THURSDAY TIDBIT
We Share His Spirit
February 28, 2008
St. Barbara School
Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m.
Parish Center Gym
This meeting is extremely important in determining the tuition rates for the 2008/2009 school year. This will be informative for you in regards to giving you a better understanding of where our school is fiscally and where we plan to be in the future.
We are in the process of creating our budget for the upcoming school year and you are a vital part of this process.
One parent from each family is required to attend this meeting. Attendance will be taken. No children will be allowed.
In the event of extraordinary circumstances and you cannot attend, you must contact Janet Erazmus in advance to make other arrangements.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and attendance.
Father James Murphy Janet Erazmus Janae O'Connell Pastor Principal School Board President
PRINCIPAL NOTES: Beginning Monday, March 3rd and going through Friday, April 11th we will be adding 30 minutes onto our school day in order to make up for the snow days. Therefore, dismissal during this time frame will be at 3:15. Thank you for your cooperation.
PRINCIPAL NOTES (cont.): I look forward to seeing everybody at our Town Hall Meeting next Thursday in the gym. Second grade parents, please remember the First Eucharist Parent Meeting tonight at 7:30 in the Windemere Room.
Please continue taking your children to church each weekend. Also, please join the St. Barbara Parish community for the Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent at 7:30 p.m. in the Church. The Living Stations, to be held on March 14th at 1:30 and 7:30pm in the Church, is especially moving.
I received a letter from Dalia Bagdonas Rocotello, the Regional Services Representative of the Catholic Charities. In it, she was thanking St. Barbara School for so generously sponsoring the food drive that benefits nearly 450 households in the western suburbs.
CHANGE IN GYM DAY: The students who have gym on Mondays will not be having gym on Monday, March 3rd due to the Talent Show. Monday gym classes that week will be on Tuesday, March 4th. Please make a note of it.
SHARING HIS SPIRIT: For the weeks of February 4th through February 15th the following students have Shared God’s Spirit: []
NACHO FRIDAY!!! The students enjoyed Nacho Friday so much that we decided to do it again! The 7th and 8th graders will be selling nachos with cheese to the students during the lunch periods tomorrow. All the profits from this Nacho Day will go towards our field trip!! 7 DAYS LEFT UNTIL OUR FIELD TRIP!! WE ARE SO EXCITED!
DR. SEUSS DAY! The entire school will celebrate the birthday of author Theodore Geisel, the creator of Dr. Seuss, with Silly Hat Day on Wednesday, March 5th. Wear a silly hat to school to honor this wonderful author.
TALENT SHOW: SAVE the Date!!! Friday February 29th, 2008 Everyone has worked so hard and we have a GREAT show for you!!! Come out and see your classmates singing, dancing and much more!!! 7:00 pm (Sharp) in the gym. Participants PLEASE arrive no later than 6:30pm.
APRIL HOT LUNCH: Menus are in today's tidbit and order forms have been sent home with each student. Forms and payment are due back in the office by March 14th.
FOOD ALLERGIES: If your child has a food allergy, and the school has been notified of such, you should receive a five page Allergen guide today. Please call the school office if your child has a food allergy and you did not receive the guide. This would mean that we are unaware of the food allergy. In today’s tidbit is a letter to all parents regarding the use of peanut/nut products in various menu items. Preschool parents will receive an allergen guide just for your own information.
BINGO: The following families signed up or were scheduled to work the March 14th Bingo[]
CUBBIE UPDATE: We have had a GREAT response and with the help of FSA and Student Council we are getting close to having enough money for the 100 cubbies we need for the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders!!!!! Huge THANKS to everyone who has Adopted a Cubbie!!!!! If you have not done so already, please consider adopting a Cubbie! They will benefit students for years to come! These Cubbies are being specially made for our students by [](a school dad).
Legislative Alert from the Respect Life Office: Dear Friends, A very bad piece of legislation has been introduced in Springfield. House Bill 5615 does a lot of terrible things. We must defeat this legislation. Call, write and email your state representative and state senator and ask him or her to vote NO on House Bill 5615. Our message to legislators details the worst of the bill: "House Bill 5615 disallows any regulation of abortion; it provides public funds through Medicaid for abortion; it drives people morally opposed to abortion from the health care industry; and it mandates comprehensive sex education for every child in Illinois' public schools, K-12. HB 5615 is far outside the mainstream. Please vote NO on House Bill 5615." The real intent of this bill seems to be to ensure all abortions remain legal and drive people who disagree from the field of health care. Mandating that children begin sex education at 5 years old seems almost an afterthought. You can find the name and contact information of your state senator and representative on the web site of the Illinois General Assembly - http://www.ilga.gov - or you can call the Catholic Conference of Illinois at 217-528-9200 or 312-368-1066. This information can also be accessed through the CCI website at www.catholicconferenceofillinois.org under Legislative Update; Find Your Legislator. If you need help, call Respect Life Coordinator [] In Christ, Mary-Louise Kurey, Director, Respect Life Office Archdiocese of Chicago
BOX TOPS BOOK CLUB: Coming home today under separate cover is the FINAL Box Tops for Education Book Club order forms. Payment to "Box Tops for Education Book Club" (not St. Barbara's) and order forms are due back to school by Wednesday, March 12th.
MARKET DAY pick up is this Saturday, March 1st, with the 4th grade families helping.
ALUMNI NEWS: Nazareth Academy: A Honors - [] B Honors []