What's New?

TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Seussical Jr.
May 8, 7:30pm
May 9, 7:30pm
May 10, 1:00pm and 7:30pm.
May 11, 2:00pm
Performed by St. Mary of Gostyn School at Montini Catholic High School
Any questions call the school at 630-968-6155

If you have not purchased your tickets for the Spring Musical, Seussical Jr, on May 8-11, you still have time! Call the office at 630-968-6155 to do so. Don't miss out on this cute, whimsical performance by our dynamic student body!

Emergency Notification
If you want rehear the message left by the Emergency Notification system, do the following: Call 1-877-698-3261, select 1, and leave the phone number you were called at.

2007-08 Theme

Every year we select a new theme to help us to focus our spiritual development as a Catholic community. The 2007-08 Theme is "Reaching Out to Each Other in Christ." Our mission this year will be to provide opportunities to worship Christ through liturgies, sacraments, and prayer, to share our gifts with each other in Chris, and to discover the abilities and talents of each child in our school.. We will often refer to this Theme because faith-formation opportunities define the excellence of our school.

Dental Exams
Students in grades K, 2, and 6 are required to submit proof of a dental examination by a licensed dentist by May 15, 2008. Forms are available in the office.

Warm-Weather Uniform
Starting May 1st, students can wear the "warm-weather" uniform which consists of navy shorts, white socks, and gym shoes. Girls in gr. 1-5 may wear navy scooters.

Web Shopping Before you go to the stores, try shopping on line. We would like to introduce St. Mary's Web Shopping page to you. Click HERE for the list of stores.

Read our weekly School Page in the Parish Bulletin.

Remember that our uniform company: Schoolbelles. Customer Service: 888-637-3037 or www.schoolbelles.com. Our school code is 2110.
K girls can be in a navy polyester scooter that can be purchased at Kohls store or on line.

• Important Reminders

---Check the Calendar page for 2007-08 dates and events.

---Check out the Helpful Links to internet sites that are useful for our students and parents.

--Family Envelopes come home on Tuesday. Manna orders are due on Monday morning and orders are filled on Tuesday to go home in the family envelope.

--Cub Scout Pac 89 information is now available under student organizations or directly from <THIS LINK>.

• Market Day

The purpose of this program is to make available funds to offer tuition assistance to school families in need. All profit from the Market Day sales is made available to families though the Tuition-Assistance Program.

If you are experiencing serious financial need, please request an application for tuition assistance from me. All requests will be kept in strict confidence. We do want to help our parishioners afford quality Catholic education for their children.

The dates for Market Day pick up are 9/19, 10/17, 11/21, 12/19, 1/16, 2/0, 3/20, 4/17, and 5/15 in the gym from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Remember too that you can purchase Market Day products at the store located at 1250 N. Mittel Blvd. in Wood Dale. (See the website for directions and mention St. Mary's.) Continue to enjoy the food knowing that you are providing tuition assistance to members of our school community.

Additionally, any school family that would like to help, can make a donation to the Tuition-Assistance Program. Thank you in advance for helping to make Catholic education possible for members of our St. Mary school family.

• Meeting Dates

School Advisory Body Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. in the Teachers' Lounge on the following dates: 9/12, 10/10, 11/27 1/9, 2/13, 3/6, 4/10, 5/8, and 6/5.

Home and School Association Meetings are at 7:00 p.m. in the Teachers' Lounge on the following dates: 9/21, 10/19, 11/16, 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, and 5/17.

All school parents are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings.

• Children's Educational Garden

Since 2003 the plot of land located along Fairview Ave. south of the east parking lot has been transformed into a children's garden for all to enjoy. Scout and school groups have been involved in the garden. See the parent page at our website or contact Hilary Denk at j.denk@comcast.net for more information.