St. Therese of Jesus School

Today is our last mass with our pastor, Fr. Mike Miller, until January. As you know, Fr. Miller will be taking a sabbatical during this semester, traveling across the country and studying in San Francisco. This is a well-deserved rest for him, and on behalf of the entire school community, let me say, “Good luck and we’ll miss you! We’ll keep you in our prayers!”

For the month of September, Fr. Joe Jablonski will serve as our pastor. Fr. Jablonski is a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (just like Fr. Miller), is fluent in Spanish, and is dedicated to education as shown with his strong involvement in the Giving Heart Foundation. We welcome Fr. Jablonski to our school and thank God for providing a qualified priest to help our school this month.

Today was our first fire drill of the year, and everything went perfect! Our students and staff exited the building quietly, orderly, and quickly. All classes went to their assigned locations and all students were accounted for. The whole thing took less than 2 minutes! What more could you ask for?

Thank you students and staff for your cooperation and helping make St. Therese School the best Catholic school in Aurora!

This is a quick post just to welcome everyone back for a new school year. We’ve made some changes to school rules, policies, routines, and more, but all of these will be discussed in the classroom.

Also, a new and updated Parent/Student Handbook will be sent home this week!

We have always begun our day here at St. Therese of Jesus Catholic School with prayer. However, this year we are going to make a few changes to our morning prayer routine.

First, it shall begin at 8:15 AM promptly everyday except Wednesdays. (Since we have mass first thing on Wednesday morning, we do not have the time.)

Second, we are now using a book called Childrens’ Daily Prayers for added structure. Students will read an opening prayer; the principal shall read the Gospel reading of the day; and the students shall read a closing prayer and lead us in the Lord’s Prayer. This replaces the old routine of students just saying the Lord’s Prayer and/or a Hail Mary.

Lastly, the principal shall read any announcements or important messages related to the day.

Our new morning prayer routine will be more structured but still allow students the opportunity to lead the school in prayer. We are excited about this new routine and we look forward to implementing it–in just a few days!

The link above for “School Calendar 2010-11″ is now updated to reflect the new school year (2010-11). Remember, the first day of school for Grades 1-8 is Wednesday, August 18. See you then!

Summer is coming to a close and the first day of school is coming soon! Teachers will begin on Monday, August 16. We will be having an in-service for most of the day but feel free to call or email should you have any questions.

The first day for students is Wednesday, August 18. As usual, this is a half day and we will begin at 8:10 AM but dismiss at 11:30 AM. Because this is a half day, there will be no lunch.

The next day, Thursday, August 19, is a full day and we will dismiss at 2:30 PM.

If you have any questions, please call the main office at (630) 898-0620. Thank you and we can’t wait to see everyone back!

Our summer hours are as follows:

JUNE 1 – 11: 8am – 3pm Monday through Friday.

JUNE 14 – 30: 8am – 12 noon Monday through Thursday.

JULY 1 – 31: Closed except by appointment.

AUGUST 1 – 17: 8am – 3pm Monday through Friday.

8th Grade graduation is almost upon us! The graduation ceremony will be held in St. Therese Church at 7:00 PM on Friday, 05/21/10. We will hold mass with Fr. Miller and then present awards and diplomas to our graduates. A reception with cake and drinks will immediately follow the ceremony downstairs in the church hall.

All graduates should arrive no later than 6:30 PM in their cap and gowns. Please remember to wear something appropriate underneath your gowns.

On behalf of all the faculty, staff, and students of St. Therese School, congratulations to our 8th Grade! We will miss you but we know you’ll make us proud. Good luck!

As you may know, we are taking an all-school field trip to the Brookfield Zoo on Friday, May 21. What you may not know is field trips are a gift, not a right. If we cannot trust students to behave properly outside of the building, then we cannot allow those students to attend.

To that end, several teachers are beginning a program to monitor student behavior and inform students when they are getting close to loosing their field trip privileges. Letters explaining this program will be sent home with students in the next few days.

If you have any questions or concerns about this program or your child’s behavior, please speak with us at your earliest convenience. Thank you.

Attention parents of our 8th Grade students! This Wednesday, 03/31/10, is our picture day for 8th Graders in their graduation cap and gown. Pictures will be taken in the morning, so please make sure to be on time that day.

Because of the picture day, 8th Grade students may dress down for the day. (In other words, it’s a free Jeans Day.)