Tiger News
News & Information for Tiger Families
Letter from the Principal
Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year is underway!
Thank you to all the families that have already turned in their registration forms and payment. We currently have 87 students registered for the 2024-2025 school year! Why is early registration important? Early registration helps set an accurate budget, purchase the correct amount of curriculum, and retain/hire staff. If your child plans on attending St. Teresa School for the 2024-2025 school year, please send in your registration as soon as possible. We look forward to another great year with our TIGER FAMILIES!
Tomorrow come cheer on our Mighty Pawns as they compete in a Chess Tournament this weekend at home in the St. Teresa School Gym. GO MIGHTY PAWNS!
Don't forget to send in your School Board Annual Awards Nominations by March 19th to the St. Teresa School Office. Please write a letter of recommendation for the individual you would like to nominate and send it to St. Teresa School Office in a sealed envelope. The awardee's will be announced in April or May.
A thank you to all of our Annual Fund Donors, we greatly appreciate everyone who has donated to the St. Teresa School Annual Fund this year. You are making a difference in students lives!
“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something."
Mother Teresa
As always, we thank you for sharing your student with us. We appreciate your trust, support, and partnership.
Sincerely,
Nicole Green
Principal
2023-2024 SCHOOL EVENTS
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
March
March 1st ~ Early Dismissal 11:30 Dismissal NO LUNCH/NO EXTENDED CARE
March 6th ~ 8th Grade Appreciation Night
March 8th ~ End of 3rd Quarter/ Stations of the Cross 8:30am
March 10th ~ Daylight Savings MOVE YOUR CLOCK AHEAD
March 11th - March 15th ~ Anything But a Week.....
March 15th ~ Report Cards go Home / Stations of the Cross 8:30am
March 20th ~ Bishop McGovern Visits / Bishop McGovern Mass 8:30
March 21st ~ Spring Pictures / Spring Concert Preschool - 4th grade
March 22nd ~ Living Stations 1:30pm
March 25th ~ 8th Grade Retreat
March 26th ~ Chrism Mass Cathedral 11:30am
March 28th - April 1st ~ Easter Break - JESUS HAS RISEN!
April
April 3rd - 5th ~ Anything But a Run Week!
April 5th ~Early Dismissal 11:30 Dismissal NO LUNCH/NO EXTENDED CARE
April 5th ~ Dessert Bingo
April 8th ~ Solar Eclipse
April 10th ~ Raising Canes Fundraiser
April 13th ~ Confirmation St. Teresa Church 5pm
April 19th ~ No School Teacher Institute Day
April 19th ~ Musical Gym 7pm
April 20th ~ Musical Gym 7pm
April 21st ~ 1st Communion St. Teresa Church 11am
April 22nd ~ 2nd Grade Breakfast
April 25th - 26th ~ 8th Grade Ondessonk Trip
April 28th ~ Children's Mass St. Teresa Church 11am
April 26th ~ End of School Bash at Soulcial Kitchen
St. Teresa School Board Annual Awards
It is that time of year again to nominate those who make an impact on St. Teresa School and Church. Does someone stand out to you that goes above and beyond in all that they do? If the answer is yes, please write a letter of recommendation for the individual you would like to nominate. We would love to recognize our teachers and parishioners who do so much for our school and parish.
St. Teresa School Board Awards Information and Nomination Form - 2023-2024
Chess Club
Please pick up in the Parish Center Parking Lot.
GO MIGHTY PAWNS!
JSVDP Meeting Dates
All JSVDP Meetings are from 3:00 - 3:30pm
Meeting Dates and Grade Levels attending:
March 26th 6th/8th
April 23rd 5th/7th
May TBD
Please pick up in the Parish Center Parking Lot by the doors labeled PSR.
STUCO Meeting Dates
Beginning March 1st, we will no longer offer/have Caesar salads, we are switching to Italian salads. These salads consist of lettuce (of course) pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and a dash or parmesan cheese.
EMPOWER ILLINOIS
As you have undoubtedly seen and heard, the fight to renew the Invest in Kids Act continues. Recently, you may have seen a series of misleading news articles based on the conclusions of a deeply flawed study on the Invest in Kids Act. The WestEd study erroneously compared the academic results of our low-income scholarship students to the average public school student. That is akin to comparing “apples to zebras,” according to an independent academic expert that we asked to look at the study. I have linked our coalition response to this report here. We are asking the Illinois State Board of Education to retract the study.
As we move deeper into the legislative session, conversations about the Invest in Kids Act and whether the legislature will renew the program are heating up. Our position is clear, that the Invest in Kids Act has been an overwhelming success especially for the low-income and working-class families it is supposed to help and must be renewed. Therefore, we ask that you continue to call, email and meet with your State Representative and State Senator to demand that they reinstate the Invest in Kids Act immediately. Please contact your elected officials here. Thank you for your continued support and advocacy!
Sincerely,
Bobby Sylvester
Executive Director of Community and Government Relations
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Lunch/Recess Volunteers Needed for the 2023-2024 School Year
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-lunch1
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.
It is because of donors like YOU that ImpactLife is continuously able to provide lifesaving blood products to patients in need for the past 50 years!
Blood Drive in Honor of Don Sax
Saturday, March 23
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Parish Center 1108 Lebanon Ave, Belleville, IL 62221
Click here to schedule your appointment today!
Appointments required.
Children and Youth Ministry
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 for the next Children and Youth Masses are as follows: February 25th, April 28th, May 19th
Children and Youth Mass for February 25th, SIGN UP
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4EA5A622A0FF2-47986584-february
St. Teresa PTO Happenings!
“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.
St. Teresa PTO meets the SECOND Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the Parish Center. Everyone is welcome!
PTO meeting dates 2023-2024:
Tuesday, March 12th at 6:30pm – St. Teresa Parish Center
Tuesday, April 9th at 6:30pm – St. Teresa Parish Center
Tuesday, May 14th at 6:30pm – St. Teresa Parish Center
TBD – Summer Planning Meeting – Location is TBD
Contact us:
PTO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StTeresaPTO
Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org
St. Teresa Ladies of Perpetual Help ~ Happenings
*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.
St. Teresa Spotlight
This week we want to Spotlight one of our very own JP COSTELLO!
Did you know that JP is a competitive swimmer? Here are just a few of his accomplishment!
- JP had one of the best Short Course season this year.
- This year he has set Ozark Records in the 100 Free, breaking a record that had stood since 1988, as well as the 200 Free.
- This past weekend at the Ozark Championship Meet, JP won all 7 of his individual events as well as all 4 relays he participated in as well. Three of those relays set New CSP Team Records, and the 400 Medley Relay was an Ozark Record as well, breaking a former National Record, that had stood since 1989.
- JP is currently first in the nation as a 12 year old in the 50 Back, 2nd in the 100 Back and 200 Back, 8th 100 Free, and 5th 200 Free.
- JP won the Bill Karasick award this at champs, as the outstanding Male Swimmer of the Meet, based on performances and coaches votes. It is the 2nd time he has won this prestigious award.
We are so proud of you JP and all that you have accomplished! Way to go TIGERS!
Know of a St. Teresa Alumni to Spotlight email nicole.green@stteresatigers.org
St. Patrick Day Carnival
Today was a great day at St. Teresa School! A HUGE shoutout to Mrs. Dedmon for leading NJHS in putting on the St. Patrick Day Carnival. Students enjoy this day so much and our teachers all work hard to make it a fun day!
Althoff Catholic High School
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
- 7th & 8th graders- Schedule a Crusader for a Day Shadow visit. Call us at (618) 235 1100 ext. 115
Upcoming events, more information at https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm
Inclement Weather Plan
IS SCHOOL CLOSED?
Closure of St. Teresa School will be shared FIRST on the St. Teresa School website and on official St. Teresa social media within minutes of the decision.
St. Teresa School will be following District 118 closure policy.
If District 118 is closed due to inclement weather, St. Teresa's will also be closed.
For the 2023-2024 school year there will be no "remote learning" days.
As children we all looked forward to the fun of a "snow day."
All "snow days" will be made up at the end of the school year.
TIGER REMINDERS
ARRIVAL:
Doors will open at 7:30am in the front. There will be no before school extended care for the 2023-2024 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 costs $10 per day, per child from 3:10pm - 5:30 pm
Extended Care Handbook 2023-2024
LUNCH:
School lunches will cost $3.50 per lunch with milk costing $0.75.
Lunches must be paid for through the prepay option of each students FACTS account. Parents/Guardians can deposit money for meals into their FACTS Management Account