Letter from the Principal

Dear St. Teresa Families!

St. Teresa Parent Calendar Reminder
As we move into a busy spring season, we wanted to share a helpful reminder about the St. Teresa School Parent Google Calendar. This calendar is updated regularly and includes most school events, important dates, and a look ahead at upcoming events.

We encourage families to check it periodically to stay connected and informed about what's happening at St. Teresa.

Living Stations Today
Our 8th graders will be presenting the Living Stations today at 1:30 PM at Church. They have worked very hard, and we would love for you to join us for this beautiful and meaningful presentation.

Easter Break Reminder
Next week is a shortened week, with no school April 2nd–6th for Easter Break.

Anything But a… Run Fundraiser
We are off to a great start with our Anything But a… Run Fundraiser! Currently, 28% of our school is registered, with participation already reaching 6 different states—how exciting!

If you haven’t had a chance to register yet, there’s still plenty of time—every student who joins helps make a difference! Please continue encouraging your child to participate and help us reach our goal.

Thank you for your continued support of our students and school!

As always, we thank you for sharing your student with us. We appreciate your trust, support, and partnership. TIGERS LEAD THE WAY!

Sincerely,

Nicole Green

Principal

2026-2027 REGISTRATION

Dear St. Teresa Families,

St. Teresa Catholic School’s administration and staff are already looking ahead and making plans for next school year. In preparation for the start of the 2026-2027 school year, please take time now to complete your students' reenrollment.

To complete our online reenrollment process, you will access our Family Portal through your existing login. If you do not have a login, please follow the Instructions for Creating a Family Portal Login listed below.

To access Family Portal:

Please go to FACTS Family Portal
Type in your username and password. If you have forgotten your username or password, please click on the link provided
Go to left-side Navigation Menu
Click on Apply/Enroll
Click on Enrollment/Reenrollment

Our Enrollment system will open with a link to the enrollment packet for your student(s). The process should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Your information will be saved if you need to quit and come back later. If you have any questions, please contact our office.

Sincerely,

St. Teresa Catholic School
618-235-406

Instructions for Creating a Family Portal Login

Please go to FACTS Family Portal
Select Create New Family Portal Account
Enter your email address as provided in your application to the school.
Click Create Account
You will receive an email from FACTS Customer Support containing a link that will allow you to create your username and password. For security purposes this link will remain active for 6 hours.
Log into Family Portal as instructed above.

2025-2026 SCHOOL EVENTS

Want to stay up-to-date on what is happening at St. Teresa but not sure how.
Check out the St. Teresa School Parent Calendar. Click on the link below to check it out!

St. Teresa Catholic School Google Calendar

March

27th ~ Living Stations of the Cross 1:30pm

April

1st ~ Novena after 8:30 Mass

2nd - 6th ~ Easter Break

8th ~ Novena after 8:30 Mass

10th ~ 4th Quarter Progress Report

10th ~ Anything But a Run End Fundraiser

10th ~ 11:30 Dismissal No Lunch No Extended Care

10th ~ 7pm Musical

11th ~ 7pm Musical

15th ~ Novena after 8:30 Mass

19th ~ Youth Mass 11am St. Teresa Church

26th ~ First Holy Communion 11am St. Teresa Church

May

1st ~11:30 Dismissal No Lunch No Extended Care

1st ~ Field Day

6th ~ May Crowning at Mass

5th - 7th ~ Book Fair

10th ~ Mother's Day

10th ~ Fr. Joseph's Birthday

12th ~ Sports Banquet

14th ~ 8th Grade last day early dismissal 11:30 am

14th ~8th Grade Banquet

15th ~ 8th Grade Graduation

21st ~ PreK Graduation

22nd ~ Last Day of School 11:30 am Dismissal No Extended Care/No Lunch

Summer Camp Update ~ NOT VBS

Due to significant maintenance and improvement projects taking place in the school building this summer, we will be unable to offer our Summer Camp program at St. Teresa this year. While we know this may be disappointing, these updates are necessary to ensure a safe, refreshed, and welcoming environment for our students and staff in the upcoming school year.

We appreciate your understanding and support as we complete this important work. We look forward to welcoming everyone back in the fall with improved facilities for our school community.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Thank you for your continued support of St. Teresa Catholic School.

St. Teresa Athletic Association Trivia Night

Join us for a fun night of trivia on Saturday, March 28th benefiting the St. Teresa Athletic Association!

Details:

$25 per person

Tables of up to 10

4th grade and older

Doors open at 6:15 PM

Trivia begins at 7:00 PM

St. Teresa School Gym

Bring your own food

Concessions and drinks will be available for purchase.

To reserve your table, contact lori.myers@stteresatigers.org

All proceeds will benefit the St. Teresa Athletic Association and will be used to update equipment, purchase uniforms, and cover essential items needed to keep athletics at St. Teresa going strong.

Come out for a great night of fun and support St. Teresa athletics!

Faith Family / Field Day Shirts ORDER BY APRIL 14th if you want a shirt

We have great news! Rapid Expressions has launched an online perpetual order form, allowing families to order shirts anytime throughout the year—whether it’s one, two, or twenty!

No more waiting until May to get your Faith Family Shirt.

These shirts are optional for Field Day and also qualify as Spirit wear for Fridays!

https://www.rapidexpressions.com/stteresa_faith_family/shop/home

JSVDP CLUB

Hey Grades 5 - 8! Want to spend some time after school every other month working on service projects? If you answered, "Yes!" then JSVDP is the club for you. Click the link below for application and deets!

All meeting will meet:

Place: Mrs. Neville's room

Time: 3:00-3:30

Pickup: Back PC parking lot

Grades Date

April 14 ~ 6th & 8th

May 5 ~ 5th & 7th

Hope to see you there!

JSVDP Club information Sheet

LUNCH/RECESS VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

We’d love your help during lunch and recess!

Volunteers make a big difference in our day, and we’re so grateful for your time and support. Just a friendly reminder — all volunteers must be up to date with child protection requirements.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Jackie Tewell at jackie.tewell@stteresatigers.org.

Extra hands are especially appreciated on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

Thank you for being such an important part of our school community!

April Lunch Recess Sign Up Link

May Lunch Recess Sign Up Link

We truly appreciate everyone’s willingness to help!

Just a quick reminder — only parents who have signed up using the Signup Genius link above will be able to assist in the cafeteria.

Thanks so much for understanding and for your continued support!

Joey Kaemmerer (St. Teresa Class of 2019) continues to practice and share his Catholic faith as a member of FOCUS/Cougar Catholic at SIU-Edwardsville. With the coordination of the organization Christ in the City, Joey and 24 FOCUS/Cougar Catholic members spent spring break 2026 in Denver, Colorado ministering to the homeless and less fortunate. During the week they walked the streets distributing food, water and toiletry kits. They also greeted those living on the streets to learn their names and to talk to them and share the Gospel. The students on the mission also worked in groups sharing the cooking and other chores at the Christ In The City headquarters, which was their home for the week.

Joey is also a FOCUS disciple and has recently started leading a Bible study group for college students.

Once a month at the 11:00 AM Mass at St. Teresa Church, we celebrate our Children and Youth Mass.

During this special liturgy, the young members of our parish are invited to take part in the ministries of the Mass—serving as greeters, ushers, readers, and gift bearers.

Our next Children and Youth Mass will be held on April 19th at 11:00 AM. We encourage all families to mark their calendars and join us for this joyful celebration.

If your child would like to participate, please use the sign-up links below to select a ministry role.

We look forward to seeing our youth involved and growing in faith!

April 19th - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-61514991-april

Volunteer Information for Ministries at Church

Dear St. Teresa Families,

We are greatly in need of volunteers for our parish ministries! Your time and talents are just as valuable as treasure, and we would love for you to share them with our community.

Please take a few moments to complete the Volunteer Information for Ministries Form attached to this email. This form helps us connect your interests and availability with the many wonderful opportunities to serve here at St. Teresa.

https://forms.gle/VEgieWgtkjnokUVU7

Thank you for your continued support and for helping make our parish such a vibrant and faith-filled community!

Blessings,

Sandy Jouglard

St. Teresa Parish

St. Teresa PTO

Contact us:

PTO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StTeresaPTO

Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org

St. Teresa PTO meets the SECOND Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the Parish Center.

Everyone is welcome!

Dinner Auction Committee:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAA82BA1FFC34-57854245-dinner

Teacher Appreciation Committee:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAA82BA1FFC34-57854286-teacher

Tiger Skate Committee:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAA82BA1FFC34-57854317-tiger

Trunk or Treat Committee:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAA82BA1FFC34-57854332-trunk

Althoff Catholic High School

Important Dates & Upcoming Events

Crusader Shadow Visit :https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm
Application for Admission: https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/apply.cfm

Althoff Catholic Summer Camps

Althoff offers a variety of athletic and enrichment summer camps that provide students with opportunities to build skills, make new friends, and experience the Althoff campus community. For more information and camp registration details, please visit:

https://www.althoffcatholic.org/about/summercamps.cfm

7th Grade Practice Placement Test

Current 7th-grade students are also invited to participate in Althoff’s Practice Placement Test. This is a helpful opportunity for students to become familiar with the high school placement testing process as they prepare for 8th grade. Additional information and registration details can be found here:

https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm

Upcoming events, more information at https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm

Camp Ondessonk

In addition to the green brochures that were sent home, check out this informational video . Any guardians looking for more information check out Camp Ondessonk's website ondessonk.com or call the camp office at 618-695-2489. The answers to most questions can be found on the Parent Resources page. Families in need of financial assistance to attend camp this summer can learn more on the Scholarships page.

Thank you for your continued support of Camp Ondessonk and our mission to provide exceptional outdoor and spiritual adventures empowering kids of all ages. We hope to see you soon!