January 5, 2022

Dear St. Monica Academy Families,

Thank you to all of our families for partnering with us regarding Covid safety protocols.  For the first few days of January and prior to our return, you have been proactive about reporting illnesses and positive cases in your households.  This has been key in keeping the virus at bay.  By you continuing to keep your children home when they are sick and reporting cases early will allow us to continue in-person learning during this surge.  We have managed to keep the virus out of the school so far in 2022 by keeping people home who are close contacts and Covid positive.  We are not done with Covid, but cases will eventually level off and begin to drop.  Again, thank you for the all that you are doing to allow us to bring a full and unimpeded Catholic education to your children!

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.

*Empower Tax Credit Scholarship (TCS) – Application Night, Wed. Jan. 12, 2022 7 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:

• Queen of Hearts Drawing #44 at Dino’s 8:00 p.m.  Jackpot is over $90,800.  Please complete this order form if you want to enter to win.  Make sure you get your tickets!  This could be the week. QOHOrderormDrawing44Jan2022.pdf 
• Shop with Scrip:  ShopwithScripJanuary2022.pdf 
• Scouts Donation Request:  ScoutsDonationJan2022.pdf 
• Culvers Dine Out Night next week: CullversDineOutJan2022.pdf 

Coming Soon!

Friday, January 7        School Mass 8:30 a.m. The Epiphany

Sunday, January 9       Family Mass 9:00 a.m. (6^th Grade)

Wednesday, Jan 12     Culver’s Dine Out Night 5:00-8:00 p.m. CullversDineOutJan2022.pdf 

                                    TCS Empower Application Day Opening 6:30 p.m. https://empowerillinois.org/

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

                                   https://www.bigshouldersfundsgo.org/

Sincerely,

Ray Coleman, Principal

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