IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!
Wednesday, Jan 9 Spirit Day: Students may wear green shirts and uniform pants
Papa John’s Pizza Night
Friday, Jan 11 Honor Roll Presentation after 8:15 a.m. Mass
Sunday, Jan 13 Blood Drive 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall (Life Saving School Grant Program)
Friday, Jan 18 NO BUS SERVICE. Unit 10 is off. SSPP has FULL DAY of school.
Sunday, Jan 20 Basketball & Volleyball Pictures (see below for more info)
Monday, Jan 21 NO SCHOOL. Martin Luther King Day
Tuesday, Jan 22 Chess Club 2:30-3:15 p.m.
Sunday, Jan 27 Catholic Schools Week begins with School Council sponsored pizza party and open house after 10:30 a.m. Mass
More details on Catholic Schools Week agenda will be provided soon.
Empower IL Application 2019-2020:
The application process for the 2019-2020 school year will open on January 15, 2019 at 7:00pm.
Empower IL is a statewide scholarship program that was started in 2017 to help families with the cost of tuition for grades K-12. For the 2018-2019 school year, this scholarship program helped 10 of our SSPP families with awards totaling $47,730! We encourage everyone to apply for this wonderful opportunity for our students and their families.
Accelerated Reader (AR/IXL Store)
The AR/IXL store needs your help! Now that Christmas is over, does your family have any gifts that you would want to donate to the AR/IXL store? New or gently used stuffed animals (large or small). New Nerf balls, games, small items (key chains, purses, party favors). Please send in your items marked AR Store as soon as possible and the office will then contact the AR committee. Your help is much appreciated!
8th grade FUNdraising
Congratulations to Diona Trexler (mother of 2018 graduate Anakin) who won the Lottery Board!
Hornet sweatshirts!!
We have sweatshirts for sale in Youth Medium, Adult Small, Adult Medium. There are a few sample sizes in the school office. Youth Large & Youth Extra Large Sweatshirts have been ordered and will be available soon. Sweatshirts are $20. SEND ORDERS TO THE OFFICE WITH PAYMENT & SIZES MARKED “SWEATSHIRTS”. CASH OR CHECK PAYABLE TO “SSPP ATHLETICS”. GO HORNETS!
Life Savings School Grant Program
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School will hold a Blood Drive on Sunday, January 13th, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. This Program offers grant dollars to qualifying schools to be used for payment for education expenses. For guidelines and eligibility, see application at www.bloodcenter.org/lifesavings
Basketball/Volleyball Pictures, Sunday, January 20th, noon – 1:30 p.m.
Yearbook pictures for all basketball and volleyball teams will be on Sunday, January 20th from noon – 1:30 p.m. For all basketball teams, please make sure your player has clothes to change into as you will return your uniforms that day.
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled time and check in with your coach.
12:05 3/4B Basketball, 12:10 3/4G Basketball, 12:15 5B Basketball, 12:20 5/6G Basketball,
12:25 6B Basketball, 12:30 7B Basketball, 12:35 8B Basketball, 12:40 7/8G Basketball,
12:45 3/4B Volleyball, 12:50 3/4G Volleyball, 12:55 5B Volleyball, 1:00 5G Volleyball,
1:05 6G Volleyball, 1:10 7B Volleyball, 1:15 7G Volleyball, 1:20 8B Volleyball, 1:25 8G Volleyball
Inserts in today’s Friday Folders: Glo Bingo, Blood Drive, Band Schedule, Papa John’s Pizza Night, Parent’s & Friends Meeting, Church Bulletin