PRINCIPAL NOTES: Opening of the School Year Mass will be Friday, September 14th at 8:00am in the church. Students should be in their classroom by 7:50am. We will not be attending 8:00 Mass tomorrow, Friday, September 7th. I thank you for your support of Catholic education!

Please read the enclosed letter regarding our school’s Terra Nova test results.

Remember there is no school on Monday, September 10th due to a teacher institute day.

Show your support of St. Barbara School by purchasing a car magnet. See flyer in today’s tidbit for details.

If you have not done so already, please sign and return the bottom portion of the letter in the front pocket of your Parent / Student Handbook.

ATTENTION ALL SCHOOL PARENTS: If you plan on working with the students or being around them in any capacity, i.e. library mom/dad, lunchtime supervisor, field trip chaperone, picture person etc., you must attend a one-time Virtus session. You can log onto www.virtus.org to sign up for a meeting in your area. If you have already completed a Virtus meeting, please send a copy of your certificate (if you have not already done so) to the school office for our files. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Mrs. Carone in the school office, 485-0806.

VISION & HEARING TESTING: Proviso Township will be conducting vision and hearing screenings on Thursday, September 13th and Friday, September 14th. 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.

PIZZA REMINDER: Home Run Inn pizza forms are due on Tuesday, September 11th. No extras will be order so please remember to get you forms in on time. The soda machine is no longer in the Windemere Room so each student must bring their own drink (no glass container). If not ordering pizza, please remember that only a bag lunch is allowed—no fast food should be brought to school.

OCTOBER HOT LUNCH: All lunch forms are due in the office by September 19th. Late orders will not be accepted. Thank you.

FSA NEWS: Attention All Students! Get your favorite pens ready and practice that famous signature! FSA is sponsoring a YEARBOOK SIGNING PARTY after school on Friday, September 21, 2:45-4:00. Bring your yearbook, enjoy an after school snack, and sign your friends yearbooks! A flyer and permission slip will be coming home next week.

MARKET DAY NEWS: A big THANK YOU goes out to our June and July Market Day volunteers who came out to help with our sales. We appreciate your dedication!

Remember that orders are due by September 19th at noon! Be sure to stop by the Market Day table at Parent Orientation tonight and sample some great Market Day food!

MANNA CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: California Pizza Kitchen is once again available in $25 denominations with a 5% discount. As mentioned in last week's tidbit, weekly orders will begin next week on Tuesday, September 11th since we are off on Monday. Orders are due by 9:00 am. Any orders that have already been sent in will be filled next week.

FAMILY SCHOOL COOKBOOKS: There are still cookbooks available for purchase. The book is hard-cover with a stand and contains over 150 recipes. The cost of each book is $15.00, checks payable to St. Barbara FSA. If you would like to purchase one, or more, please send your payment in through the school office in an envelope marked "FSA Cookbooks."

BOX TOPS / LABELS UPDATE: Don't forget to turn in all your Box Tops, Campbell's. Tyson & Milk Caps from the summer collection tonight at Parent Orientation or send them in to school on Friday, September 7th. Make sure to write your family name on the collection sheet(s)/Ziploc bag. Drawing will be at the FSA meeting on Tuesday night.

BINGO NEWS: Thanks to the families who signed up to work the September Bingo.

ADULT COMPUTER COURSES will be held at St. Laurence High School, 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank. Courses being offered are Windows XP/Operating Systems/Internet, Microsoft Excel, Web Page Creation, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Classes will be held once a week for 2 hours for a total of 4 or 5 sessions depending on the course. More information is available in our school office for anyone who may be interested.

LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL: LTHS is inviting students and a parent/guardian to be their guest at many LT activities for which admission would normally be charged. Each student in grades 1st – 8th should have received a Junior Lion Club card today. This will provide an opportunity to see plays, attend musical performances or watch athletic events at LT.