Tiger News

Tiger Families,

This week has been jammed packed with exciting things!

On Monday, I had the pleasure of eating lunch with four first graders, Cora, Amelia, Heidi, and Charlotte for the PTO school auction's "Lunch with the Principal." These four ladies also got to see a special visitor... a puppy!

Wednesday, the school was under the hands of Principal Heidi. She did a great job greeting students, conducting an observation, and taking care of important business! Way to go Heidi.

Thursday, our 8th graders put on a wonderful Living Stations. All of their hard work definitely paid off. They did a fabulous job. Then later that evening our Pre-K through 4th grade put on an amazing spring concert. We love seeing our St. Teresa students shine!

The School Board is looking for individuals to serve on the School Board. If you are interested please email Greg Mertens by March 31, 2023 at gsmertens@gmail.com.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has registered already!! Currently, we only have 90+ students who have committed to returning to St. Teresa for the 2023 - 2024 school year. If you are planning on returning please send in your registration form asap! Thank you!

As always, we thank you for sharing your student with us. We appreciate your trust, support, and partnership.

Sincerely,

Nicole Green

Principal

Want to stay up-to-date on what is happening at St. Teresa but not sure how.
Check out the St. Teresa School Parent Calendar. Click on the link below to check it out!

St. Teresa Catholic School Google Calendar

April

April 1st ~ Diocesan Speech Meet

April 4th ~ 8th Grade Retreat

April 6th -10th ~ Easter Break

April 14th ~ Early Dismissal 11:30am

April 16th ~ Confirmation @ St. Teresa Church 11am Mass

April 17th ~ No School for 8th Grade

April 23rd ~ 1st Communion @ St. Teresa Church 11am Mass

April 24th ~ 2nd Grade Breakfast - No school afterwards for 2nd graders

April 26th ~ Secretary Day

April 28th - 29th ~ School Musical

April 30th ~ Children's Mass 11am

Looking Ahead

May 3rd ~ May Crowning

May 4th-5th ~ 8th Grade TRIP Ondessank

May 12th ~ Field Day/Early Dismissal

May 15th ~ 8th Grade Banquet

May 16th ~ 8th Grade Last Day

May 17th ~ Sports Banquet

May 18th Graduation Practice

May 19th ~ 8th Grade Graduation 6:30pm

May 23rd ~ PreK Graduation 5pm

May 24th ~ Last day of School 11:30 Dismissal

Donors who give to St. Teresa School through the Empower Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship Program receive a 75% tax credit for the amount of their gift, up to $1 million. In addition, any portion of the tax credit may be carried forward for up to five years. Therefore, the tax credit is an incentive for a donor to increase the amount they donate in tuition assistance. Donors can QUADRUPLE their impact with no extra money out-of-pocket. Additionally, all donations received by April 15, 2023 will be MATCHED by an anonymous donor!

St. Teresa School has participated in the Empower Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship Program for several years. The past couple of years, we have been able to offer a full tuition scholarship to several students who demonstrate significant financial need. We would like to at least double this amount in the coming year. Each year, we have a wait list of over 20 students! When you donate to Empower Illinois, you can direct that all of the funds go to St. Teresa School. For example, if you owe $1000 of Illinois state tax and you donate $1000 to St. Teresa via Empower, you could be eligible for a $750 state tax credit. If it sounds too good to be true...it’s true! We do encourage you to consult with your accountant or financial advisor as well. Empower is a great way to donate to St. Teresa over and above what you already donate to the parish and school, as most of your donation comes out of money you would have paid to the state of Illinois. For more information, contact Mike Nash at michael.w.nash@gmail.com., or visit our Scholarship Granting partner, Empower Illinois for more information: empowerillinois.org

Sincerely,

Mike Nash

St. Teresa Finance Council President

EMP_FAQ_Donors-120921.pdf

Faith Family Field Day shirt order forms went home this week! There are three options from which to choose: 1. Your child has his/her shirt from last year, 2. Your child is a new student this year and will receive his/her complimentary shirt, or 3. Your child has outgrown or lost his/her shirt and will need to order another one. Please direct all questions to: barbie.duncan@stteresatigers.org

April 4th: 8th & 5th grade

May 9th: 6th & 7th grade

Ensure you are following the Student Handbook for Dress Code

Tennis shoes must be worn during the school day. Thank you for your cooperation.

https://www.stteresatigers.org/uploads/4/1/1/3/41133391/2022-2023_student_handbook.pdf

This is a reminder that students should be wearing a white polo on Wednesday for Mass.

ARRIVAL:

Doors will open at 7:30am in the front. If you need to drop off earlier please sign up for Extended Care. Drop off for Extended Care is at the side doors of the gym closest to the playground.

DISMISSAL:

Students are dismissed from school at 3:00pm. Students who are not picked up by 3:10 will be walked down to Extended Care. Extended Care costs $10 per day, per child from 3:10 pm to 6 pm. Extended Care Handbook 2022-2023

LUNCH:

For the 2022 – 2023 school year, schools are required to return to charging for school meals. The program flexibility provided by the federal government has expired; therefore, meals are no longer free. St. Teresa School is accepting payment through FACTS. Parents can deposit money for meals in their FACTS Management Account.

Lunch Costs: School lunches will cost $3.35 per lunch this year with milk costing $0.70. This year students from Kindergarten to 8th grade will have four lunch choices; two rotating choices, a salad, or a sandwich.

Snacks will be available for on the spot cash purchase for 5th - 8th grade.

PreK will have three lunch choices; two rotating choices, or a sandwich.

St. Teresa School does not permit food deliveries from vendors such as DoorDash, UberEats, restaurant delivery, etc. If a fast food item is dropped off for your student to eat at school, they will be asked to eat it in the office.

Our next Children and Youth Mass is Sunday, March 26th at 11am Mass at St. Teresa. Altar servers must be trained in advance in order to serve at Mass. Any questions, please contact coordinators Lizzie Lehde or Jen Broida at stluketeresavolunteers@gmail.com

Here is the signup for our next Children and Youth Mass on March 26th. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-march

Those children interested in choir (grades 4th and up) should just report to the choir loft at 10:15am that day! Choir is not listed on the sign-up.

St. Teresa PTO Happenings

“Important Upcoming Dates:”

Contact us:

PTO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StTeresaPTO

Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org

Dining Fundraisers:

Raising Canes - Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 11:00am - 9:00pm

Joe’s Pizza and Pasta - May 9 - May 11

Upcoming PTO Meetings

Next Meeting is Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6:30pm in the Parish Center

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Lunch / Recess Volunteers Needed – Must be current on ALL child protection requirements. If any questions, please contact Jackie Tewell at jackie.tewell@stteresatigers.org.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAA82BA1FFC34-lunch

BoxTops for Education – Did you know our school has earned over $23,000 from BoxTops?!?!

Whether you're ordering groceries for delivery or pickup–or if you requested an email receipt at checkout–you can still submit any digital receipt containing participating products and earn Box Tops for your school.

https://youtu.be/ZfUGb_3JzZg

Contact us:

PTO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StTeresaPTO

Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org

*We meet the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the St. Teresa Parish Center. All ladies of St. Teresa School/Church are welcome to attend!

Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stteresaperpetualhelp

Illinois State Law states that all students in Illinois must attend 176 days of school. Due to some confusion with the movement of principals, students were scheduled to attend 179 days of school for the 2022-2023 school year. That being said, we DO NOT NEED TO MAKE UP SNOW DAYS.

The official last day of St. Teresa School will be May 24th.

Belleville East and West are putting on a chess clinic this summer for people entering grades 6-11 in District 201 or a feeder school. You can find more information at https://www.westchess.org/clinic.html if your student is interested.

The Belleville West chess web page also has a lot of links to chess resources for kids who want to improve their game.

Upcoming events, more information at https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm

IMPORTANT DATES:

• 7th Grade Practice Placement Test March 14, sign-up link: https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm

• Spring Musical, Guys & Dolls Jr., on April 14th and 15th open to the public!

• Summer Camp sign up: https://www.althoffcatholic.org/about/summercamps.cfm

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Website: https://www.stteresatigers.org/
Location: 1108 Lebanon Avenue, Belleville, IL, USA
Phone: (618) 235-4066
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stteresacatholicschoolbelleville