Tiger News

News & Information for Tiger Families

August 22, 2024

Letter from the Principal

Tiger Families,

We had a great week here at St. Teresa School! To kick off the week, students gathered in the gym on Monday morning to pray for the school year. When we pray together we are stronger together!

This Saturday is the Parish Picnic. Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer, we truly could not be successful without you! If you forgot to sign up or are looking for ways to help, we still have a few spots open. Check out the links below to get involved!

Sandwich Stand - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044EA9A628AAFE3-50400696-2024#/

Kids Area - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4DAFAB2BAAF85-50476041-parish

Tomorrow, August 23rd is a Teacher Institute Day. School will not be in session for students, however, set up for the Parish Picnic will begin at 8:15am. Those helping to set up please park at St. Teresa Church or the parish center.

Please ensure you are turning in all the necessary student paperwork to the office. All forms need to be turned in ASAP. If you are turning in a medication form, this is a friendly reminder that a doctor must sign it, to include over the counter items.

Planning on volunteering or going on a field trip this year, that's great, we love our volunteers. Ensure you meet the October 4th deadline to turn in all volunteer applications for the 2024-2025 school year.

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

PARISH PICNIC

St. Teresa Parish Picnic is SATURDAY! In order to prepare for the church picnic, we ask that parents consider bringing their child to the school office entry area around 8:15am on August 23rd to help set up. Kevin or Ginny Bouse (618-410-1047/618-973-4378) will be at St. Teresa School to supervise and guide students on tasks that need to be completed. Students are normally finished around 11:15am and go to Cutters for lunch. Please remind your children that working at the CHURCH PICNIC is a GREAT WAY TO GET VOLUNTEER HOURS. Any parents who would like to stay and help set up, it would be greatly appreciated. Please reach out to Kevin or Ginny Bouse for needed shifts. Teardown is Sunday, August 25th at 8am and usually takes less than 3 hours.

HEAD COUNT IS NEEDED TO ORDER FOOD IN ADVANCE

2024-2025 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

August

23rd ~ NO SCHOOL - Teacher Institute Day

24th ~ Parish Picnic

September

2nd ~ Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

5th ~ 8th Grade Parent Meeting 6:30pm (Cafeteria)

11th ~ Grandparents Mass 8:30am

11th ~ Early Dismissal 11:30am No Lunch Served

13th ~ 1st Quarter Progress Reports

23rd ~ Beginning of IOWA Testing

25th ~ See You At The Pole 7:30am

27th ~ Fall Picture Day

October

3rd ~ End of IOWA Testing

4th ~ Early Dismissal 11:30am No Lunch Served

14th ~ No School

15th - 16th ~ Walk for the Poor

18th ~ End of 1st Quarter

20th ~ Children's Mass 11am

24th ~ Pumpkin Patch

24th ~ Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00 - 8:00pm

25th ~ No School/Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00am - 12pm

31st ~ Halloween Parties 2pm

LUNCH/RECESS VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

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!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAA82BA1FFC34-50545142-lunch

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.

Jr. St. Vincent DePaul

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!

Meetings

Grades Date

5th and 7th September 17

6th and 8th October 29

5th and 7th November 19

6th and 8th December 10

5th and 7th January 14

6th and 8th February 4

5th and 7th March 11

6th and 8th April 8

5th and 7th May 13

Hope to see you there!

Mrs. Neville and Mrs. Duncan

JSVDP Application

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Sign up to help maintain our school grounds! CLICK HERE

TIGER REMINDERS

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

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION DUE BY OCTOBER 4th

All volunteers must complete the forms and training listed below by October 4th in order to be allowed to volunteer in classrooms, class parties, field trips, etc. for the 2024-2025 School Year!

Complete the proper forms and Child Protection Training. These forms and training are as follows:

Application for volunteer service
Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) form
Initial Child Protection Training or Refresher
Background check for those who have resided in Illinois less than 5 years.

Child Protection Link

Application for Volunteer Service

If your child has a field trip before Oct. 4th all forms must be completed and turned in three weeks before the field trip.

We are excited to announce that the CANTS process has moved to an electronic format. Now when you need a CANTS check or need to update the CANTS check, I will initiate a link via the DCFS portal that will be delivered to your email address. This will come from the email address Dcfs.CFS689BackgroundCheck@illinois.gov. Instructions will be included in the email so that you can verify your information and authorize the request. If you see anything incorrect with what I have included, please let me know before you proceed with the authorization, so that I can correct the information and resend you the link.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Jackie

Chromebook Technology Policy Handbook

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING DONORS WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

Do you have something to share?

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!

Children Mass Dates and Signup

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. August 11th, September 15th, October 20th, November 17th, December 8th, January 26th, February 23rd, March 23rd, May 18th

August 11th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197448-august

September 15th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197582-september

October 20th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197592-october

November 17th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197605-november

December 8th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197606-december

January 26th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197623-january

February 23rd

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197637-february

March 23rd

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

May 18th

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

St. Teresa PTO Happenings!

“Important Upcoming Dates:”

Contact us:

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

Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org

BoxTops for Education – Did you know our school has earned over $23,000 from BoxTops?!?!

Whether you're ordering groceries for delivery or pickup–or if you requested an email receipt at checkout–you can still submit any digital receipt containing participating products and earn Box Tops for your school.

https://youtu.be/ZfUGb_3JzZg

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

Contact us:

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

Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org