St.

Bede School
May 30, 2013 Dear Parents and Guardians: Summertime and Social Media. When school lets out in June, thoughts turn to summer activities and relief from the more regimented school schedule. But structures and learning continue to be important. When students are in school, they are occupied constructively and opportunities for electronic socializing are limited. When school is out, there are more opportunities for both in-person socializing and the electronic type. There is a lot that can be said for or against social media, but for this last letter of the 2012-2013 school year I would like to make just three points: 1. The jury is still out on whether extensive social media interaction negatively impacts a childs ability to grow in interpersonal skills. There is some thinking that children who spend inordinate amounts of time on line may be using that medium as a substitute for personal interaction or in place of person-to-person relationship building. (Here I include all devices, especially hand-held devices.) At the very least, the recommendation is to create opportunities for children to interact personally through a variety of face-to-face activities in the family, neighborhood, community, and church. Separately, but related, is recent research that indicates students distracted by social media tend to perform lower than those whose focus on school work done at home without social media available. In one controlled study, students studying with their cell phones turned on performed 20% lower on standardized tests. (Rosen. Rewired: The Psychology of Technology). 2. Its natural for children to form groups of friends either spontaneously or through team or group activities. With social media, group and leadership formation accelerates. Inside those groups, the members jostle for leadership, and that leadership may shift from person to person depending on the activity, time, place, etc. But while its natural for patterns of leadership to form, its not desirable for one member of that group to dominate in every aspect of the interaction. When leadership becomes domination, we have one of the scenarios of bullying beginning to form. Social groups shouldnt become exclusive. And electronic communication shouldnt become secretive among members of a group as a way of enforcing exclusivity. As much as possible, group activity, including electronic activity, should be subject to the fresh air rule. The more transparent, the better. 3. Hate the sin and not the sinner (Pope John XXIII). One of the problems we have in rooting out bullying behavior is in separating the child from the negative behavior. When we hear someone is being bullied, we conjure up an image of a monster, perhaps a wolf in sheeps clothing. Were told that in a bullying situation, there is an offender, a target, and an observer. We have a mission to help all three. As in the handbook, bullying behavior (defined in multiple ways) must have consequences, but that child also needs constructive redirection. The

target also needs help in building strong relationships and self-respect, and the observer needs help in saying stop in one way or another. Bullying behavior also tends to be secretive, especially in supervised arenas. Social media lends itself to that secrecy especially when were talking about hand-held devices. Parents can meet their responsibility of supervision of a childs account, but there is still a need for an honest, talking relationship. Its possible, for example, for the parents of student A to carefully monitor their childs account. But that student may have a secondary account on another phone, tablet or computer. There are many benefits to our citizenship in the digital world, but there are also negatives that we all have to be on guard against to protect children - sometimes even protect them even from themselves. A final note: It is with sadness that I announce that Catherine Amrich, our first grade teacher, has accepted another job for next year. She is taking a break from teaching to do something else and pursue graduate school. She has done an outstanding job in first grade this year and preschool for two years before that. Join with us in wishing her the best for the future. We know shell be a success in all her future endeavors. My next official communication will be a Back-to-School letter in early August. Best Wishes, Charles Pinto, Principal

Change in location for the School Picnic (Friday, May 31): Due to the uncertainty of
the weather (threat of thunderstorms), and also because the venue has been reported to be soaked from previous rain, we are changing the picnic to school grounds and building. Children should be dressed for both indoor and outdoor activity. The Parent Association has arranged for fun and games and a picnic lunch. (Parents who volunteered to help in the park are still needed to help on school grounds) Because it is not a regular school day, parent permission slips will still be needed.

St. Bede Summer Programs

The St. Bede Summer Programs sign up is ongoing right now! Hurry and grab a spot for your child! The registration ends June 5th and if we dont have enough students in a particular class, we will have to cancel the class.

Saint Bede School

where we educate the WHOLE child.
Saint Bede Catholic School exists to support the family and community and to provide all children an opportunity for a challenging educational experience, which includes Social and Emotional Growth, Values, Traditions, and Faith.
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May 30, 2013 Newsletter

13/14 Calendar
Please note the changes in the attached 13/14 calendar use this one. When school begins for next year, the yearly calendar will no longer be updated or be on the website. We will move to using the monthly calendars for the remainder of the year.

Mark Your Calendars **Please see the Monthly Calendars on the website often as things do change**
May 31 End of 3rd trimester, School Picnic June 3 A.M. GAVIN Bus only last day for Gavin Bus June 4 K graduation, Last day for Full Day PK and K June 6 last day of school 9:45 dismissal (after prayer and awards at Church)

Uniform Clarification
Shoes: All students may wear single-color athletic or dress shoes with the same color shoelaces. Colors allowed for both types of shoes are black, white, brown, blue or red. A single-color shoe is defined as a single-color top (the sole may be another color). A designer logo of a different color should not dominate.

Out of Uniform: When not in uniform, students are still expected to dress modestly and respectfully. Casual clothes should be worn. No T-shirts or shirts with suggestive, crude, or rude statements, and/or messages should be worn in school or to school.

To Elidia Lahey for winning the May raffle! Ticket was sold by Sydney Friel! Be sure to turn your tickets in by the next Parents Association Meeting for the June drawing! Good Luck!

Additional Important Information further in the bulletin: parade sign up, bus info, school picnic, summer school/camps, acceptable/non-acceptable shoes and MUCH MORE!

Last Day for Buses

Important Gavin Bus Information

The last day for the Gavin Bus will be June 3, 2013. We will have an arrival bus but there will not be a dismissal bus.
Families Helping Families Families Helping Families is the exchange inventory parents can use to trade smaller sizes up to larger sizes if they want to avoid having to buy new uniform-related clothing when a child outgrows the old clothing. We are always accepting gently worn uniform-related clothing and as we approach the end of the school year, please keep this program in mind! We are also in desperate need of larger gym clothing Adult sizes. Contact Deb Caron, in the main office, with any questions, or drop offs, you have.

Calling all St. Bede Students

We want you to come out and be part of the fun! Come and ride on the St. Bede 4th of July float at the parade on July 6th! If you dont want to be on the float, you can walk along side/behind it or ride your bike! If you sign up to ride/join in the parade, you will receive a free St. Bede T-Shirt to wear on the day of the Parade. You may pick it up at the parade. To sign up, fill out the information needed below and turn this form into the school office by June 6th. Please make: Attention to Missy Greenenwald. More details to follow but any questions, contact Missy Greenenwald @ 847-875-5372 Student name:______________________________ Student Grade:_____________________________ Parent Name:_______________________________ Please circle: Walker Bike Rider Float Rider T-Shirt Size________________________________ Contact Number:____________________________ Contact E-mail:_____________________________

ELECTRONIC WASTE! Electronic waste or e-waste is a HUGE money maker! Going forward, this is going to be the cash recycling program that St. Bede is going to rally behind to earn our fundraising dollars. If our community gets behind the e-waste program as it did for TerraCycle and Recycle Rally, St. Bede can easily earn $500 a WEEK or more! If you have enjoyed the numerous improvements St. Bede recycling fundraising has been able to make to our school, please start saving your own toner and ink jet cartridges as well as old cell phones and laptop computers. Our program take ANY brand and ANY size of e-waste working or not! Collection goes beyond your own homes. Several business donate their e-waste to St. Bede and with some simple networking by ALL of us we can collect even more. Ask your friends, family members, employers, neighbors and any business you have a familiar relationship with to also collect their e-waste for us. Networking did work in a gigantic way with Recycle Rally and if we all start networking now for ewaste, the CASH will come flooding through our doors.

St. Bede 2013-2014 Coaches List Girls Volleyball 4th/5th Gretchen Sampson/Head 6th Kelly Corrao/ Head Chris Corrao/Assist. 7th Tim Sampson/Head Amy McCaffery/Assist. 8th Ken Hoxie/Head John Gebauer Kim Gebauer Boys Basketball 4th/5th OPEN 6th OPEN 7th Dexter Sommerfeldt/Head Shane Farrell/Assist. 8th Shane Farrell/Head Dexter Sommerfeldt/Assist Girls Basketball 4th/5th Dina Jaske/Head 6th Chris Corrao/Head Kelly Corrao/Assist. 7th Jerry Schram/Head Don Cardy/Assist.

Tuesday June 4, 2013 4:00pm 6:00pm

St. Bede Catholic Church 36455 N. Wilson Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041
At the corner of Grand Ave. and Wilson Roads
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Northern Illinois Food Banks Mobile Pantry is coming to your community!

Revised 5/29/13

Saint Bede School

2013 2014 CALENDAR

All dates are subject to change. Please see your bulletins for the monthly calendars for changes.
AUGUST Aug. 14 Aug. 20 Aug. 20 New Parent Orientation 7 p.m. First full Day of School for 1st -8th NO BUSES Meet & Greet PK and K teachers anytime between 10:30-11:30a, Picnic on the Playground for PK and K families 11:301:00 p.m. First day of School for Full Day PK and K NO BUSES Back To School Parent Night PK-8th 6:30-8 p.m. School begins for PK T/TH School begins for MWF & M-F PK FEBRUARY Feb. 7 Staff Development-No School Feb. 17 Presidents Day-No School Feb. 27 End of Second Trimester MARCH March 3 March 5 Terra Nova Testing March 10th will begin make-up testing Mar. 6 Second Trimester Report Cards go home Mar. 7 11:30 Dismissal, Parent/Teacher Conferences by appt. only if requested by teacher/parent Mar. 20 Family Reading Night Mar. 24 Mar. 28 Spring Break No School Mar. 31 School Resumes APRIL Apr. 8 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 Apr. 21 Apr. 24 MAY May 1 May 6 May 13 May 23 1p) May 24 May 26 May 28 May 29 May 30 JUNE June 3 June 4 Grandparents Day 8:15-11:00 a.m. Staff Development-No school Good Friday No School Easter Monday No School Third Trimester Midterm reports go home Walkathon-11:30 Dismissal 8th Grade May Tribute Mass Spring Concert 8th Grade Brunch and Awards-(Awards at 8th Grade Graduation Mass 10 a.m. Memorial Day-No School Last Day for MWF PK & M-F PK classes Last Day for T/TH class School Picnic Dismissal TBA

Aug. 21 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 23

SEPTEMBER Sept. 2 Labor Day-No School Sept. 20 Olympic Day Sept. 24 Picture Day Sept. 26 Midterm reports go home Sept. 27 Professional Day No School OCTOBER Oct. 14 Oct. 24 Oct. 29 Columbus Day-No school Halloween Family Reading Night 6:30-8:00 p.m. Picture Retake

NOVEMBER Nov. 8 Staff Development-No school Nov. 14 End of First Trimester Nov. 26 11:30 Dismissal, Parent/Teacher Conferences Report cards given to parents Nov. 27 No School Nov. 28 Thanksgiving No School Nov. 29 No School DECEMBER Dec. 10 Christmas Program Dec. 23 Jan. 3 Christmas Break JANUARY Jan. 6 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Jan. 26 School Resumes Midterm reports go home Martin Luther King Day No School Catholic Schools Week Mass (9 & 11) & Open House 10-1 Jan. 27-Jan. 31 Catholic Schools Week

Kindergarten graduation and last day End of 3rd trimester June 5 Last day for Full Day PK June 6 Projected Last Day of School 9:45 a.m. dismissal/Report cards go home Closing school Mass 8:15 a.m. with awards to follow June 9 13 Five Emergency Days if needed

**PLEASE NOTE Five emergency days have been built into the calendar. If these days are ALL used, the school year could extend to June 12th.**

Below is a sample of what is acceptable and what is unacceptable for shoes. These shoes were found on the Kohls, Target, and Zappos websites.

Acceptable

Moccasins allowed only with a rubber sole

Unacceptable

St. Bede Summer Programs 2013

Two sessions of two weeks each: June 10 to June 21 June 24 to July 9 (July 4th and July 5th will be taken as a Holiday) For the first session, registration/pymt deadline is June 5th and for the second session, deadline is June 19th. Daily Schedule: 8:00 to 9:30, and/or 9:45 11:15
Check Choice Description 9:45-11:15 Individual and small-group instruction using Accelerated Math. Students are assessed to determine math needs or next steps, then given staged, graded assignments. This focused approach provides a new efficiency in math learning. 8:00-9:30 Students will be grouped by age or level of accountability into Math Camp I or II. 8:00-9:30 Includes fine arts experiences in music, graphic arts, and drama. Students grouped by age. ($110 for two weeks plus $10 for materials fee). 9:45-11:15 Includes fine arts experiences in music, graphic arts, and drama. Students grouped by age. ($110 for two weeks plus $10 for materials fee). Cost $110 $110 $120 $120

June 10-21 Two weeks

Course Math Camp I (Primary grades) Math Camp II (Middle grades) Fine Arts Camp I (Primary grades) Fine Arts Camp II (Middle grades)

June 24-July 9 Two weeks (July 4th and July 5th will be taken as a Holiday)
Course Math Camp I (Primary grades) Math Camp II (Middle grades) Fine Arts Camp I (Primary grades) Fine Arts Camp II (Middle grades) Mandarin (Grades 4-8) Check Choice Description 9:45-11:15 Individual and small-group instruction using Accelerated Math. Students are assessed to determine math needs or next steps, then given staged, graded assignments. This focused approach provides a new approach to efficiency in math learning. 8:00-9:30 Students will be grouped by age or level of accountability into Math Camp I or II. 8:00-9:30 Includes fine arts experiences in music, graphic arts, and drama. Students grouped by age. ($100 for two weeks plus $10 Materials fee). 9:45-11:15 Includes fine arts experiences in music, graphic arts, and drama. Students grouped by age. ($100 for two weeks plus $10 Materials fee). 10:30-11:15 Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture. ($110 for two weeks plus $8 for the workbook and $12 for a CD). 45 minutes/day Cost $110 $110 $120 $120

Generally, Primary would be considered K-4 and Middle would be 5-8. Choose where you think they would fit in to but know that depending on needs, they may be moved. Minimum number of 12 students needed or class/section is cancelled. First come first served. All transportation must be provided by the family. The summer program classes are over at 9:30 or 11:15 If children are not picked up by 9:45 or 11:30, they will be sent to EDP and incur that charge. Uniforms are not required, but student dress should be modest and casual not distracting.

EDP will be available at various times during these summer sessions. Lunch will be included with the afternoon choices. Please check the registration packet that will be going home by May 24th for more information on the choices and cost.

$130

Would you be interested in utilizing EDP? Yes No

Student Name ____________________________________ Parent Daytime Phone ________________________ Grade ___________ Total _________