We Are St. Ann School
October Principal's Newsletter By: Mrs. Bonnie Hall
Congratulations to Cardinal-elect Blase Cupich
We are completing a school project/gift that will be presented to him in November. (I'll snap a picture as soon as it's finished.) In addition, we will join all of our schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago by wearing red on November 18th. We pray for our Cardinal Elect's continued faith journey.
Roughrider News Briefs:
- Student Council will be sponsoring a Halloween Bake Sale on Thursday, October 13th in their SC Headquarters Room - Room 200. "Odd" grades are asked to bake (Grades PK, 1, 3, 5, and 7). Individualized goodies will be sold for 25 cents to $1.
- Parent/Teacher Conference appointment letters will be going home in this Thursday's envelope. Please complete this form and send it back as soon as possible.
- See you at Supper Club on Wednesday, October 19th at Schoop's in Munster. Vouchers will be sent home in the Thursday envelope.
- The next Home and School Association Meeting will be on Monday, October 17th at 7 p.m. in the Extended Day Room (Door C3). Please join us.
- Please pray for our 8th graders as they attend their Confirmation Retreat at St. Rita High School on Tuesday, October 18th.
- The First Exclusion Day of the year will be on Thursday, October 20th. Please be sure all your school bills (Tuition, Extended, Hot-Lunch) are "current". Current means no balance is carried forward; everything is paid on time.) Tuition is due on the 15th of every month. Please, do not send your child to school on the 20th unless all payments are current.
- Photo Re-Takes will take place on Tuesday, October 25th. Please have your child bring the set of pictures that you were not pleased with.
- Report Card Day is Wednesday, October 26th.
- There will be a junior high (grades 7&8) dance on Friday, October 28th from 4-7 p.m. Please be sure to come down into the school hall at 7 p.m. prompt to pick-up your child. We thank the junior high teachers for chaperoning this event.
- See you all at the Copper Mugger's Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, October 29th from 7-11 a.m. Costumes, raffles, and a delicious breakfast make it a great day.
- Effective January 1st, credit card payments will only be accepted through SmartTuition. SmartTuition allows families to set up automatic payments, pay online, or call in a payment utilizing a credit card. This will not change. St. Ann School will no longer accept credit card payments directly due to excessive fees we are being charged from the credit card companies.
Dress Down Day Alerts!
Cubbie Blue Day! - Friday, October 14th
Let's all wear "Cubbie Blue" to show our support for The Cubs. Go Cubs Go! (Students may also wear their gym uniform.)
Dress Down in Halloween Colors - $1- October 28th
For a $1 donation, Student Council invites you to wear Halloween Colors (Black, Orange, Purple, Green) on Friday, October 28th. No costumes or masks, please. Remember Monday, October 31st is a day off for students. (Teachers' In-Service Day)
Tuesday, November 8th (Wear Red, White, and Blue Day)
HSA Presents Trunk or Treat
Mark your calendar! Our Home and School Association (HSA) is working on a fun new event for this year. Trunk or Treat will take place on Sunday, October 30th from 2-4 p.m. in the St. Ann parking lot. Stay tuned for more information.
"IT" is Getting CLOSER!
Think Pennies! Pennies! Pennies! A Surprise Is Coming Catholic Schools' Week!
Factoid #1) Each homeroom PK-8 will receive a collection jar.
Factoid #2) Every penny will earn the class a point.
Factoid #3) Non-pennies (nickels, dimes, dollar bills, $20 bills will deduct points from a class' total. Example: third grade has 150 pennies in their jar; second grade tosses a dollar into the third grade jar...100 points would be deducted at the day's counting from that jar. Third grade's total would be then be 50 cents (points). Remember only pennies are points.
Factoid #4) The class with the highest total will win a great prize package!
Factoid #5) Stay tuned!
Roughrider Moments...
Keep Clipping, Please!
Box Tops Challenge
Reminder.... contest ends October 28th!
You will receive an entry into the raffle for every 25 Box Tops you submit. We will be raffling off a $50 Target Gift card.
Please make sure your child's name is on the collection sheet.
Here is the link to download a collection sheet. (We'll also send one home from time to time.) http://www.boxtops4education.com/about/collection-sheets
Purchase participating products, clip the box top, attach to form and send form to school.
School Calendar (Online)
Emergency Closing Information
- http://www.emergencyclosingcenter.com - You can sign up to receive an email from this website shortly after I notify the site of a closure. This is the service that the newscasts utilize to notify the Public of a school closing. When you see the "crawl" at the bottom of a newscast, it came from this website that principals update.
- SchoolMessenger Phone Call - A recorded message is sent to your specified numbers
- Facebook - Like us at Saint Ann Catholic School, Lansing
- Remind - Teachers often will post a closure to their Remind texting accounts
- Please do not call the school to see if school is open; more than likely we are not at school when the decision for an emergency closing is made.
Contact Me...
Email: bonniehall@saintannschool.com
Website: www.saintannschool.com
Location: 3014 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL, United States
Phone: 708-895-1661