St. Barbara School

MANDATORY MEETING TONIGHT THURSDAY SEPT. 2

Tonight, Sept. 2, 2010 we will have our annual Parent Orientation Night in the Windemere Room, lower level of the school building. Free babysitting will be available in the kindergarten room.

Doors will open at 6:00 pm. for registration and our general meeting will begin at 6:30 pm.

ST. BARBARA SCHOOL

THURSDAY TIDBIT

Journey With Jesus
September 2, 2010

PRINCIPAL NOTES: We welcome returning and new families to another exciting school year!

Please mark your calendars and plan on attending the Opening of the School Year Mass on Tuesday morning, September 14th at 9:00.

Please read the enclosed letter regarding the Catholic New World newspaper.

After school, children should not be playing outside without parent supervision, especially once the cones have been taken down. Also, children should NEVER be playing on or near the rock/grotto on the church lawn or near the flagpole outside the school. This is for the safety of the children.

Today, each student has received a ticket for free admission to the Brookfield Zoo from an anonymous donor. The ticket expires on 1/1/11. If your child will not be using it, please pass it along to someone who will.

Parents, please discuss the uniform policy with your child(ren), especially the fact that nail polish, make-up, bracelets (including Banz) are not allowed to be worn in school. Our teachers are very busy teaching and should not have to spend time on these matters. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Soon we will be having a tornado drill and practicing our school lockdown procedure.

Food donations are accepted year-round for Sr. Margaret's shelter. She can also use toiletries, i.e. hand soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc. Any donations can be brought to the school office.

JOURNEY WITH JESUS: The following students demonstrated good behavior by following in the footsteps of Jesus during the weeks of August 23rd through September 3rd: [see paper/email tidbit]

NEW SPONSORSHIP CHAIRPERSON NEEDED FOR CASINO NIGHTS: Our Casino Nights committee is in need of an able body to take over the SPONSORSHIP CHAIRPERSON position. If you would like to inquire about this, please contact Steffanie W

DECORATIONS CHAIRPERSON FOR CASINO NEEDED Casino Nights is looking for a decorations chairperson. The position would entail you recruiting help to decorate on Friday and doing a balloon reset on Saturday during the day if it is needed. Please talk to Bridget T if you are interested in that position.

CAKE & COFFEE CORRECTION: The cake and coffee was rescheduled for Monday, September 27th, to correspond with the Police Blessing.

FREE & REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATIONS: Please note that you may request an application at any time during the school year if your income level should change. If you have any questions, please call Aida G.

VIRTUS CLASS: There will be a Virtus class Sunday, September 26th at 1:00 in the Parish Center. You must pre-register online at www.virtusonline.com. Remember, you must be Virtus trained in order to volunteer with the students! Seats are limited, so please register early. Contact Diana D with any questions or if you need assistance with the pre-registration process.

MARKET DAY SPECIAL: In September, you can qualify for 2 FREE Chalkboard Storage Bins AND a FREE Apple Pie. Look for your September order guide in today's tidbit or visit marketday.com for more details and to place your order. Remember, Market Day helps defray the cost of books every year.

FAMILY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: The Executive Board members for the 2010-2011 school year are Alicia K, President; Susan D, Secretary; and Linda T, Treasurer.  The Committee Chairs is David D, Cathy K, Publicity; Anne B, Membership; and Janice G, Hospitality.

We are still looking for a Vice President and two / three people for Ways & Means, if you are interested please contact Alicia K.

FSA MEETING: Our first FSA meeting of the school year will be in the teachers' lounge on September 7th at 7pm (changed from Monday, September 13th.)  Everyone is welcome to join us.  A few things on the agenda will be Bingo under the Stars, Halloween Dance and Christmas movie night.  If you have any questions, please call Alicia K

BINGO NEWS: Come on out on Friday, September 10th for some Bingo fun.  The JACKPOT is up to $2100!!!! Doors open at 5pm, games start at 7pm. Buy-ins start at ONLY $20. Chuy M will be in our kitchen cooking some burritos and tacos just for you.  If you have any questions, please contact Alicia K or Anne B.  Hope to see some new smiling faces at Bingo.

SCRAP-A-PALUZA: Are you a scrapbooker and do you love a good mani, pedi or neck massage? Come spend some time with the most creative people from near and far at our semi annual Scrap-a-paluza and (new this year) spa,  October 1st-3rd or combo of days. This is FSA-sponsored and all proceeds go to offset the cost of yearbooks.  Call Cathy K for info and look for a flyer to come in the tidbits next week.

ADULT TRIVIA: October 23rd, doors open at 6p trivia begins at 7p - $10 per person max of 6 per table.  Cash bar and cash prizes!  Winning team receives $300. Flyer to follow in the coming weeks.  For info, call Cathy K.

JUNIOR HIGH TRIVIA: October 22nd, doors open at 6:30 trivia begins at 7p-for ages 5th-8th grade. Teams of 4. Cost is $10 per person.  $100 given to the winning team. Look for registration form or call to register your team, Cathy K.

MIGHTY KIDS TRIVIA: October 23rd, from 1-3p for ages PS-4th grade. Teams of 4 (with at least 2 people from PS-2nd grade). Cost is $5 per person. Prizes given out during the event and a prize is given to the winning team. Look for registration form or call to register your team, Cathy K.

CALLING ALL YEARBOOK HELPERS: Sign up for your pages - please call Cathy K if you have a specific request for a page to complete in the 2010/11 yearbook or let me know you want to help and I can assign you a page. Even if you have never helped before, don't worry because there will be yearbook nights held and instructions available.  Give it a try and be apart of this beautiful memory for your child.

WATCH THE FOOTSTEPS TEAM ON TV: Set your DVR and watch the St. Barbara LungWalk/Run team on Dance Friday on Ch 5 Friday 6:45-7am. If you are interested in joining us on TV tomorrow morning (enough time to still get to school on time) to support Footsteps For Maria, call me. ~Chris J.

ALUMNI NEWS: Dan Brencic, St. Barbara class of 2002, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Community Health. He graduated with Highest Honors and earned the distinction of University Honors (Bronze Tablet), which signifies ranking in the top 3% of the university's graduating class. Dan also received the Roger Morse Outstanding Senior Scholarship from the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health and was named to the Senior 100 Honorary, which recognizes the top 100 undergraduate students for outstanding accomplishments in leadership, academics and campus involvement.

St. Barbara School water bottles are on sale. If interested, you can call or send a note to the school office for a flyer.