Weekly Newsletter January 28, 2016, St. Joseph School: Summit, Illinois 708.458.2927 Website: www.stjosephsummit.com School Blog: www.stjosephschoolonline.blogspot.com Building Our Faith and Our Future Gospel Summary In Sunday s Gospel, Jesus goes to Nazareth and teaches in the temple. At first the people were amazed at his knowledge but then it occurred to them, he was one of them a carpenter in their own village! They became very angry with Jesus and planned to throw him bodily from a nearby mountain top. Jesus simply walked through them and left. Some scholars say that the crowd s reaction and Jesus escaping them to continue his teaching and preaching is a foreshadowing of Jesus death and resurrection and the mission of the Church to continue spreading the Good News. Reflection - How many times do we react to what appears to be the situation? A few times of being wrong slows us, especially parents, down and teaches us that things are not always as they seem. It takes time and often forces us to eat humble pie (or at least laugh at ourselves), but very often, by the time we get the story we recognize that we have come to the wrong conclusion, that the evidence is misleading. Parents need to show their children that they trust and have faith in them. If our first impression turns out to be correct, then we can take necessary disciplinary steps, but at least children recognize their parents faith in them as our first response. We hope to see everyone next Sunday, January 31 st. Following is a list of events for the week. Catholic Schools Week: January 31 to February 5 Join us for our Catholic Schools Week celebration which begins on Sunday, January 31 st with our Opening Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. Our Student Council, accompanied by the St. Joseph Choristers will sponsor the liturgy. Following the Mass we will host our Open House. This is a good time to invite friends and neighbors to learn about and see our school. The hours of our Open House are after the 9:30 Mass, approximately 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Sunday, 1/31 - Catholic Schools Faith, Knowledge and Service In Our Parish. (Children wear school uniforms). 9:30 a.m. Opening Liturgy Open House from 10:30 1:00 pm Children attending the liturgy in their school uniform will receive an Out-of-Uniform Pass
Monday, 2/1- Sports Day! (Children wear their favorite sports team clothing ). A.M. Classroom competitions: Prek-3 vs Prek-4; K vs 1; 2 vs 3; 4 vs 5; 6 vs 7; Winner vs 8 2:00 p.m. Pep Rally St. Joseph Sport Teams Introduced Tuesday, 2/2 Catholic Schools -Faith, Knowledge and Service In Our School. (Children wear their gym uniforms) Classroom Project Thank you to community supporters of St. Joseph School Wednesday, 2/3 Catholic Schools -Faith, Knowledge and Service In Our Community and Nation. (Children Wear their School Uniform). 8:30 a.m. Special Mass - we pray for the good of our community & nation 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Join us for refreshments and learn about our school. All Invited. Thursday, 2/4 Catholic Schools - Faith, Knowledge and Service In Our Faculty. (Children wear their spirit wear or St. Joseph Team or T-shirt and sweat pants. Special Faculty Lunch Friday, 2/5 Catholic Schools -Faith, Knowledge and Service In Our Children. (Out of Uniform Day). All School Sock Hop Hamburger Lunch All School Movie For Your Information... Smart Tuition Tax Credit Families are will receive the receipt of payment forms tomorrow. These forms are needed for filing for the Illinois Tuition Tax Credit. Remember the form is for the calendar year January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. Catholic Identity Parent Survey As part of the Advanced Ed Work the Archdiocese of Chicago is asking that parents participate in a survey regarding their school. Following is the link to the survey for parents Pre-K through grade 12 http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/0346778. There are 24 questions in the survey and it should take no longer than 20 minutes to complete. I ask that you take time to log in and complete the survey. Each parent needs to fill out a separate survey. Children in grades 5 8 are being asked to complete the student survey. This will be done in school.
Organization Activities... Athletic Board Sports Update Basketball! This is our final winter sport. St. Joseph fields three basketball teams 3 & 4 Coed; Junior Varsity (5 & 6 th graders: and Varsity (7 & 8 th graders). All Teams play at Hale Park. We are four games into the season and our teams our playing well and games have been very competitive. Presently our varsity is 1-3, junior varsity is 3 0 and our coed team is 1-3. Most importantly, our basketball players are having fun and improving their skills! Games for the Week! Kindergarten Soccer Saturday, 1/30 at 8:30 a.m. 3&4 Soccer Saturday, 1/30 at 2:20 p.m. 3&4 Basketball Saturday, 1/30 at 3:00 p.m. Varsity Basketball Saturday, 1/30 at 11:30 a.m. Varsity Volleyball Tuesday, 2/2 at 7:40 p.m. School Board News 52 Pick Up Raffle The Week 4 winner of the 52 Pick-up Raffle for 2016 is Lisa Pannell, ticket number 1513. Knights Ball This year s Spring Event has been named the Knights Ball. The date has been set for Saturday, March 12 th. It will be held at Royalty West Banquets, 8675 S. Archer Avenue, Willow Springs. There will be a meeting this evening to further plan for the event. All are welcome to attend. Save the date: Our Corned-Beef and Cabbage dinner will be held on Saturday, February 27 th. More information will be coming. Parent Club News Box Tops This week s standings: 8 th Grade (341), 7 th Grade (13), 6 th Grade (284), 5 th Grade (75), 4 th Grade (10), 3 rd Grade (504), 2 nd Grade (74), 1 st Grade (1039), Kindergarten, (424), Pre-4 (75), Pre-3 (0). The contest continues! One classroom from each floor will win a prize.
Second Trimester prize will be an out-of-uniform pass to be used as a group. Keep submitting Boxtops. The next major submission date is March 1, 2015. Mother - Son Dinner Dance We will be having our Mother-Son dance on Saturday, March 5 th from 6:00 9:30 p.m. Invitations will be sent home next week. If you plan on coming to the dance with your son, please submit a current 5 X 7 school photo of your son(s) to the office ASAP. Original photos will be returned. The theme for this year s Mother/Son Dance is Wild Wild West! Painting Party - All are invited to attend, see the attached flyer for more information Skating Party Our family roller skating party will be held on Thursday, February 11 th at Fleetwood Roller Rink, 6:00 8:30 p.m. The cost is $10.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. Free Glow Item to those who pay/register by February 10 th! See attached flyer. Anyone wishing to view pictures from the Father Daughter dance may go to the following link. Those of you receiving the newsletter via e-mail can hold the control button and right click on the link to go directly to the site. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yrhxkso2u9weexw/aad2tnx0z1k4sejimxpctggwa?dl=0 Monthly Meeting Our Parent Club will meet on Wednesday evening, February 3 rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse. To begin Catholic Schools Week our Chess Club has been invited to compete in the Catholic School Championship Tournament held at St. Cyril & Methodius School in Lemont. The tournament will be held tomorrow evening, Friday evening January 29 th from 6:00 9:00 p.m. A number of our Chess Club members will be attending the tournament. Yearbook Order A Yearbook!!! Don t let your child miss out on the yearbook tradition. Yearbooks will be available for $16.00 during our pre-sales event. (Order your yearbook between Feb. 1st and Feb 19 th to receive the discount price.) After February 19 th, the price of the yearbook will be $21.00. Order forms are coming home with your child today. You may also place a sponsor ad for your child or a business ad for an additional cost. (Please see the Newsletter attachment.)
Complete the yearbook order form and return to your child s teacher or visit our yearbook station in the main entry lobby next Wednesday or Friday. Thank you! Principally Speaking Catholic Schools Week Please plan on joining us for our Open House and the activities you are able to. We will be looking for help on Wednesday for our Mass as the faculty will do the readings and act as Choir for the Mass. This year Catholic Schools Week marks the beginning of our registration for the 2015 2016 school year. There will be a new round of Caritas Scholarships for new families. Help us reach out to families by talking about St. Joseph School. Remember, the school board will give $200.00 off your tuition to any family who recruits a new family for our school. Monthly Calendar The February Calendar is attached to the newsletter.