A Moment for Mission

Let them hold this as most certain: that they will never be abandoned in their needs

St. Angela Merici / 5th Counsel

Santa’s elves have nothing on the Bear Moms!!! Our halls are decked! A big THANK YOU to all the moms who were up on ladders and in every space that needed some Christmas cheer. As we head into exams, it’s so nice to have everything looking so festive. It will also make a great impression on prospective families who will be here for Cocoa and Conversations next week. We had a record number of students here to help with the decorations … if your daughter was one of them, please share that their efforts are greatly appreciated. (If you missed this, the Bear Moms have a fun take-down event too - stay tuned for details.)

2 invitations… 

Please join us for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass on December 8 at 

10:30 a.m. There are additional services during the Advent season for students but this is the only mass and a wonderful chance to celebrate the season as a family. The stockings that the students are creating to be given to children through Metro Vision Ministries will be blessed as part of the mass. 

For parents of students who played fall sports … you and your daughters will be receiving a survey from Dr. Michalski shortly. We’re looking for frank input that will help us to continue improving the athletes’ experience at Ursuline. The more of you that we hear from, the better the information that we have to work with. Responses will be aggregated before being shared. The survey is brief… we appreciate your taking a few minutes to complete it.

That’s it for now … Thank you for all that you do,

Peggy Slater

Weekly Lunch Menu: Dec. 4-8

Athletics for the Week

Dec. 1-8

Click here to view and check athletics times, updates, and information.

Link to the UA Athletics Live Stream: https://www.ursulinestl.org/athletics/

Ursuline's Winter Dance Recital

Wednesday, Dec. 6

Dance recital tickets are available online! Use this link to purchase your general admission tickets to the dance recital scheduled for Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The recital begins at 7:30 pm! Click here to get your tickets!

Class of 2024 Senior Fleeces

Purchase Through Wed. Dec. 13

Please use the link below to PURCHASE your Senior Fleece and optional initials: https://payit.nelnet.net/form/T2V6wIBt

• The senior fleece is a black Columbia Women's Benton Springs full zip jacket, with the logo and optional initials are in white thread.  
• The fleece is $68.00, and optional initials are $7.00.
• Getting your initials on your fleece is completely optional.  But remember, you have to purchase the initials to get them on your jacket.  The INITIALS option is at the bottom of the selection list.

The link is live, and will be open until READING DAY (Wednesday, December 13th) at Noon.  This will be the only time you can purchase a fleece.

Save the Date: Auditions for the Spring Production of Mary Poppins

January 26th and 27th

Audition packets will be available online or grab a hard copy from Mrs. Mathews beginning next week!

Fall Semester 2023 Exam Schedule

The exam schedule for the 2023 Fall Semester has been published.  

• Students are expected to be present for your exam on the day and period it is scheduled. Students do not need to be present for your study hall period.  
• Absences for exams will only be excused with the authorization of Mrs. Jones. In order to receive an excused absence, a parent or guardian must contact Mrs. Jones directly. If a student is sick the day of the exam, a parent must call the attendance line or email Mrs. Jones that morning. Absences not excused by Mrs. Jones will result in a 0 for the exam. 

Daily Announcements

Did you miss the announcements over the intercom this week? Check out this document that will list all the announcements relayed over the intercom.

UA Soirée Auction

SAVE THE DATE - Feb. 3rd, 2024

WIN FREE Auction Tickets -  LAST DAY for Wishlist Raffle!

Today (Dec. 1) is the last day to purchase an item from our Target or Amazon wishlist for a chance to win 2 free tickets to the auction in February! 

*Items purchased ship directly to Ursuline.

Amazon Wishlist

Target Wishlist

Can you help us secure any of the below Auction Items...

We are looking for anyone who has connections that can help us secure the following: Fox Tickets, Airline Miles, TimeShare/Vacay, Lake of the Ozarks, Innsbrook, Great Wolf Lodge, Mizzou or Notre Dame Football Tickets, KC Chiefs Tickets. If you do, please contact auction@ursulinestl.org.

Visit our Events webpage to keep up to date on upcoming UA events!

Service Hours/Opportunities 

Click here for important reminders about service hours as well as awesome upcoming opportunities and general opportunities for the future! 

Submit Your Prayer Intentions

If you have prayer intentions you would like us to pray for please fill out this form and we will include them in our prayer day relay. Also, please feel free to send this to anyone you know within our UA family who may be interested!

Advent: A Time for Holy Listening

We will be praying with the Advent Reflection booklet, “A Time for Holy Listening” by Janet Schaeffler, OP. If you would like to purchase this resource for your home you can do so here.

House Communion Services (attendance is required) 

• December 4 at 9:25 a.m. in chapel - Lealta and Cortesia

Christmas Bags for Metrovision Ministries

December 7

If your daughter signed up to fill a Christmas Bag for Metrovision Ministries, we ask that she follow these guidelines when she makes purchases. The students know they are to bring in their completed bags on December 7th to their mentor group. 

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass

December 8 at 10:30 a.m.

Parents are welcome to join us for Mass! We plan to bring forth all of the Christmas Bags assembled by the community to be blessed by Fr. Mitch Doyen. Sign up here 

Eucharistic Adoration and Prayer Day Relay

December 11 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Join us in the chapel for Eucharistic Adoration and to pray for the needs of our community. Sign up here to take a prayer shift. You can pray virtually or in front of the Blessed Sacrament.  

Learning Consultants Corner

Check out this month’s newsletter for exam prep tips and tidbits as well as information about the ACT for juniors in the spring semester.

College January Deadlines

Congratulations seniors on all of your submitted applications. 99% of your class has submitted at least one application. Please read the rest of the email for important information about early January deadlines.

If a college you are applying to has an early January application deadline, we highly recommend that you submit your application and request transcripts by December 13.  Please check your pending applications now and make sure you have requested all of the necessary supporting documents.

• If you need a letter of recommendation for a college, you should be contacting a teacher or your counselor immediately. 
• Teachers and counselors require a two-week window to write a letter.   
• Once you have submitted your application, request your transcripts in Naviance and from Mrs. Treese via the orange form, which can be found in the counseling office.
• Your transcript will be sent within 3 working days after you request your transcript.
• If you are submitting test scores, you are responsible for sending your ACT scores directly from ACT.  Please request scores far enough in advance so that your test scores arrive in time to complete your application file.

If you have any questions, please contact your counselor or Mrs. Treese.  We are here to help.

Finally, do not forget to keep all of your award letters.  We want to recognize you and your accomplishments during graduation.

PSAT Scores

PSAT scores are now available. There are two ways for students to access their score. 

• 1. If you provided your cellphone number on test day you can access your score through the BigFuture mobile app.
• 2. If you have a CollegeBoard account you can access your score through the account. 

This link includes a video explaining how to interpret scores. In addition, there will be meetings to explain the scores and receive a hardcopy score report.

Sophomores - December 5 - Activity Period in the Boardroom