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Weekly News and Updates

February 25, 2021

I am so excited to share that Mrs. Sandy Holbach, our full-time PreK 4 teacher, has been named a Golden Apple Fellow finalist! Mrs. Holbach is one of thirty-two educators chosen from over 700 candidates for this prestigious award! During the next few weeks, the Golden Apple committee will be conducting the final portions of the interview process before the final determinations are made. We are so proud of Mrs. Holbach for being named a finalist!

The Archdiocese is utilizing the 3C Survey through the University of Chicago 5Essentials Survey this spring. Results from the survey given to current parents, teachers, and students in grades 4-8 will be used to plan our school improvement goals as well as the Archdiocesan improvement goals. Each parent is invited and encouraged to participate in the survey, which should not take more than a few minutes. You can access the survey here. The survey is open until March 26. The students in grades 4-8 will be taking the survey next week at school.

As a reminder, students in K-8 should always be in uniform except for designated dress down days. Uniform pieces should not be replaced with non uniform attire.

I want to thank each family for your continued support of St. Edward School, for your adherence to our health and safety protocols this year, and for your ongoing prayers.

If you have any questions, please reach out.

St. Edward, pray for us!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sara Lasica

Principal

slasica@stedwardschool.com

2021-22 Registration is open!

Only 3 days left to register with the February Freeze!

Register before February 28, 2021, to "freeze" your tuition at the 20-21 tuition rates and to secure your spot for next year!

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! You can do this an unlimited amount of times!

TRIP update: E-gift cards can be purchased through the Raise Right app at anytime!
Next TRIP due date: 3/11/21

Please continue to report positive cases, close contacts with positive cases, and travel outside of Illinois to the office as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding a positive case, close contact, quarantine dates, or anything else relating to our COVID procedures, please contact me. If you suspect a family member in your household of being sick, please keep your students home until we can determine next steps. We would rather one student be absent for a day than face the need to quarantine an entire cohort.

Prayer for Lent

Almighty and ever living God,

you invite us deeper into your world, your people, your Lent.

May this time be one of outward focus;

seeking you in those we often ignore.

Help us live a Lent focused on freedom, generosity, and encounter.

Give us hearts hungry to serve you

and those who need what we have to give.

- Author Unknown

-Xavier.edu

Strong families foster strong children. As Catholics, our source of strength comes from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the best way to develop a relationship with our loving God is to pray! Pray as a family daily. Grace before dinner, a Hail Mary before bedtime, an Our Father on the way to school in the morning. Find a time, pick a prayer, and grow closer to God!

There is still time to donate to the Tax Credit Scholarship program and receive a 75% tax credit on your IL taxes. We have over 20 students on our waiting list for scholarships for next year!

Big Red House Party

Virtual Live Auction

and Comedy Show

This year's Big Red House Party virtual auction and stand-up comedy show featuring Pat Tomasulo will be held on Saturday, March 20 at 7 pm. This is our single biggest fundraiser of the year and we need everyone's help to make it a success!

The Auction along with the Fall Walk-a-Thon and Advent Raffle are fundraisers to meet the needs of our operating budget. Tuition does not cover the full expenses of the school, so we rely on these fundraisers to meet the budget gap. Many Catholic schools have mandatory fundraising fees that cover the difference between tuition and budget needs; we do not require families to pay a fundraising fee.

You can find all this information and more about the evening at www.bigredhouseparty.com.

Stay tuned for more information in the weeks ahead!

2020-21 School Calendar

Upcoming Dates and Events

Monday, March 1: Mass with 1st-4th Grades, 8:30 AM

-School Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, virtual

Tuesday, March 2: Mass with 5th-6th Grades, 8:30 AM

Wednesday, March 3: Mass with 7th-8th Grades, 8:30 AM

-Welcome Wednesday Virtual Tour

-Confirmation rehearsal for those students being confirmed on March 7, 7:00 PM

Thursday, March 4: Early dismissal Thursday (1:50, 2:00, 2:10)

Friday, March 5: No School, Staff Retreat

Sunday, March 7: Confirmation, 2:00 PM (for half of the 8th grade class)

Tuesday, March 9: End of 2nd Trimester

Saturday, March 20: Big Red House Party! Click here for more information!

Tax Credit Scholarship Update from Empower IL

Governor JB Pritzker delivered his budget address to the Illinois General Assembly yesterday afternoon and his proposed budget includes devastating cuts to the Invest in Kids Act, the law that makes tax credit scholarships possible.

To be clear, these proposed cuts hurt kids the most by putting limits on tax credit donations that fund their scholarships. Making these cuts to the Tax Credit Scholarship Program does not help support those most in need, and scholarships for kids are NOT “corporate loopholes."

Contact your elected officials and let them know how important this program is to our students.

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