STV School News

This Week:
Thursday 1/17
Hot dog day orders due January 16, 2013 Volume 5, Issue 2
John LaRoche, Principal rjjrock@yahoo.com Trish Moore, Administrative Assistant stvoffice@stvschool.org

Friday 1/18
Mass 8:00 am Pizza Day

2013/2014 School Year Registration

Its a new year and time to start planning for our next school year! All students returning to STV next year must register by Thursday January 17. If you are unsure of your plans for next year, please notify the office. Registration for NEW students will begin on Sunday January 27. Children registering for Kindergarten must by 5 by September 1, 2013. Preschool students must be of age (3 or 4 years) before September 1 2013 and must be toilet trained. To register for preschool: bring a copy of your childs birth certificate along with a $100 registration fee and 1 months tuition. Tuition rates will be available soon. To register for K-8: Bring a copy of your childs birth certificate along with a $100 registration fee.

Next Week:
Monday 1/21
No School Martin Luther King Day Confirmation retreat

Tuesday 1/22
No bus service

Wednesday 1/23
1 Communion parent meeting 7:00 pm
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Thursday 1/24
Pizza Day orders due Dance Club 2:20 pm

Friday 1/25
Mass 8:00 am st 1 Communion Parent meeting 10:00 am th th 7 & 8 Grade Jr. High Dance 6:309:00 pm RAC

Spread The News!

Attention teachers, coaches, club sponsors and volunteers! Do you have an upcoming STV event? Is your team playing a game this week? Did your class complete an interesting project? Help spread the news about what is going on at our school. Its easy: simply write up a few lines will all the pertinent information and well publish it on the STV website, on the STV Facebook page, and in the Family Newsletter. Send information to stvschoolboard@gmail. com. Thanks for helping to share all the wonderful things happening here at STV School!

Saturday 1/26
Bake Sale after 5:00 Mass

Sunday 1/27
Catholic Schools Week Begins Bake Sale after all Masses

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Scholastic Click Orders

Now that the holidays are over are your kids looking for something to do on those cold long nights and weekends? "Tech out" the January flyers are in today's Family Envelope. If interested, please fill out the order form on the back, make a check payable to: SCHOLASTIC, and send to school in an envelope labeled, "Mrs. Valis, Scholastic Click" OR you can order online with a credit card. ACCESS CODE: HKH6M Orders may not be combined with Scholastic Book Club orders - they are separate accounts. Remember, there's never any tax or shipping charges and software makes great gift ideas too! Your orders help earn bonus points towards FREE software for our Computer Lab. Please contact Mrs.Valis at school with any questions at 3582110 x105 or
stvcomplab@stvschool.org

Thank you in advance for your orders!

Share Our Story!

How do we keep our school vibrant and growing? Invite families to join us! How do we invite families? By sharing our story! We, the parents of STV, are the best ambassadors for our school. By talking about the activities and opportunities our children are involved in at school, we spread the word about the uniqueness of STV. You never know when a parent you are speaking with a park district class, in the library, or around your neighborhood may be looking for a school for their children. Catholic Schools Week is coming and is an excellent opportunity to invite friends and neighbors to learn more about our school at one of our Open House events: Sunday January 27 11:00 am 1:30 pm Thursday January 31 6:00 pm 7:30pm

To encourage you to Share Our Story. Any family referring a new family that enrolls in STV school grades K-8 this year or registers to join next year (grades K-8) will receive $500 (to be paid after the new family completes the school year). The new family joining will also receive $500 after completing the new school year. Thank you for helping share the good news of STV!

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STV News

Altar Servers January 19-20

Saturday 5:00 pm
Meghan McGarvey Conor McGarvey Aryana Ziakas

Sunday 7:30 am
Allison Walsh Nora Walsh Corey Rinella

Sunday 9:30 am
Joey Van Meter Parker Sanchez AmandaSchallmoser

Sunday 11:15 am
Johnny OShea Caley Soulje Therese Banea

Chess Players Wanted

1141 East Anderson Drive Palatine, IL 60074 Phone: 847-358-2110 Fax: (847) 7761435 E-mail: stvoffice@stvschool.org

Chess is incorporated into the scholastic curriculums of approximately 30 nations across the globe. Educators around the world acknowledge that chess is a powerful tool for developing higher order thinking skills, creativity, numerical and verbal aptitudes, and memory. Brooklyns Intermediate School 318, a Title I school, has successfully used weekly lessons in chess as a means of boosting the students cognitive flexibility (the ability to see alternative solutions to problems, to think outside the box, to negotiate unfamiliar situations) and cognitive selfcontrol (the ability to inhibit an instinctive or habitual response and substitute a more effective one) with remarkable results. (How Children Succeed by Paul Tough) Did you know that St. Thomas of Villanova also offers this opportunity to its students? Look in your family envelope this month for Chess Wizards information and sign-up sheets. What are you waiting for? Not since the 19th century has anyone who started playing after the age of 14 become a chess grand master. Join Chess Wizards today!

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