September 10, 2015
It's Wrapping Paper Time! 
The Parents' Association is asking for your help in raising $6,000 through our Innisbrook fundraiser. That's just $100 per family! All money raised will fund PA sponsored programs supporting art, music, education, as well as our fun social events! In addition to their traditional gift wrap supplies, Innisbrook offers fun gift items, treats, magazines and more! STS will receive 40% profit on all items sold. Ordering is simple using the catalog/order form sent home with your child or even easier online with this link: 
www.innisbrook.com/user/110521. 

All orders and payments are due back to school by Monday, September 14th. 

Thanks for your continued support!
TROT FOR THERESA 5K
  
Attention all students! Submit your artwork for a chance to see it printed on the 2015 Trot for Theresa 5K race t-shirts.  Winner receives one free race entry with a race shirt! All entries are due to the front office by September 11th. Please click here for the official entry form.

Registration is open for the 5th Annual Trot for Theresa 5K!  Register now!

The run/walk will be held on Saturday, September 26th at 8am. Post race party immediately following the race! Stay for the awards, food, music and free kids run! $100 cash prize to the top overall male and female finishers.  

We are also looking for race day volunteers, to help in areas of set-up, traffic control, post race party and more. All are welcome and will receive a free t-shirt! Sign up now to volunteer.  For more information or to register, visit http://trotfortheresa.com 
   
Start your 5K training now -- hope to see you there! 
Eucharistic Minister Training   
 
These free workshops will offer the education and training needed to become a mandated Eucharistic Minister. Both sessions are the same - it is only necessary to attend one. A follow up session will take place in your parish that will include a practicum on the particular practices for distribution of the Eucharist. 

Student Accident Insurance Renewal 2015-16  
 
If you are interested in taking out Student Accident Insurance for the 2015-2016 School Year, all enrollments will be done again on-line.  This year the dual option plans offering a comprehensive or supplemental plan to parents will again be underwritten by Gerber Life Insurance Co.  Parents should go to the website (www.k12specialmarkets.com) where they can obtain full details on coverage, benefits and premiums, and enroll their children directly using a credit or debit card.  Parents also have the option of printing out an enrollment form and sending it in with a check or money order.  Claim forms will also be available from the website.  There will not be any paper enrollment envelopes available from the insurance offices of Zevitz, Redfield & Associates, Inc. 
 

Parish Virtus Training  
 
We have a Parish Virtus training session scheduled here at St. Theresa on Saturday, September 12th at 9 am until noon.
The training will take place in the Bernadine room of the Pauline Center.
Volunteers will need to pre register by contacting Marie Paul at   [email protected] or 
847-358-7760 ext. 119
.
Upcoming Events  

Saturday, September 12 
Virtus Training at STS  

Mo
nday, September 14
Schoola Clothing Drive! 
Band Parent Sign Up 7pm

Tuesday, September 15
Schoola Clothing Drive! 
Grandparents Day!   Mass at 8 am
Vision & Hearing Screening

Wednesday, September 16
Schoola Clothing Drive! 
Special Lunch - Dominos Pizza!
Confirmation Parent Meeting 7 pm

Thursday, September 17
Schoola Clothing Drive! 

Friday, September 18
Schoola Clothing Drive! 
Change for Change for CureSearch!
PS-2nd Grade Parents Night Out 7 pm

Tuesday, September 22
All School Mass 8 am
Cub Scout Ice Cream Social 6:30 pm

Friday, October 23
Picture Retakes - 8am

School Start Times


For K (All Day) - 8th
7:20 AM 1st bell / drop off begins
7:35 AM 2nd bell
7:40 AM Tardy bell

Monday through Thursday 2:20 PM Dismissal

Friday 1:30 PM Dismissal

K (Half Day Friends)
7:20 AM 1st bell / drop off begins
7:35 AM 2nd bell
7:40 AM Tardy bell

11:15 AM Dismissal

Pre-School
8 AM Start
11 AM Dismiss Half Day Friends
2 PM Dismiss All Day Friends
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If you take pictures at school activities throughout the year, please send them to  [email protected]. Content needed by 9am Monday for inclusion in the following weekend's bulletin.

If you have content for the STS website, please send to   [email protected].
Important Links and Contacts


Links:
St. Theresa School Website
St. Theresa Parish Website 

St. Theresa Parish Bulletins

Office for the Protection of Children and Youth 

Hot-Lunch-Online-Orders  

Manna Order Form 



EMail Addresses:

Fr. Tim, Pastor
[email protected] 

 

Miss Keenley, Principal
[email protected]

Mrs. Zielinski, Admin. Assistant/Tuition Manager
[email protected] 

  
Terri Kolbus, Admissions Director

Parents Association


Phone Numbers: 

School      847-359-1820
Absence   847-359-1820 x299
Nurse      847-359-1820 x212 

 

A Nice Long Weekend! 

Have you ever noticed that when you have a Monday off, the week actually feels longer???  That's ok, though...I'll still take the day off!

I am so proud of the leadership we are benefiting from by our 8th graders this year.  They have been excellent role models in church, in the hallways, and even during fire drills!   This year we
 are experimenting with a 1:1 iPad program with them.  They will have the opportunity to learn from their iPads the same way the high schoolers do at St. Viator and at Palatine & Fremd.  They have spent the first weeks of school setting up their iPads and learning Notability and the other apps they will rely on.  They are positively chomping at the bit to have the iPads in their possession all day.  In addition to their school work, they are also working on a news video we will show each week here at school as well as a very cool take on the video for the Green & Gold in April.  They are surviving being locked out of games and messaging, proving Mrs. Nicholas' point that to date, no one has perished from lack of social media!  I look forward to sharing their progress with you in the upcoming weeks.

PowerSchool is now open for grades 6-8.  Parents and students should have received their logins and pass codes on Tuesday - please let your child's homeroom teacher know if you did not receive yours or if you are having issues accessing PowerSchool.

The sports teams are in full swing and we enjoyed our first "Pack the Gym" night with the girls volleyball teams on Wednesday.

Next Tuesday is Grandparents Day at STS!  The day will start with Mass at 8 am - student should s
it with their grandparents in the student pews so we can pray together as a big multigenerational family. We will all come back to school for refreshments and a visit to the children's classroom(s).   There is still time to send me pictures of your child with his/her grandparents - please email them to to: [email protected]

Next Friday is our first Change for Change 
of the year!  Students may bring change they have earned at home to donate to this month's charity, CureSearch.  CureSearch for Children's Cancer's mission is "to end children's cancer by driving targeted and innovative research with measurable results in an accelerated time frame."   Our contribution to this organization will help facilitate this research and hopefully lead to a healthy and productive life for a little one.  Students may dress down on Change for Change days as a symbol of their support for this charity.  Please be sure to check the guidelines for dress down days in the handbook.  As a quick summary - your dignity demands modesty, no athletic shorts, pants,  spandex, or yoga pants, and yes, you can wear gym shoes!
 

The Holy Father arrives here in the US in only 12 days!  What a great blessing this is for our Nation.  I encourage you to pray daily for the success of his visit - that he is safe and healthy and that all of us - from our leaders to our young children - are able to hear what he is telling us which will only bring us to greater happiness.  

Thank you for your excellent cooperation with
 the pick up and drop off procedures.  My fellow principals cannot believe it when I tell them how cooperative you are and how concerned you are for all the kids safety!  Just one quick reminder - please ask your child to exit on the curb side.  The children should be able to unbuckle and hop out.  If you get stuck, please wave to me or to the teacher on door duty and we will come and help your child out.  
Thank you as well for calling in any changes to your child's schedule before 11:30 a.m.  It helps us out tremendously when we know before lunch! 

Are ready to clean out those summer clothes?  Consider donating them to Schoola!
  You get to donate your clothes and the school makes a small profit off of your donation.   Labels are available from Mrs. Soby in the school office - please drop off your donations starting on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Keenley 
 
Sports Scene

Girls Volleyball Volleyball Pack the Gym Night
Wednesday, September 9th
5th Grade vs. Queen of the Rosary 5:00pm
7th Grade vs. St. Hubert 6:00pm
6th Grade vs. St. Thomas 7:00pm
8th Grade vs. St. Thomas 8:00pm

The 7th Grade Girls Volleyball pleased our Pack the Gym audience with an impressive opening match against St. Hubert's on Wednesday night. The Lady Trojans won in decisive fashion.


 
Labels for Education
 
Please join us in this easy opportunity to earn money for our school and programs! Simply locate the BoxTops or Labels for Education coupons available hundreds of items and clip the coupon to send in with your St. Theresa student. Labels earn a credit for educational supplies and Boxtops are worth 10 cents each. Watch for our classroom contest in October and regular updates in the parent newsletter.
Family Corner
 
Please remember in your prayers:
 
Gavin and Amanda Miller's cousin Baby Hailey.   
 
Kylene & Bridget Flood's Aunt Julie who is undergoing cancer treatment for merkel cell cancer.
 
Please pray for the families of STS, particularly those who have personal struggles they are experiencing and those who are going through trying times.
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