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Friday, January 27, 2012
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14611 S. Keeler Ave.
Midlothian, IL 60445 (directions) Phone: 708.385.8776 Fax: 708.385.8102 Email: info@stchrisschool.org Rev. Mark Walter, Pastor Mr. Mike Johnson, Principal
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Information and Announcements
All grandparents/special people of our students are invited to our
Grandparents Day festivities
on Wed. February 1.
Any parents considering our school are invited to attend an
upcoming school open houses.
Our next open houses are on Sun. Jan 29 fro 10:30am-1pm, Mon. Jan 30 from 9-11am & 12:30-2:30pm,
and Tues. Jan 31 (preschool) from 9-11am & 12:30-2:30pm.
Considering our school?
Watch this video on why you should choose Catholic schools
All families are encourage to have their children participate in the
after-school
PowerHour. PowerHour sessions are held from 3:05-4:05pm after school in the library.
This is a great opportunity for your child to have a quiet place to study, get extra help from a teacher, or work on project with their classmates.
(PowerHour online permission form)
Our school's annual Library Book Fair will be held on Sunday, Jan. 29 and Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. This fund raiser will help provide books, materials, and Accelerated Reader quizzes for our library. You can visit our
book fair web site.
(more info)
To better serve your needs, we invite school parents to complete a
survey about our extended day program. Thanks for the feedback.
School Happenings
Our school recently celebrated Tolerance Week, where students learned to be accepting of all of God's children.
(more info).
(view photos of small group discussions)
(view photos poster making)
The Jr. Cougar primary grade sports program is in full swing. Thanks to our volunteer coachs for making this possible.
(more info).
(view photos)
On Tuesday, Feb 7 and on the first Tuesday of every month, mention St. Christopher School while ordering or eating at Kenootz Pizza (4659 W. 147th St.) and our school will
get 25% of your order donated by Kenootz.
(more info)
Our 8th grade class has been studying Newton's Laws of Motion using balloon race cars.
(more info).
(view photos)
Thanks to all who participated in January's Market Day. We had 29 customers and earned $213.02 for a total of $1,789.83 this year.
Our school and parish will be sponsoring a St. Patrick's Day party on Sat. March 3, so
save the date!
Our school hot lunch menu is
available online.
News about our Graduates
Fred Masset (class of 1980) is Design Manager for Interior Floor Console Engineering for Chrysler, working at the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills. He oversees the design and engineering of all interior floor consoles for all Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram products. One of Fred's greatest achievements was the successful launch of the Dodge Challenger, for which he had Interior Engineering responsibility. He earned his Bachelors Science in Mechanical Engineering from Univ. of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and his Masters Science in Mechanical Engineering from Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn A number of our alumni were on the 1st quarter honor rolls at their high school. We are proud of your academic excellence! Marian High School: Joel Godinez, Lauren Kroner Mother McAuley High School: A Honor Roll: Anna Kreja, Samantha Petkunas, Leah Roethle, Teresa Vazquez. B Honor Roll: Laura Roethle Oak Forest High School: Honors with Distinction: Ashley Dillon. High Honors: Ashley Hosmer, Cody Novick Barbara Long Stancik (class of 1946) attended St. Augustine Business School in Chicago and worked for a number of years for Armour and Co. in the Stockyards in Chicago. Barbara and her husband started and operated a number of successful retaurants in the Chicago area, including The Porterhouse Restaurant in Bridgeview and Maggie May's Restaurant in Orland Park/Mokena at l7lst and Wolf Road. She and her husband retired in 1995 and currently live in Morris, Il.
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Important Upcoming Dates
Recent School Memos
Recent Photos
Most Recent Parent Newsletter January 2012 newsletter(newsletter archives...) Recent School News
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