Tiger News

Dear Tiger Families,

Red Ribbon Week, themed "LIFE IS A MOVIE, FILM DRUG FREE," is officially a wrap! Students had an exciting week walking the red carpet, attending Mass with their Faith Family, posing for a group picture at church, and receiving an important visit from Belleville PD Officer Salah, who spoke about the importance of keeping our bodies healthy.

We’d like to extend a special thank you to Perpetual Help for generously donating pumpkins to every one of our students!

Congratulations to Mrs. Maguire and Mrs. Thouvenot’s class for earning the most TIGER TICKETS for the 1st Quarter! As a reminder, parents and family members can earn Tiger Tickets for their child’s class by volunteering or attending PTO, Perpetual Help, or Men's Club events.

Lastly, don’t forget Parent-Teacher Conferences are happening tonight from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and on Friday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We hope to see you there!

Report cards and IOWA Scores will be sent home with students on Monday ,for families that are unable to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences.

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

At St. Teresa, we believe that every student deserves a nurturing and enriching educational experience. Our Annual Fund plays a vital role in making this possible, providing essential resources that enhance our programs, support our dedicated teachers, and improve our facilities.

By contributing to the Annual Fund, you are directly impacting the lives of our students. Your support helps us provide updated technology, maintain our beautiful campus, and offer extracurricular activities that promote growth and creativity. Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference and shows our students that their community believes in them.

Together, we can ensure that St. Teresa continues to thrive as a place of learning, faith, and friendship. Thank you for considering a gift to the Annual Fund and for your ongoing commitment to our school. Your generosity helps us create a brighter future for all our students!

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

October

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

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

30th~ No Student Mass

31st ~ Halloween Parties 2pm

November

1st ~ All Saints Day Mass 8:30am

6th ~Picture Retake

8th ~ Veteran's Day Assembly 2 pm

11th ~ No School Veteran's Day

12th ~ PTO Meeting 6:30pm Parish Center

School Board Meeting Speaker Request October - December

14th ~ Musical Auditions

15th ~ 2nd Quarter Progress

17th ~ Rite of Enrollment/Children's Mass 11 am

19th ~ School Board Meeting 6:30 pm

22nd ~ Early Dismissal No Lunch/No Extended Care

27th -29th ~ No School Thanksgiving Break

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

Meeting Information:

Place: Mrs. Neville's room

Time: 3:00-3:30

Pickup: Back PC parking lot

JSVDP Dates for 2024-2025

Date & Grades

October 29 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

November 19 6th & 8th

December NO MEETING

January 14 5th & 7th

February 4 6th & 8th

March 11 5th & 7th

April 8 6th & 8th

May 13 5th & 7th

Hope to see you there!

Mrs. Neville and Mrs. Duncan

JSVDP Application

Thank you to the 50+ parents that attended the St. Teresa Athletic Association (STAA). It was a wonderful turn out and your commitment and stewardship to the athletic department and school are greatly appreciated. The STAA will meet quarterly and meetings are open to anyone at St. Teresa's that wishes to attend. Dates for upcoming meetings will be shared with you soon as well as the minutes from the parent meeting. We also want to thank everyone for signing up to work the Thursday night bingos at Tribout's Bingo Hall and to work the concession stand. Only a few slots remain for the basketball season. Volleyball concession stand sign ups will come out in January as soon as those schedules are finalized.

Here are the STAA board members for 2024-2025 school year.

President: Kevin Myers Vice President: Wesley Dedmon

Secretary: Abby Gibson Treasurer: Brent Wilhelm

As promised the links for sign ups are posted below. Also, if you know of any high school students that would be interested in working the scoreboard for basketball or volleyball games please feel free to share the link with them. The scoreboard workers should have an understanding of the rules for basketball and/or volleyball. The scoreboard workers are paid per game.

Thank you again for your support.

STAA

Scoreboard Worker Sign UP: (high school or college students)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51204505-scoreboard

Bingo Nights:

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

Girls Basketball Concession Stand:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51117754-concession#/

Boys Basketball Concession Stands:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51118972-concession#/

The St. Teresa Basketball Store is now open!

If your student needs a new warmup, or you need some new spiritwear gear, now's the time!

https://www.artwearstl.com/st-teresa-tigers-basketball

*Please note, these are not required items for the players.

The store will close on Tuesday, October 29th in order to tally the orders and get them printed as soon as possible.

If you'd like to add a NAME to the back of any of your items, please email:

amanda@artwearstl.com

and she will email you the venmo or paypal info to pay for your names.

Name requests must be submitted after you place your order but before the store closes.

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

We had a great turn out of almost 20 students at our first practice! We will meet again Friday, November 1st from 3:00 - 4:30 in Mrs. Janes’ classroom. Please reach out with any questions to Becky Blandina at 618-315-7618 or beckyblandina@gmail.com.

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.

Please join us for a PTO dining fundraiser on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from 4PM-10PM at Texas Roadhouse in Shiloh! Support St. Teresa Catholic School by dining in or placing a to-go order at the Shiloh location and Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of your total food and/or gift card purchases back to our school! Please drop all receipts in the donation bucket near the host stand to ensure credit! Thank you for supporting St. Teresa Catholic School!

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!

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

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. November 17th, December 8th, January 26th, February 23rd, March 23rd, May 18th

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

“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

*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.

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

Important Dates & Upcoming Events

• Shadow visit dates are now available for 7th and 8th graders. Info & Sign up can be found at: https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm. More future shadow dates are added weekly.

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

Here is the link to the new page:

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

Name: Catholic Diocese of Belleville

Catholic Urban Programs is in need:

CDL Licensed driver needed with passenger endorsement!

Field Trips for our Out of School Time Program as needed

Summer Camp transportation (June & July) Outings for the women & children in our shelter (nights & weekends)

Urgent need for an event on 10/24

We will be recruiting for the Retreat Leader Team as the next step. Below are also important dates. More to come.

Team applications close: October 16

Leader interviews start: October 23

Luker applications go live: 11/18 (early bird registration)

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