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Weekly News and Updates

April 1, 2021

Holy Thursday

This column begins with some bittersweet news. Our longtime librarian, Mrs. Kanik, will be retiring at the end of this school year. I am so happy that she will have extra time to enjoy with her family and to read some good books, but we are saddened that St. Edward School is losing her presence in our library. I want to thank her for her years of service to St. Edward School and for helping our students to develop a love of reading.

On behalf of the staff of St. Edward School, I pray that your families have a blessed Easter and a safe spring break returning to us after break refreshed. One of the beautiful aspects of our Church is the multi-sensory ways that we can experience the Triduum and Easter. From the smells of incense to the darkness of the beginning of the Easter Vigil to the beautiful music on Easter morning, our Church gives us so many ways to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord and the promise of eternal life with Him. Take part in these celebrations with your family giving thanks that a year ago we could not celebrate Easter in our churches.

If you are planning to travel over spring break, please let the office know where you will be going and your return date, so we can plan a return to school date for your student(s). With current Archdiocesan guidance, travel to "orange" states requires a 10 day quarantine or proof of a negative COVID test to return to school. This is not meant as an inconvenience to families rather as a way to ensure that our staff and students are kept healthy and learning in person.

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!

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: 4/15/21

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.

Joyous Time of Year

May the glory

and the promise

of this joyous time of year

bring peace

and happiness to you

and those you hold most dear.

And may Christ,

Our Risen Saviour,

always be there by your side

to bless you

most abundantly

and be your loving guide.

- Author Unknown

https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/prayer-index/easter-prayers

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!

2020-21 School Calendar

Upcoming Dates and Events

Thursday, April 1: Holy Thursday

-Early Dismissal Thursday (1:50, 2:00, 2:05)

Friday, April 2: Good Friday, No School

Saturday, April 3-Sunday, April 11: Spring Break, No School

Monday, April 12: Warm Weather Uniform policy begins

-Mass for 1st-4th grades, 8:30 AM

Tuesday, April 13: Mass for 5th-6th grades, 8:30 AM

Wednesday, April 14: Mass for 7th-8th grades, 8:30 AM

-Auction Dress Down Day for 202 and 305

-Welcome Wednesday Virtual Tours, 8:30 AM

-Community Night: Lou Malnati's, 4-10 PM

Friday, April 16: NUT Card Day

Week of April 19: Uniform exchange opportunity--exact date will be set depending on the weather.

Check out our online school calendar for dates for the 21-22 school year!

News from St. Edward Parish

For more information, cl ick here!

TRIP Updates

TRIP credits for the 20-21 school year have been applied to family FACTS accounts. Any TRIP purchases made beginning April 1 will be applied to the 21-22 school year. Families earned over $1,500 in tuition credit for this school year!

March Big Red Big Shots

We are Big Red proud of our Big Red Big Shots chosen this month for living the Big Red Big Shot expectations!

Nina M, Room 1

Nina has been trying her best all school year, turning in great school work and becoming a good friend. Congrats, Nina!

Carole Z, Room 2

Carole is a superstar! She works hard all the time and puts in 100% effort to everything. She is a very kind and polite girl and a very good friend. Keep up the awesome work, Carole!

Mitchell R., Room 102

Mitchell is working very hard in first grade. He is kind and helpful to his classmates. He is very respectful and great at following the directions! Way to go Mitchell!

Antonia G, Room 106

Antonia joined our school in January. She is a good student who adds to the classroom discussions and our environment in a positive way. Thank you for being a good example!

Ethan L, Room 105

Ethan has been working really hard on some tricky skills in 3rd grade. He cares about his learning and always participates and asks questions in class. Way to go, Ethan!

Emmett F, Room 202

Emmett has really been working hard in 4th grade! He has shown extreme improvement since the beginning of the school year. He always tries his best and is very self-motivated! Keep up the good work!

Amelie M, Room 203

Amelie has been working very hard this year. She always participates in class discussions and is excited about learning new things. She is very motivated and friendly.

Morrigan G, Room 201

Morrigan continues to be a positive contributor to our classroom community. She is helpful to her classmates, and is a frequent, daily participant during our classroom discussions. Great job, Morrigan!

Mia C, Room 204

Mia is doing a great job, especially with class participation! Her answers are insightful and well-thought-out and her work is turned in on time!

Colin B, Room 205

Colin has been extra cognizant the last two months on being a good classmate and putting forth his best efforts. Most importantly, he strives to start each day anew, regardless of what happened the day before. Keep working hard, Colin!

Aidan K, Room 206

Aidan has done a great job participating in class discussions and working hard to maintain his good grades. Keep up the good work Aidan.

Axel O, Room 304

Axel has shown tremendous growth this year in many subjects. He is always willing to participate in class discussions and his work is always completed on time. Axel has shown a tremendous tenacity for producing his best work and takes constructive criticism for improvement from his teachers. We are happy he is a part of Room 304.

Izabelle K, Room 306

Izabelle always does her best in class. She is kind to others and attentive to her teachers and (usually) gets all of her work done on time.

Alex D, Room 303

Alex Drees is always willing to participate in class discussions and always turns in his work on time. He is a critical thinker who genuinely enjoys learning. We are very thankful to have him in our class!

Taylor B, Room 305

Taylor has displayed a great amount of dedication to her own faith journey over the past two months. She has willingly volunteered to take on active roles in school Mass, Confirmation, Stations of the Cross, and extra religion retreats. Continue being a strong witness to your faith Taylor!

Music Department News

On Saturday, March 27, many of our music students competed in a virtual solo contest. Congratulations to the following students who earned Gold Place!

Emma B, 1st

Gio V, 3rd

Lucy M, 4th

Sean M, 4th

Clare E, 4th

Olivia S, 5th

Catherine C, 6th

Brygida K, 6th

Kylie J, 7th

Aidan E, 7th

Josie H, 7th

Ian M, 8th