We Are Called to Serve
March 19, 2009
PRINCIPAL NOTES: Please try to join us on the Fridays during Lent for the Stations of the Cross beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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. Students should not return to school until they are fever-free for 24 hours.
Friday, March 20th, is not a free day as shown on the magnetic school calendar. School will be in session on this day. Our next day off is not until Holy Thursday, April 9th.
Congratulations to [a raffle winner], on being the winner of the first Derby Raffle $500 Early Bird Drawing. We still have tickets available for the Derby Raffle. You don’t want to miss out on a chance to win big money! Purchase your tickets soon to be sure you’re entered into the 2nd $500 Early Bird Drawing to be held on Friday, April 18th!
Congratulations, also, to [the winner] on winning the school cash raffle. The winning ticket was sold by the [a school] family.
BAND SOLO CONTEST 2009 was held last Saturday, March 14th at St. Louise. Participants will be recognized at the Spring Band Concert. Congratulations to all!
WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE fundraiser ends tomorrow, Friday, March 20th. Please turn in your money and any unopened boxes tomorrow.
CHICAGO SINFONIETTA UPDATE: In an effort to sustain student participation in the Audience Matters program, and to increase the active participation and interaction with the music, the Sinfonietta has incorporated cross-curriculum ties into visual arts and creative writing, promoting cultural literacy. We have been asked to have our students use their language and writing skills to create a story out of their experience with Kodaly's piece, Hary Janos. The Sinfonietta has also asked the teachers to incorporate a visual art component into their curriculum, providing students the opportunity to visually depict their experience of this evocative piece. These activities provide an outlet for active and creative involvement for the students and enhance their experience of classical music.
[Two of our 7th graders'] work has been selected by the Chicago Sinfoinietta to be profiled in the program for this week's performances! Many more creative pieces, both written and visual, will be featured on their website, www.chicagosinfonietta.org . Please check the website for the St. Barbara students' work. We thank all of the students for their meaningful participation and congratulate them on their success!
If you would like free tickets to the Sunday, March 22nd concert at Dominican University in River Forest or the Monday, March 23rd concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, please contact Liz Turek at 708-485-0806 by Friday, March 20th.
CONGRATULATIONS! We would like to congratulate nine of our students on a wonderful performance given of "Les Miserables" at Dominican University! Way to go!! We are so proud of all of you! You were amazing and you are all very talented!
ROCK-N-ROLL IN APRIL! Student Council and F.S.A. will be having a rock-n-roll party to welcome Spring! It will be on Saturday April 4th. There will be food, dancing, and lots of laughs. We cannot wait to see you there!
SIXTH GRADE SCHOOL SUPPLY STORE: The School Supply Store has been a big success! Thank you so much for all of those students that have purchased supplies at our school store. We have already raised $300.00 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Please remember that when your supplies are starting to run low....stop in to "Supplies-R-Us" on Wednesday morning and we would be glad to help you out!
KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION PICTURES: All Kindergarten students will have their graduation pictures taken on Wednesday, April 1st. This is a dress up out-of-uniform day. Individual, as well as cap and gown pictures, will be taken. No payment is due at this time. Sticky pix pictures will be taken following the graduation pictures. If you have any questions, please call Dawn
STICKY PIX PICTURE DAY: Pictures will be taken on Wednesday, April 1st. This is a casual out-of-uniform day. All students will have their picture taken even if you do not plan to order a package. All PS-3 students should be in the Windemere Room by 8:30 a.m. No payment is due at this time. Flyers were sent home this week with more information. If you have any questions, please call Dawn
MARY POPPINS TICKETS AVAILABLE TO ALL GIRLS AND THEIR MOMS! The St. Barbara Girl Scouts have a limited amount of tickets left for the theatre production of Mary Poppins at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The cost of the play is $25 and $7 for the bus, for a total of $32. We will board the bus at 6PM in the Parish Center parking lot and return at approximately 11PM. All girls & their Moms are invited. Reservations will be on a first come, first serve basis, so don't wait until they are all gone, reserve your tickets today! Send your reservation and your money (checks can be made to Girl Scouts) in an envelope marked Mary Poppins; Attn: Marge Smith.