Christ Our Savior Catholic School

Christ Our Savior Catholic School

Weekly Blue News Note

September 2, 2010

We pray: Creator of all, we join our minds and hearts with each other as members of Christ Our Savior School. We recognize the deep bond that we have with each other as sisters and brothers. We rejoice in Your sacred presence among us and within us. As this new school year begins, rekindle our love and compassion for each other and renew our awareness of the unity we share. Amen.

Thank you to all of our families who were able to attend our Parent Night this past Tuesday. We appreciate the questionnaire you filled out and hope you enjoyed the prize drawings, food, and goodies.

We would like to say “Thank you” to our new Advancement/Marketing Consultants, Ms. Marla Blanton and Ms. Gwen Griffin-Harmon, for all the work and planning they did for this event.

There is no school on Monday, September 6 in celebration of the Labor Day Holiday. Have a safe 3-day weekend!

Exploratory Classes for the students will begin on Tuesday, September 7. They will be ungraded classes taught at the last period of the day (2:15-3:05) every Tuesday. Sign-up forms were given out on Parent Night and in the classes on Wednesday for those whose families were not able to attend. Forms are due by Friday, September 3 to the homeroom teacher.

A representative from the Boy Scouts, Mr. Tom Hoglan, will speak to the boys in grades K-5 about Scouting on Wednesday, September 8 at 1 P.M. in McMahon Hall. The boys who are in Boy Scout Troop 939 and Cub Scout Pack 939 may wear their Scouting uniforms to school on September 8.

Saturday, September 11 will be the Annual Round-Up for those boys who are interested in joining Troop/Pack 939. The Round-Up will be held in the AV room at school from 10 A.M. to Noon.

Sunday, September 12 the Troop-Pack 939 will host Hospitality Sunday after each of the masses at St. Jude the Apostle Parish.

There will be Board of Specified Jurisdiction committee meetings on Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30 P.M. in McMahon Hall. There is an Executive Committee meeting at 6:00 P.M.

Last Thursday, we kicked-off our first fundraising event -Kleinhenn Company Gifts, Gift Wrap, and Goodies. This fundraiser is worth 50% toward your mandatory fundraising. Orders and money are due September 14. Delivery will be mid to late October. If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Matusz in the business office.

Please view the hand-out being sent home with this note from the South Holland Public Library about their Youth Services Activities for Fall 2010.

Parking Lot Procedures: Please inform anyone who drops-off or picks-up your student of these regulations: Drop-off in A.M.

All drivers must use the West Parking Lot and enter from the South Cottage Grove Drive and exit from the north Cottage Grove Drive. All drivers proceed to form a single line along the curb heading north following the directives of the parking lot monitors for the traffic flow. Students will exit the vehicles on the curbside only after each vehicle has come to a complete stop when directed by the volunteers. Drivers who choose to park must do so facing the school and all students and adults must use the crosswalk to proceed to the school doors following the directives of the monitors. The curbside and shoulders of 154th Street may not be used for school drop-offs as per the regulations of the South Holland Police Department; this regulation is enforced by the Police Department. The circular driveway in front of the school is closed to vehicular traffic in the morning and the afternoon. It is a passageway for students and the East Lot is only for faculty parking. All students who walk to school must use the sidewalks and cross the streets where the School Crossing Guards are assigned.

Pick-up at 3:10 P.M.

At dismissal all drivers MUST USE the West parking lot to meet students. Vans, minivans, SUV’s and pick-up trucks are asked to park in the last row because of the height of these vehicles. Vehicles enter from the South

Drive from Cottage Grove and park facing East and exit from the North Drive onto Cottage Grove. All vehicles move forward and to the left to exit. Vehicles do not back-up.

Students and students accompanied by adults walk in the clearly marked walking zone and walk behind cars to approach vehicles, so please leave an empty row space between your parked car and the one in front of you as a student walkway. Parking or standing along the curb is prohibited, as is parking or pick-up along East 154th Street. Students who walk home at dismissal exit from the West door and walk in the direction of their home along the sidewalks and paths of the school building and cross at the designated crosswalk where Crossing Guards are assigned.

We have now hired a Music teacher, Ms. Prentice Johnson. She will be completing all documents as required by the Archdiocese, will prepare her classroom, and will begin classes at the end of next week. We welcome Ms. Johnson to our staff.

Congratulations to 8^th grader Prosper Diala who received a scholarship award from the Knights of Peter Claver 4^th Degree Assembly, Augustus Tolton Council 375! Prosper was awarded the scholarship at St. Jude Parish on August 29^th at Sunday mass. Thank you to the Knights for their generosity and support of Catholic education.

Congratulations to 5^th grader Bailey Young on her fantastic swimming competitions this summer! Bailey is a member of the Lansing Swim Organization Team and has been for four years. This summer she qualified for the Summer State Meet in Indianapolis, Indiana where she received two medals-one for the 10 and under 50-yard backstroke and one for her 100-yard Backstroke. Bailey also qualified for the Central Zone Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska where she received a medal for her 50-yard Backstroke.

2009-2010 Yearbooks are available! If you did not order a Yearbook last year and would like to purchase one now, please send a payment of $20.00 in an envelope marked with your student’s name, grade, and “yearbook.” We will process your order as soon as we receive it. Supply is limited.