October 21, 2021
THANK YOU to all families, extended families, friends, and neighbors who donated to the Walk-a-Thon. We surpassed our goal of $20,000 and raised $29,322.01! We had a great day; the students were all able to complete their walks before the rain. Fundraisers like the Walk-a-Thon are a crucial element to the school. Funds from the Walk-a-Thon go toward our operating budget to cover costs that tuition alone does not cover. Thank you to Ms. Carabio for designing this year's t-shirt, Fantastic Lettering for fulfilling our t-shirt order, and Mr. Wu and the SEPO moms who made Fun Lunch successful that day!
The days are turning cooler, so the warm weather uniform policy will end on Friday, October 22. Beginning Monday, October 25, students may not wear shorts as part of their regular uniform or PE uniform, or on dress down days.
We are in the final stages of hiring a school social worker, and I hope to have some good news to share with you next week! Adding a social worker to our staff is part of our ongoing goal of being able to better meet the needs of all of our students while supporting our staff in providing a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment at school.
See below for information about the Fun Fair next Friday. Students are welcome to wear costumes on Friday or dress down in orange/black. Costumes must be school appropriate in both theme and fit. See below for more information regarding costumes.
St. Edward, pray for us!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sara Lasica
Principal
slasica@stedwardschool.com
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Reminders!
- TRIP orders are due 10/28/21. Orders can be placed in the Raise Right app or submitting payment to the office.
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Before/After Care
(Creative Corner)
If your student(s) will be attending before and/or after care this year, please complete a family registration form. Because of capacity limits, families must sign up ahead of time for the days that they will be utilizing before/after care.
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Week 1 Winner: Bailey Bitbabo
Week 2 Winner: Cynthia Davila
Week 3 Winner: Purvi Gordon
Week 4 Winner: Laura Albright
Week 5 Winner: Tony Weyers
Week 6 Winner: Ann Tudor
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Upcoming Dates and Events |
Friday, October 22: Big Red Auction Nut Card Day
-Warm Weather Uniform Policy Ends (shorts may no longer be worn as part of the regular or PE uniforms starting Monday, October 25)
-Baby Bottle Mission ends--Please return all baby bottles to school
Monday, October 25: NUT Card Day
-Community Night: Tatas Tacos
Tuesday, October 26: School Mass, 8:30 AM, 1st-8th Grades
Wednesday, October 27: Early Dismissal (1:50/2:00)
Thursday, October 28: TRIP orders due
Friday, October 29: SEPO Fun Fair
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After School Enrichment Opportunities
The art studio is pleased to offer 2 new afterschool activities! Hang out in the art studio to improve your drawing skills or to make some fun new crafts! Please contact Mrs. Greenberg with any questions: agreenberg@stedwardschool.com
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT- DRAWING SKILLS FOR GRADES 4-8
Do you have a character that you draw over and over? Would you like to develop that character or gain more drawing skills? Join this 6 week 1 hour after school class to work on your character and push your drawing skills further. All supplies included.
Thursdays November 4,11,18 December 2,9,16 No class Thanksgiving week
3-4pm
6 weeks
$90.00
10 student limit
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS
FOR GRADES 1-4
Are you ready to start on holiday gift making? Join this 6 week 1 hour after school class. Make cards, décor and gifts for Christmas. All supplies included.
Tuesdays November 2,9,16, 30 December 7,14 No class Thanksgiving week
3-4pm
6 weeks
$90.00
10 student limit
No one will be turned away for lack of funds, please contact Mrs. Greenberg to work out an arrangement.
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Save your pop tops!
St. Edward will continue to collect your pop tops from aluminum cans and donate them to Ronald McDonald House Charities.
This year, we will host a competition between homerooms to see which class can collect the most pop tops!
Return pop tops to school in a bag with your student's name/homeroom.
The class that collects the most pop tops between now and May will win a pizza party!
Thank you to Mrs. Belcastro for coordinating this effort!
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Attention: 6th-8th Grade Parents!
Visit the new High School Preparation page on the school website. Send your feedback on what other information you would like to see there to office@stedwardschool.com! |
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Musical Theater is back!
All 1st-8th graders are invited to join!
Registration and payment should be returned to the school office.
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SEPO Halloween Fun Fair
It’s Halloween time! St. Edward celebrates by hosting our annual Halloween Fun Fair on Friday, October 29th.
Sponsored by SEPO, the Fun Fair, a St. Edward tradition, is a Halloween themed carnival set up in the gym. Students will enjoy playing games and winning prizes. SEPO also sponsors a Halloween raffle; check out the separate raffle flier for more information and instructions on how to purchase your raffle tickets in advance. Because we celebrate Halloween with the Fun Fair, we ask that students do not share treats with their classmates. We are not allowed to share food items from home at this time, and SEPO has been working hard to plan a fantastic day for the students.
Ticket Prices:
Students may purchase punch cards worth $5.00 (10 games) or $10.00 (20 games) prior to the day of the Fun Fair. See below for purchasing information.
All students and volunteers must wear masks while participating in the Fun Fair. Games will be cleaned in between classes, and students will be encouraged to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer.
Dress:
All students may come in costume. Costumes must be school appropriate in both theme and fit, nonviolent (no blood/gore), no weapons or other props. All students should wear gym shoes as classes will go outside for recess. Students should wear costumes that they can manipulate easily in the bathroom. Costumes are not required and students may also dress down in orange and black that day. Students must wear regular masks and no costume masks or face coverings.
Volunteer:
We can’t make this tradition possible without the help of the volunteers! Please see e-backpack for ways to help and links to sign up. All volunteers must be compliant with current Archdiocesan requirements; contact Mrs. Lasica with any questions.
Volunteer Sign-ups
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Music Department Notes from Mr. Pino
First off, I’d like to give a special shout out to the following Jr. High Schoolers for acting as section leaders for our Parish and School Concert Choir: Calleigh D., Gemma F., Cristina H., and Margot R.
Beginning on October 18th ,
students in 3rd Grade and above are welcome to join choir. Rehearsals for Concert Choir are on Monday afternoons from 3-3:45pm at the church. Our Parish Choir will meet on the first Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm. Students who join the school choir are not required to join the Parish Choir but are encouraged to do so!
Contact Mr. Pino if your student is interested in joining the choir.
cpino@stedwardschool.com
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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
Long sleeve Uniform options:
-Navy blue sweater or sweater vest (monogrammed)
-Navy blue crewneck sweatshirt (monogrammed)
-Navy blue, grey, or red quarter zip sweatshirt (monogrammed)
Students mays also wear long sleeve polos and oxfords in uniform colors.
Uniform Reminders
- Shirts must be tucked into pants, shorts, and skirts. The only exception to this is for girls who have the polo with the band at the waist.
- Belts must be worn with uniform pants/shorts for both girls and boys.
- Jumpers and skirts must not be shorter than 2 inches above the knee.
- Socks for PE and regular school uniforms must be solid white, black, or navy blue.
- Hair accessories must match the uniform colors.
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Illness Protocols
Please click here to review the illness protocols for the 21-22 School Year.
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If you are a previous school volunteer and have not volunteered since before the pandemic, please email Mrs. Lasica directly to unlock your Virtus account.
If you are a new school volunteer, go to virtus.org and register as a new user linking your account to St. Edward School. New volunteers must submit two references to the school office that we will contact before your first volunteer opportunity.
All volunteers must complete the following:
- Virtus's Protecting God's Children training session or Keeping the Promise Alive recertification.
- Criminal background check completed through your Virtus account.
- CANTS 689 form, completed and returned to the school office.
- Mandated Reporter Training completed through the State of IL training website. Certificate of completion must be turned into the school office.
- CANTS 22 form, completed and returned to the school office.
- Archdiocesan Standards of Behavior, acknowledged through Virtus.
The Archdiocese has recently announced, that in accordance with the recent mandate by Governor Pritzker, that effective October 31st, all “regular volunteers” in schools must be fully vaccinated or submit to regular COVID testing in order to continue to volunteer at school.
We appreciate the many volunteers that assist the school in providing support to St. Edward programs, athletics and events. Thank you for your continued support in assisting the school community with these events and for your compliance with the new policy.
What constitutes a “regular” volunteer?
Anyone who volunteers and is in close contact with students or personnel for more than 15 minutes on a regular basis.
This applies to: coaches, room parents, lunch/recess helpers, parents who want to help in the library or classrooms or with school events such as Fun Fair.
What is the compliance process?
All parents who want to volunteer must show proof of vaccination by October 31st.
Make a copy of the proof of vaccination and send it to Mrs. Lasica at slasica@stedwardschool.com. Copies of your vaccination card will be kept confidential and on file with other volunteer required paperwork.
After October 31st unvaccinated individuals must provide a weekly COVID test in order to continue to remain on the approved volunteer list.
We appreciate your cooperation with this policy.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
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St. Edward School participates in Amazon Smile!
Indicate St. Edward School/Parish as your preferred charity when shopping on Amazon!
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Big Red Athletics Information
**All student athletes must have a current sports physical on file with the office before playing competitively. If the office does not have a physical on file for this school year, please turn one into the office before basketball season begins.**
Grades 5-8 Boys Basketball
Fee : $100 - includes game shirts and jersey that you keep.
Time Frame:
*Practices begin 11/15
*Games begin 12/6
*Games are normally Mon - Thur, game times 5, 6, 7 and 8 PM.
*Practices are Mon - Thur between 3 - 9 PM
*Practice Schedule: Approximately
8th - 3 - 430 PM
5th - 430 - 6 PM
6th - 6 - 730 PM
7th - 730 - 9 PM
Coach Kelly needs registration by Mon 10/18. Please email Coachkelly75@gmail.com with the following information: Student name and grade, parent contact information (phone numbers and emails).
Boys and Girls 4th Grade Instructional League
Fee: $50
*The NWCC hosts a 4th grade instructional league on Saturdays from December through February. The kids could play up to 10 games. The games are instructional, no press, no guarding outside the Arc, etc.
*Practices are on Fridays between 5- 8 PM when the gym is available and there is available gym time when the older boys are playing on the road.
*The kids will receive a St Edward T-shirt with a number that they will keep.
*There are no records kept, playoffs or championship games. STRICTLY INSTRUCTIONAL and EQUAL PLAYING TIME.
* I am looking for 2 parents for each team to coach. Parents would have to be Virtus certified and be vaccinated.
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