Please
click on the links below for up-to-date communication & information
about our school.
...on
Tuesday, February 2, 31 students from grades 3-5, 22 from the jr. high,
27 parents, 18 teachers, and 5 alumni represented our school by working
at the Feed My Starving Children warehouse? Their two hour shift resulted
in packing 75 boxes of food containing 16,200 meals. That will feed
45 Haitian children one meal a day for one year.
In addition a $400 donation was made by our Spanish Club representing proceeds
from their nacho sale. That money will feed an additional 7 children
for one year.
February
4, 2010
Attn:
8th Grade Parents - On Wednesday, February 10, all eighth grade parents
are invited to an information meeting with Mr. Glowaty, Mrs. McDonagh,
and Mrs. Skroch. The agenda will focus on the many upcoming activities
that are germane to the graduating class. Beginning at 9:30, we will
discuss such things as May Crowning, Ribbons & Pins, the Graduation
Dinner, the Recognition Assembly, the Class Video, Confirmation, Service
Hours, Autograph books, the DAR speech, the Mabel Grimes and Knights
of Columbus Scholarships, the Class Trip, and much, much more.
We will
gather in Rm. L24 of the Ministry Center. First time parents of an
eighth grader will find the session particularly helpful. Should
anyone be unable to be present, we will put a special calendar on our website.
106
families responded to our survey regarding the dates for next December’s
Christmas vacation. The results found that 54% expressed a preference
for an 11:15 dismissal on Wednesday, December 22. 30% favored adhering
to D. 203’s schedule of starting the break on Thursday, December 23.
Only 16% wished for more time off before Christmas than after.
The first
draft of the complete 2010-11 calendar, during which the Christmas vacation
will run from 11:15 on December 22 and with classes resuming on January
10, will be submitted to the School Board at their February 23 meeting.
As
we continually explore alternatives for fundraising in support of our mission,
we are delighted to announce that we’ve joined Tix4Cause.com.
Tix4Cause is a ticket exchange website founded on an innovative yet simple
concept—ticketholders sell their unwanted tickets, and can donate 100%
of the proceeds to benefit Ss. Peter & Paul School. Click
here
for more information.
The next PCA workshop will be held on March 10th in Zuker from 7 PM to
9 PM.
The annual Hobby Fair will take place on Friday, March 12th in Zuker Hall.
All students in Grades 4-8 are welcome to participate. Click here
for more information and to register.
Blessings
- What do families buy every week? Probably everyone’s answer to
that would be groceries. All families have that in common.
Where do families shop for groceries? Jewel? Yes. Dominick’s?
Yes. Meier? Casey’s, Whole Foods? Yes. Yes. And Yes.
Some families have one preferred grocery store, but many find themselves
liking meats from Casey’s, produce from Whole Foods, and lunch box items
at Jewel or Dominick’s.
What’s
wonderful about Blessings
is that you can find all of those grocers on the order form. Groceries
are a pretty predictable expense each week. So you can order your
grocery store cards from Blessings
on Monday, get them on Thursday, and “wala”, you’ve earned anywhere from
3 to 5% back.
The
average family spends about $200/week on groceries (personally I think
that’s on the low side). If you used Blessings
cards
year-round to buy your groceries, you’d earn more than $400 back, with
50% of that benefiting the school and the other 50% benefiting your family
(e.g., as tuition credit). It’s both easy and wise to useBlessings
s.
***REMEMBER to
place your order by 10AM Monday’s. Please
click
here
for more Blessings
information
and the newest order form.
The Fine Arts Festival is scheduled for Friday, April 9th from 5-9pm in
the Ministry Center. If you are interested in performing, please
print the attached form and return
it to the office by March 1st. The Preview Night for performers
will be Thursday, March 11th from 2:15-4:30pm in Room 217-218 of the Ministry
Center. Rehearsal Night for the performers will be Tuesday, April
6th from 2:15-4pm in the Chapel. If you have any questions, please
contact Shelly Jaros at 416-4353 or Linda Griffith at 548-2043.
FIESTA
DEL SOL Saturday Evening, March 13, 2010 at Bobak's Signature
Room at Seven Bridges
OUR VALENTINE TO YOU:
RSVP DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB. 12 DON'T MISS OUT. The Mariachi band is
tuning up, will you be there to hear it? To date, we have just over 250
reservations, but have room for another 250! SSPP relies on the generosity
of our school families and friends to support our annual Auction. The Auction
Committee realizes that it's hard to plan so far in advance, so we are
extending the RSVP deadline through Feb. 12. Don't delay, please contact
Judy McCormick at 778-0339, jmc1289@wideopenwest.com
or Micheline Piekarski at 355-0439, mpiekarski@oprfhs.org
ASAP. Hesitant because you don't have anyone to sit with? Don't be, we
will match you up with some fun new friends.
AND THE WINNER IS....... Felicitaciones to the Rehm Family! They've
won the drawing of 2 free Auction tickets for handing in their Cash Raffle
tickets. Thanks to the 101 SSPP families who have participated in the Auction
Raffle to date.
SELL SOME TICKETS DURING
THE SUPER BOWL Seeing friends and family at a Super Bowl party
this weekend? Why not sell them a few Cash Raffle tickets! Haven't turned
yours in yet? It's not too late to sell those tickets, but andale! andale!
Remember that for every Cash Raffle ticket
you sell, you improve your chances of winning in the free tuition drawing.
And
the person that sells the most, will have the gym named for them for the
2010/2011 school year. Need extra tickets, contact Lisa Carter (630)717-0505
or Trista Bordignon (630)637-9632.
SELL THE MOST RAFFLE
TICKETS AND THE SSPP GYM WILL BE NAMED AFTER YOUR FAMILY FOR 2010-2011
SCHOOL YEAR
HOT AUCTION ITEMS Heres this week's Auction "tapas" or sampling
of Auction items:
DIAMOND &
SAPPHIRE EARRINGS: Stunning! Dinner at Bobak's will almost be
like Breakfast at Tiffanys or actually Breakfast at Costello Jewelers Co.
with these gorgeous 14K white gold diamond and sapphire hoop earrings.
Each earring contains three round blue sapphires with a combined total
weight of .35ct. Each earring also contains two full cut round brilliant
diamonds with a combined total weight of .20ct. The retail price is $1,165.00.
Audrey Hepburn would adore them and so will you.
CRESS CREEK COUNTRY
CLUB: Soak up the sun and fun this year with a Swim/Tennis/Social
Membership to Cress Creek Country Club.
KINDLE:
You know you've wanted one. With this great electronic reader, you can
download all your favorite e-books. Perfect not only for reading at home,
but also on planes and trains. And, enjoy using it while you're sitting
in the van waiting for the kids.
MUCH MORE:
Don't miss packages for the kids featuring Zhu Zhu Pets and Fat Heads,
as well as volleyball packages and other sports camps. Remember, we also
have condos in sunny locales, courtside Bulls tickets, Lasik eye surgery,
the adorable puppy and so much more...Check back next week for even more
exciting items.
Have a last minute donation? All donations,
including dinero (cash) and Blessings gift certificates, are welcome. Please,
only new items. To arrange a drop off, please call Kathleen Flynn, (630)983-6885.
Muchas gracias to our generous SSPP families who have already made a donation.
CLASS PROJECTS: Here's what the elementary students are working
on just for you:
3rd Grade:
FAITH,
HOPE, LOVE are yours when you win this striking third grade framed photo.
The children dressed in black were photographed with a wide lens photos
against a white background. Using their bodies as the alphabet, they spell
out FAITH, HOPE, LOVE. Too precious for words.
4th Grade: This
project is so exciting that we're keeping you in suspense until next week.
5th Grade:
As your fifth grader gets ready to move on to junior high, you can preserve
their last year in elementary school forever. Each class was photographed
in front of SSPP's historic elementary building and enlarged to 20”w x
16”h and box framed. Truly, an amazing keepsake.
AUCTION AD BOOK--THE
SUPER BOWL FOR YOUR AD: Couldn't afford air time for the Super Bowl?
We have a better and much, much cheaper alternative! Promote your business,
or, place a "feliz" or happy ad in the 2010 Auction Ad Book. This much-read
"Anuncio Libro" will be sent home to school families in early March. The
Ad Book features company ads, business cards and memorable messages from
local businesses and families like yours. Plus, it includes all of
the tempting items that you can bid on that night, including football tickets!
To place an ad, just click here
and download the form. Return it with your check by Tues., Feb. 16.
For more information, contact Maureen E. Henry, 630-527-1965, email: maureenehenry@sbcglobal.net.
Please note the "e" between Maureen and Henry in the email address. Camera-ready
artwork can be sent to her, or our advertising team can create an ad for
you using your logo and text.
So get in the game, advertise in the Auction
Book!
SELECT YOUR SPONSORSHIP
LEVEL TODAY! Spice up your Auction experience this year
and become an Auction sponsor. It's not too late, even if you've already
turned in your RSVP. Many different levels exist from the $300 Bronze Jalapeno
level to the spiciest of all: the Platinum Habanero. Sponsorship deadline
is Feb. 16. Click here
to read more.
Spotlight
– Box Tops and Campbell Labels Thank You
DID YOU KNOW? …Last
year, the Box Tops and Campbell Soup Labels Service Committee earned over
$2,100 for the Home and School Association! A huge thank you is due
to Cindy Rafferty. Cindy collects the labels and box tops from a
box in the back of church and the school buildings. She follows guidelines
set by the companies to earn extra points by attending seminars and turning
the information in by certain dates. Cindy and her team of students
work together adhering the labels to individual papers before sending them
to the company.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Simply tear off the box top or soup label of specially marked products
and send them in with your child. Older children, offer to help Cindy
glue the labels on the sheets. Thank you, Cindy, for your dedication
to this service!
Please visit the Home &
School Association page for this week's news by clicking
here!
Thank
You! Thank You! When all was counted the total monies collected for
our Haiti Awareness day totaled $ 3,810.39. This money will be divided
between Catholic Charities and the American Red Cross. The generousity
shown was overwhelming and Student Council cannot thank you enough.
Are
you ready to fill up Mr. Glowaty's office for "Souper Sunday"? We
will be collecting soup cans until tomorrow, February 5th. Our goal
is to "fill Mr. Glowaty's office" with canned goods. The cans collected
will be given to Loaves and Fishes. Students, be ready to donate much needed
supplies for Loaves and Fishes. Our goal is to get Mr. Glowaty out
of his office. At this time of the year, Loaves and Fishes is down
in their supplies so this will help out many families in need.
SSPP
Bouna Beef Benefit Night - February 23 from 3:00 to closing!
Click here for the flyer.
Parish
Events
Gifts
of Finest Wheat Program - This session will be taught by Father Ryan
Larson and will be entitled, CHURCH HISTORY. The program will run for 8
weeks and will be held in the Ministry Center Social Hall. Sessions run
from 7-9 PM on Thursday nights. For up-to-date information, please check
our website at: www.sspeterandpaul.net . The Gifts of Finest Wheat direct
link is: http://www.sspeterandpaul.net/new_evangelization/giftsoffinestwheat.htm
If you have registered for
previous GFW sessions you do not need to re-register.
Women of Grace - A powerful Catholic Study just for women. The study
will run for 9 Mondays (every other week) beginning January 18th. Mornings
9-11 AM in the St. Paul Center or 7-9 PM in L23 of the Ministry Center.
Cost $45.00 which includes all books and materials. Registration required.
More info: http://www.sspeterandpaul.net/eventflyers/women_of_grace_flyer.pdf
Word
Central - is a site that contains games and other vocabulary building
exercises. More wonderful resources can be found in our Online
Student Center.
Ss. Peter & Paul School Spring Musical - Guys and Dolls, Jr. - Parents
of K-5: Please click here link
below for rehearsal and cast information.
Check out the
new Spiritwear item!
Now available SSPP
Headbands!
The Dead Sea Scrolls will
be on exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum until June 6th, 2010?
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Chicago area to come in
direct contact with the roots of Christianity. Click here
for more information.
SSPP
Vocations News-Volunteers Needed - Our parish is renew its “Traveling
Vocations Cross” program in conjunction with the Feast of the Baptism of
Our Lord. What is the Traveling Vocations Cross (TVC)? It is
a small wooden cross which passes from week to week to parishioners from
our parish. The simple task is to take the TVC and for a one week
period, you and your family commit to pray for vocations to the priesthood
and religious life. In bringing the TVC to your home, you begin an
awareness, dialogue and spiritual prayer to the critical subject of vocations.
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
Schedule your week conveniently by visiting www.dontstopbelieving.org/ssppvocationscross
and entering your name and the week of choice and the Mass at which you
commit to receive the TVC. Please call Ed Graham (630)717-7853 or
Bill Reid (630)742-0050 or email them at ssppvocationscross@gmail.com.
Attn.
Parents and students in grades 5-8 - Fish Fry is coming! Click
here
for more information and volunteer opportunities.
Calling
all artists! Don't miss the next session of the Young Rembrandts
which will run from 1/6 - 3/24. New this session, given conflicting
events coming up in the new year (such as SSPP play rehearsals), YR has
agreed to pro-rate the tuition for the YR classes depending on your child's
upcoming schedule. Please call the YR office directly to register
so that these special arrangements can be made -- online enrollment will
not adjust the price. If you have any questions, please contact
Julie Relihan at relihan@comcast.net
or Laura Baldwin at YR (630) 493-4263. Click here
for more details.
To
view the November 4th memorandum issued by the DuPage County Health Department,
click
here. The DuPage
County Health Department has made available the following phone numbers
for any questions or concerns you may have regarding H1N1 operations.
To reach Incident
Command please call: 630.221.7200
To reach our 24/hour Emergency
on Duty Response Officer please call:
630.221.7777
For any Communications issues
please call 630.221.7720
If you have any questions, please
contact the DuPage County Health Department at 630.682.7400
Attendance Line Procedures -
The County Health Department would like parents to inform us if and when
their child has an influenza like illness "defined as fever (100 degrees
or greater) and a cough and/or sore throat in the absence of a known cause
other than influenza" or any other reason for being absent. Please provide
symptom details when calling your children in sick.
Email Service Adding your
name to our automated emailing service is simple! Just fill out the
form below. You will be taken to a screen that will ask for you to check
Interest Categories or lists. If you are a school parent, be sure
to choose your child's class.
Join
the Ss. Peter ? Paul School mailing list
Email:
For changes - Please
be sure to update your email address by entering your old email address
in the box above and following the prompts to make changes in order to
continue to receive school emails. In addition, the home page has
a link to update your profile information for registration purposes.
PLEASE NOTE: Once you
begin receiving our information via email, you can also change your
email address by clicking on the "Update Profile/Email
Address" link in the footer of our email messages.
School
Website - We have pre-loaded parent information into the school's
website. Access information will require you to enter your email
address and password. Please hold onto this information as it will
remain the same throughout your child's school years.
Edline
Access– (Gr. 3-8 Progress Reports and Teacher Web Pages)
Edline
Tutorials for Teacher Web Page Navigation (You will need Windows
Media Player to view.)
Thursday e-envelope submission
procedures: All submissions to the Thursday envelope must be approved
by Mr. Glowaty and should be received by 3:00 pm on the Tuesday before
your item is to appear. Kindly e-mail your request to Mr. Glowaty at fglowaty@yahoo.com
with “Thursday Envelope” as the subject of your message with a copy to
Mrs. Fitzgerald at sspptechie@yahoo.com.
The preferred format for submissions is .pdf. It would also be helpful
if you use Trebuchet size 12 font. (Short messages can be sent within the
body of the email.) Please provide a heading so we know how you would like
your message listed. Thank you for your cooperation.
FYI Program
Incompatibility Issues - The school uses Office 2007 for application
software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher). If your child saves
a project to the usb drive and you find that you are unable to open that
version, you can download the Compatibility pack by clicking here.
For those of you whose students
are bringing Microsoft Office 2007 files home that cannot be opened by
your Office version, click
here
for a file converter.
USB Virus Protection
- Disable the USB Autorun feature using the following steps.
Click the Start button, then
Run and enter "gpedit.msc" without the quotes
Go to Computer Configuration
-> Administrative Templates -> System
Scroll down to "Turn off Autoplay"
and double click on it
Click on the "Enabled" radio
button, then for "Turn off Autoplay on" select "All drives".
Remember to use Yahoo
Goodsearch when searching for information on the Internet. Be sure
to choose Ss. Peter ? Paul as the charity of your choice.
Please note that you will
need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to access the files.
If you are having difficulty opening
pages from our website in a .pdf format, please uninstall your current
version (Start – Control Panel – Add/Remove Programs) Go to www.adobe.com
and download the newest free Acrobat Reader available.
Parish
Events
Women of Grace - A powerful Catholic Study just for women. The study
will run for 9 Mondays (every other week) beginning January 18th. Mornings
9-11 AM in the St. Paul Center or 7-9 PM in L23 of the Ministry Center.
Cost $45.00 which includes all books and materials. Registration required.
More info: http://www.sspeterandpaul.net/eventflyers/women_of_grace_flyer.pdf
...on
Tuesday, February 2, 31 students from grades 3-5, 22 from the jr. high,
27 parents, 18 teachers, and 5 alumni represented our school by working
at the Feed My Starving Children warehouse? Their two hour shift resulted
in packing 75 boxes of food containing 16,200 meals. That will feed
45 Haitian children one meal a day for one year.
Attn:
8th Grade Parents - On Wednesday, February 10, all eighth grade parents
are invited to an information meeting with Mr. Glowaty, Mrs. McDonagh,
and Mrs. Skroch. The agenda will focus on the many upcoming activities
that are germane to the graduating class. Beginning at 9:30, we will
discuss such things as May Crowning, Ribbons & Pins, the Graduation
Dinner, the Recognition Assembly, the Class Video, Confirmation, Service
Hours, Autograph books, the DAR speech, the Mabel Grimes and Knights
of Columbus Scholarships, the Class Trip, and much, much more.
106
families responded to our survey regarding the dates for next December’s
Christmas vacation. The results found that 54% expressed a preference
for an 11:15 dismissal on Wednesday, December 22. 30% favored adhering
to D. 203’s schedule of starting the break on Thursday, December 23.
Only 16% wished for more time off before Christmas than after.
As
we continually explore alternatives for fundraising in support of our mission,
we are delighted to announce that we’ve joined 
The next PCA workshop will be held on March 10th in Zuker from 7 PM to
9 PM.
The annual Hobby Fair will take place on Friday, March 12th in Zuker Hall.
All students in Grades 4-8 are welcome to participate. Click 
Blessings
- What do families buy every week? Probably everyone’s answer to
that would be groceries. All families have that in common.
Where do families shop for groceries? Jewel? Yes. Dominick’s?
Yes. Meier? Casey’s, Whole Foods? Yes. Yes. And Yes.
Some families have one preferred grocery store, but many find themselves
liking meats from Casey’s, produce from Whole Foods, and lunch box items
at Jewel or Dominick’s.
The Fine Arts Festival is scheduled for Friday, April 9th from 5-9pm in
the Ministry Center. If you are interested in performing, please
print the 
FIESTA
DEL SOL Saturday Evening, March 13, 2010 at Bobak's Signature
Room at Seven Bridges
Student
Council News
Thank
You! Thank You! When all was counted the total monies collected for
our Haiti Awareness day totaled $ 3,810.39. This money will be divided
between Catholic Charities and the American Red Cross. The generousity
shown was overwhelming and Student Council cannot thank you enough.
Are
you ready to fill up Mr. Glowaty's office for "Souper Sunday"? We
will be collecting soup cans until tomorrow, February 5th. Our goal
is to "fill Mr. Glowaty's office" with canned goods. The cans collected
will be given to Loaves and Fishes. Students, be ready to donate much needed
supplies for Loaves and Fishes. Our goal is to get Mr. Glowaty out
of his office. At this time of the year, Loaves and Fishes is down
in their supplies so this will help out many families in need.
SSPP
Bouna Beef Benefit Night - February 23 from 3:00 to closing!
Click 
Gifts
of Finest Wheat Program - This session will be taught by Father Ryan
Larson and will be entitled, CHURCH HISTORY. The program will run for 8
weeks and will be held in the Ministry Center Social Hall. Sessions run
from 7-9 PM on Thursday nights. For up-to-date information, please check
our website at: www.sspeterandpaul.net . The Gifts of Finest Wheat direct
link is: 
Ss. Peter & Paul School Spring Musical - Guys and Dolls, Jr. - Parents
of K-5: Please click 
Now available 
SSPP
Vocations News-Volunteers Needed - Our parish is renew its “Traveling
Vocations Cross” program in conjunction with the Feast of the Baptism of
Our Lord. What is the Traveling Vocations Cross (TVC)? It is
a small wooden cross which passes from week to week to parishioners from
our parish. The simple task is to take the TVC and for a one week
period, you and your family commit to pray for vocations to the priesthood
and religious life. In bringing the TVC to your home, you begin an
awareness, dialogue and spiritual prayer to the critical subject of vocations.
Attn:
1st-4th Graders - Intramural Basketball
Attn.
Parents and students in grades 5-8 - Fish Fry is coming! Click
Calling
all artists! Don't miss the next session of the Young Rembrandts
which will run from 1/6 - 3/24. New this session, given conflicting
events coming up in the new year (such as SSPP play rehearsals), YR has
agreed to pro-rate the tuition for the YR classes depending on your child's
upcoming schedule. Please call the YR office directly to register
so that these special arrangements can be made -- online enrollment will
not adjust the price. If you have any questions, please contact
Julie Relihan at 
To
view the November 4th memorandum issued by the DuPage County Health Department,
click
