Thursday, October 26

Halloween Food Drive

Friday, October 27

Halloween Food Drive

Dress Down Day-wear orange or black!

Grade 1 Walk to St. Joseph Home 9:15am

Grade 6 Timber-lee Field Trip

Prayer for Peace 7pm

Saturday, October 28

Haunted House (Lower Level Haunted Hallway 3-5pm)

Trunk or Treat Playground Parking Lot 2:30-4:00pm

Monday, October 30

Pumpkin Decorating Contest (drop off your decorated pumpkin in the morning)!

Tuesday, October 31

No School Mass

Halloween!

Halloween Parade Grades K-5 1:00pm; Preschool Parade 8:45am

Wednesday, November 1

All School Mass Feast of all Saints

Hot Dog Lunch

REMINDER! There will be NO After School Art class on Wednesday, November 1, as previously scheduled!

Friday, November 3

Change for Change - Thanksgiving Baskets

Ladies Bunco Night - Lower Dolan doors open 6:30pm

Save The Date

November 20-24th - No School Thanksgiving Break

Principal Update

Thank you to our amazing Parents Association for providing our teachers and staff with a wonderful kick off to the week with a Souptober Lunch!  It is always such a delight to not have to pack lunch on a Monday morning, and lunch was absolutely delicious! 

Next week is Halloween and there are a ton of fun happenings in and around our school. Be sure to check out the information regarding the events in this newsletter. Students of all ages are invited to the Haunted Hallway and Trunk or Treat this weekend! We hope to see you there!  

Monday, Oct 30 is our annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest hosted by our Student Council - a long time tradition at STS!



If you would like to help your child bring in their pumpkin, I will be at Door 7 (to the right of Door 1) starting at 7:00 am. You can walk in with your child's pumpkin and get everything all settled.

On Tuesday, Oct 31, we hope you can come out for one or all of our Halloween parades:



• Preschool @ 8:45 AM
• Kindergarten through Grade 5 @ 12:45 PM

Despite the chilly forecast, we are planning to be outside for both parades. Please park in the Dolan parking lot and gather along the edges of the playground lot. Both parades will circle the lot so everyone can enjoy the fun and creativity of our students.

DRESS DOWN DAYS

Some of our parents have had questions about dress down days. A dress down day is simply a day in which a student does not have to wear his/her uniform and can wear other attire. There are basically four types of dress down days:

• Change for Change Days – held one Friday a month throughout the school year, bring a donation for the named cause and wear STS spiritwear for the day. Spiritwear includes anything with the STS logo/name on it, or clothing that is green and gold. Jeans seem to be the most common staple that is worn with spiritwear. 

Visit our online school store if you would like to purchase STS Spiritwear. 

• Student Council Dress Down Days – these are also on Fridays or on special occasions and are themed. For example, tomorrow is orange and black dress down day. Follow the theme in spirit as best you can – please do not feel you have to purchase anything to match the theme!

• Birthday Dress Down – keeping it modest, students may choose their clothes of choice on their birthday or on a celebration of their birthday eg. half birthday for summer/holiday birthdays, Monday after a weekend birthday, etc. If a birthday falls on a Tuesday, the student has to dress up (because we attend Mass) or simply pick a different day to dress down.

• Dress Down Passes – these are purchased at various intervals from the Parents Association. These are similar to birthday dress down – students may dress in their clothes of choice. Dress Down passes may not be used on Mass days.

In all cases, in uniform or out, the school dress code must be followed. The dress code is built on modesty and decorum for both boys and girls. Be sure you are on top of the dress code – it can be found on page 55 in the handbook. Just a reminder, beginning November 1, no more shorts until April!

Want to hear a cool idea? One of our parents purchases dress down passes and, instead of giving them to her children, lets her children earn them! What a great motivator and a real tangible way of helping our children engender a holy pride for choosing the good!

PRAY FOR PEACE

On another note, I invite you all to come and pray for peace in our world this Friday, October 27, at 7:00 pm in the church. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has called the global Church to a day of fasting, penance and prayer on Friday, October 27 for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine. United with the Holy Father and the world, we will be gathering at 7:00 in the church for a time of prayer. All are invited! 

I also invite you to come to Mass with us on Wednesday, November 1 at 8:00 am, for the feast of All Saints.  There will not be an all school Mass on Tuesday – instead we will participate in Mass together on Wednesday.

Looking forward to seeing you in the upcoming days in the solemnity of prayer and the silliness of Halloween!

Halloween

HALLOWEEN INFORMATION:

Pumpkin Contest Monday 10/30 (Pumpkins must be brought home by the end of the school day on Tuesday 10/31)

• Preschool Halloween parade 8:45am in the parking lot by the Playground.
• Preschool room parents may arrive at 8:30 to check in at the office and begin to set up for their parties that are immediately after the parade. 
• K-5th parade 12:45pm (parents should arrive no earlier than 12:30) outside by the paved path near the Playground.
• K-8th room parents may arrive at 12:30 (no earlier) to check in at the office and begin to set up for their parties that are at 1pm or drop off their snacks for their classes.

ONLY THE VIRTUS COMPLIANT VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE ON THE APPROVED LIST THAT JOANIE APPROVED BY OCT 16TH WILL BE LET IN.- NO SUBSTITUTIONS!

COSTUME GUIDELINES:



• NO weapons with them - no lightsabers, swords, guns, etc. 
• NO masks
• Makeup is allowed but not to be worn to school. Children should be able to put it on themselves.
• Blow up costumes are allowed but your children must be able to manage them themselves and not cover their faces. 
• PRESCHOOL children may wear their costumes to school but ALL day students should bring a bag to put their costume in.
• K-5TH students will bring their costumes to school and change into it before the parade.

Thank you,

STS Parents Association 

We are still looking for after school aides for our Extended-day program. 

The STS student council invites you to this year's "Haunted Hallway" immediately following the "Trunk or Treat" event in the lower level band hallway of the school. Questions? Contact: Mrs. Betti:  nbetti@sttheresaschool.com

There is still time to register your parking spot for this year's "Trunk Or Treat" Halloween event: THIS SATURDAY open to all ages so invite your friends and neighbors & JOIN US!

Spread some Halloween cheer and BOO your kids, neighbors, families and friends.

Parents and friends are invited to join us Friday, November 10 at 12:00 PM in church as we celebrate all who served. 

Our honorary guest and speaker this year is RW "Bill" Leap. "During my military career, I served with the U.S. Army in an intelligence capacity with the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam and the 66th MI Group in Germany. After my service ended, I pursued a career in security management, using my military experience as a foundation. I am also a parishioner of St. Theresa Parish."

Our littlest learners are loving their new enrichment programs with Mrs. O'Keefe! In this picture our students are enjoying the beautiful fall weather while working on large muscle movements and smaller muscles, such as grasping along with listening skills & rhythm. 

Students in 1st grade team up during a math lesson using "Ten Frames," a useful tool for developing strong number sense especially with addition & subtraction.

8th grade teams up with their 1st grade buddies for a little pumpkin fun! All pumpkins will be personally delivered to our friends at St. Joseph Home for the Elderly. What a great opportunity for all these students to work together to share a little kindness. #stsbriningsmiles 

It's tradition in 2nd grade for students to work on their fun and spooky Halloween Skeletons!

Grade 4 is prepping Wet Samples to grow bread mold in the lab. Question: Will mold grow better on a wet or dry sample? Students will support their claim using observational evidence gathered over 2 weeks.

Special Interests