Tiger News

Tiger Families,

What a wonderful week it has been! Last Friday night and this past Tuesday, we honored the 8th Grade basketball players at 8th Grade Night. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 8th graders! It was great seeing so many people in the stands. A huge shout out to the Coaches for their time and dedication in mentoring these young men and women to become pillars of good character!

On Wednesday after Mass, National Junior Honor Society inducted 14 new members. These students exemplify scholarship, service, leadership, citizenship, and character. To the NJHS newest members congratulations on your accomplishment, we are excited to see all the great things you will bring to St. Teresa! To the existing members of NJHS, thank you for leading by example!

Today we started our day with a Christmas Assembly, fun was had by all! Then we wrapped up the day with our classroom Christmas parties. The building was buzzing with laughter and fun and we look forward to seeing everyone back in the building January 4th!

Before I sign off, I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All of you are truly a blessing and I pray that God Blesses each and everyone of you this Christmas Season. May the love of Christ be felt in your hearts and in your homes today and everyday! With love ~

O sweet Child of Bethlehem, grant that we may share with all our hearts in this profound mystery of Christmas. Put into the hearts of men and women this peace for which they sometimes seek so desperately and which you alone can give to them. Help them to know one another better, and to live as brothers and sisters, children of the same Father. Reveal to them also your beauty, holiness, and purity. Awaken in their hearts love and gratitude for your infinite goodness. Join them all together in your love. And give us your heavenly peace. Amen.

— Pope John XXIII

End of Year Reminder link ~ End of Year Reminders

Enjoy your Christmas Break and as always we thank you for sharing your student with us. We appreciate your trust, support, and partnership.

Sincerely,

Nicole Green

Principal

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December

December 19th - January 3rd ~ Christmas Break No School

Looking Ahead

January 4th ~ School Resumes

January 6th ~ End of 2nd Quarter

January 9th ~ APEX Jogging Jim begins

January 13th ~ Early Dismissal 11:30am Report Cards Go Home

January 15th ~ Stewardship Survey Due https://forms.gle/bMbhypU1aziDADQW7

January 16th ~ No School

January 19th ~ APEX FUN RUN

January 26, 27, 28 ~ Everything Under the Sun Sale

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e45afa72aa6fcc16-stteresa

January 29th ~ Children's Mass 11:00am KICK OFF TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Do you enjoy decorating for Christmas? Then St. Teresa Church needs YOU! The church is looking for volunteers to come decorate for Christmas on December 19th at 6pm. See you there!

We'd like to shout out a BIG THANK you to everyone who cleaned out those closets and brought in gently used coats! Because of your generosity, we were able to donate several large bags of men's, women's, and children's coats to not only Project Compassion, but to St. Vincent DePaul and School District 196 as well. Thank you again for your support! ~The Twirl Girls

Congratulations to the cast of "Princess Whatshername"! Mrs. Fries is looking for more 5th -8th grade chorus members who will sing and do small roles in the show. Please contact her for info. Chorus members & those interested in Stage Crew need to attend the Thursday rehearsals. Our performances will be April 28 & 29.

Cast members: Your first rehearsals are Wednesday, January 4 and Thursday, January 5 from 2:45 to 3:45pm in the parish center. Please bring your script and bring Mrs. Fries a flash drive to copy the music.

PRINCESS WHATSHERNAME CAST.docx

January 10 6th & 7th

February 7th 8th & 5th

March 7th 6th & 7th

April 4th 8th & 5th

May 9th 6th & 7th

Open to 1st - 8th Graders

Practices will be held every Monday from 3pm - 4pm.

Student pick up will be at the Parish Center parking lot.

The Varsity team improved their record to 6-0 this week and Junior Varsity debuted with a 2-0 win over Queen of Peace. We will resume play on January 9th with a home meet. Please RSVP at the link below. Merry Christmas!

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Men’s club will be hosting the annual father daughter dance on February 18 in the gym from 6 to 9. Cost is $10 for each father daughter couple or a $15 max for a family. Pizza and drinks provided

St. Teresa is in need of a Cafeteria Monitor Monday - Thursday from 11:20 - 1:50.

Please contact Mrs. Green if you are interested in the position, nicole.green@stteresatigers.org.

Ensure you are following the Student Handbook for Dress Code

As the weather becomes colder many students may want to wear boots to school, however, students must have a change of shoes with them. Tennis shoes must be worn during the school day. Thank you for your cooperation.

https://www.stteresatigers.org/uploads/4/1/1/3/41133391/2022-2023_student_handbook.pdf

This is a reminder that students should be wearing a white polo on Wednesday for Mass.

You may not know it, but your blood may be the key to saving someone’s life!!

The St. Teresa Jr. St. Vincent DePaul, in conjunction with the Sax family, will be hosting a blood drive on March 25, 2023 in the Parish Center.

If 20 units of blood are donated, the school can earn $250+!!

Mrs. Duncan’s brother died of a rare blood cancer in July. Please help her family honor his memory by registering online to donate. Thank you!

ARRIVAL:

Doors will open at 7:30am in the front. If you need to drop off earlier please sign up for Extended Care. Drop off for Extended Care is at the side doors of the gym closest to the playground.

DISMISSAL:

Students are dismissed from school at 3:00pm. Students who are not picked up by 3:10 will be walked down to Extended Care. Extended Care costs $10 per day, per child from 3:10 pm to 6 pm. Extended Care Handbook 2022-2023

LUNCH:

For the 2022 – 2023 school year, schools are required to return to charging for school meals. The program flexibility provided by the federal government has expired; therefore, meals are no longer free. St. Teresa School is accepting payment through FACTS. Parents can deposit money for meals in their FACTS Management Account.

Lunch Costs: School lunches will cost $3.35 per lunch this year with milk costing $0.70. This year students from Kindergarten to 8th grade will have four lunch choices; two rotating choices, a salad, or a sandwich.

Snacks will be available for on the spot cash purchase for 5th - 8th grade.

PreK will have three lunch choices; two rotating choices, or a sandwich.

St. Teresa School does not permit food deliveries from vendors such as DoorDash, UberEats, restaurant delivery, etc. If a fast food item is dropped off for your student to eat at school, they will be asked to eat it in the office.

Our next Children and Youth Mass is Sunday, January 29th at 11am Mass at St. Teresa. Altar servers must be trained in advance in order to serve at the January 29th Mass. Any questions, please contact coordinators Lizzie Lehde or Jen Broida at stluketeresavolunteers@gmail.com

Those children interested in choir (grades 4th and up) should just report to the choir loft at 10:15am that day! Choir is not listed on the sign-up.

St. Teresa PTO Happenings

“Important Upcoming Dates:”

Contact us:

PTO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StTeresaPTO

Email: PTO@StTeresaTigers.org

Auction – Planning for this year’s auction is underway! We are looking for donations, sponsors, and advertisers! The advertising and sponsorship information is attached. Please contact Tiffany Kraus at stteresadinnerauction@gmail.com or 618-806-3790 with questions or for more information!

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-lunch

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.

https://youtu.be/ZfUGb_3JzZg

AmazonSmile – Add St. Teresa as your AmazonSmile Charity and our school will receive a %-age of all of your Amazon purchases.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/37-0673539

- Auction: Monday, December 12th at 6:30pm – St. Teresa Cafeteria

*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

Upcoming events, more information at https://www.althoffcatholic.org/admissions/visit.cfm

Know of a St. Teresa Alumni to Spotlight email nicole.green@stteresatigers.org

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.

For the 2022-2023 school year 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 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 school year.

Website: https://www.stteresatigers.org/
Location: 1108 Lebanon Avenue, Belleville, IL, USA
Phone: (618) 235-4066
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stteresacatholicschoolbelleville