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ST. BARBARA SCHOOL

THURSDAY TIDBIT

Shining Stars for the Future
February 4, 2010

PRINCIPAL NOTES: The students, faculty and staff are looking forward to tomorrow when we have a chance to honor our volunteers at 9:00 Mass followed by a continental breakfast. We hope all our volunteers can attend. Please note, if we inadvertently omitted your name, please forgive us and please join us tomorrow morning.

Many thanks to Ms. Miller, and the students and parents of Grades 7 and 8 for the wonderful Multicultural Fair. It was a huge success! The 7th and 8th graders did a wonderful job of displaying countries from around the world. We learned so much from them and enjoyed celebrating our diversities. Also, thanks to our students in preschool through 6th grade for the projects they worked on for the Multicultural Fair, the 5th graders for their Biomes, and the 6th graders for their owl pellet dissections that we enjoyed on Sunday and Monday.

The first early bird winner for our school raffle will be drawn at BINGO on Friday, February 12th, so don't wait too long to get your raffle tickets!

Only those students returning a completed consent form will receive the free H1N1 vaccine on Monday, February 8th.

Remember to return your survey if you have not already done so. Thank you to the families who already have.

We wish our 7th and 8th graders a safe trip to Springfield next Thursday. I'm sure they will learn many wonderful things!

Please join us next Wednesday, February 10th, at the 9:00 mass for grades 5th through 8th.

Our school will hold a Lenten Food Drive to help out Sr. Margaret's food pantry. Please see the enclosed flier for food donation suggestions. Thank you!

The Terra Nova Tests will begin on March 1st through March 12th for students in grades 2, 3, 5 and 7. Barring any illness, please do not schedule doctor appointments, trips, etc. during this time, as it is very important that the students are in school for testing.

SHINING STARS FOR THE FUTURE: For the weeks of January 18th - January 29th, these students have set a good example to others by demonstrating good behavior and showing respect: [see paper/email tidbit] These students may be out of uniform on Friday, February 12th!

ALUMNI NEWS: Congratulations to Megan L. for making the Dean's List at Illinois State University and to Krystina J. for making the Dean's List at Loyola University. Way to go girls!

Congratulations to the following alumni who made the Honor Roll at Fenwick High School: First Honors: Katie W. Second Honors: Sean W.

VALENTINE'S DAY: We will be out of uniform on Friday, February 12th with red or pink being the theme colors to celebrate St. Valentine's Day. Coloring in the hair is not permitted.

CANDY GRAMS: Order forms for Candy Grams were sent home and are due on Monday, February 8th. Extra forms are available in the school office.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART: A day of heart-pounding fun is on its way! St. Barbara students in grades Kdg. through 8 will be participating in the American Heart Association's Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart event. The American Heart Association's goal is to raise money to help their efforts in fighting heart disease. Our goal is to promote awareness among the students for a healthy body. The activities will be held during regular gym classes on Thursday February 25th. Individual collection envelopes are being sent home today with each child in kindergarten - 8th grade. Donations will be accepted from all school families. There are extra collection envelopes in the school office.

READ TO SUCCEED: The deadline for read to succeed is coming up. Please have your reading logs in by February 19th. You will receive your Great America tickets in May. They will be good from June 14, 2010 through August 8, 2010. If you have any questions, please call Alicia.

SPORTS PICTURE DAY CHANGED: Due to the Spaghetti Dinner on February 6th, the sports picture day has been changed to Saturday, February 27th at 9:00am SHARP! Coaches and teams are expected at the Parish Center by 8:45a.m to begin. Questions, call Cathy K.

8TH GRADE GIRLS: Final 8th grade girls' cap and gown retake day is set for Tuesday, February 16th.

HELP US GET TO SPRINGFIELD: The seventh and eighth graders of St. Barbara School will be sponsoring a bake sale on February 6th and February 7th. The bake sale will be held after all Masses in the Parish Center. Come and enjoy delectable treats at the Seventh and Eighth Grade Bake Sale.

MARKET DAY NEWS: St. Barbara Families, Its time for some FREE food! See enclosed flier for details on how you can win a $25 gift card... not once... but TWICE this month

FSA TRIVIA NEWS: This past weekend we hosted Junior High Trivia on Friday, January 29th. We had 22 teams from 6 different schools come out and play. It all came down to the final jeopardy question (and wagers) which was: What is the largest internal organ in the human body? Our 8th graders were victorious! Our two 8th grade teams knew the correct answer: the liver. Only four teams got it right. As a result, our 8th grade teams placed 1st and 2nd. Kudos to our awesome Science Teacher, Ms. Hewitt!!!! You should be proud; they are listening and learning.

We also had Mighty Kids Trivia which was super fun for the kids. Afterwards, we took the party to Bills Place which generously donated single scoops of ice cream to all our participants! Thanks, Bill, for always being supportive of our school. 

Then for the big event, Adult Trivia, we had 17 teams and that, too, came down to the final jeopardy question.  We told them it was a hard category before most people wagered "all in".  The question was what time is it on the clock in Independence Hall on a $100 bill?  No one got it right. The answer is 4:10. We don't know the significance and can't seem to find it, but the team that won is proud to have bragging rights for a couple of months at least!  We would like to thank the 1st place team for donating their prize money back to the school. 

SO BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.....Our next Adult trivia night is set for Saturday, April 10th.  Doors open at 6p, trivia starts at 7p. Our next JH trivia night is set for Friday, April 16th. Doors open at 6:30p, trivia starts at 7p. For more information or to register a team, call Cathy K.

DID YOU KNOW?? Last Tuesday, February 1st, was our 100th day of school!

TOP ANGELS CONTEST UPDATE: Here are the results so far from the Box Tops contest. KEEP SAVING EVERYONE!

• Preschool: 309
• Kindergarten: 304
• First Grade: 323
• Second Grade: 284
• Third Grade: 268 
• Fourth Grade: 155 
• Fifth Grade: 180
• Sixth Grade: 329 
• Seventh Grade: 173
• Eighth Grade: 243

  The final collection for the contest will be Friday February 26th. Any questions, contact Liz K.

YEARBOOK INFO:
Yearbook volunteers- PLEASE take note that there are only 50 days left until the yearbook pages are due (Friday, March 26th.) I will be outside of school to accept those that morning.
Those of you with sports pages- the team pictures will be back the middle of March. I realize the turn around time for those is short, but please make it happen. Any pages that are of events that are happening after the March 26th deadline, you have been given your deadlines.
Our next yearbook night is set for February 19th from 5-10p. Please plan to come out. You can conquer those pages in 1 day so long as you have the pictures you need. Keep snapping those pictures; I am sure this yearbook will be beautiful. Questions, call Cathy K.

DUNKIN DONUTS COFFEE order forms are in today's tidbit.

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