Tiger News

Dear Tiger Families,

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for the wonderful community we share at St. Teresa. We are so thankful for your continued support, the joy your children bring to our school, and the many ways we work together to make our school a special place to learn and grow.

When we return to school on Monday, December 2nd, we will enter the beautiful and reflective season of Advent. This is a time of preparation and anticipation as we ready our hearts for the celebration of Christmas. Several special events and opportunities for giving and fellowship are planned as we journey through this season together.

Santa's Kottage

Our beloved Santa's Kottage will be open Monday, December 2nd and Tuesday, December 3rd. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to shop for affordable and thoughtful gifts for family and loved ones.

Advent Giving Tree

We are excited to once again assist St. Teresa Church in the Advent Giving Tree, where students can bring in donations to help those in need during this season of giving. Look for the flier below to see what students can bring in.

To celebrate our Advent Giving Tree effort, students who bring an item for the tree will be rewarded with a Non-Uniform Day on Friday, December 6th! While students may enjoy dressing out of uniform, all clothing must adhere to the St. Teresa Dress Code guidelines to ensure appropriate and respectful attire.

Thank you for your generosity and participation in these meaningful Advent traditions. Your kindness and involvement teach our students the true spirit of giving and community.

As we prepare for this special season, we wish you and your family a joyful and blessed Thanksgiving. May the holiday season ahead bring peace, love, and happiness to your hearts and homes.

As always, we thank you for sharing your student with us. We appreciate your trust, support, and partnership. TIGERS LEAD THE WAY!

TIGERS TOGETHER FOR ADAM!

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

November

27th -29th ~ No School Thanksgiving Break

December

2nd - 3rd ~ Santa's Kottage

2nd - 6th ~ Advent Giving Tree

5th ~ Christmas Concert 5:30 PreK-1, 6:30 2nd - 4th

6th ~ Early Dismissal NO LUNCH or EXTENDED CARE

8th ~ Children's Mass School Choir 11am

9th ~ All School Mass Immaculate Conception - NJHS Induction

10th ~ School Board Meeting Speaker Request October - December Due

11th ~ NO SCHOOL MASS

17th ~ School Board Meeting 6:30pm Parish Center

18th ~ 8th Grade Math Honors Exam at Althoff 8:15am

20th ~ Christmas Parties 10:30

Early Dismissal 11:30 NO LUNCH or EXTENDED CARE

December 21st - January 6th ~ Christmas Break

January

7th ~ School Reconvenes

10th ~ 2nd Quarter Report Cards

17th ~ Early Dismissal NO LUNCH/NO EXTENDED CARE

20th ~ NO SCHOOL MLK

21st ~ School Board Meeting 6:30pm Parish Center

25th ~ Everything Under the Sun Sale

26th ~ Catholic Schools Week Kickoff MASS 11am

St. Teresa Open House 1pm - 3pm

27th - 31st ~ Catholic Schools Week

Mrs. Robinson is looking for team pictures of fall sports for the yearbook. Please email team pictures to her at lauren.robinson@stteresatigers.org

Meeting Information:

Place: Mrs. Neville's room

Time: 3:00-3:30

Pickup: Back PC parking lot

JSVDP Dates for 2024-2025

Date & Grades

December NO MEETING

January 14 5th & 7th

February 4 6th & 8th

March 11 5th & 7th

April 8 6th & 8th

May 13 5th & 7th

Hope to see you there!

Mrs. Neville and Mrs. Duncan

JSVDP Application

Please sign up for upcoming Scholar Bowl meets at the following:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E48A5A928A3FF2-53515751-stteresa

Dear Preschool, Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade Families,

The Christmas concerts will be held in the gym on Thursday, December 5. Please feel free to invite your family and friends for a night of beautiful Christmas music. The first concert will last approximately 35-40 minutes and the second concert will last around 45-50 minutes.

Preschool. Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade : Arrive: 5:30 pm Concert Begins: 5:45 pm

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade: Arrive: 6:20 pm (please wait to enter the gym until after the first concert has finished) Concert Begins: 6:30 pm

The following classes will also be singing with the choir for Wednesday Mass at 8:30 at the Church. Dec 4th- 4th Grade Dec 9th: 2nd Grade Dec 18: 3rd Grade

STAA

Scoreboard Worker Sign UP: (high school or college students)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51204505-scoreboard

Bingo Nights:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51110352-staa#/

Girls Basketball Concession Stand:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51117754-concession#/

Boys Basketball Concession Stands:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62BA7FFC52-51118972-concession#/

We have great news! Rapid Expressions has launched an online perpetual order form, allowing families to order shirts anytime throughout the year—whether it’s one, two, or twenty!

No more waiting until May to get your Faith Family Shirt.

These shirts are optional for Field Day and also qualify as Spirit wear for Fridays!

https://www.rapidexpressions.com/stteresa_faith_family/shop/home

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

Volunteers especially needed Monday, Thursday, and Friday's! THANK YOU!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAA82BA1FFC34-50545142-lunch

We thank everyone for the their willingness to help! Please note, that only parents who have signed up on the Signup Genius attached above will be permitted to help out in the cafeteria.

The Advent Family Fair is coming up on Sunday, December 8 from 10am-2pm.

Volunteers are needed!

Sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0449ACA92BA2F49-53246475-advent

Are you in a group that is part of St. Teresa School and need something posted on Social Media or are you a parent who took pictures on a field trip or game and would like to share them. Please send all inquiries to our public relation team at social.media@stteresatigers.org.

We love to show all the great things St. Teresa Tigers do at school and in the community!

After all, TIGERS LEAD THE WAY!

ARRIVAL:

Doors will open at 7:30am in the front of school.

There will be no before school extended care for the 2024-2025 school year.

Please plan accordingly.

DISMISSAL:

Dismissal Times:
PreK 3 & 4 - 2:50 pm

Kindergarten - 3rd Grade - 2:55 pm

4th - 8th Grade - 3:00 pm

Due to safety reasons, all parents/guardians who are picking up students PreK - 3rd grade must walk up to get their student. We thank you for your understanding and support.

Students who are not picked up by 3:10 pm will be walked down to Extended Care.

Extended Care fees are $13 per day, per child from 3:10pm - 5:30 pm

https://www.stteresatigers.org/uploads/4/1/1/3/41133391/2024-2025_extended_care_handbook.pdf

LUNCH:

School lunches cost $3.80 per lunch with milk costing $0.75.

Students from Kindergarten to 8th grade will have four lunch choices; two rotating choices, a salad, or a sandwich.

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

Lunches may be paid for through the prepay option of each students FACTS account or by cash/check in the St. Teresa School Office.

Parents/Guardians can deposit money for meals into their FACTS Management Account.

CHROMEBOOKS: 5th - 8th Grade

Please ensure your student is bringing their Chromebook back to school each day charged. Chromebooks that are not charged will be treated as the student is not prepared for class.

Water Bottles:

Students are allowed to have water/water bottles for daily use. Water bottles must be translucent in color. Water bottles should contain water only and should be stored in the student’s locker or in a place at the teachers discretion throughout the day.

Dress Code:

Students are allowed to wear ANY COLOR spirit wear on Fridays. All spirit wear must be in good taste and say St. Teresa School on it.

NON-UNIFORM DAYS

Ensure you are follow the Student/Parent Handbook on non-uniform days.

https://www.stteresatigers.org/uploads/4/1/1/3/41133391/2024-2025_student_parent_handbook.pdf

Once a month at 11am Mass at St. Teresa Church, we have our "Children and Youth Mass" where our children/youth serve in the different ministries during Mass (altar server, greeter, usher, readers, gift bearers, choir). Please mark your calendars as the dates and sign ups are below. December 8th, January 26th, February 23rd, March 23rd, May 18th

December 8th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197606-december

January 26th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197623-january

February 23rd

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197637-february

March 23rd

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197666-march

May 18th

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-50197680-may18th

“Important Upcoming Dates:”

Contact us:

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

Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org

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

St. Teresa PTO meets the SECOND Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the Parish Center. Everyone is welcome!

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

Child Care is available.

Several St. Teresa students performed in the annual Belleville School of Ballet with the Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra production of the Nutcracker this weekend! They had three different performances over the weekend and celebrated the 40th anniversary of this holiday tradition. Congratulations Lady Tigers!

Know of a St. Teresa Alumni to Spotlight email nicole.green@stteresatigers.org

Important Dates & Upcoming Events

• Shadow visit dates are now available for 7th and 8th graders. Info & Sign up can be found at: https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm. More future shadow dates are added weekly.

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

Here is the link to the new page:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557358381815

Name: Catholic Diocese of Belleville

We will be recruiting for the Retreat Leader Team as the next step. Below are also important dates. More to come.

Team applications close: October 16

Leader interviews start: October 23

Luker applications go live: 11/18 (early bird registration)

https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Faiths-Law-Resource-Guide.pdf