Charger Check-In
May 23, 2024
A Note from Ms. Owens
We had a great Field Day for our K-3 grade students Thursday morning! Our 8th graders did an outstanding job of sheparding younger students to the different games and of facilitating each of the stations. Several teachers shared compliments of how impressed they were with the 8th graders' leadership today. On Friday, our 4-7 grade students will have their Field Day. All students will have a hot dog lunch, school will dismiss at noon and extended care will NOT be available.
- All of the food is coming from the vendors we usually use: hot dog buns from Aunt Millie's Bakery, Nathan's hot dogs and Lay's potato chips. Please check the links if your child has allergies.
- We will have hot dogs with no buns available for students with gluten sensitivity or with dairy or sesame allergies.
- If your child does not like hot dogs, please send them with a lunch.
- Students who normally get milk will be able to get milk.
Next Thursday, May 30, our PK3, PK4 and kindergarten classes will have their culminating celebrations. If you have a student in PK3, PK4 or kinder and would like an older sibling to attend that culminating celebration, you will need to fill out this Google Form. The form will be open until Tuesday, May 28 at noon. Teachers will be notified and students will be released from class to attend the celebration
I've been remiss in congratulating and thanking FSA for their success with the Second Annual Kentucky Derby Day. Special thanks go to Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Cozzie for chairing this fundraiser. The event has lots of moving parts and requires an incredible amount of planning and preparation. The entire school is grateful for all that FSA does to help us continue to grow and thrive.
I also want to thank the School Advisory Board for bringing Doughs Guys' donut truck to St. Catherine for the third year in a row. Everyone - students, staff and faculty - truly enjoyed the sweet treat on Wednesday morning. Several classes took advantage of the gorgeous weather and ate outside. We even had a game of kickball!
A Bit More News...
- Congratulations to the Knieps family! They are the winners of this year's Tuition raffle which has a prize of $4,950 in money toward SCA's tuition.
- Presale Carnival Bracelets are on sale. Scroll down for dates and locations. If you know of a family or a business that would be interested in helping to sponsor SCA's carnival, please see the Carnival Sponsorship Letter.
- Sign ups for this summer's Vacation Bible Camp are open. The dates are July 15 - 19! Scroll down to see the flier!
- If you know of an SCA family who owns a small business that we can publicize here to help support them, please reach out to me via email. Scroll down to see local businesses we can support.
Sign Ups for Flag Football, PeeWee Poms, Poms and Golf
The follwoing sign ups are open. They will close on Tuesday, June 2.
Flag Football Sign Ups for 2024-2025 1st through 3rd grade SCA and Religious Ed Students
https://forms.gle/E488oTWrJT9bP4kW9
PeeWee Poms Sign Ups for 2024-2025 1st through 3rd Grade SCA and Religious Ed Students
https://forms.gle/JPaYWswzfzrA1cRVA
POMS Sign Ups for 2024-2025 4th through 8th Grade SCA and Religious Ed Students
https://forms.gle/ka5rwUCgqmeU9n9V8
Golf Sign Ups for 2024-2025 5th through 8th Grade SCA and Religious Ed Students
https://forms.gle/miQGtDU2YLFyCiys7
Summer Strength and Agility Training 5th thru 8th Grade SCA students: https://forms.gle/wdkz9Gojo6WPN4at9
Girls Basketball Evaluations
Evaluations for girls basketball are scheduled to begin next week. The dates and times are below. All evaluations will take place in the SCA gym.
- Athletes should arrive 10-15 minutes early so that we can check them in and assign them a jersey number.
- We also ask that they refrain from wearing anything with their last name on it or club affiliation.
- There will be no parents allowed in the gym during the evaluations.
Monday, May 20
- Incoming 8th graders 5:30-6:30
- Incoming 7th graders 6:30-7:30
- Incoming 6th graders 7:30-8:30
Tuesday, May 28
- Incoming 6th graders 5:30-6:30
- Incoming 7th graders 6:30-7:30
- Incoming 8th graders 7:30-8:30
Evaluations for the incoming 4th and 5th graders will be held at a later date in August. This will be a one-day evaluation. The evaluators for these grades will split the teams equally.
Some Dates for Next School Year
Several of the important dates for the 2024-2025 school are listed below. One change you will notice is a different dismissal time on the days prior to Christmas and Easter breaks as well as on the last day of school. Due to the continuing Arch-wide professional development days and the start of our annual carnival and to avoid starting school in the second full week of August, we needed to eliminate our half-days (11:30AM dismissals). The tentative calendar that overviews the entire school year in more detail will be shared in the next week or two. Several families asked for next year's date for First Holy Communion. I will add that as soon as I can confirm the date. I appreciate your patience.
First Day of School
- August 20
Thanksgiving Break - no school
- November 27-29
- December 20 -- 1:45PM dismissal
School resumes
- January 7 (This is a Tuesday.)
Easter Break begins
- April 17 -- 1:45 dismissal
- April 28
Preschool Celebrations
- May 29
Kindergarten Celebration & 8th Grade Graduation
- May 30
Last Day of School (1st-7th)
- June 3 -- 1:00PM dismissal
The Sunday Collection
Visit the link below to set up your recurring contribution. Donors can change the amount of the contribution or pause it at any time.
Ways to Support Our Local Small Businesses
If you know of an SCA family who owns a small business that we can publicize here to help support them, please reach out to me via email.
This law firm is owned, in part, by an SCA family.
This residential/commercial landscaping and commercial snow removal company is owned by an SCA family.
This small business offers individual basketball training and skill development and is owned by an SCA family.
This independent travel consultant is an SCA mom!
So Many On-going Ways to Support St. Catherine!
Upcoming Events
Friday, May 24
- Field Day for 4th-7th
- Hot Dog Lunch
- Noon dismissal - extended care NOT available
Monday, May 27
- No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 28
- 7th & 8th Grade Field Trips
Wednesday, May 29
- 8th Grade Clap Out at noon
- 8th Grade Awards Night in church at 6PM (family and friends invited)
- 8th Grade Dinner Dance in the gym following awards (8th graders only)
Thursday, May 30
- PK3 Celebration in Kane Hall at 9AM
- PK4 Celebration in Kane Hall at 11AM
- Kindergarten Celebration in church at 1PM
Friday, May 31
- All-School Liturgy at 8:30AM
- End of 3rd Trimester
- 8th Grade Graduation Mass in church at 7PM
Monday, June 3
- Carnival Pick Up & Drop Off Procedures
Tuesday, June 4
- Carnival Pick Up & Drop Off Procedures
- Athletic Board Meeting under the Carnival Tent at 8PM
Wednesday, June 5
- Last Day of School for 1st-7th Grades -- 10AM dismissal
- All-School Liturgy at 8:30AM
- Third Trimester Report Cards & i-Ready Growth Reports go home
- First Night of Carnival
About us
Website: www.scaoaklawn.org
Location: 10621 South Kedvale Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Phone: 708-425-5547
Facebook: facebook.com/scaoaklawn/