SAINT BARBARA SCHOOL

THURSDAY TIDBIT

Surprise Someone With a Random Act of Kindness            March 15, 2007


PRINCIPAL NOTES:
The students may wear green and/or red accessories on Monday, March 19th to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day.

Parents, please be sure to have your child/ren here on Friday mornings in time for 8:00 Mass.

If your child has been diagnosed with a contagious illness such as strep throat, please inform the school office so we can send a note home to the families advising them to watch their child for symptoms. If your child has a fever, they should not be in school.

Please try to join us on the Fridays during Lent for the Stations of the Cross beginning at 7:30 p.m.

TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT:
All claims for Transportation
Reimbursement must be transmitted to the Illinois State Board of Education electronically by the school. If you have already applied and been approved for a Serious Safety Hazard, you still need to file a claim. Please read the enclosed information carefully before coming to school and entering your information.

The school computer will be available on all school days during school hours from Tuesday, March 20th until dismissal on the last day of school (Wednesday, June 6, 2007) in the school office. We suggest that you do this as soon as possible so you do not forget.

Please have your computations completed BEFORE you come to fill out the form. They have raised the cost to 44.5 cents per mile. You can use Map Quest to find the distance from home and school. This is how the Illinois State Board of Education confirms the distance you drive from home to school. To compute mileage reimbursement when driving children to school, multiply the distance between home and school by four, then multiply the product by .445. This is the daily cost. Multiply the daily cost by 176 (the number of school days).

If you live less than 1 1/2 miles from school, you must have an approved safety hazard. Example of a family with 2 students who live 1 mile from school (with an approved safety hazard):

1 mi. (distance from home to school)
x 4 (1 mi. to & from twice daily)
4
x .445 per mile
$ 1.78
x 176 school days
$ 313.28 Total cost of driving your children


LAST CHANCE....JR HIGH TRIVIA NIGHT.... We still need teams, and if we don't have at least 7 teams, we will be canceling Trivia Night. Registration forms are due in on Friday, March 16th. Send them through school to Cathy Kaz. It will be a really great time. Come out and have some fun!

***Save the date*** Everyone is working very hard & the acts are GREAT come out & see the TALENT your classmates have!! MARCH 15th at 6:30pm in the GYM. Admission is FREE.

APRIL HOT LUNCH ORDERS: All forms, along with payment are due on March 21st. Please remember to attach credits for missed lunches to the order. Thanks. Any questions, call Nancy Brown, 387-7334.

MARKET DAY: Market Day pick up is this Saturday, March 17th!!!!! Our helpers will be the 4th graders and their families. Please be at the Parish Center by 9am to start setting up. Thanks!

ANNUAL SCOUTS PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Boy Scout Troop 59, Cub Scout Pack 59 and Venture Crew 1 are holding their Annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 18, 2007 from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. Donation is $4.00 with children 6 and under free. Please come for the all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage, bake sale, fun, and good eating!



REMINDER: NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!