Grade 1 Grade 7 Grade 8 Calling All Procrastinators!!! The reservations deadline has been extended through tomorrow, March 2nd. If you haven't turned in your RSVP, please do so! You won't want to miss out on this gathering filled with fun, faith, friendship and fundraising. Sponsorships are still available for those interested. Visit the website for more information AND for a preview of some of the swingin' packages that will be offered on auction night! Not coming to the Auction? You can still win great prizes! Purchase raffle ticket for $2 each by returning this form to the office (c/o Jenny Knapp) by Thursday, March 8th. The tickets will be entered for you on the night of the auction, and winners will be contacted to claim their prize. All That Jazz, A Roaring 20's Gala wishes to thank some of our generous corporate sponsors... Auction Manpower - Attn: Auction Workers - All That Jazz Roaring 20’s Gala is only 12 days away. Many of you have already completed your responsibility. For others, your job is just starting. Please click here for the list of volunteers. The Auction Committee would like to thank everyone for their ongoing commitment to Ss. Peter and Paul School. As you may know, the Auction is the major fundraiser of the year for our school. Without dedicated volunteers like you, the Auction would not be possible. By now, everyone should have been contacted by a committee chair with their job description and time slot. If not, please contact me immediately. During transport on Friday as well as the night of the Auction, each worker needs to check in the Manpower Room. The worker will sign in under their name and receive a name tag. The name tag will have the family last name, committee and shift time. Once the shift is complete, the worker goes back to the Manpower Room to sign out and return their name tag. Any worker who does not fulfill their commitment will have their name turned in to the Home and School Association and be assessed a $250 fundraising fee. If you have a conflict with your scheduled time, please try to switch with another volunteer and contact me with the change. All worker changes need to be emailed to me by March 1st. If you should have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. Again, Ss. Peter and Paul School is fortunate to have so many dedicated parents who are willing to pitch in and help. We truly thank you for your big part in making this year’s Auction a huge success. Sincerely, Shelly Jaros, Manpower Chair jarosfam@sbcglobal.net Only a Few Days left before Ss. Peter and Paul will have the opportunity to bring Detective Rich Wistocki to talk with parents! Tuesday, March 6th 2012 at 7:00 P.M. Detective Wistocki will be talking about cell phone and internet safety. He will cover all aspects of, what to look out for and what the signs are to know about with cell phone and internet usage. In our changing world of technology it is extremely important for parents to keep up with the verbiage our students are using and what goes on their cell phones and internet sites (Facebook, Twitter and Skype). Click here for more information. Let us know if you plan to attend by clicking here! Jet's Pizza Fundraiser Night - March 6th As CFO of your family’s finances, some decisions are easier than others. When Blessings pays you back 2% to 7% and a credit card pays 1% to 2%, which is the smarter choice? Of course that’s just the half of it, shopping with Blessings dollars helps the SSPP Home and School Association too, they earn almost as much back as you. Ordering Blessings – Register at “shopwithscrip.com” with the school code of 8F18354B4L86. Orders can be placed through this website at any time, but will need to be completed by 7:00 am on Monday mornings. The amount on this receipt is the amount your check should be written for. Payment can be made with PrestoPay or a check written out to Blessings. Send your check or receipt back to your child’s classroom on Monday morning using the red bag. Orders will be forwarded to the Blessings office for further processing. On Thursday we will return your red bag with your gift cards inside. Please use this bag for the full year. If you don’t have an order for the week, keep your bag for when you do. This is week eight of our Blessings contest! Every time you place a Blessings order you’ll be given a raffle ticket. At the end of the month the owner of the winning raffle ticket gets a $100 dollar Naperville Gift Card. Spring Break is almost here and you can get everything you need with Blessings for this welldeserved break! Travel and hotel accommodations, airfare, clothing, dining, you name it. Additional news can be found on the Blessings Page SSPP Headbands are on sale now! Show your school spirit with this fashionable headband. Headbands are priced to sell at $10. Contact Amy Weidenbach at weidenbachfamily@comcast.net to place your order. Proceeds from the profits will benefit the SSPP Athletic Association. March and April Greeter Schedules Attn: 4-7th Grade Boys - Ss.Peter & Paul Trojan Football - Believe it or not - Trojan Football is right around the corner and we are all excited to continue our proud tradition in 2012. It seems like just yesterday, when both our Junior Varsity (5th & 6th) & Varsity (7th & 8th) teams were hoisting their respective SPFL Championship Trophies, which made it the first time in school history that both teams won it all in the same season. This also marked the 3rd consecutive championship for the JV and the first ever for the Varsity. Our first step in defending our titles will be our Annual Spring Football Meeting. We will be introducing our coaching staffs, going over important dates and finally we will have a guest speaker - Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth, PSYD - a board certified neuropsychologist — who has been involved in the assessment of players in the National Hockey League since 1997 and is the Head Injury/Concussion consultant to the Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Fire and Northwestern University athletics as well as youth and high school athletes. WHEN - Tuesday April 3rd at 7:00 pm WHO SHOULD ATTEND - Parents (strongly suggested) & Players (optional) WHERE - Zuker Hall TRACK IS BACK! Whether you are an avid runner, looking to train for another sport or just want to try something new, consider joining the SSPP Track Team. The team is looking for 5th-8th grade boys and girls. Practices will begin April 2nd and meets are held on Saturdays. For more information or to sign-up for the team, contact Don Brumfield at mdbjbc@comcast.net. The Skyfire web browser ($2.99) will allow you to view flash content in your iPad/iPhone. For other interactive and educational sites, please visit our Online Student Center! Not sure what to do with the day off on Friday, March, 2? Come to Seven Bridges Ice Arena for a private Ss. Peter and Paul School open skate! When you are finished, head on over to Cold Stone Creamery next to the rink for a treat. A portion of your purchase will be donated back to Ss. Peter and Paul School!! Ice skating time: 1:30-3:00 pm Cost :$6 per student (includes skate rental if needed) Address: 6690 S. Route 53, Woodridge, IL 60517 Phone: 630.271.4400 Please bring the attached flyer to Cold Stone and present it at the time of your purchase. Please email Noelle Gollinger with any questions. noellegollinger@gmail.com Bake Sale At The Fish Fry! The 3rd Grade Brownies are Baking, but they are not just baking Brownies! Come see what we have at the upcoming Friday Fish Fry's: March 2nd March 9th March 16th SSPP Cub Scout Pack 506 will be holding registration for boys in grades K-2 on Wednesday, March 7, from 6:30 - 7:30 in Zuker Hall. Babysitting will be available at Zuker Hall. Please join us. Questions, contact: Jim Walsh, jwalsh@g-w.com or John Gordan, jjgordan@gmail.com Attn: Jr. High Cast Members: Click here for information about our Lenten project. REMINDERS: The Principal's Newsletter The annual Hobby Fair will take place on Friday, March 16th in Zuker Hall. All students in grades 4-8 are welcome to participate. This is your chance to display any items that are of special interest to you. Staff and Faculty are also invited to share their special interests and collections. If you are interested in participating by yourself or with a friend, fill out the form return it to the school office by Thursday, March 1st. Space is Limited!! Click here for slideshows and videos of Catholic Schools' Week activities! Play Information - Click here for the K-5 rehearsal schedule. Click here for the preview sheet which is due March 1st. We are looking forward to listening and watching the students perform on Friday April 20th! DuPage Children's Museum March Activities Parish News: The Scrutiny Passion Play - Ss. Peter and Paul Parish is pleased to announce an upcoming Lenten performance of “The Scrutiny Passion”, a traveling play production by the Minneapolis-based theater company, Epiphany Studio Productions, on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at 8:00pm in the Holy Family Chapel. “The Scrutiny Passion” is a unique, Biblically-based Passion drama by Epiphany Studio Productions in collaboration with the St. Olaf Worship and Sacred Music Series in downtown Minneapolis. “The Scrutiny Passion” first premiered at St. Olaf Catholic Church in March of 2007 and since then has been performed across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets: $10.00 Call Denise 630-718-2156 to purchase. Attn: All Parents - Tuition Assistance letter from Fr. Milota for the 2012-13 school year. SSPP School parents of students receiving First Holy Communion - . You may use this link First Holy Communion 2012 for information about the day. The school communicants will have their Mass on Saturday May 5, 2012 at 2:00PM in the afternoon. We will have the rehearsal on Friday May 4 during the school day. If you wish to attend, you are more than welcome at the rehearsal. If you have religious articles that you want blessed bring them with you to the rehearsal and I will be happy to bless them following the rehearsal. Due to many issues with the DVD last year, including slow delivery, I have contracted the services of a new company to record the FHC masses on DVD. I will have more information for you at the parent meetings, but I am confident that this company will provide an excellent DVD and will deliver them on a timely basis. Deacon Ron Brown Benedictine University Spring Break Volleyball Camp Naperville Little League sign-ups are currently available online. Sign up and get in the game! Go to napervillelittleleague.org for more information. Ss. Peter and Paul School’s Reading Program - To participate, you need to read for fun for a total of six hours. You can read books, magazines, or newspapers. Reading for homework or a class assignment doesn’t count. This form will help you keep track of all your reading. List what you read and the time you spend reading. (Use the back if necessary.) Have your parent initial this page every time you read. Read for at least six hours or 360 minutes. When you reach this goal, have your parent sign the form. Then, return it to your teacher by Wednesday, March 21, 2012 to qualify for an out of uniform day on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Would you like to see a snapshot of some of the technology activities the students have completed? Click here for the Quarter 2 TechBytes. Attn Grades 1-4 - Intramural Basketball Registration and Information Schedule Northwestern University - Summer Project LeapFrog Program Uniform Orders...As the new year starts, here are some reminders on ordering uniforms through Educational Outfitters and some new information regarding exchanges and returns. Please contact Barb Enright at 630.699.2430 or enright@comcast.net if you have any additional questions or concerns. Ordering Uniforms - The official Ss. Peter and Paul uniform must be purchased through Educational Outfitters. The following is their information: Educational Outfitters, 16310 S. Lincoln Highway, Plainfield, Illinois 60586 815.436.7777 To order, either call the store or order online at http://www.educationaloutfitters.com/Default.aspx# . If you order online, SSPP's school code is IL0811. Uniform Delivery - Orders can either picked up at the store, shipped to your home (delivery charges will apply) or they can be delivered to the school free of charge and be sent home with your child. The delivery at school occurs the first Wednesday of every month. Uniform Exchanges and Returns - Returns may be made within 30 days of purchase. Exchanges may be made within60 days of purchase. All returns and exchanges must be unworn, unwashed and the original tags on the merchandise. Items that are logo'd or altered are not returnable. Returns or exchanges can either be done at the store location in Plainfield orcan be done through the school. If you choose to return/exchange through the school, please follow the process detailed below: Call Educational Outfitters and let them know about the return/exchange and make arrangements for it to be done through the monthly delivery at the school. Send the uniform into school office in a bag labeled with the following information: o "Return for Educational Outfitters" o Indicate that you called Educational Outfitters and made arrangements for the Return/Exchange o Student's name Upon receiving the uniform, the school office will give the return/exchange to the Educational Outfitters when they deliver the monthly order. If it is an exchange, you will receive the new uniform in your child's bag the day it was received in the office. **Please have the exchange/return item in the office the day before the first Wednesday of the month to ensure the office has the item for Educational Outfitters when they make their delivery on that Wednesday. If an exchange item is not in the office for Educational Outfitters to take with them, Educational Outfitters will not leave the new item for the exchange. Please "like" Ss. Peter and Paul School on facebook if you haven't done so already!! If you do already "like" Ss. Peter and Paul School, please ask your friends to join our page as well! Thursday eEnvelope 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 attachment submissions is .pdf. It would also be helpful if you use Arial 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. Outside Organizations - Please provide a link to your information for inclusion in our eEnv. Grandparents' Day Video Order spiritwear at www.igotspirit.com. Ski Club o Information o Registration o Permission Form Attn Parents: Remember that cell phone use in an active school zone is illegal. Email Issues or changes? Please click here. Schedules Copier/Xerox Schedule through May Greeter Hot Lunch School Store Attn: Parents - The Special Milk Program is a federally funded program that provides reimbursement for milk served by schools, camps, and child care institutions that have no other federal Child Nutrition Program. The primary purpose of the program is to encourage the consumption of fluid milk by children. Letter to Households Application Thursday eEnvelope 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 attachment submissions is .pdf. It would also be helpful if you use Arial 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.