Dear St. Giles Families,
WOW! What a wonderful past week we’ve had with all of our Lions’ hard work, 2 days of beautiful weather and HUGE success of our Lion’s Leap. All of our families truly came together and made this event one of the best we have ever had. From our littlest Lions circling the parking lot to the cheers of their families and friends…to our K-5 students running the streets and showing their Lion pride to our community…to our middle schoolers taking on the many challenges of our annual obstacle course with joy and determination…I could not be more proud of the students of St. Giles School!
WE ARE SO CLOSE TO OUR GOAL! We are inches from our goal of $90,000 with 99% of our students registered and receiving pledges and donations for Lion's Leap this year – and there's still time to make that 100%! Mybooster.com will be open through October 6th for any additional donations. Please check if your employer will match your donation; contact Michele Bibbey with any questions. And remember to keep an eye out for classroom-specific rewards that keep coming for our amazing Lions!
Because we are so close, let’s have one more fundraising challenge! Before we tally our prize winners, any Lion who earns additional pledges this week will receive an out of uniform pass for Friday, October 6th. Let’s try to get to 100% pledge participation and hit our goal to Pie the Principal! Top earning homerooms and individuals will be announced Friday, October 6th – any new donations received by October 5th will be included in the count. Let’s see what we can do this week, Lions! We will share plenty of photos in next week's newsletter.
Perhaps most importantly, I want to say thank you to everyone who made Lion's Leap possible. First, THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS! As I’ve said, this week could not have happened without our parent volunteers, who passed out prizes, served water and fruit, lined the course for safety and support and ran games and led teams through our middle school obstacle course. To every parent, grandparent and friend who made time in their week to be here for our school, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. And I give a special shout out to the following parents who took on specific leadership roles this week:
Rob Sabatino, Development Chair
Carolyn Burke, 6-8 Obstacle Course Chair
Jen Schurer, PreK-5 Fun Run Chair
Jenny Estrella, Prize Patrol Chair
Becky Mongiat, PTO Wellness Chair
Sarah Yaffe, Marketing & Communications Chair
Finally, a quick thank you to our teachers and staff for rallying our Lions, creating challenges, communicating efforts to families and making the experience fun for their students. Thank you to Heather Kroll for her behind-the-scenes work and to Michele Bibbey for overseeing the event! I am so blessed to work with such dedicated colleagues who give of their talents every day for the students of St. Giles. As always, our successes are team efforts – and I’m so grateful to be part of this team!
Have a wonderful week.
Meg
Reminder
Student Medication
Students are not allowed to carry any medication in their backpack or keep it in their desk or coatroom. If a child is to administer medication to him/herself, a Medical Authorization form must be filled out by the referring physician and a Parent/Permission and Authorization form must be submitted by the parent/guardian to the School Office. The office staff will keep the medication in a locked cabinet until the designated time. In cases of anaphylactic shock, staff are authorized to administer an epi-pen or in other situations, a specified medication as directed by the child’s medical plan. Please get in touch with the office with any questions or if you need to submit an authorization form.
Pack the Park Update
The Soccer Pack the Park event date has been changed from Tuesday, Oct 3 to Wednesday, Oct 11. It will be at Lindberg Park, 1150 N. Marion (not Taylor Park as originally scheduled). 5th grade vs. 6th grade at 4:45 pm and 7th grade vs. 8th grade at 5:45 pm. We hope you can make it to cheer on our student-athletes!
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St. Giles Band Update
St. Giles Band is working on revamping the program and moving from after school to during the school day to meet the needs of more of our Lions interested in Band. Mr. Gloppen will offer weekly lessons and group band practice during the school day. Lessons will be 30 minutes and students will be responsible for making up any work missed in their classes. The time for lessons will vary each week so that students do not miss the same class each time. Mr. Gloppen will speak to 4th-8th grade classrooms during PE classes the week of October 2nd and 10th, where he will introduce instruments and provide more information to our Lions. Costs and specific details are still being ironed out and additional information will be shared as soon as they are finalized. We anticipate the start date will be Trimester 2.
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New Teacher Spotlight
Mr. David Baker, 6th Grade Homeroom & Religion, 6th-7th Grade Math
BS Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, BA Television, Columbia College
Favorite Book/Movie: Impossible to answer, but I love international movies (French, Iranian and Romanian especially)
Favorite Vacation Spot: Again impossible! I love seeing new countries. Georgia and Armenia are really memorable
Fun Fact: I've visited more than 30 countries and have very fond memories of each one.
I love to travel and experience new cultures, history and food. I have a passion for many types of music and have once played in a guitar ensemble with 20 other talented musicians. When not reading or catching up with friends, I am usually volunteering my time in Oak Park on an advisory commission and non-profit board.
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Hello Lion Families - Happy October!
**IMPORTANT CALENDAR CHANGE FOR PACK THE PARK**
Due to scheduling conflicts, it was necessary to reschedule this annual event. The soccer games for Pack the Park will now take place:
Wednesday, October 11th at Lindberg Park:
5 v 6 @ 4:45 pm & 7 v 8 @ 5:45 pm.
We are looking for volunteers to bring goodies for our student-athletes and to assist in providing our Lions with a memorable experience! Please consider signing up to contribute to this exciting event: Pack the Park Signup
The Cross Country and Soccer teams continue to proudly represent our school! The Cross Country team raced in their final meet of the season this weekend! Congratulations to all the Lions who participated in the League Championships at Lewis University! Awesome job to all our runners who came out for the team this year - We are proud of your dedication and sportsmanship. Ms. Jones and the Cross Country team are already looking forward to next season … and hope more runners will come out and join them next year!
The Soccer teams continue their roll through the Classic and Forest Park Leagues! Our student-athletes continue to play team soccer, at a high level. We are very proud of their accomplishments. Home games are played at Field and Taylor Parks - Come on out and support our Lions!
Schedules and Calendar can be found on the Athletic website: TeamSideline
Girls Basketball Registration is NOW OPEN! We are still in need of a couple of Coaches to work with the Girls teams - Please contact me if you are interested!
Stay tuned for Boys Basketball Registration, which begins on October 2nd!
Extra Points:
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Please consider becoming a member of the Athletic Advisory Committee (AAC). Contact Sean Clancy or Kristen Reale for more information.
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If you have not signed up to receive text alerts from the Athletic Program, please do so here: Notifications Sign-up
- The St. Giles Athletic Program always welcomes your feedback! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
** ALL student-athletes require a sports physical in order to participate in athletics this year - Please submit completed physicals to: medicalrecords@stgilesschool.org
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL ON FILE MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE OR GAMES. Thank You for Your Understanding in helping us comply with the IHSA mandate! More information about Physicals can be found on the Athletic website: TeamSideline
Thank you and Go Lions!
Sean Clancy
The Week Ahead in Athletics
Soccer
Mon. 10/02 4:00 pm Taylor Park Giles 5 v Vincents JV
Tues. 10/03 4:15 pm Field Park Giles 5 v DP JV
Wed. 10/04 4:00 pm Taylor Park Giles 7 v DP VAR
Thurs. 10/05 4:30 pm Barrie Park Giles 7 @ Asc. 8
Thurs. 10/05 6:30 pm Veterans Field, FP Giles 5 v Asc. 5
Sat. 10/07 8:00 am Veterans Field FP Giles 7 v Giles 8
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TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Hello, Future! From the minute a student walks through the door at Trinity she will be on a path to her future. She will plan, discover, collaborate, and develop confidence to become the best version of herself! Join us for Trinity's Open House and see how, after four years, a student will confidently be able to say, Hello, Future!
Tuesday, October 3 ~ 6:30 PM
Sunday, October 15 ~ Noon
Click the image below to register!
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SHADOW AT TRINITY THIS FALL
Trinity invites interested Future Blazers to shadow and discover the Trinity High School experience. Students will be paired with a Trinity Ambassador with similar interests, both academic and co-curricular. Shadows will visit a variety of classes, tour the school, and enjoy lunch with the Blazers.
Don't miss the special 8th-Grade Shadow day on Monday, October 9!
Click on the image below to register.
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Fenwick High School News
Future Friar Shadow Days
Get the Fenwick Friar experience by signing up to be a Friar for a day. Future Friar Shadow Days are open to current 8th graders during Fall of 2023! Click on the image below for details and registration information.
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St. Patrick High School News
Shadow Days are now available! Click on the graphic below to register for an upcoming shadow day and be sure to check out our Open House!
St. Pat's has an all-new Career and Technical Education department in which our young men can discover pathways for engineering, manufacturing, technology, trades, civil service, business development, arts and communication. This complements our college prep and advancement placement programs as well. We believe that every young man is a unique learner and we want to prepare them for whatever they feel is their next step post high school.
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DePaul Prep High School News
DePaul Prep Open Houses
DePaul College Prep will host two open houses for prospective 6th-8th graders this upcoming fall on October 12 from 6-8 PM and November 5 from 12-2 PM.
The form to Register for our open houses is open on our website. Link below!
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Willows Academy News
6th, 7th and 8th grade girls and their families are invited to our Open House Sunday, October 15th. Please click on the image below for additional information.
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Volunteers Needed! Can you spare an hour or two and help set up for the St. Giles Rummage Sale? Please get in touch with Carol Rossi at 773-237-5804 or cg12345b@yahoo.com or Marlene Panebianco at 708-431-8115 or Marlene117@att.net for location details and additional information.
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