January 12, 2022

Dear St. Monica Academy Families,

Early Childhood Webinar:  If you know families interested in Preschool and Kindergarten for next school year, tell them about our 30-minute interactive Zoom sessions on Tuesday, January 25^th and Thursday, February 17^th at 7:00 p.m. We will provide information and answer any questions about our top-rated early childhood program.  Register here:  https://school.stmonicachicago.com/webinars

Call in Student Absences:  Please call in student absences to the school office along with symptoms by 9:00 a.m. each morning.  If you email your teacher, you will still need to call in the absence since our school office processes all absences.  All symptomatic individuals must remain home, regardless of vaccination status.  Families are obligated to report Covid-19 diagnoses and/or close contact cases in your household to the school office immediately.  If symptoms last longer than 24 hours, an individual must receive a negative Covid test or alternative medical diagnosis from your doctor prior to returning to school.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

Protecting Children and Youth:  Student Training is required annually to provide a safe environment for students.  This is an important training to empower our children and youth by providing age-appropriate, research-based instruction on abuse prevention methods.   St. Monica Academy uses the RCL Benziger Family Life Program for 1st - 8th, and Child Lures Program for Early Childhood as approved program for our students.

*Empower Tax Credit Scholarship (TCS) – Application Night, Wed. Jan. 12, 2022 6:30 p.m.

• Empower Website-  https://empowerillinois.org/

*Big Shoulders Fund Scholarship (TCS) - Application Day, Thurs. Jan. 13, 2022 at 8 a.m.

• Big Shoulders Website:  https://www.bigshouldersfundsgo.org/

Attachments:

• Catholic Schools Week Schedule:  CatholicSchoolsWeekSchedule2022-1.pdf 
  • Open House on Sunday January 30th will be held for only Prospective Families, due to Covid restricitons.  We are asking current SMA families not to attend our Open House this year on January 30th.  Thank you for understanding.
• Queen of Hearts Drawing #44 at Dino’s 8:00 p.m. on Thursday Nights.  Jackpot is over $94,000.  Please complete this order form if you want to enter to win.  Make sure you get your tickets!  This could be the week:  QOHSchoolOrderFormDrawing45Jan13th2022.pdf 
• Shop with Scrip:  ShopwithScripJanuary2022.pdf 
• Culver’s Dine Out Night Tonight: CulversDineOutJan2022.pdf 
• Volunteers Needed at Culvers:  Culvers is asking for 3-5 volunteers to run food tonight, Wed. Jan 12th for our Dine Out Night Fundraiser. Volunteers must be fully vaccinated or show a negative Covid test.  Please email Meghan at meghanfido@gmail.com if you can help with the shifts listed below.

Shift A:  5pm - 6:30pm

Shift B:  6:30pm - 8pm

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Jan 12     TCS Empower Application Day Opening 6:30 p.m. Log in time (Tonight)

                                    https://empowerillinois.org/

Thursday, Jan 13         TCS Big Shoulders Application Day Opening 8:00 a.m. (Tomorrow)

                                     https://www.bigshouldersfundsgo.org/

Monday, Jan 17          Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, Jan 19     School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. Beyenka Hall

Sincerely,

Ray Coleman, Principal

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