November 17, 2021

Dear St. Monica Academy Families,

Chocolate Sale Winners:  Congratulations to Charlie Bagdonas (8^th grade), who has been declared the winner of the 5 pound Chocolate Bar for Selling 30 Boxes of Chocolate!  Check out his picture on our Facebook page later today.  In addition, our two PreK4 Classrooms of Mrs. Wegloski and Mrs. Petracco, as well as the 8^th grade class tied with a total of 42 boxes sold in each of these classrooms.  Each class will receive an Ice Cream party this Friday!!  Congratulations!  Thank you all for helping us have a successful World’s Finest Chocolate Sale Fundraiser with a profit of around $7,200!

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.  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.

Coming Soon!

• Wed. Nov. 17   1^st Trimester Report Cards Sent Home (PreK-3^rd Grade)

• Thur.  Nov. 18   Queen of Hearts Drawing #40 at Dino’s 8:00 p.m.  Jackpot is over $82,500.  Please complete this order form if you want to enter to win.  There are only 15 cards left on the board!!  Hurry and get your tickets.  This could be the week.  QueenOfHeartsSchoolOrderFormDrawing40Nov2021.pdf 
• Mon. Nov. 22   Dress Down Fundraiser for John O’Malley – Wear Green and/or Red to send love to all of John and his family.  Please bring $1 or any donation amount in support of John.  DresssDownJohnOMalleyFundraiserNov2021.pdf 
• Tues. Nov. 23  Half Day of School – 11:30 a.m.  Dismissal and Parent-Teacher Conferences 12:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sign Up Genius link for an in-person Parent-Teacher Conferences.  Link Closes on Friday Nov. 19^th.    https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13576da01a5c2e5c1af6-smaparent
• Wed. Nov. 24   NO SCHOOL

• Thur. Nov. 25   Happy Thanksgiving!

• Fri.    Nov  26   NO SCHOOL

• Sun.  Nov   28  First Sunday of Advent

Reminders and Attachments:

*Travel Restriction Policy:  Travel to an orange state requires a 10 day quarantine, or the individual may test negative and not quarantine.

*Jolly Molly Christmas Fundraiser:  JollyMollyChristmasFundraiserNov2021.pdf 

*Christmas Tree Sale and Volunteers Needed: ChristmasTreeSaleNov2021.pdf   

*SMA Volleyball Sign Up Form:  VolleyballSignUpSheet20212022.pdf 

*Parish Volleyball on Sundays:  All school parents and parishioners are invited to play volleyball in the St. Monica gymnasium every Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Come join us for an afternoon of fun.  You must be at least 18 years old to participate. If you have any questions, please call Gwenn Suvada at 773-255-3890

*Ice Cream for Winning Class:  IceCreamPartyContestNov2021.pdf 

Sincerely,

Ray Coleman, Principal

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