HOLY CHILDHOOD CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Your dedication, passion, and hard work inspire us all. Thank you for shaping minds, fostering curiosity, and believing in the potential of every student. Your impact goes beyond the classroom, creating a brighter future for generations to come. God bless you, the unsung heroes of education! A big shout-out to H.O.P.E. for all of their support and goodies!

Mr. Aiden Kilian served as Principal at HCS today. He welcomed students....fired off some emails to staff, and ate food. (Basically, he received the full "Principal Experience").

Please be sure to keep an eye on emails, communications, and updates for all the upcoming summer and school year.

Again, thank you so much for all you have done and let's work to finish the year out strong!

UPCOMING ITEMS

Friday, May 17........K-8th Grade Picnic

Saturday, May 18.........8th Grade Graduation

Wednesday, May 22.......Final Day for 1st - 7th Grade (No busses; all school dismissal at 10:50 AM)

All of these items you see below, might seem like a lot.....AND IT IS

......But all for the betterment of the school and (most importantly), your child.

There will be a lot more "stuff behind the scenes" that will make HCS a stronger school.

Please take a look at our 2024-2025 school calendar. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!

Report cards will be printed out and given to the students on Wednesday, May 22 (Remember, that’s a 10:50 dismissal for everyone…no PM buses). 8th graders can come up to school that day to pick up their report cards.

Students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades will take an end of year STAR reading assessment to determine current Lexile levels. Testing will take place on Thursday, May 16th during ELA class. There will not be any make up assessments. This assessment tests individual students" reading levels and is based on the student's experience with reading independently from various genres.

2 quick items:

1. Please make sure you check your student's lunch account and have his/her balance paid before the end of the school year.

2. Again, please remember the availability of tuition scholarships for our students.

Contact us if you have any questions!!

We have a baby bird who was having some difficulty flying; Mommy and Daddy Bird were on a fence nearby watching VERY intently as our curious little students were getting a little too close for comfort.

Hopefully, our little hatchling will spread its wings soon!

Brooke Proffitt

Teagan Walter

Eden Fludd

Emily Zwetow

Drew Spain

Neve Satterfield

Caden Bump

Pete Meng

Henry Link

Beginning June 3, school office hours will be Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. We will be closed on Fridays. We still encourage you to contact the school first if you need to come up to the office. (618-566-2922).

The office will be closed from Tuesday, July 9 to Friday, July 19.

We will be having our IXL Incentive again this summer. Please see the attachment for more information.

Good luck to the participants in the SIJHSAA State Track meet with weekend!

Also don't forget: Apaches Athletic Banquet on Wednesday, May 22.

The Knights of Columbus Council #4239 is hosting a memorial service for the Unborn at Mt. Calvary Cemetery this Saturday at 10:00 am, followed by a reception at the KC hall in O’Fallon. Please send this flyer to your members and attend if you can!

See picture below.

The Lost and Found table from the cafeteria downstairs is being brought up to the lobby. If you think your child has lost anything, please stop by at your convenience to check it out.

Thank you, everyone.

Our first day of the 2024-2025 school year will be Thursday, August 15. This is a Holy Day of Obligation. We will have a ½ day (10:50 Dismissal).

**Don't miss the 24-25 school calendar attachment above in the newsletter.

The school picnic is just one week away! This is a day just for the kids! HOPE will have games, snacks, and a bounce house on the morning of Friday, May 17th. Students in pre-k and kindergarten will stay with their class and teacher. All other students will be on a team led by a parent volunteer. This is an out of uniform day. Please have your child wear a shirt the color of their team to help leaders keep track of everyone. The teams and colors are listed in the attached document. Use sunscreen in the morning if needed. If you volunteered to help, we will be in touch with further instruction. Only the names of team leaders are listed. Other volunteers will run the games.

Thank you for helping us have a successful day!

Questions? Text or call Shelby Brennan at 618-581-7598.

All yearbooks will be provided to students free of charge. We will do our traditional yearbook signing on Friday, May 17.

PLEASE NOTE: our 8th Grade Send Off will be that afternoon of the 17th. We hope that all of our students and parents (who can make it) be in our parking lot at dismissal to wish our Graduates a final goodbye!!