Tiger News

Dear Tiger Families,

Rain or Shine or Snow?

This Wednesday, with an unexpected twist, our students embarked on a bus ride to attend Ash Wednesday Mass. Despite the last-minute changes, Fr. Joseph delivered a beautiful homily reminding us to prepare our hearts during this Lenten season for Christ’s coming. Our students did an incredible job staying flexible, ensuring we began this important season in the most meaningful way—at Church!

If you're a parent of our younger grades, you know this week has been full of excitement and joy with Reading Across America Week! It's been wonderful seeing our students fully immersed in the world of reading.

Today, our students are looking forward to a fun-filled day with the St. Patrick Carnival. A huge thank you to Mrs. Dedmon and NJHS for organizing such a delightful day for both students and faculty.

Don’t forget to "spring" your clocks ahead this weekend! And, be sure to remember that Spring Pictures are coming up this Thursday.

Wishing everyone a blessed Lenten season and a wonderful weekend ahead! 🌸📚✨

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

TIGERS TOGETHER FOR ADAM!

Sincerely,

Nicole Green

Principal

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

7th ~ Early Dismissal NO LUNCH/NO EXTENDED CARE

• End of 3rd Quarter
• Dress Code: Students may wear a GREEN top with uniform bottoms

9th ~ Daylight Savings Time

13th ~ Spring Pictures

17th ~ Kick of to Anything But a Run Fundraiser

19th ~ School Board Meeting 6:30pm Parish Center NOTE DATE CHANGE

23rd - Children’s Mass 11am Children Mass Sign up March

26th - 1st Reconciliation 6pm

28th ~ Stations of the Cross 8:30am

April

4th ~ Stations of the Cross 8:15am

• Early Dismissal NO LUNCH/NO EXTENDED CARE
• Anything But a Run Day
• Musical 7 pm

5th ~ Musical 7pm

10th ~ Spring Concert 5:30pm (PreK - 1st) 6:30pm (2nd - 4th)

11th ~ Living Stations 1:30 pm

15th ~ Chrism Mass (Cathedral)

17th - 21st ~ Easter Break

27th ~ Confirmation 11am

Get ready for some friendly competition this Lent!

We’re excited to announce our Penny War during the Fish Fry to raise funds for a great cause. It's simple – each group will compete to see who can collect the most pennies and bills (and sabotage other groups by adding silver coins).

The winning group will earn an Ice Cream Party to celebrate their victory!

Join us at the Fish Fry, start saving those pennies, and let’s make this Lent extra sweet! Your participation helps support St. Teresa School, so join the fun and make every penny count!

Let the Penny War begin!

Meeting Information:

Place: Mrs. Neville's room

Time: 3:00-3:30

Pickup: Back PC parking lot

JSVDP Dates for 2024-2025

Date & Grades

March 11 5th & 7th

April 8 6th & 8th

May 13 5th & 7th

Hope to see you there!

Mrs. Neville and Mrs. Duncan

Meeting Information:

Place: Ms. O'Dell Room

Time: 7:15 am

Tentative Meeting Dates:

• March 20th

• April 3rd

• May 1st

Honoring Excellence in Catholic Education

2024-2025 Academic Year ~ Nominations Due March 18, 2025

What are the Awards and who is eligible?

Four awards to honor individuals at St. Teresa School

that demonstrate excellence in Catholic education. Nominations are requested for the following:

Heart of St. Teresa Awards ~ Academic Excellence and Faith Formation

One Volunteer of the Year Award

One Distinguished Alumni Award

The Tiger Tale Players are collecting gently loved books for a fundraiser during our Spring Musical, The Enchanted Bookshop. We will have a mini bookshop available after the show, where you can take home a new book!

We are accepting donations of children’s books, teen titles, cookbooks, and adult interest books in very good condition. All proceeds will go towards next year’s musical production.

Please drop off your donations in the office for Mrs. Fries. We will be collecting books in the library.

Join us for the Spring Musical on Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th!

Play Practice is every Wednesday and Thursday from 3:05 - 4:05pm.

Please pick up all students in the Parish Center Parking Lot.

Lunch / Recess Volunteers Needed – Must be current on ALL child protection requirements. If any questions, please contact Jackie Tewell at jackie.tewell@stteresatigers.org.

Volunteers especially needed Monday, Thursday, and Friday's! THANK YOU!

March Lunch/Recess Signup

April Lunch/Recess Signup

May Lunch/Recess Signup

We thank everyone for the their willingness to help! Please note, that only parents who have signed up on the Signup Genius attached above will be permitted to help out in the cafeteria.

Are you in a group that is part of St. Teresa School and need something posted on Social Media or are you a parent who took pictures on a field trip or game and would like to share them. Please send all inquiries to our public relation team at social.media@stteresatigers.org.

We love to show all the great things St. Teresa Tigers do at school and in the community!

After all, TIGERS LEAD THE WAY!

Mrs. Robinson is looking for team pictures of sporting events for the yearbook. Please email team pictures to her at lauren.robinson@stteresatigers.org

We are looking for two volunteers to help with the STAA Bingo Night at Tribout's this Thursday, March 6, from 5:45 to around 9:45 p.m.

We also have openings for Bingo nights in May, June, and July.

The funds raised during these events help cover expenses such as referees, coaches, and entry fees for STAA sporting events. Please consider signing up to assist and support our community.

Thank you for supporting the STAA – St. Teresa Athletic Association!

STAA Bingo NIghts:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51110352-staa#/

ARRIVAL:

Doors will open at 7:30am in the front of school.

There will be no before school extended care for the 2024-2025 school year.

Please plan accordingly.

DISMISSAL:

Dismissal Times:
PreK 3 & 4 - 2:50 pm

Kindergarten - 3rd Grade - 2:55 pm

4th - 8th Grade - 3:00 pm

Due to safety reasons, all parents/guardians who are picking up students PreK - 3rd grade must walk up to get their student. We thank you for your understanding and support.

Students who are not picked up by 3:10 pm will be walked down to Extended Care.

Extended Care fees are $13 per day, per child from 3:10pm - 5:30 pm

https://www.stteresatigers.org/uploads/4/1/1/3/41133391/2024-2025_extended_care_handbook.pdf

LUNCH:

School lunches cost $3.80 per lunch with milk costing $0.75.

Students from Kindergarten to 8th grade will have four lunch choices; two rotating choices, a salad, or a sandwich.

PreK will have three lunch choices; two rotating choices, or a sandwich.

Lunches may be paid for through the prepay option of each students FACTS account or by cash/check in the St. Teresa School Office.

Parents/Guardians can deposit money for meals into their FACTS Management Account.

CHROMEBOOKS: 5th - 8th Grade

Please ensure your student is bringing their Chromebook back to school each day charged. Chromebooks that are not charged will be treated as the student is not prepared for class.

Water Bottles:

Students are allowed to have water/water bottles for daily use. Water bottles must be translucent in color. Water bottles should contain water only and should be stored in the student’s locker or in a place at the teachers discretion throughout the day.

Dress Code:

Students are allowed to wear ANY COLOR spirit wear on Fridays. All spirit wear must be in good taste and say St. Teresa School on it.

NON-UNIFORM DAYS

Ensure you are follow the Student/Parent Handbook on non-uniform days.

https://www.stteresatigers.org/uploads/4/1/1/3/41133391/2024-2025_student_parent_handbook.pdf

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

Know of a St. Teresa Alumni to Spotlight email nicole.green@stteresatigers.org

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!

Once a month at 11am Mass at St. Teresa Church, we have our "Children and Youth Mass" where our children/youth serve in the different ministries during Mass (altar server, greeter, usher, readers, gift bearers, choir). Please mark your calendars as the dates and sign ups are below. March 23rd, May 18th

March 23rd

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197666-march

May 18th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197680-may18th

*We meet the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the St. Teresa Parish Center. All ladies of St. Teresa School/Church are welcome to attend!

Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stteresaperpetualhelp

Child Care is available.

Important Dates & Upcoming Events

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

Name: Catholic Diocese of Belleville

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557358381815

https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Faiths-Law-Resource-Guide.pdf