Weekly News and Updates
June 11, 2021
Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Dear Parents,
Thank you for supporting us during a very long and trying school year. Although we sometimes like to focus on the negative, we also need to take some time to celebrate what we accomplished as a school community this year. We reopened our school for our students in the midst of the pandemic creating a safe and healthy environment where our students could learn in person and together. We remained open throughout the entire school year with a focus on the health and safety of our students and staff all while keeping learning consistent. I am so proud of our students who came to school everyday with masks on and ready to follow our health and safety protocols. I am proud of our staff that put our students first especially in light of everything this year.
With CARES Act and other federal funding, we purchased 20 new desktops for the computer lab, new projectors for some of the classrooms, 20 Chromebooks for the 4th and 5th grade computer cart, 20 touchscreen Chromebooks for 3rd grade so we could redistribute iPads to the younger classrooms, 20 tablets for the primary classrooms, new desks for our new STEM lab that will be created over the summer, some standing desks for our middle and junior high classrooms, SEL workshops for the staff, various resources to support learning and growth in all of the grades, and cleaning supplies.
With the support and hard work of the School Board and SEPO, we had incredibly successful fundraisers and activities for the students that maintained our health and safety procedures. It has been a long year, and it is time to take some much needed time for relaxation for everyone.
We are excited to host the first Big Red Summer Camp starting June 14 and Title I classes over the summer as well. Along with the usual summer repairs and improvements, we will also be working on creating a STEM lab in Room 302 where the students will be able to collaborate with each other and create some awesome projects! We had the opportunity to celebrate our graduating 8th graders last week and sent them off with our prayers to their various high schools where we know they will do great things. We wish them all the best at DePaul College Prep, St. Patrick’s, Trinity, Loyola, Northside, Notre Dame, Ridgewood, Lane Tech, and Walter Payton.
Take a few minutes over the next few days to reflect on how much your child has grown this school year. We measure growth in so many different ways to get a complete picture of each child. We can look at academic growth, social/emotional growth, growth in their practice of the faith, and we can look at how short some of their pants have gotten since the fall! For our Kindergarten-7th grade students, in addition to the final report card of the year, you will find your student’s i-Ready results for the school year. The second page of the results gives you more information about each subcategory as well as suggestions for continued learning and growth over the summer.
To support your students over the summer, read with them! Whether they are entering preschool for the first time or becoming eighth graders, it is so important for them to read every day and discuss what they are reading with you or someone else. Practice math skills over the summer because if you don’t use it, you lose it. And, students have access to reading and math lessons on i-Ready through most of July until the system resets for the new school year.
The school office will remain open all summer with summer hours. I will keep you posted on updates for next school year as I receive them from the Office of Catholic Schools.
If you have any questions, please reach out.
St. Edward, pray for us!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sara Lasica
Principal
slasica@stedwardschool.com
