March 16 - 20, 2020
Parent Survey Reminder
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. All responses are due March 20. Thank you for your participation in this important survey.
Way of the Cross for the Lenten Season
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 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 AND 6:00 pm
Touch of Green March 17 / Touch of Red March 19
Students may wear a touch of green with their school uniforms on March 17 in celebration of St. Patrick's Day and a touch of red on March 19 for St. Joseph Day. Boys can wear green or red socks or a green or red shirt under their uniform shirt. Girls can wear green or red socks, a green or red shirt under their uniform shirt, or a green or red ribbon/headband. Hats and other accessories are not allowed.
Postponed: St. Patrick/St. Joseph Day of Sharing/Spud Contest
In order to help keep our community healthy, the Day of Sharing and spud contest has been postponed. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Hot Lunch (pasta) will still be served on Thursday, March 19 and students may wear a touch of red with their uniforms (see announcement above for details).
Mark Your Calendars: Aspire Testing
Students in grades 3-8 will be taking the mandatory ACT Aspire Summative Tests from Tuesday, April 21 - Friday, April 24. They must be in their homerooms no later than 8:10 each day. Please avoid scheduling any trips or doctor appointments on these days.
SLAC March Madness Fundraiser
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 with last four digits of phone being '8780' if prompted) 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.

Good luck to all our participants and Thank You for supporting St. Luke Athletics.
Spring Break March 23 - 27
St. Luke will be closed from March 23 - 27. We wish all of our families a relaxing and joy-filled spring break!
Queen of Hearts Raffle
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 $21,000! Click here for more information.
Weekly Catechism Corner
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.

This Week
Tuesday
Homework Club - 3:00 pm
Cantors - 3:00 pm
Art Club (Gr. 5-8) - 3:00 pm

Wednesday
School Mass - 8:30 am
Homework Club - 3:00 pm
Seraphim Choir - 3:00 pm

Thursday
Hot Lunch (Pasta)
St. Joseph/St. Patrick Day of Sharing
Cherub Choir - 3:00 pm
Homework Club - 3:00 pm

Friday
Way of the Cross - 2:15 pm
Looking Ahead
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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