We hope the students enjoyed walking for St. Cletus School on October 18th.  The Sixth Grade would like to thank all the parents, teachers and students who made the event run so smoothly. 

       Special congratulations and thanks go to Mrs. Rotunno's 8th grade class, Ms. Lewandowki's 4th grade class, and Mrs. Barber's 2nd grade class.  These classes have already earned two "Out-of-Uniform Days" for meeting their class goals ($50 per student) for the Walk-a-Thon.  Other classes that are close to meeting their goals include Mrs. Walton's Pre-K class ($20 short), Mrs. McNamara's 6th grade class ($70 short), Mrs. Bentley's Kindergarten class ($70 short), and Mrs. Mahr's Kindergarten class ($110 short). 

       And, it's still not over.  Students have until November 1 to turn in their pledge sheets and donations to qualify for over 35 fabulous raffle prizes!  Every student who meets his/her individual fundraising goal of $50 will earn a raffle ticket and an additional raffle ticket for every additional $25 raised.  Raffle prizes include:

                      Four 200-level tickets to Blackhawks/Oilers game on Nov. 10

                      Kindle Fire

                      Tubus Portable Speaker System

                      Two Lucky Strike bowling parties for 8 bowlers

                      Two Ceramic Art Café ceramic painting parties for 4 painters

                      Tickets for 4 to Chicago Skydeck

                      Certificate for Free Batting Cage rental and Tervis Tumbler

                       water bottle

                      Gift cards to Smashburger, McDonalds, Back Alley Burger, Bon-a-Pit,

                       Lume's Pancake House, Target, AMC, Sports Authority, Best Buy,

                       Disney and more!!

       In addition, the top two individual fundraisers in each grade will have the opportunity to play Uno during lunch with Ms. Hayes and/or Mrs. Hillgoth.  Also, any class with 100% participation will be treated to an ice cream treat, compliments of Ms. Hayes and Mrs. Hillgoth.

       Remember, the grade level that meets the highest percent of its goal wins a pizza party for the entire grade.  The current front-runners are 2nd grade (90%), Kindergarten (87%), 4th Grade (78%), 3rd Grade (73%), and 6th Grade (72%).

       So keep those pledges coming in--the deadline is this Friday, November 1.  Forms can be found on-line at Walk-a-Thon Pledge Forms.

       Raffle winners will be announced on Monday, November 4th.  Thank you for your support!

                                                                             Sixth Grade Fundraising Committee

For we walk by faith, not by sight. 

2 Corinthians 5:7

Welcome Wednesdays

       Please invite your friends and neighbors to stop by and discover the exciting activities happening in our early childhood programs (pre-school and kindergarten). Parents and children may stop by anytime during our Welcome Wednesday events.

       Wed., November 6       8:00-10:00 a.m.

       Thurs., November 7     6:30-7:30 p.m.--early childhood evening event for

                                              prospective students and parents

       We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported and encouraged our students to participate in the speech contest.  We were very proud of them, as they all gave their best effort.        

       There were 8 schools with over 160 students participating. As a school team, we PLACED FIRST again!  We had 9 students out of 32 who placed individually:

          Declamation: Andy Schramka, 4th place

          Dramatic Performance: Pilar Valdes, 1st place; Maddie Walsh, 3rd place

          Original Oratory: Christian Davila, 1st place; Lauren Decker, 3rd place

          Poetry: McKenna Doyle, 2nd place; Kelly Grace, 4th place; Grace Luxem,

                        4th place

          Prose: Katie Hart, 2nd place; Danielle Dahill, 3rd place 

       A BIG THANKS goes to all our parents who served as judges and gave up their Saturday morning: Becky Burens, Jim Doherty, Karen Habercross, Dave Kelly, and Mary Therese Luxem.  All of our students have benefitted from this experience. They couldn't have done it without your help!

       Another BIG THANKS goes to Mary Jo Ramicone, Liz Valdes, and Gina McAndrew, who co-chaired the contest.  These three wonderful volunteers worked tirelessly with the students, helping them fine-tune their speech skills and instill confidence in them to produce these winning results.  Great work! 

       Our goal this year is to collect 50,000 points.  It's easy to help--simply save UPC's and beverage/sauce caps and drop them off at St. Cletus.

       Please send labels in to your child's classroom or the school office. To see a complete list of products and point values, please visit Labels for Education. 

Questions? E-mail Virginia Noga or call (708) 525-5697.

St. Cletus Parish Events--Mark Your Calendars!

1. The Spirito! Singers Ragazze Ensemble will be singing at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 10, along with our very own Parish Children's Choir!

Spirito! Singersis an exceptional choral organization based in the western suburbs with rehearsals in La Grange and Elmhurst. The three ensembles include: Bravura, young women in grades 9-12; Ragazze, girls in grades 5-8; and the Men of Spirito!, men 18 years old and up. The ensembles are directed by Artistic Director, Molly Lindberg. 

Archdiocese of Chicago's Mother-Daughter Tea (10-12-year-old girls and their mothers) 

Nazareth Academy High School

Lions Wrestling Program

       Registration is November 4 & 5 at Lyons Township H.S. Don't miss out on a great sport! For more information and the registration form, go to Lions Wrestling Info./Form.

Lyons Township Soccer Club Winter Academy Program

       Open to all pre-k to fourth grade students, this program takes place Sundays, beginning January 12, for eight weeks, concluding with a funfest tournament on March 2. Developmental program features professional soccer instruction. All training takes place at LTHS north campus, 100 S. Brainard Ave., La Grange. For more information and/or to register, click HERE or e-mail Paul Box, Director of Recreation.

Scoop Deadline:  Monday by 3:00 p.m. to scoop@stcletusparish.com

             School Office:  (708) 352-4820