Thursday Tidbits

January 30, 2025

Thursday Tidbits

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Today is “Vocations Day” (dress like a Saint or Patron) for CSW. Many heavenly saints are walking around St. Gilbert School (watch social media for some shares!) I have seen many parents coming to visit and give presentations to classrooms about their vocations. It is an exciting day as we come to the end of our week long Catholic Schools Week celebration. Tomorrow’s theme day is appreciate our “Catholic School Teachers.” FSA will be putting on a lunch to treat them, but students could write a little note, make a picture, bring a flower, or a small treat for their teacher to show their love and appreciation, if they desire. I know I am thankful for the excellent teachers that grace the halls of St. Gilbert; they are faith- filled, dedicated, creative, loving, and strive to be the best at their vocation every day for our students.

For those of you new to our school, our next adult social event will be SGS Rocks Trivia night on March 1st. This is a casual evening for adults (21 and over) to socialize with friends, test their brains with some trivia, and support St. Gilbert. Any profit from this event goes towards our “SGS Scholarship Fund” which helps qualifying families with tuition assistance, and also offsets some of the first responder, and teaching staff discounts that are given to our families. I have included the link to tickets and sponsorship information. I hope to see many of you at this event- let’s fill the gym to capacity!

SGS Rocks Trivia 2025- Tickets

Trivia Night Sponsorship

Grateful for hints of Spring!

Mrs. Kris Buckley, Principal

Calendar Reminders:

Thursday 2/6 - Spirit Wear Day (moved from Friday due to day off)

Friday 2/7 - No School-Archdiocese Teacher PD

SGS Sports Central

* Our 8th grade boys basketball team won their Conference Championship! Congratulations to the boys and dedicated coaches! Go Rebels!

Tonight (1/30): Girls Basketball games 5:00/6:00 home

Monday (2/3): Last home games for Girls Basketball 5:30/6:30

Super Bowl Squares Progress:

Thanks to your recent response to the push for our Super bowl Fundraiser, we now have 50% of our 100 squares sold- that means we have 50 more to go between now and the Super Bowl! We can do it! Get in on the fun and have some numbers to root for at game time!

SGS SUPER BOWL SQUARES - Calling football fans of all ages! Click here to join the SGS super bowl pool. $50/square, 2 winners per quarter, and 50% of proceeds go to SGS. Please share our registration link with friends and family, all are welcome!

https://bit.ly/SGS-superbowl

Payments made via Zelle at zelle@stgilbertschool.org. For more details, click here.

Other Bits:

1st & 2nd Art Club is at capacity and is now closed. No more registrations will be accepted.

SGS Musical is coming.......get your tickets now for Aladdin!

Aladdin Tickets

CSW Tommy Hilfiger Uniform Coupon

January 28, 2025

Superbowl Squares "Fun" raiser!

Families,

Now that the opponents are set for a Superbowl matchup between the Chiefs and the Eagles, we would love for everyone to be part of our Superbowl Square fun! Help us to fill our 100 squares, we are a third of the way there. Funds will be going towards the Front Office Vestibule project, whose bid came in over $100,000. We all want our building to be as secure and attractive as possible.

May your favorite team win!

Mrs. Buckley, Principal

https://bit.ly/SGS-superbowl

Payments made via Zelle at zelle@stgilbertschool.org. For more details, click here.

January 23, 2025

Thursday Tidbits

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are finishing up our Winter Diagnostic iReady Testing this week, and are preparing for our celebration of Catholic Schools Week that begins with our Open House on Sunday 1/26. For our current families, we hope you will join us at 11:00 mass as we focus on the blessing of “Grandparents.” After mass there will be coffee and treats in the gym to celebrate the Grandparents and all Volunteers that help in any fashion at our school. The Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the Multi-Purpose Room, and families are welcome to check out each student’s classroom. The Open House runs from 11:30-1:00 for current families. We have tours for prospective families going on from 9:30-11:30 (by appointment). For our current preschool families please let us know if your child will be returning and what program selection you are interested in, so that we can track openings with more accuracy. We do have over 25 families coming to tour our Preschool & Kindergarten programs this Sunday. Spots will be reserved for current families before acceptance of new applicants, but we must know of your interest.

CSW Schedule 2025

God Bless our school,

Mrs. Kris Buckley, Principal

Calendar Reminders:

1/25 - Carmel Math Competition

1/26 - Open House 11:30-1:00, Grandparent/Family Mass 11:00, Book Fair open during/after all masses

1/27 - "Celebrate our Community" (letters & treats to First Responders/Community Helpers)

1/28 - "Celebrate our Students" (student dress down day, no homework/test day, game time)

1/29 - "Celebrate our Nation" (Patriotic mass w/Color Guard & Military Remembrance Presentation), GCHS 8th Grade Counselor Meetings (morning)

1/30 - "Celebrate Vocations" (presentations on vocations in classrooms, Dress Like a Saint or Patron Day)

1/31 - "Celebrate Teachers & Staff" (staff dress down day & lunch from FSA), gym classes have a special presentation today.

SGS Sports Central:

1/28 - 8th Grade Boys Basketball Conference Final; games 6:00/7:00

1/30 - Girls Basketball home 5:00/6:00

2/3 - Girls Basketball home 5:30/6:30

=== ANNOUNCEMENT ===

https://bit.ly/SGS-superbowl

Payments made via Zelle at zelle@stgilbertschool.org. For more details, click here.

Fliers:

CSW Schedule 2025

1st/2nd Grade Art Club

Youth Ministry Events

Gurnee Park District/Pool Passes

January 20, 2025

E-Learning for January 21 - Cold Weather Closure

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st will be an E-Learning Day for St. Gilbert School. The school building and office will be closed. Please check your email for messages from teachers regarding work that students can complete during the day. Students in grades K-2 will be using SeeSaw, and grades 3-8 will use Google.Classroom to retrieve work that teachers have posted. Teachers will be available from 8:00-1:00 to answer questions and offer assistance with assignments.

Please stay warm and safe.

Mrs. Kris Buckley, Principal

January 16, 2025

Thursday Tidbits

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Winter iReady testing is going well for grades K-8, next week we will be doing our reading segment. Continue to have students rested, on time for school, and having eaten something for breakfast so that their bodies and brains can focus on doing their very best.

Plans are formalized for Catholic Schools Week and you can read all about it here: CSW Schedule 2025

Continue to send any family military pictures through 1/22 to social.media@stgilbertschool.org.

Students will be carrying these in during our All School Mass on Wednesday 1/29 (Celebrate Our Nation Day). Our choir will be singing patriotic songs and I would also like to extend a special invitation for each choir member to have a “special adult guest” sing with them in the choir section. Our student choir is a real treasure to the school every Wednesday and this will be a special treat for all their hard work!

Vocation Day is January 30th and we are planing an all school “dress like a saint” activity: Saint Dress Up Explanation , Dress Up Examples

We are very excited about all the wonderful plans for CSW and can’t wait to celebrate with all of you!

Mrs. Kris Buckley, Principal

SGS Fundraiser Focus:

https://bit.ly/SGS-superbowl

Payments made via Zelle at zelle@stgilbertschool.org. For more details, click here.

Calendar Reminders:

Friday 1/17 - Spirit Wear Day, Robotics Team Competition 3:30-6:00, JH Dance 6:00-8:00

Monday 1/20 - No School-MLK Day

Friday 1/24 - Spelling Bee 12:00

Saturday 1/25 - Carmel Math Competition

Sunday 1/26 - Catholic Schools Week Begins, Open House & Tours for prospective students 9:30-11:30, Grandparents Mass 11:00, Open House for current students 12:00-1:00, Scholastic Book Fair during all masses, “Thank You to Grandparents & all Volunteers”- light refreshments in the gym 12:00-1:00 sponsored by Student Council.

SGS Sports Central:

Thursday 1/16 - Girls Basketball home games 5:30 & 6:30

1/16-1/19 - 8th Grade Boys Basketball in tournament at St. Raymond’s

Tuesday 1/21 - SGS Hosting first round of 7th grade Conference Games, 6:00/7:00/8:00 (Teams TBD)

Fliers:

Catholic Schools Week 2025

St. Gilbert Burger Bash 2025

Knights of Columbus Blood Drive

Grayslake North Dance Clinic

Girl Scouts Ages 10-17 Open House

January 9, 2025

Thursday Tidbits

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Happy 2025! We were so happy to welcome our wonderful students back this week as we head into the second half of the school year! A special thank you from me and their teachers for sending them “all bundled up” and prepared to go outside for recess in the chilly weather. It looks like the cold weather will be continuing through next week. All grades go outside daily for recess unless the real or feel temperature drops below zero. It appears that many students received Ugg boots/slippers at Christmas. Ugg boots can be worn for outside wear, but students must have normal shoes/tennis shoes for wear throughout the building and for their gym classes. See Handbook re: Shoes below:

Handbook re: Shoes. Dress shoes or gym shoes are permitted. Shoes are to be clean. Students may not deface shoes with marker. If shoes have laces, they should be laced and tied or closed with Velcro or shoestrings at all times. Backless shoes, clogs, sandals, platforms, Birkenstocks, Crocs, Ugg Boots or other “fashion” boots and heels are not permitted.

Next week we will have iReady Diagnostic Testing for the winter session. Tests begin on Monday morning and will continue all week. Please be sure your students get plenty of sleep, eat a good breakfast, and bring a snack for the day. We want them to do their very

best, and show us all that they have learned so far this school year!

We are busy preparing for Catholic Schools Week which occurs January 26-January 31. You will hear more about each day and our plans very soon, but right now I am asking for pictures of any military members from your family to be sent electronically to social.media@stgilbertschool.org Please do not send in original pictures, a photo of a picture is desired. We are creating some special “stars” for our celebration of the “Nation Day” and need to prep these in advance.

Please add to your family calendar: Open House on January 26th from 12:00-1:00, after our “Grandparents' Mass” at 11:00 in church.

Second annual Superbowl Squares Fundraiser! Get your Superbowl Squares today!

Prayers for a wonderful start of 2025!

Mrs. Kris Buckley, Principal

Calendar Reminders:

Monday 1/13 - Winter iReady Diagnostic testing begins-runs through the entire week

Tuesday 1/14 - School Board Meeting @ First Draft 6:30 pm

Wednesday 1/15 - No Grayslake Buses (AM)

Friday 1/17 - Grades 5-8 Robotics Team Competition 3:30-6:00, JH Dance 6:00-8:00 (6-8 grade)

Monday 1/20 - No School-MLK Day

SGS Sports Central:

7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball teams playing in a tournament at Prince of Peace all weekend.