As a reminder, current families have PRIORITY enrollment until January 7, 2025. After that, enrollment and availability is based on enrollment completed date. Several of our classes are capped this year, so please make sure to complete enrollment by the January 7, 2025, deadline.

Important Notes:

• Enrollment is located in your FACTS Family Portal. On the left side, you will click "Apply/Enroll" and then "Enrollment/Reenrollment."
• If you will not be enrolling at St. Clare Catholic School for the 2025-2026 school year, please click, "Will Not Enroll."
• If you have another child entering school for the 2025-2026 school year (that is not currently enrolled at the Good Shepherd Preschool or St. Clare School), you will need to create a new student application in your Family Portal. Instead of clicking "Enrollment/Reenrollment," you will click "Application (New Student)" under Apply/Enroll.
• FACTS Grant & Aid: If your family is in need of additional tuition assistance (beyond the parish subsidy) for the 2025-2026 school year, you MUST fill out the application for FACTS Grant & Aid by April 1, 2025. Please use this link to apply: https://online.factsmgt.com/grant-aid/inst/42N03/landing-page If you filled out the application last school year, you will simply sign in to manage your account.

If you need help with the enrollment process, please contact Mrs. Howard (christina.howard@saintclareschool.org) or the school office (office@saintclareschool.org).

Dear St. Clare Families,

On the occasion of Christmas, we extend our warm wishes to you and your family. As we conclude 2024, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to all.

We are lucky to have a committed, hardworking, and supportive faculty, staff, school board members, pastors, and parishes.

We are always appreciative of the support of our parents and families and the way each of you embrace our partnership to work together in delivering the best possible outcomes for the students.

Finally, we would like to thank the students for their enthusiasm and hard work. It brings the whole community joy to see how each of you become amazing, faith-filled individuals.

We conclude our Christmas message for 2024 by offering the St. Clare School community our very best wishes for the festive season. We sincerely hope all of our families have an opportunity to experience the real meaning of Christmas, enjoy the festivities of the New Year, and spend quality time with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on January 7, 2025!

Many blessings,

Mrs. Ybarra and Mrs. Howard

Please click link to review the tuition rates for the next school year.

The calendar of events is now in Google! You can add the calendar to your Google Calendar and any changes made will be reflected on your phone or computer. Please click the link below to see the Calendar of Events!

*Parents are always welcome at Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and Prayer Services.

On Friday, February 7, 2025, ECP will end at 3:00 P.M. for the Luke 18 Retreat. Please make arrangements to pick up students by 3:00 P.M. Thank you!

THERE WILL BE NO SALADS AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 7, 2025.

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to St. Clare Catholic School's 39th Annual Auction Gala "A Knight on the Diamond" on March 15, 2025. It'll be a fun night with new entertainment, great food, and some other surprises! Mark your calendars! Tickets on sale after the New Year.

• If you have a Facebook Page, please like the Auction Page to receive updates.

• If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, click here. Thank you!

• If you don't have a Givesmart account to bid on items, go to this page to register. If you have attended one of our events before, bookmark the page so you can stay updated on items.

Below is the commitment form. It lists what is included in the sponsorships you can sign up for above. Please submit this form to the school office if you sign up for a sponsorship above, if you'd like to purchase an advertisement in this year's auction booklet, or if you have an in kind donation that you'd like to donate. We appreciate your generosity!

Congratulations to our $25 weekly winners for the week of 12/16 - Mark McCarthy (sold by Colin, Will, Sam, and Greta McCarthy) and Donna Keim (sold by Colton Smith)!

Student Council and Mrs. Spain were caroling this morning!

Our First Graders are AWESOME!

Kindergarten and 1st Grade PE - Santa and his Reindeer

So fun!

The Garden Club has been working hard with Mrs. Zagorski and Mrs. Huston to feed the birds this winter!

Congrats to our 5th and 6th graders that completed their Million Dollar Project.

This week, 4th grade participated in an "Amazing Race" in math! We explored factors, multiples, and prime/composite numbers while racing around the Hawaiian Islands. To move from one island to the next, each team had to solve math problems and complete a one-minute activity together. The first team to visit all the islands was crowned the winner! Below are pictures of 4th graders working on their activities after solving the math problems on each island.

Email: monica.ybarra@saintclareschool.org
Website: www.saintclareschool.org
Location: 214 West 3rd Street, O'Fallon, IL, USA
Phone: (618) 632-6327
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saintclareknights