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Upcoming Dates: MONDAY, OCT. 1ST………8TH Grade Pizza Day  WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD………Box Top Dress Down Day   FRIDAY, OCT. 5TH…….Picture Day MONDAY, OCT. 8TH…….No School – Columbus Day WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17TH…..October Birthday Dress Down Day THURSDAY, OCT. 18TH……Field Trip to Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm  FRIDAY, OCT. 19TH……..No school  WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31ST…….HALLOWEEN PARADE/PARTY Please send your child

Dates For Your Calendar: MONDAY, OCT. 1ST………8TH Grade Pizza Day  WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD………Box Top Dress Down Day   FRIDAY, OCT. 5TH…….Picture Day MONDAY, OCT. 8TH…….No School – Columbus Day WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17TH…..October Birthday Dress Down Day THURSDAY, OCT. 18TH……Field Trip to Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm A Week in Review:  Social/Emotional Workshop – This week we discussed the meaning of respect. Toget

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR: MONDAY, OCT. 1ST………8TH GRADE PIZZA DAY  WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD………BOX TOP DRESS DOWN DAY  FRIDAY, OCT. 5TH…….SCHOOL PICTURE DAY!!!!! MONDAY, OCT. 8TH…….NO SCHOOL, COLUMBUS DAY WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17TH…..OCT. BIRTHDAY DRESS DOWN DAY THURSDAY, OCT. 18TH……KINDERGARTEN FIELD TRIP TO KROLL’S FALL HARVEST FARM (details below) Dear Parents,  We had an amazing

  DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR:  MONDAY, SEPT. 10TH………8TH GRADE PIZZA DAY  TUESDAY, SEPT. 18TH………OPEN HOUSE NIGHT  WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19TH……..AUG/SEPT. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION  MONDAY, OCT. 1ST………8TH GRADE PIZZA DAY  WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD………BOX TOP DRESS DOWN DAY Dear Parents,  We have so many exciting things to share with you!   The childre

Important Dates: Monday June 11th- Kindergarten End of Year Picnic at Gillson Park Tuesday, June 12th- Kindergarten Graduation at 10am in the church  PLEASE NOTE:  DO NOT ORDER HOT LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD ON THE DAY OF OUR PICNIC (JUNE 11th) OR KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION DAY (JUNE 12th) Dear Parents, We still have two major events coming up:  our picnic at MAPLE PARK (see our email regarding the new location)  and graduati

FOR YOUR CALENDAR: Monday, May 28th-  No School Memorial Day  Wednesday, May 30th-  LEMONADE STAND!!!  (SEE DETAILS BELOW) Thursday, May 31st- Field Trip to Botanic Gardens Butterfly Tent Friday, June 1st- Field Day (details to follow) Tuesday, June 5th, 10 am- Combined Kindergarten Mass at 10:00 am in the church.  This is a farewell mass for our 8th grade buddies! Monday June 11th- Kindergarten End of Year Picnic at

FOR YOUR CALENDAR: Monday, May 7th- 8th Grade Pizza Day Monday, May 28th-  No School Memorial Day NEW:  MAY 31st- FIELD TRIP TO BOTANIC GARDENS BUTTERFLY TENT! Friday, June 1st- Field Day (details to follow) Tuesday, June 5th, 10 am- Combined Kindergarten Mass at 10:00 am in the church.  This is a farewell mass for our 8th grade buddies! Monday June 11th- Kindergarten End of Year Picnic at Gillson Park Tuesday, June

FOR YOUR CALENDAR: Monday, April 30th- Wedding of Q and U Wednesday, May 2nd- 1:45 Dismissal Day Friday, May 4th- May Crowning Mass Monday, May 7th- 8th Grade Pizza Day Monday, May 28th-  No School Memorial Day NEW:  MAY 31st- FIELD TRIP TO BOTANIC GARDENS BUTTERFLY TENT! Friday, June 1st- Field Day (details to follow) Monday June 11th- Kindergarten End of Year Picnic at Gillson Park Tuesday, June 12th- Kindergarten

IMPORTANT DATES: March 24th- SPRING BREAK begins! Monday, April 9th-School resumes and 8th Grade Pizza Day Wednesday, April 25th- April Birthday Dress Down Day Monday, April 30th- Wedding of Q and U Wednesday, May 2nd- 1:45 Dismissal Day Friday, May 4th- May Crowing Mass Monday, May 7th- 8th Grade Pizza Day Monday, May 28th-  No School Memorial Day Friday, June 1st- Field Day (details to follow) Monday June 11th- Kin

CALENDAR DATES: Thursday, March 15th…..Noon dismissal and parent/teacher conferences and MAROON AND GOLD DRESS DOWN DAY to support the Loyola Ramblers (see Newsblast for details) Friday, March 16th…..Noon dismissal and parent/teacher conferences and GREEN DRESS DOWN DOWN in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday, March 21st…….Recycle Presentation for kindergarten and March birthday dress down day March 24th

Important Dates: Friday, March 2nd……Dr. Seuss’ Birthday – see details below Sunday, March 4th……Kick off of ScreenBreak Week, sponsored by the Alliance for Early Childhood (See flyer below and booklet in your child’s Thursday folder) Friday, March 9th…….Kohl’s Story Bus visits SFX  (details to follow) Sunday, March 11th…..DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS!!!! Thursday, March 15th…..Noon dismissal and pare

What a wonderful week we had last week when we were fortunate to host two author visits. On Monday, author Tammi Sauer engaged and enthralled our K-2 students with her incredible storytelling. Children fell in love with her and her endearing new book character, Wordy Birdy. On Friday, bestselling children’s author Andrew Clements concluded our week by speaking with our 3rd-5th grade students. He delighted us as

¡Hola! K Donde esta? Where is? We walked around the classroom finding the location of different objects and people! Also, we worked on an art project Donde esta el perrito? We hid the little dog under the bed! 1 Me gusta y no me gusta/I like and I don’t like Students enjoyed learning about how to express themselves when liking or disliking different food items.   2-3 Bueno y  malo/ Good and bad We covered

FOR YOUR CALENDAR: Monday, February 19th…….No School, Presidents’ Day Tuesday, February 20th…..CLASSROOM LEPRECHAUNS ARRIVE  (PLEASE READ DETAILS BELOW) Wednesday, February 29th……Birthday Dress Down Day Friday, March 2nd……Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Friday, March 9th…….Kohl’s Story Bus visits SFX  (details to follow) Sunday, March 11th…..DAYLIGHT S

Thanks to our friends at the Book Stall in Winnetka, picture book author Tammi Sauer will be coming to SFX the afternoon of Monday, February 12. Last week, I read Ms. Sauer’s newest book, Wordy Birdy, to our Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students. They adored the zany book. Many asked how they could get a copy. I handed out order forms and told the students the forms needed to be back no later than Friday, Fe

¡Hola! Señorita Rocha IS ON TWITTER! Please follow me @srita_rocha. I will be posting videos and pictures every day! This past week we covered Semana de la Escuelas Catolicas. K-1-2 Students learned Spanish vocabulary while working on a coloring projecto: Dios/God, Faith/fe, My school/Mi escuela. Also, students drew themselves and then labeled their body parts and the colors they were wearing for the day! Home enrich

Just a reminder Monday, February 5 is the last day for children to submit their reading logs for the Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading Program. This program is open to children in grades K-6. Any child who independently reads or is read to for 6 hours and completes the reading log will earn one free admission to Great America. Replacement reading logs are available if a child lost their original log. Logs can be turn

Thanks to our friends at the Book Stall in Winnetka, picture book author Tammi Sauer will be coming to SFX the afternoon of Monday, February 12. She will be speaking with our kindergarten, first, and second grade students and sharing some of her wonderful books including her newest, Wordy Birdy. She has written over 30 books for children and more information about this author can be found on her website. The Book Sta

¡Hola! This past week we covered: K:  Mi Familia/ My Family We worked on learning about the family members that live with us by coloring a family tree. Home enrichment:  Ask your child to tell you what does papá mean if we forget to put the little dash on top of the second a (it means potato instead of daddy!)   1:Bueno Dias y Buenas Noches/ Good Morning and Good Night We completed a portfolio activity and an ar

PLEASE NOTE:  WE ASK THAT EACH STUDENT PLEASE BRING ONE PAPER TOWEL CARDBOARD TUBE TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK!!!!! IMPORTANT DATES: Monday, January 29th- Catholic Schools Week begins – SEE IMPORTANT DETAILS BELOW!!! Tuesday, February 6th- 100th day of school! Wednesday, February 7th- Box top dress down day, 1:45 dismissal Monday, February 19th- Presidents’ Day, NO SCHOOL Dear Parents, Congratulations to all of our kin

¡Hola! This past week we covered: K We finished our unit on clothes/ropa. We worked on writing and color activities that helped students reviewed body parts in addition to learning clothes items that we wear during winter time. Home enrichment: Ask your child to tell you about the book we read in class!!! 1/2/3 This week we covered My family/Mi familia. We enjoyed drawing and labeling the members of our families and

¡Hola! This past week we reviewed previous topics and were amazed to realize how much Spanish we have been learning so far! In addition we covered: K-3 Body parts/clothes We worked on labeling projects, did our own version of Simon says, and learned the Spanish version of Head,shoulders, knees and toes.   Home enrichment: Ask your child to show you the labeling projects and to sing cabeza, hombros, piernas pies

For your calendar: Monday, January 15th…….NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Day) Tuesday, January 16th……Kindergarten Zeman leads all school mass at 10:00 am in the church Tuesday, January 23rd……Kindergarten Cortesi leads all school mass at 10:00 am in the church Tuesday, February 6th……100th day of school! Wednesday, February 7th…..1:45 dismissal – box top dress

¡Hola! This past week we covered: K-2 Christmas/Navidad We made our own Mini Christmas Book that helped us learn in Spanish how to say Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus. Also we worked on two art projects: k-1 Grade: We made a Feliz Navidad’ card! 2 Grade: We filled out a worksheet about our Navidad’ costumes and wishes! Home enrichment: Ask your child to show you the mini books we made and to say Merry Christ