Dear SPC Families,
Twas the night before Fun Fair! A special shout out and thank you to all the volunteers and the Fun Run Chairs, Mrs. Erin Greene and Mrs. Eileen Finlay, for all their hard work planning the much-beloved tradition of Fun Fair! It takes a small army and many hours of planning to create the event, and I know we are grateful for their time and energy in building upon the 50+ year tradition! Even my own children reminisce that Fun Fair was always one of the best days at SPC!
This is a reminder that next Friday we do not have school because it is a teacher professional development day. On Halloween, students may come out of uniform and wear orange, black, or purple (or a combination of all three!).
In This Thursday Mailing
- Fun Fair -October 25th
- Baby Bottles
- Trivia Night!
- SAVE THE DATE: First Responder Mass November 5th! RSVP Below
- 24-25 Family Mass Schedule (please see below for additional dates for Family Mass hosted by Religious Education)
FUN FAIR October 25th
Please see below for information regarding Fun Fair 2024 from home and school! Please note the following when planning your child’s Halloween costumes for school:
Candy at Fun Fair
New this year: Teal Pumpkins. At each Fun Fair game, there will be a teal bucket with allergy-free candy. If your child has food allergies, please remind them to pick the candy from the teal bucket. The Home and School Wellness Committee assisted in the safe candy sorting for the teal buckets.
No candy from Fun Fair is eaten in the classroom. It is put in the backpacks to be sent home so parents can monitor the candy consumption.
Halloween Costume Guidelines
As you prepare for students to wear Halloween costumes to school on October 25th, please be mindful of the following:
- School rules regarding dress code must be followed: No short skirts/shorts/tutus, no bare midriffs, no bare shoulders, or low necklines.
- Nothing that promotes the use of illegal substances or activities or is derogatory, disrespectful, or depicts violence.
- Hats & hoods may be worn as part of the costume on this day only. ALL costume preparations are to be completed at home. (No dressing or applying of make-up or colored hairspray once students arrive at school).
- No masks or weapons (nun chucks/sickles/swords/knives/guns, etc).
- Students or parents who have questions about the acceptability of their costumes should check with their homeroom teacher before wearing the costumes to school.
- Students wearing inappropriate costumes will need to call home to have a change of clothes brought up to them.
- PARENTS: Please help support an appropriate, distraction-free learning environment for all students by assuring that your students adhere to these guidelines.
Important Reminders and Upcoming Events
Baby Bottles–Due Back to School On November 6th!
Thank you to the SPC Life Team, who works with the parish on the Baby Bottle Project on behalf of The Women’s Center during Respect Life Month. The Women’s Center helps women in crisis pregnancies.
For many women, pregnancy is a time of joy. For others, this can be a time of distress and loneliness. They have little or no support, and they don’t know how they will be able to care for their babies. They don’t know what to do or where to turn.The Women’s Center offers these mothers compassion and guidance, directing them to the appropriate social service agencies for housing, financial support, and medical care. If they choose to place their baby up for adoption, they are helped through that process. If they choose to keep their babies, they are provided with material assistance through the first five years of their child’s life. That assistance includes diapers, formula, clothing, and baby equipment. Everything offered to these women is free of charge.
In order to provide all of these valuable services, The Women’s Center needs you. Please consider placing your baby bottle in a visible and prominent area of your home. Explain to your child that many babies need help to receive the basic necessities that we take for granted. Let your child know that their donation of spare change makes a difference and provides the help needed to welcome a baby into our world. You may want to say a prayer with your child each day, thanking God for the miraculous gift of new life and asking Him to help us uphold the dignity of every human being.
What a great turnout for Trivia Night so far! This is an incredibly fun night you won’t want to miss. See details and the registration link below.
SAVE THE DATE: First Responder Mass-November 5th
We invite all our St Paul of the Cross parents (of students in grades K-8) who are doctors, nurses, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and other emergency professionals to attend this special Mass on November 5th at 10:00 am. We ask that you come in uniform and arrive around 9:40. You will line up in the gym and process in with your children. We hope you can join us in thanksgiving for their service and pray for their safety. Students in grades K-8 will attend the Mass with their first responder parents. Please RSVP here.
2024-2025 Family Masses: Save The Dates
This year, the school will be hosting family Masses at 10:30 in the Holy Family Chapel, and it will be an excellent opportunity for our school community to pray together! Our students will be reading and serving as ushers, and our alumni will return to be Eucharistic ministers.
- October 20th: 7th and 8th Grade
- November 17th: 5th and 6th Grade
- December 15th: All 4-8th grade (and Bitty Basketball) Winter Athletes will pray together. Winter Athletes will wear their fall sports jerseys!
- January 19th: 3rd and 4th Grade
- February 23: 1st and 2nd Grade
- March 16th: All 4-8th grade Spring Athletes will pray together. Spring Athletes will wear their fall sports jerseys!
- NO MASS in APRIL
- May 25th: Preschool & Kindergarten
While the school hosts the above Family Masses, Religious Education hosts Family Masses on the following Sundays at 10:30, and school families are always invited!
November 10
December 8
January 12
February 2
March 9
May 11
Peace,
Dr. Erika Mickelburgh
Several parents have expressed interest in getting connected to other parents who would like to create a team to participate in Trivia Night. If you are interested, please complete the form below by 11/1.
https://forms.gle/jUEHtn5XPRtb1bkx9
Fun Fair
Fun Fair will take place Friday, October 25th. A volunteer sign up went out last week. Please save the date if you’d like to volunteer. We ask that anyone who signs up to volunteer commits to the shift and time.
Hello Families!
Join me in earning cash for SPC by using the Box Tops app. It’s an easy way to make a difference. All you have to do is buy Box Tops participating products (like Cheerios!) and scan your grocery receipt. Box Tops are worth $.10 each and they add up fast!
Use this referral code G9UN9LNZ when you sign up and you’ll get 50 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 10/31/2024! Download the Box Tops for Education app here: https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=G9UN9LNZ
Please reach out to me with any questions at [email protected].
Thank you for your participation!
Carrie Jackiewicz
Box Top Chair
SPC ATHLETICS
Bitty Basketball! Calling all Girls and Boys in Grades KDG-3rd
The season runs January 11th-February 15th.
Registration opens October 2nd. Please click here to download the details and registradtion link.
From the Parish
We have an active and vibrant parish and encourage everyone to read the weekly bulletins for Fr. James’ weekly letter and stay informed about all upcoming events and programs.
Please click here for the latest bulletin.
Please click here for Fr. James’ “The Daily” – Daily Mass Readings and Reflections
Apollo Chorus Concert – Sunday, November 3, at 3:00 pm in the Upper Church
St. Paul of the Cross is honored to host a special concert performed by the Apollo Chorus of Chicago. The concert will feature a wide variety of choral music, including selections from Händel’s Messiah, Brahms’ German Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, and varied selections from their spring program called “From the Earth to the Stars!”
You do not want to miss this FREE concert, so mark your calendars now!
From the Community
From our Catholic High Schools
Notre Dame Open House – Tonight Thursday, October 24th
2 Sessions – 5:30-7 & 7-8:30
RSVP at www.nddons.org/openhouse
Saint Patrick High School
Loyola Academy
