2/21 Newsletter

St. Petronille Catholic School

A Note from Mr. Schmidt

Dear St. Petronille Families,

Welcome to trimester 3! It's amazing to realize that we are two-thirds of the way through the 25-26 school year! Please be on the lookout for trimester 2 report cards next Friday.

I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Myra Kayser, Ms. Fernandez, Mr. Coyle, students Gigi and Molly, and all of the parents, students, and staff members who hosted a table for a truly special Heritage Night last night! It was truly a wonderful occasion to celebrate the different cultures and traditions in our school community. The night was truly a labor of love that took months of planning and it was absolutely wonderful. I'm still full!

We are also two short weeks away from the Key to the Future Auction! Please buy your tickets if you have not already done so and join us for a wonderful night of fellowship, food, and fun in support of our school and our teachers! Please see below for all of the information you will need to attend, volunteer, or bid!

Please reach out with any questions you might have or any ways that I can better support your family.

God bless,

Eric Schmidt

Principal

P.S. This is Chicago Wolves Family Weekend for St. Pets! Congratulations to Brooke Hurley for winning the raffle for the zamboni ride!

Lights, Camera, Auction on March 8!

Attend the Auction - Click Here

Volunteer - Click Here

Bid - Click Here

One Book, One School Trivia!

Congratulations to the Patrick & Reagan McCarthy family on winning Week 2 Masterpiece trivia!

Please see below for this week's trivia questions!

OBOS Trivia - Week 3

Pizza Night after 5 PM mass on 3/2!

RSVP for Pizza Night!

St. Petronille Grands Group - Hands, Heart, Joy!

New this year, the St. Petronille School Grands Group - an opportunity for grandparents or grand friends, near or far, to connect and to be connected to St. Petronille school life. Grands can provide support by contributing their time, talents, and resources to benefit the St. Petronille student experience. Opportunities are available to help with events, in the classrooms, special projects and programs. We welcome all Grands to stay informed and be involved as much as possible.

Grands are invited to gather in the Parish Life Center after the all-school mass on Tuesday, 2/25, and every 4th Tuesday of the month to connect and learn more. "Hands on hearts on fun on" means let's have some fun by actively participating and putting our hearts into supporting our grandchildren, and St. Pets! CLICK HERE to learn about how to get involved.

Questions: Contact grandparents Maureen or Joe Rooney at maureen@quaidrooney.com or jjrooney@comcast.net

School Contact: Debbie Quirk, Director of Advancement, quirkd@stpetschool.org, 630-469-5041 x2200

In the Know with PO - January

Hello everyone! We held our February meeting on 2/4 and we’d like to share what the parents/committees have been working on:

What’s been going on?

Hosted Trivia Night 1/25 - sold 25/30 tables and raised 10K
Hosted open house 1/26, 23 prospective families attended
Hosted a Dad’s Poker Tournament 2/1
Hosted a Potluck dinner - 30 families attended
Started Enrichment Clubs - all going well and will run 2/4 - 3/18
Supported Buddy project for 2nd Graders 2/5
Hosted Donut Sunday 2/9
Families received $1150 back with “Earn Back with Raise Right” for Jan/Feb.. 81 Participants in the program / 60 orders placed in Jan
Hosted teacher lunch from Los Burritos to celebrate Catholic Schools Week
Provided gift cards for Teacher Birthdays
Raised 6K for Athletics from Tres Aird Basketball Tournament

What’s next?

2/20: International Night 6:30pm. Contact Myra Kayser to promote a country.
2/23: 3pm, $22/ tix Chicago Wolves Hockey Game. Cheer on the Wolves with your fellow Chargers
2/27 Fine Arts Presentation for students. The theme is “One book, One Child.” We will feature the local graphic artist and illustrator, Ross Felten, from the series Ava the Monster Slayer by Lisa Maggio
3/15 Fine Arts Program for students - Dueling pianos
Potlucks Dinners - 3/2 (Will be a pizza dinner), 4/27 6p - 7p, open to all families, all grades.
4/24 Jr High Social

Please save the date for our next PO meeting on 3/4 @ 7pm and reach out to any of us on the board to learn more.2024-2025_PO Chairs & Shadows .xlsx

All are welcome!

Backpack Mail

Photos of the Week

Heritage Night was a HUGE success! It was a night full of food, learning about other cultures, and watching some awesome performances! Thank you to everyone who made the event happen and everyone who came out to support it!