MARDI GRAS IN MAY
May 17th
ATTENTION ALL COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS
Our first meeting will be held:
Sunday, March 16th at 7pm
Prairie Room A in the Parish Center
PRINCIPAL NOTES: Plan on joining the St. Barbara school children and parish community for the Living Stations of the Cross tomorrow, March 14th at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the Church.
Due to the short week next week, we will not be having a tidbit. Please be sure to check your child’s folder for any information coming home next week under separate cover.
Thanks very much for attending the Town Hall meeting last Thursday evening. It was so nice to see everybody’s interest, enthusiasm and support of St. Barbara School. For the few families who were unable to attend, please return tomorrow, the bottom portion of the letter you received on Tuesday.
Our 7th graders together with the 7th grade students from our Religious Education Program spent a day of retreat last Friday with Fr. Tom McCarthy, President of St. Rita High School in preparation for Confirmation.
I want to thank the 8th graders for holding the Easter egg raffle this week to benefit the people of Fr. Mark’s village in Uganda. Fr. Mark was an Associate Priest here at St. Barbara's for a few years. He is presently at St. Ann's Parish in Lansing, IL. We continue to remember him, his family, and the school children of Uganda in our prayers.
The 7th and 8th grade students had a wonderful time on their field trip to Springfield, Illinois. Much was learned and enjoyed by all!
We received a check from Target in the amount of $479.82. Thank you to all who participate in this program.
SHARING HIS SPIRIT: For the weeks of February 18th through February 29th the following students have Shared God’s Spirit: []
REMINDERS: Living Stations are tomorrow at 1:30 and 7:30 in the church The School Board meeting has been changed from March 18th to Tuesday, March 25th. Monday, March 17th, wear green accessories Tuesday, March 18th out-of-uniform for MS Society Wednesday, March 19th wear red accessories
TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT: This reimbursement is available only to parents whose students are in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade.
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 beginning today until dismissal on the last day of school (Friday, June 6, 2008) 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 $0.485 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 .485. 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 who lives 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 .485 per mile
$ 1.94
x 176 school days
$ 341.44 Total cost of driving your children
SCHOOL BOARD NEWS: A big THANK YOU to all who came out to the School Town Hall Meeting. It was a huge success and we received great input and over 30 people volunteered to help in many, many areas.
Help is still needed. Our very important Recruitment Committee only had 1 volunteer. [] We need more help. We have a goal of trying to get 20 new students for next year. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, March 19th at 7:30pm in the Prairie Rooms. []
WIN FREE TUITION....We are having a "superbowl" raffle to raise funds and we are giving away free tuition for next year (1 child rate & the tuition portion only). It is $100 per square and we have about 20 more squares to sell. We are only selling 100 squares. Call the school office for more info. If you purchased a square at the Town Hall Meeting, please remember to send your check to the school office.
MARCH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING: On the school calendar, the March 2008 School Board Meeting was previously scheduled for March 18th because of Easter break. The meeting will not be on March 18th, but will take place on March 25th in Prairie Room A at 7:30pm, on it's regular 4th Tuesday of the month.
PROTECT THE UNBORN: Enclosed are "Jewel Shop & Share Days" coupons. Please use these coupons on the specified days and 5% of your purchases will be donated to the Illinois Right to Life.
ST. BARBARA TRACK & FIELD BEGINS SOON! With warmer weather finally moving in, St. Barbara's track season is set to begin. All students from 5th-8th are welcome to attend our first practice on Tuesday, March 25th at 5:30 at Riverside Brookfield High School’s newly renovated track. Coaches Rich Slehofer, Michelle Handley, and Dan O'Connell are looking for a big turnout for running events ranging from 50 yards to one mile, and track events that include the long jump, high jump and shotput. There is something for everyone! The coaches will be visiting students on the 18th at school. My plan is for a first practice on Tuesday, March 25th (Easter break week) at 5:30 at RB.
HOT LUNCH ORDERS are due tomorrow, Friday, March 14th. No late orders will be accepted.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND FUN to do and not very expensive? BINGO FRIDAY!!!! March 14, 2008, doors open at 5pm and bingo starts at 7pm. Pots are from $100-500 and $15 is the buy in price for your 12 bingo games for the evening. We also have a $100,000 Mr. Big Bucks we run every month. I hope to see you there. I am trying to get a record crowd this month! []
MANNA CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: Sharper Image gift cards are no longer available.
STICKY PIX PICTURE DAY: Pictures will be taken on Friday, April 4th. 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 8:45 am. No payment is due at this time. []
KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION PICTURES: All Kindergarten students will have their graduation pictures taken on Friday, April 4th. 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. []
MARKET DAY NEWS: In the mood for a sweet treat? Market Day has a deal for you! Purchase delicious Market Day cookie dough this month and receive FREE Nestle Milk! See your Market Day flyer for details. Order forms available in the school office and the back of church, as well as in your tidbit twice a month. Orders are due April 2nd and pick-up is April 5th in the Windemere Room.
OUT-OF-UNIFORM: Tuesday is out-of-uniform (dress down) to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. We want to show our support to [our school student] by bringing in our donation of 50 cents or more to support his efforts for this worthy cause! Checks can be made payable to MS.
AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY? We could use a few people to help deliver Casino Nights flyers to a couple of schools during school hours. We will provide the flyers and the details. [] ~Thank You!!!
CASINO NIGHTS FLYERS/CARDS: We have Casino Nights flyers and playing cards in the school office for your distribution. If you would like to have some sent home with your child, please call 708 485-0806 or send a note with the quantity requested through school,