November 3, 2021

Dear St. Monica Academy Families,

November is Native American Heritage Month.  It is a chance to share and celebrate the unique ancestry, traditions, and contributions of Native Americans in our communities today and throughout history.  Let’s celebrate!

Student Absences:  Please continue to call in student absences to the school office along with symptoms by 9:00 a.m. each morning.  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. 3   1^st Quarter Report Card Grades 4-8 sent home
• Thur.  Nov. 4   Queen of Hearts Drawing at Dino’s 8:00 p.m.  Jackpot is over $78,000.   Please complete this order form if you want to enter to win.  There are only seventeen cards left on the board!!  Hurry and get your tickets.  This could be the week   QOHSchoolOrderFormDrawing38.pdf 
• Fri.     Nov. 5  Dress Down for Brendan in Gray or Yellow for $1  DressDownForBrendanNov2021.pdf 
• Sun.   Nov. 7  Daylight Savings Time Ends

Reminders and Attachment Forms:

*Christmas Tree Sale and Volunteers Needed:  ChristmasTreeSaleNov2021.pdf  

*Tax Credit Scholarships Open in January:  Save the date for Empower Tax Credit Scholarship Reservation Date of January 12, 2022 6:30 p.m. for the 2022-2023 school year.  Please direct any questions to the helpline at (800-616-7606 or schools@empowerillinois.org).  TaxCreditScholarshipReservationOpens.png 

*Volleyball Sign Up Form:  VolleyballSignUpSheet20212022.pdf 

*Please make sure your child’s name and grade are on any correspondence that is sent to the school office such as order forms, payments, etc.

*Please plan on picking up your decorated pumpkins as soon as possible by the office.  We will discard the carved pumpkins at the end of the day on Friday.  Thank you for participating!

Sincerely,

Ray Coleman, Principal

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