From School life:

 On December 2 & 3, we will celebrate St Nicholas Day! Santa will be handing out gifts to the children in the classrooms. As a part of the celebrations, we will hold the Christmas Carrol’s singing Competition.

 On December 4, Polish Club in Lemont invites members, sympathizers, and friends to join their breakfast meeting held at 9AM (after the Holly Mass) in the parish hall of the church of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Lemont. At the meeting, the confirmation of the club board will be held.

Reminder: Families interested in purchasing class photos, please return the completed form (link) to the teacher by December 10, 2022.

On December 16 & 17, we will start classes with Christmas Eve celebrations in the classrooms. At 7:15PM on Friday and 11:15AM on Saturday, we invite parents to join us at the gym for caroling and the performance of the folklore group “Polanie”.

On December 23-31, the school will be closed for the holiday season. We wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Announcement: We are happy to announce that our school now participates in a new gift card fundraising program Raiseright.com. If you are planning on purchasing gift cards for teachers, coworkers, family, friends, or yourself, you can consider joining the program to help our school to collect funds for trips, activities, awards, etc.  More information coming soon.

* On November 11, we celebrate Polish Independence Day. Students and teachers will sing the Polish national anthem to celebrate this holiday. We ask that on Friday, November 11^th, and on Saturday, November 12^th, children come dressed in Polish national colors (white and red T-shirts, sweatshirts, and scarves). In the coming school days, children will be able to purchase red T-shirts with the logo of our school. The T-shirts are $10.

* On November 11 and 12, we will be holding a photo session for all classes. Families interested in purchasing a class photo, please click on the link with the order form. Orders can be placed with the teacher until December 10, 2022.

On November 24, The United States celebrates Thanksgiving. We wish you all pleasant moments with family and friends. Due to a holiday, there will be no classes on November 25^th and 26^th.

Dear Teachers,
You’re an inspiration to students and other teachers alike. You’ve activated a hunger for knowledge and wisdom, inspiring me to plan all children’s futures and become better individuals.
Thank you!

From our school life:

* On October 8^th, grades 2–5 will travel to Copernicus Center in Chicago for a performance of Cinderella. The departure from the school building is planned for 9 AM. Children from grades 2–5 who do not participate in the field trip, should come to school, as usual, to participate in alternative activities.

According to Polish tradition, on October 14^th and 15^th, we will celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day. Let’s thank our teachers for their hard work and commitment to our children’s education.

IMPORTANT!
The semiannual Parent Meeting will be held on October 21^st, at 6:15 PM, in the parish building (across the street from the school). We ask all parents to participate as we will present important information regarding our school’s and future decisions.

On October 23^rd, we commemorate Saint John Paul II, the patron of our school. We invite you to a Holly Mass at 11 AM, at the Cyril and Methodius Church. We encourage participants to represent our school by wearing t-shirts with the school logo or white-and-red-colored clothes.

On October 28^th and 29^th, we celebrate Halloween. We encourage all children to come to school in costumes!