Weekly Update

Dear Families,

It has been a beautiful week, and we are back in the groove of school days. Hopefully by now you have a good routine down and are finding it slightly easier to get up and get moving.

Please make sure that you go into the FACTS Parent Portal to update your emergency information. This is the information I wrote last week:

"In reviewing our plans, it has come to our attention that there are many students that do not have complete records in our student information system. This information is vital for us to have on a day-to-day basis and ESSENTIAL for an emergency situation. Because of this, I have opened update forms in the FACTS family portal. Every family needs to review the information AND update it. All students under "Permission to Treat" are set to "no" because it is a system default. It is extremely important that this get changed to "yes" or we will not have the ability to send a child for emergency care if they need it.

Also in the forms is a new policy and corresponding form given to us from the Diocese regarding Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure of information. Each family also needs to complete this form. The policy is intended to promote a respectful, unified community, consistent with Catholic values and the mission of our school and the Diocese of Rockford. If you have any questions, please reach out and I will do my best to answer them."

If you need help, please contact the school office and we will do our best to help you get through it. These are not things we are able to change on our end of the system.

We still have openings in every grade level in the event you know someone that is looking for a change. Please have them contact Mr. Peyton Glawe at peyton.glawe@aquinschools.org or 815-235-3154.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Heitkamp

The new Snap!Raise fundraiser has been put on hold for now. There were many questions about it, and we want to be confident that we are doing what is best for the school.

If you already created a portal don't worry. It will be inactive (for actually sending any emails/texts) but will remain in the system if we decide to move forward.

JEANS DAY & DRESS UP DAYS

We will once again be doing Jeans Days (casual dress) on the first Wednesday of every month. The cost to participate is $3 for each Wednesday or $15 for the entire year. If your child isn't participating in the Jeans Days, they should be in their uniform on these days. These dates will be marked on the school calendar.

In the past we have done "dress up" days for Mass once a month. Since this was a "high school" tradition, it caused more confusion last year than anything. For this reason, we have eliminated the dress up days as a regular occurrence. You may see a dress up day for spirit week or a special occasion, but it will not be every month.

HEALTH/IMMUNIZATION FORMS

Physicals, Immunization, Dental and Vision forms are due to Mrs. Gaulrapp in the office. It is very important to have a record of immunizations by October 15th and not having them can cause your child to be excluded from school. Please contact Mrs. Gaulrapp if you have any questions.

Attendance: Mrs. Gaulrapp, (x224) karrie.gaulrapp@aquinschools.org

Mrs. Heitkamp (x224) elizabeth.heitkamp@aquinschools.org

School fundraising/alumni/enrollment: Mr. Peyton Glawe, (x 221) peyton.glawe@aquinschools.org

Lunch or extended care questions: Mrs. Gaulrapp, (x224) karrie.gaulrapp@aquinschools.org

General questions: Mrs. Gaulrapp, (x224) karrie.gaulrapp@aquinschools.org or Mr. Peyton Glawe, (x 221) peyton.glawe@aquinschools.org

Classroom concerns: Contact your child's teacher first, then if no resolution, Mrs. Heitkamp (x224) elizabeth.heitkamp@aquinschools.org