answers as we hear the questions.
Please remember that you can attend Sunday mass at both parishes. You need to sign up ahead of time, as spaces are limited, and we need to keep track of attendees for 14 days. For St. Thomas Becket, sign up here. For St. Emily, sign up here.
The dispensation from attending Sunday mass is still in effect, and you may still watch the livestream masses on Facebook and YouTube.
Some of those who must take extra care with infection precautions have chosen to attend a week day mass, where there are many less people. You can sign up for those with your parish, as well.
Please stay healthy, wear your masks and wash your hands!
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Paying Tuition
You can do so online with eGiving
This year, both St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket families will pay tuition directly to St. Emily. We hope this makes the process easier for you.
- You may pay online with eGiving. Many families prefer to set up monthly installments with this tool.
- You may pay with cash or check in the St. Emily parish office.
- You may mail a check to the attention of Cathy Crino, St. Emily, 1400 E. Central Road, Mount Prospect, Illinois, 60056.
The tuition and fee schedule can be found here.
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School Supplies for Religious Ed
What students need to have ready
It is recommended that students have a specific backpack or book bag that they use just for Religious Ed.
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First Year through Third Grade
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Eighth Grades | 1 two-pocket folder
1 box of 24 crayons
2-3 pencils with erasers
1 box of washable markers
1 glue stick
Blunt scissors
Pack of 9 x 11 construction paper | 1 two-pocket folder
2-3 pens
2-3 pencils with erasers
1-2 highlighters
1 box of washable markers
1 pack of 3 inch post its
1 spiral notebook
1 glue stick
1 pair scissors
Pack of 9 x 11 construction paper
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Bible
(Students in grades 5 through 8 are using the Breakthrough Bible. Replacement Bibles can be purchased from the RE office. )
Third and fourth grade students will receive their Bibles at the beginning of the year. |
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The Feast of St. Emily
September 19
Every year we look forward to the feast of St. Emily by praying a novena in the nine days before the feast.
St. Emily devoted her life to the care and education of orphans, especially girls. It is fortuitous that her feast is near the beginning of the school year, as she continues to intercede for all those who are continuing the mission of Christian education.
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St. Emily Parish
Catherine Crino, DRE
847-299-5865
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St. Thomas Becket Parish
Renata Sosin, CRE
847-296-9051
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