Wednesday, September 25, 2024

From the Principal

The Lord upholds my life.

Psalm 54

Hello Everyone!

SAVE THE DATES - Please mark your calendar:

FSA Mom's Night Out Paint & Sip with Mrs. Erickson - Save the Date

FSA Trunk or Treat - hard copy coming home today

FSA Trunk or Treat Hot Dog Meal Order Form - hard copy coming home today

St. Emily Parish Dinner Dance Committee Meeting Invitation - hard copy coming home today

FSA Lou Malnati's Frozen Pizza Certificate Fundraiser - deadline of 10/4

WINTER SPORTS registration at St. Emily is open!:

3rd-8th boys basketball - registration due 10/18 - practices may begin 10/8

3rd-5th girls basketball - registration due 10/18 - practices may begin 10/8

5th-8th girls cheer/poms - registration due 10/18

6th-8th girls basketball - registration due 11/11

Please view this FAQ if you have questions regarding the 2024-25 basketball season. If you are interested in volunteering as a coach, you will register yourself as a volunteer on the registration page. If we can not secure a volunteer head coach for a sport/team, we will not be able to offer that team for our student-athletes.

HOT LUNCH PROGRAM:

Got Lunch? Get started here!

• Registration page
• Lunch at a Glance

EXTENDED CARE:

**NOTE: Forms are due by 3:00 p.m. on Friday or the $20 late fee will apply.**

Registration

Wk 6 (9/23 -9/27)

Wk 7 (9/30-10/4) - DUE THURSDAY, 9/26

Wk 8 (10/7-10/11)

LUNCH VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED DAILY to monitor the K-8 students during lunch and recess at the following times: Kindergarten-3rd grade 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 4th-8th grade 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. If you would like to help at either or both, please sign up on this link. If you want to volunteer in any capacity (lunch duty, field trip chaperone, classroom party helper, coach etc.), you need to be Virtus trained and up to date on your compliance: Returning volunteers, please complete a new CANTS form and return to David Mika. New volunteers, need to complete: Keeping Children Safe packet, CANTS, and mandated reporter form..

Regina Fall Shadow Days

2024/2025 One Page Calendar available here. September calendar here. October calendar here.

School News Page: 9/29/24

Reminders:

ABSENTEE HOTLINE: If your child is going to be late or out, you must call the Absentee Hotline at 224-500-3743. Please leave your child's name, room number and reason for absence or tardy.

PLEASE LABEL ALL OF YOUR STUDENTS' BACKPACKS, LUNCH BOXES, WATER BOTTLES AND UNIFORM PIECES.

RTPD Trails Challenge Youth OCR - October 5th:

Are you and your family looking for a fun and challenging activity? There is still time to register for the RTPD Trails Challenge Youth Obstacle Course Race on October 5. The course will take adventurous youth throughout the Woodland Trails Park. All participants will receive a t-shirt, medal, goodie bag and bragging rights they conquered the trail. If you're interested in running the race with other St. Emily families, contact Vic and Elissa Maurer.

EAGLE-RAMA Raffle Tickets came home weeks ago. These have already been paid for with your tuition. Simply fill out the stubs and return them to the office to be entered into the daily drawing which started on September 1.

BAND - for grades 4-8

Kid's Choir and Teen Choir

St. Viator Events: Euchre Night; Feeder Basketball

Maine East FREE Play Tickets for Students

If you have a kindergarten through 5th grade son or daughter and they are interested in joining Mt Prospect's Cub Scout Pack please see flyer for more information or contact Kristen Kresca. 

It is not too late to order the 2023/2024 Yearbook (or any previous yearbooks), click here for details.

NEW PE Uniforms available from Office

Parents, email your photos of student activities as an attachment,

to lgeiger@stemily.org for promotional use.

Thank you!