St. Clare Family Newsletter

Dear St. Clare Families,

As we prepare for our Auction & Gala: A Knight on the Diamond tomorrow evening, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to you.

We know you have a choice when it comes to your child’s education, and we THANK YOU for choosing St. Clare. Your decision to be part of our school community means the world to us, and we are so grateful for your trust, support, and commitment.

Tomorrow night will be a wonderful celebration of everything that makes St. Clare special—our students, our mission, and the incredible families like yours who make it all possible. We can’t wait to see you there for a night of fellowship, fun, and fundraising in support of our school! For this week, please check out all the things that make St. Clare School unique.

Thank you for being part of the St. Clare family. We look forward to celebrating with you at the gala!

With gratitude,

Mrs. Ybarra and Mrs. Howard

We have a special message from some of our furriest fans! Watch this adorable video of dogs getting excited and ready to support St. Clare—because even our four-legged friends know this is a night you won’t want to miss!

Candids from picture day!

St. Clare winners!

Check out the 3-D cardboard relief sculptures.

Center Time!

Mrs. Distler's class is self-evaluating writer's workshop work samples!

2nd graders working at their Math centers.

Students explored parts of a plant with colored water experiment.

Kindergarten sketching the daffodils out front in art with Mrs. Egan!

3rd grade testing our school garden’s soil to see if it’s ready to grow our spring plants!

Mrs. Zagorski’s 3rd grade helped clean up the garden and get it ready for our Spring plantings. They did such a great job working together and we were surprised to see our kale and spinach have started growing again!

4th grade working on the conclusion of worm bins.

4th grade working in the garden.

This week’s genre is drama. Each student was assigned a part to read with their group.

Quietly reading and resting our minds.

We are excited to have Pilot Dave, Southwest Airlines, back in the building again this year.

The 5th grade started the Adopt A Pilot program with Southwest Pilot, David Litteken.

Completed Dino Zoos are on display in the 4th grade hallway!

Fun on the playground with Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Huston!

7th and 8th grade Challenge students with their million dollar projects.

4th & 5th graders explored the microscopic world in STEM

The Forensics Advisory worked on precise liquid measurements and performed pickle autopsies.

Potential energy to kinetic energy! Middle Schoolers tested their bows & arrows and collected data.

Students learned about the role of clover in our ecosystem and went on a hunt for four-leaf clovers.

Playing capture the flag in the grassy field.

Life skills advisory practiced with an augmented reality fire extinguisher trainer from the O'Fallon Fire Department.

7th grade tried out different "beak styles" in a natural selection lab.

2nd graders were working in garden class.

Congratulations to our $25 weekly raffle winners for the week of 3/10 - Nancy Karrigan (sold by Nora and Luke Warchol) and Lois Garcia (sold by Ava and Isabel Garcia)!

Congratulations to our $50 semi-monthly winner for March - William Sommers (sold by JJ Omvig)!

Congratulations to our $250 auction week winner - Jill Pfeiffer (sold by Julia and Emma Pfeiffer)!

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