Shining Stars for the Future
September 10, 2009
PRINCIPAL NOTES: Tomorrow morning, before we raise and pledge the flag, we will have a brief prayer service outside to remember the many lives that were lost on the morning of 9-11-01. The students may wear red, white & blue accessories with their uniform tomorrow.
Families who purchased a blue top for their 5th - 8th grade daughter(s) at Schoolbelles that is not banded at the bottom should exchange it at Schoolbelles for a banded one. There will be no charge to you and it doesn't matter if it has already been worn and washed.
Thanks for a successful Orientation Night last Wednesday. Anyone that wasn't able to attend should have received their folder of information. A special thank you goes out to the parents who manned the tables, ran the kitchen and gave a short, but informative talk! We, here at St. Barbara, are lucky to have such a wonderful group of volunteers! Thanks for all you do.
I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to Linda T and Jenny G for all of their time and effort spent on cleaning and reorganizing to perfection the kitchen in the Parish Center and the Windemere Room! Great job ladies!
It's not too late to see Cheryl O, one of our alumni, dancing on the Season Premiere of Oprah's 24th season! The show reruns tonight at 11:05.
Congratulations to Brenda S, another alumni, who through her academic excellence, earned the honor of being the Salutatorian at St. Joseph High School's graduation last May!
Stop by our Parish Center tomorrow and play BINGO! It should be a great time!
I'm pleased to announce that our school received $225.59 from Target. Thanks to all who participate in this program!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who completed the "Read on the Wild Side" program at the Brookfield Library:[See paper/email tidbit]
CONGRATULATIONS to Danny Z for reading 24 hours in the "Be Creative @ Your Library" program and to Andrea C for reading 108 hours in the "Express Yourself @ Your Library" program at the North Riverside Library.
LUNCH NEWS: Fun lunch orders are due tomorrow. Pizza orders and October hot lunch orders will be sent home tomorrow. Please remember to send straws and eating utensils with your child if they are bringing a lunch.
TRIVIA IS BACK! Presented by FSA! Look for fliers on the website or call the school office for one. Oct 23rd is Jr. High Trivia, Oct 24th is Adult Trivia, and Oct 25th is Mighty Kids Trivia (PS-4th). Call Cathy K
BOX TOPS CLASSROOM CONTEST: The first Box Tops collection sheet is enclosed. If you have any questions, please call Liz
MANNA TRP (Tuition Reduction Program) Online Ordering - For those of you placing your gift certificate orders online, please begin using the new ordering website: www.shopwithscrip.com. You create your own login and password. The school code is CE3256282L915. For your convenience, we will be putting a link to this website on the school website. If you have questions regarding ordering, please contact Pat G. Also, if you would like to have your certificates sent home with your child, please complete a waiver form. If we do not have a waiver on file, your order will be held for pick-up in the school office.
Inventory – Cathy K in now in charge of inventory. If you are in need of common gift certificates, contact Cathy on her cell to make arrangements for her to fill your order. The list of the certificates held in inventory is on the school website under Manna. NEW: Cathy will now be selling inventory in front of school on Friday mornings. If you forget to order or did not order enough, this will be another opportunity to purchase certificates. You WILL receive credit for anything you purchase from Cathy.
PLEASE NOTE: Certificates will be sent home this week on Friday instead of Thursday due to the holiday.
VISION & HEARING TESTING: Proviso Township will be conducting vision and hearing screenings on Wednesday, September 16th and Thursday, September 17th. All NEW students will be screened for both vision and hearing along with any teacher referrals for students to be tested. All students in grades preschool, kindergarten, and 2nd will be tested for vision and hearing. Students in 1st and 3rd grade will be tested for hearing only. Students in 5th & 8th grade will be tested for vision only.
CALLING ALL SCRAP-BOOKERS: There are still open spaces for Scrap-a-paluza on September 18th and 19th. For information call Cathy K or see form on the website.
MARKET DAY NEWS: A friendly reminder to place your Market Day orders! Our next sale will be held September 26th. Our volunteers for this month are PRE-SCHOOL and 7TH GRADE families. We ask our volunteers to please arrive at the Parish Center at 9:00 AM on September 26th. We will have coffee, sweets and camaraderie waiting for you!
FOOTSTEPS FOR MARIA: In memory of the mother of St. Barbara Graduates, Sean and Katie W, Friday, September 18th is SUPPORT OUR CAUSE DAY for the "Footsteps For Maria" Team. It would be great if each child could bring a donation of at least 50 cents. Please consider making a Tax Deductible "Family Donation". Our team will be attending the American Lung Association's Lung Walk in Oak Brook on 9/20/09. Everyone is welcome to join. Go to www.FootstepsForMaria.org and click on "Register to Walk" or click one of our names to support our team. Questions? Contact Chris J.
***Also, Friday 9/11 & 9/18 during lunch, we will be selling last year's $100-t-shirts for JUST $5/each! Sizes are Youth M & L and Ad
Thank you for your support!!!