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Happy Catholic Schools Week!
It was wonderful seeing everyone at Mass on Sunday and at the Open House afterward. This week has been fun – finishing up the fundraiser for the DuPage Animal shelter, dress downs, donuts, morning saint trivia, and all the fun activities. The projects in the classroom were impressive – as Mrs. Buto said, they keep coming up with new ideas to share what they have learned. I also loved crazy hair day…and am really glad I don’t have to clean your bathtubs with all the different colors of hair we saw!
Thank you to the parents who ran the Book Fair, Dad and Donuts, and who are sponsoring the assembly next Friday! You are adding to our celebration this week with tradition and fun.
Thank you as well to our parent recess volunteers – you surely are troopers. I don’t know which is worse – indoor recess or outdoor recess in the bad weather! Thank you for your commitment and for helping us provide a fun break in the day for the kids.
On Friday your K-8th grade child will bring home his/her iReady winter diagnostic growth report. We are seeing terrific growth in our students since the first diagnostic in August and will be reporting on overall school growth in the upcoming weeks. This Sunday, you will receive the link to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences. Conferences are on Monday, February 12 from 3:00-6:00 and Thursday, February 15 from 3:00-5:00. Parent teacher conferences offer you a great opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers and discuss his/her growth so far this year. While these conferences are not required, we encourage you to meet with your child’s teachers and hear what is going well and where there are opportunities for more growth. Watch for the email coming on Sunday with all the information about Parent Teacher Conferences!
While we are just past the midpoint of this year, we are well into planning for next year. The Key Dates for Parents for 2024-25 is now available! The calendar is slightly different this year with the addition of three teacher inservice dates (no school for students) on September 27, November 8, and February 7. We are also doing parent teacher conferences a bit differently next year with afternoon and evening conferences on October 10 and early morning and day conferences on October 11 (no school for students). Please keep these dates in mind when planning appointments, vacations, and other activities!
Just a heads up – Valentines Day at St. Theresa is on Tuesday, February 13 (not the traditional 14th). Ash Wednesday falls on February 14 this year so we are moving it up a day so we can maintain the sacredness of the start to Lent. The parents are putting on a delightful sundae celebration for the students on the 13th and the dress down day will be on the 13th as well.
Pep Rally tomorrow is at 12:30 in the gym! Come on over and close out Catholic Schools Week – Student Council has a fun time planned as we end this great week together. Parents are always invited to Pep Rallies – come and enjoy the fun!
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