August Aug. 3rd (Thur) - Principal Leadership Day* Aug. 15th -25th (Tues- Fri)- Teacher room readiness (all) Aug. 17th (Thur) - Erikson EC PLC 8:30 - noon Aug. 21st- 29th (Mon - Tues) - Professional Develoent Days Aug. 21st (Mon) - Kristin Ziemke - Innovations! (all) Aug. 22nd (Tues) - FACULTY/STAFF ORIENTATION AM; PM STCCS Tech Orientation Aug. 23rd (Wed) - Kristin Ziemke - Innovations! (tiered) Faith Formation Retreat on Saint Mary Magdalene: Julie Berggren and Susan Pudelek Aug. 24th (Thur) - Kristin Ziemke - Innovations! (tiered) Aug. 28th (Mon) - Essentials for Professionalism Conduct AM Sal Guccione- (New) Teacher Boot Camp - PM Aug. 29th (Tues) - Dr. Margaret Carroll - Dealing with the Challenging Student/ updates in policy and procedures Aug. 30th (Wed) - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - full uniform, ½ day PK, JK, K students with noon dismissal) Aug. 30th (Wed) mandatory- Early Childhood Orientation for parents 9:00 am-10:00 am Aug. 31st (Thur) - hands-on support in the early childhood classrooms- Kristin Ziemke classroom push-in September Sept. 1st (Fri) - hands-on support in the early childhood classrooms - Kristin Ziemke classroom pushin Sept. 4th (Mon) - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL Sept. 5th (Tues) - After school program begins Sept. 5th &7th (T &Th) - yearly STCCS video filmed! 9/7 Kristin Ziemke classroom push-in Sept. 8th - Lunch/tuition fees due Sept. 12 (Tues) - Principal CAC/OCS meeting*, Start of School Mass @ 8 am Sept. 13 (Wed.) -Principal Criteria Notebook day @ Holy Angels School 9:30-1., Junior High Orientation (mandatory for all 5th grade families*) @ 5:30-7:00 Sept. 14th (Thur) - Prospective Parent Open House 9-10am, Virtus Session @ 5 Kristin Ziemke classroom push-in Sept. 14th (Thur) - SFA Meeting @ 6:15 Sept. 15th (Fri) - Catholic/Private School High Schools visit 8th grade all day & Tammie Stewart from Northwestern - Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship 6th & 7th students @ 8:30 am Sept. 17th (Sun) - Family Mass @ 10:30 am (all faculty); Blessing of the Catechists, Back-to-School Bash! (12-2) Sept. 19th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting - 3:35-4:45 Kristin Ziemke classroom
push-in Sept. 25th (Mon) - Parent Night - 6:15-8 Sept. 29th OR Oct. 2nd (Fri or Mon) - Yi Wei Visit October Oct. 1st (Sun) - Feast of St. Therese Mass, Rose Procession Oct. 2nd (Mon) - Feast of St. Therese Mass - School Mass @ 8 am Oct. 3rd (Tues) - Faculty Meeting, 3:35-4:45 Oct. 4th (Wed) - AdvancED Student Performance Diagnostic Training- TBD* Oct. 5th (Thur) - Erikson EC Learning Lab At Erikson Institute 4-7 : Principal Leadership Day* Oct. 6th (Fri) - County Line Orchard Field Trip Gr. 2, 3 & 4 Oct. 8th (Sun) - Chicago Marathon Oct. 9th (Mon) - lunch/tuition fees due Oct. 10th (Tues) - Principal CAC/OCS meeting* Oct. 11th (Wed) - OCS Fall Survey DUE Oct. 13th (Fri) - CSIP Part 4-7 Benchmarks Oct. 12th (Thur) - Prospective Parent Open house 9-10am Oct. 14th (Sat) - Parish Pilgrimage: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, IL. Oct. 15th (Sun) - Family Mass @ 10:30 am Blessing of Altar Servers and Catholic Parent Session #1: Bullying Oct. 17th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting 3:35-4:45 - independent work* (on Midterms reports) Kristin Ziemke classroom push-in Oct. 19th (Thur) - SFA Meeting @ 6:15 November Nov. 1st (Wed) - All Saints Day- School Mass, 8 am Nov. 1st (Wed) - Gr. 2 8 Curriculum Fair Project Designs go home Nov. 2nd (Thur) - All Souls Day; Erikson EC PLC 4-7 @ Pope John Paul II Nov. 3rd (Fri) - NO SCHOOL - Professional Develoent Day Nov. 5th (Sun) - Daylight Savings Time Ends (set clocks back 1 hr) Nov. 14th (Tues) - Principal CAC/OCS meeting* Nov. 14th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting 3:35- Nov. 16th (Thur) - SFA Meeting @ 6:15 Nov. 19th (Sun) - Family Mass @ 10:30 AM Catholic Parent Session #2: Topic: Peer Pressure Nov. 20th (Mon) - TRIMESTER I ENDS Nov. 21st (Tues) - Prospective Parent Open House 9-10am Nov. 22nd (Wed) - School Thanksgiving Mass @ 8 AM & Primary Thanksgiving Feasts Nov. 23th & 24th - (Th-F) Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL Nov. 28th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting @ 3:35-4:45 Nov. 30th (Thur) - Parent Teacher
Oct. 21th (Sat) - Holy Fire: Middle School Students Oct. 23rd (Mon) - Midterm Report I goes home Oct 24 Kristin Ziemke classroom push-in Conferences (mandatory), 1:00-7, Trimester 1 Report Cards early dismissal, 12:45 Oct. 30th (Mon) - $50,000 Grand Raffle Early Bird Draw Oct. 31st (Tues) - Faculty Meeting 3:35-4:45 Oct. 31st (Tues) - Classroom Halloween Parties, 2 (see Handbook for guidelines) December Dec. 1st (Fri) - PS, JK, K, 1 Curriculum Fair Project Designs go home Dec. 2nd (Sat) - Catholic High School Entrance Exam - 8 AM Dec. 8th (Fri) - Immaculate Conception School Mass, 8 AM; Lunch/Tuition Fees due Dec. 12th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting, 3:35- Dec. 13th (Wed) - Principal CAC/OCS meeting* Dec. 14th (Thur) - School & Family Assn. Mtg@ 6:15 PM: topics: 50/50 Dec. 15th (Fri) - Christmas Program Rehearsal Dec. 17th (Sun) - Family Mass @ 10:30 AM Dec. 18th (Mon) - Christmas Pageant, 6 7:30 PM & $50,000 Grand Giveaway RAFFLE DRAW! Dec. 22nd (Wed) - Christmas Classroom parties, Noon dismissal/no lunch; Classroom Christmas Parties @ 10 AM (see Handbook for guidelines) January Jan. 8th (Mon) - Classes Resume Jan. 9th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting 3:35-4:45 ; Principal CAC/OCS meeting* Jan. 10th (Wed) - Lunch/Tuition Fees Due; Jan. 11th (Thur) - Erikson EC Learning Lab @ Erikson Institute 4-7 Jan. 13th (Sat) - Saturday School #1 Jan. 15th (Mon) - Martin Luther King - NO SCHOOL Jan. 16th (Tues) - Sacramental meeting, 6:30 in Church Community Room Jan. 18th (Thur) - SFA Meeting @ 6:15 Jan. 20th (Sat) - Saturday School #2 Jan. 21st (Sun) - Family Mass @ 10:30 AM Catholic Parent Session #3: Topic Sacraments Jan. 23th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting@ 3:35 -, Jan. 27th (Sat) - Saturday School #3 Jan. 29th (Mon) - Midterm Report II goes home Jan. 28th-Feb. 3rd. (Sun-Sat) - Celebrating Catholic Schools Week!
Dec. 23rd - Jan. 7th (Thur - Sun) - Christmas Vacation NO SCHOOL Jan. 30th (Tues) - Catholic Schools Week Mass @ 8 AM All School Curriculum Fair, History & Spelling Bee - TBA February Feb. 1st (Thur) - SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR - sponsored by the SFA Feb. 2nd (Fri) - NCEA Teacher Appreciation Day! Feb. 3rd (Sat) - Saturday School #4 Feb. 6th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting 3:35-4:45 Feb. 8th (Thur) - School & Family Assn. Mtg. @ 6:15 PM; Erikson EC PLC 4-7 TBD Feb. 10th (Sat) - Saturday School #5 Feb. 13th (Tues) - Principal CAC/OCS meeting* Feb. 14th (Wed) - Valentine Party & Ash Wednesday Classroom parties, 2 (see Handbook for guidelines) Feb. 15th -16th - Principal Leadership Day* TBD Feb. 16th (Fri) - Chinese New Year Holiday Feb. 17th (Sat) - Saturday School #6 Feb. 18th (Sun) - Family Mass @ 10:30 AM Catholic Parent Session #4: Sacraments Feb. 19th (Mon) - NO SCHOOL March Mar. 3rd (Sat) - Chinese New Year Benefit @ Furama Mar. 3rd (Sat) - Saturday School #8 Mar. 5th (Mon) - TRIMESTER 2 ENDS Mar. 6th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting - 3:35 - Mar. 8th (Thur) - Erikson EC Learning Lab @ Erikson Institute 4-7 Mar. 9th (Fri) - Lunch/Tuition Fees due; School Reconciliation Rehearsal @ 1:30 PM Mar. 10th (Sat) - Saturday School #9 Mar. 11th (Sun) - Daylight Savings Time Begins (set clocks ahead 1 hour) Mar. 15th (Thur) - Parent Teacher Conferences (mandatory), 1:00-7, Trimester 1 Report Cards early dismissal, 12:45 Mar. 17th (Sat) - Saturday School #10; First Reconciliation Prayer Service @ 10 am Mar. 20th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting -3:35 - Mar. 25th (Sun) - Palm Sunday Mass;
President s Day Feb. 20th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting, 3:35- Feb. 22nd (Thur) - SFA Meeting @ 6:15 Feb. 24th (Sat) - Saturday School #7 Lunar New Year Mass TBD Stations of the Cross* 7 th /8 th graders @ 1:30 (*mandatory for 7 th /8 th ) Mar. 29th (Thur) - Holy Thursday/Stations of the Cross school students @ Church, 1 Mar. 30th - April 8th (Fri-Sun) - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL April April 1st (Sun) -Easter Sunday April 2nd (Mon) - Fall 2018 Registration Packets go home April 10th (Tues) - Faculty Meeting 3:35- April 12th (Thur) - SFA Meeting @ 6:15 ; Erikson EC PLC 4-7 TBD April 14th (Sat) - Early Childhood 2018 Playdates, 8:30 & 10 AM April 15 (Sun) Family Mass 10:30 am April 24th (Tue) - Faculty Meeting - 3:35 - April 16-19 (M-Th) - ASPIRE testing 3 8 April 20-24 (Fri-Tues) - ASPIRE makeup testing April 30th (Mon) - Midterm III reports go home May May 1st (Tues) -8th Grade May Crowning School @ 1 PM May 3rd (Thur) - Principal Leadership Day*; Erikson EC Learning Lab @ Erikson Institute 4-7 May 7th - 11th (Mon-Fri) - National Teacher Appreciation WEEK! May 8th (Tue) - Faculty Meeting @ 3:35-4:45 May 10th (Thur) - Lunch/Tuition Fees due May 13th (Sun) - Mother s Day! May 17th (Thur) - Talent Show Rehearsal May 17th (Thur) - School & Family Assn Mtg @ 6:15 PM May 18th (Fri) - Spring Talent Show/Raffle @ 6 PM May 20th (Sun) - May Crowning/First Communion Parish @ 10:30 am May 22nd (Tues) - Faculty Meeting - 3:35-4:45 May 24th (Thur) - St. Therese All School Fun Day Gr. PS-8 May 28th (Mon) - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL May 29th (Tues) - TRIMESTER III ENDS June June 1st (Fri) - Baccalaureate Mass 1 PM June 3rd (Sun) - Commencement, 1 PM Church
June 6th (Wed) - Last Day for PS, JK & K, dismissal after graduations TBA 8 th grade Cruise & Springfield Trip June 8th (Fri) - Last Day of School, Awards Assembly - 9 AM & Noon Dismissal, Report Cards; Faculty Religious Inservice PM June 11th - 15th (Mon - Fri) Faculty Independent Professional Develoent Days June 18th (Mon) - Summer School 2018 Begins --------------------- Interim Assessment Windows ACT Aspire Interim Assessment #1 October 2nd - November 3rd ACT Aspire Interim Assessment #2 - TBD ACT Aspire Interim Assessment #3 -TBD ACT Aspire Interim Assessment #4 TBD Mid-Trimester Reports Ending Due to Principal/Team Goes Home October 16th October 18th October 23rd January 22nd January 24th January 29th April 23th April 25th April 30th Trimester Reports Ending Due to Principal/Team Goes Home November 20th November 21st Nov. 30th - P/T Conferences March 5th March 7th March 15 - P/T Conferences May 29th May 31st June 8th (8th due May 25th) Family Masses - 10:30 am Sunday Mass September 17* (Catechetical Sunday and Back to School Bash /all faculty attend) October 15th November 19th December 17th January 21st February 18th March 25th April 15th May 20th (First Communion and May Crowning) Key Sacramental /Formation Dates
Catholic Family Formation Meetings: 10-15-2017, 11-19-2017, 1-21-2018, 2-18-2018 Reconciliation, Saturday, March 17th, 10 a.m. First Communion Photos, Retreat and Rehearsal: 5/5/2018 First Communion, May 20th Confirmation, not until 2019 (We have a 2 year program.) School Masses/Liturgies Start of School Mass, Tues, Sept. 12th Feast of St. Therese, October 2nd All Saints Day, November 1st Thanksgiving Mass, November 22nd Immaculate Conception/Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass, December 8th Celebrating Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 30th Ash Wednesday, February 14th Living Stations Practices (3:30-5:00) - Feb 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23 March 25th - Palm Sunday - 1:30 Holy Thursday, March 29th - Living Stations of the Cross Portrayal @ 1 May Crowning, May 1st*- 1 Parent Talks! (in formation) Dr. Meg Carroll, St. Xavier University- October 18, & November 15, 5:30-6:30 Sal Guccione, former Assistant Superintendent 5:30-6:30 Dr. Eileen Quinn Knight, St. Xavier University 5:30-6:30 Dr. Dan & Ms. Cavallone, Aspire Talks! 5:30-6:30