| Register Now for the 2010-2011 School Year |
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Since Pope John XXIII School expects several of the Pre-K through 8th Grade classes to reach capacity, they strongly encourage you to register your child now for the 2010-2011 school year. Make a note to send in your registration this week.
For registration forms, visit www.popejohn23.org or call the school at 847-475-5678.
| Pope John preschool reading successes -
Technology for early childhood |
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 The four-year-old students in the Pope John XXIII Preschool participated this year in a brand-new emergent literacy program called “Happily Ever After.” It included wonderful classic fairy tale read-alouds and activities to build letter recognition and letter-sound correspondence as a way to prepare for kindergarten and for first grade reading.
In May all these students were given the MRT6 Level I, a standardized test to assess their knowledge. We are very proud to share with the community that these students were very successful and are very ready for continued success in kindergarten. Out of 25 students tested, 18 scored in the above average for Beginning Reading and 16 scored in the above average category for Pre-reading Skills. No students scored below average.
We are very proud of these early successes and look forward to continued progress by this group of students.
Technology for early childhood
Teachers and students will be very excited about the new Mac I-Pods that have arrived and will become part of the instruction for our pre-schoolers, kindergarteners and first-graders. Twenty Mac I-Pods will make it possible for a teacher to do a whole class lesson on a specific math or reading skill using the multitude of educational software games loaded on these special Mac I-Pods. The students will be introduced to these Mac I-Pods in computer class, then the teachers will be able to sign these out for classroom and learning center use.
- Rosalie Musiala, Principal
| Pope John XXIII School Seeks Part-Time School Nurse |
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Pope John XXIII School is presently looking for a parttime school nurse. This individual will work with students and staff for general wellness, first aid and record keeping for reporting to the state of Illinois. The hours are 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Interested candidates should contact the school principal, Mrs. Rosalie Musiala at 847-475-5678, who is accepting resumes by email at rosalie.musiala@popejohn23.org.
| “Green Thumb” or want to be?
Dig into Pope John XXIII
School’s “Get Up and Grow Committee” this Spring |
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By Lori Walsh Edwards
Pope John XXIII School’s Get Up and Grow Committee is a group of parents dedicated to the enrichment of our students’ lives and the betterment of our school through improvements to outdoor gathering spaces, campus and building entrances, student play lot amenities as well as the overall landscape and school gardens.
Toward this goal, over the past four years, we have:
- Prepared a longterm comprehensive campus landscape master plan identifying campus improvement projects.
- Enhanced our school’s Washington street entry by creating an arrival terrace constructed of donated black slate featuring park benches, lush landscaping and seasonally rotated container plantings.
- Installed a heavy duty bike rack capable of accommodating 15 to 20 student bicycles.
- Commissioned vibrant banners for installation across our campus and along major streets to increase the school’s visibility and community presence.
- Given a clearer identity to the pre-school, gymnasium, chapel and the social hall through the installation of architectural canvas awnings at key entries.
- Placed additional park benches and seasonal container plantings at the school’s south entry to increase seating opportunities and beautify a previously stark entrance.
- Relocated unsightly garbage and recycling bins away from the play lot to less visible parts of the campus.
- Planted hundreds of shrubs, groundcovers and perennials to beautify the pre-school, kindergarten wing and main building entry.
- Raised funds through a sale of Pope John blend of bulbs to arrange for the planting of two 30 foot tall hybrid elm trees to provide shade for the play lot as well as for classrooms and administrative offices (pictured, above).
- Created educational vegetable gardens for classroom and individual student benefit.
- Coordinated the activities of parent and student volunteers on seasonal workdays in achieving our overall school and campus improvement goals in accordance with the campus master plan.
At this time, the Get Up and Grow needs volunteers for a variety of activities:
- People to help with watering of the property during the summer (one week commitments).
- Gardeners with ideas and interests in expanding a vegetable garden.
- Individuals, clubs or organizations with experience in green ideas for schools such as solar panels, semi-permeable con-crete and “green” roofs.
- Individuals with experience and talent in grant searching and grant writing.
- Donations of plant material, mulch and lawn bags.
Come join us in any way you can!
Contact Lori Walsh Edwards at loriwalsh1@aol.com or 847-332-2421.
Get Up and Grow Committee
Jeanette Cutler
Lori Walsh
Edwards
Cyndi
Hyams
Kris Kelsh
Ryan and Claire Kettlekamp
Barb Smith
Jennifer Stegen
Lori Walsh Edwards is a Saint Mary’s parishioner, board certified pediatrician and co-founder of Pope John XXIII School’s “Get Up and Grow” committee. She and her husband, Mickey, are parents of twins who are fourth-graders at the school and altar servers at church.
| Collect “Box Tops” for Pope John XXIII School |
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Clip “Box Tops for Education” from your favorite products and put them in the little basket at the Lake Street entrance to the church. Funds raised will go toward the purchase of sports and playground equipment for the school.
For bonus points, visit www.btfe.com.
As you make your list and check it twice, check out the participating stores in Pope John XXIII School’s PJ Bonus Bucks program. And now it’s easier than ever to buy PJ Bonus Bucks because now you can place your order online.
Gift cards are available for purchase from dozens of your favorite stores, including Dominick’s, Jewel, Starbucks, Panera Bread, Bath & Body Works, Land’s End, LL Bean, Lowes, Mario Tricocci Salon & Spa, Anton’s Greenhouse, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Walden Books, Best Buy, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Carson’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dunkin Donuts, Walgreens, CVS, Amoco/BP, Exxon/ Mobil, Marathon, Shell, Jiffy Lube, Subway, Walker Brothers, Payless Shoes, PetSmart, Restoration Hardware and Travelocity.
It’s a great way to support the school while buying something you would purchase anyway. A percentage of every purchase goes to Pope John XXIII School. The percentage varies by vendor, with some vendors such as LL Bean giving as much as 18 percent of the purchase price back to the school.
Orders can be made anytime, day or night at www.mannaorders.net. Use our school code, 953. To have your gift cards ready for pick up on Thursdays at school, place your order before 9 am on Mondays.
You will need a participant code and password to order online. Email PJ Bonus Bucks volunteer Patty Caproni at patricia.caproni@comcast.net.
Feel free to call with questions or concerns!
Parish Office
847-864-0333
fax: 847-864-0354
stmary1012@stmaryparish-evanston.org
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