September 4, 2019

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We are so happy to welcome Mrs. Ana Hernandez to our St. Hilary staff. Ana is the

mom of first grader, Adan Hernandez. She will be working with me in the morning,

supervising the cafeteria with Mrs. Martin, and then assisting in the main office in the

afternoon. We are grateful to have her with us. Please welcome her in the warm St.

Hilary way.

Fr. Aloy is looking for two or three volunteers to serve on a fundraising committee for St.

Hilary. This committee would meet every few months unless there is a large event that

they would be planning. Please let me know if you are interested and I can give your

name to Fr. Aloy.

Attendance:

The Office of Catholic Schools has completed an analysis of attendance data and test

scores for all schools in the Archdiocese. They found that children who are absent 10 or

more days in a school year have a significant drop in their ACT Aspire test scores. It is

no surprise that if a child is not in school they cannot learn. Please make sure that daily

attendance is a priority for your child. I told my children that school was their job, if they

were not at work, they would be fired. It is never too early to teach your child this

important life skill and establish good punctuality.

Super Soccer:

At this time we do not have the enrollment to continue Super Soccer classes. If you missed the sign up information, here is the link and information. We hope that the classes will begin next Wednesday, if enough children enroll.

Click here to enroll Username: HLR(AS) Password: sthsoccer

Reminders: All new band members, there is a parent meeting scheduled for Fri. September 6th at

6:00 pm in the Music Room. This is an important meeting to hear about this year’s

program, meet Mrs. Ann Kazmi and our representatives from Quinlin & Fabish will be

there to measure students for the correct instrument.

8th grade reminders:

High schools have posted their Open House and Shadow Days on their websites, I encourage you to begin your search early and to take advantage of the shadow day opportunities.

We will host a High School Fair on Tuesday September 17th at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. A number of representatives from various high schools will be here to share information with you regarding open houses, tours, shadow days, and financial information. All 7th and 8th graders are welcome to attend with their parent.

The Wednesday envelope will only be sent home electronically. If you have not turned

in the email address form please do so as soon as possible. Remember to print clearly.

Each week the Wednesday envelope is posted on the school website at

www.school.sthilarychicago.org under parent resources.

Thank you to all the families who have completed the pile of forms that you have

received. I understand that this can be a very tedious task and I appreciate your

cooperation. If you have not yet completed and returned the forms please do so as soon

as possible so that we can organize and file them appropriately.

The people have spoken and the Queen of Hearts Raffle is back. The first drawing is

Friday, Sept. 6th at The Claddagh Ring Pub. There are some changes this time around

with bigger prizes for you to win, check out the flyer in today’s envelope for more details.

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of our first go around with the

Queen, we are looking forward to keeping her at bay a little longer this time.

We have had many orders for gym uniforms. We have placed an order and expect them

to arrive shortly; therefore your order may be on back order currently. Your child is

welcome to wear shorts and a t-shirt for gym class until the uniforms arrive. We

appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Medical forms: All children new to St. Hilary need medical, dental, and vision forms. Preschoolers need

medical and vision forms. Kindergarteners need medical and dental forms. 2nd graders

need dental forms and 6th graders need medical and dental forms. According to the

Illinois State Board of Education; students are to be excluded from school by October

15 if these health and immunization requirements have not been met.

Coaches and Volunteers:

There is a list of Compliance Requirements on the school website under Family

Forms. There are links to all the forms you need to volunteer.

Contents of this Wednesday’s envelope:

FSA flyers

Grandparents/Grandfriends Day flyer

Women’s Club Oberweis coupons

Girl Scout flyer

Queen of Hearts flyers

San Lorenzo flyer

Cornucopia Fall Festival flyer

Mark your calendars:

Fri. Sept. 6 – 1st Queen of Hearts drawing

Fri. Sept. 6 – Band meeting for new and returning members

Tues. Sept. 10 – Fr. Aloy’s Birthday

Fri. Sept. 13 – 8th grade Snake Road trip

Tues. Sept. 17 – High School Fair 6:00 – 7:00 in cafeteria

Tues. Sept. 17 – Women’s Club hosts St. Hilary Oberweis Night

Thurs. Sept. 19 – Renew My Church Parish Session 7:00 pm in church

Fri. Sept. 20 – No School, Teacher Professional Development Day

Please check out the Peek at the Week for a look at the week ahead.

*Correction:

Last week I thanked the San Lorenzo group for their donation towards the purchase of

our new chairs. I was mistaken the very generous donation was given to us by the Our

Lady of Perpetual Help group. We are grateful for their support. My apologies for the

error.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at school 773-561-

5885 or by email donovan@sthilarychicago.org.

Gratefully,

Mrs. Kathie Donovan Mrs. Kathie Donovan, Principal

Please keep the following members of our St. Hilary family

in your prayers: Deacon Don Wehling

Mrs. Donna Kinnicki (parishioner) Ted Primbas (Mrs. Vicki’s son)

A Peek at the Week WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9 - 13

St. Hilary where faith, family, and academics thrive!

Mark your calendars: Thursday, September 19

th Renew My Church Parish Session II

7:00 pm in church

Your feedback is important during this process, please plan on attending.

MONDAY: September 9th

Altar Servers: Aelaika, Abigail

Cadet Band 7:00 – 7:45 am

Concert Band 3:00 – 4:00 pm

TUESDAY: September 10th

Altar Servers: Madison, Sara CODAS 7:10 – 7:45 am Fr. Aloy’s birthday

WEDNESDAY: September 11th

Altar Servers: Josephine, Ariam 8:30 all school liturgy

2:00 dismissal

Super Soccer Stars begins today

Cadet Band 7:00 – 7:45 am

THURSDAY: September 12th

Altar Servers: Nicholas, Isabella M.

Concert Band 7 – 7:45 am

Cardinal Choir 3 – 4 pm

Practice lockdown drill with Chicago Police Department

FRIDAY: September 13th

Altar Servers: Tyler, Marc 8

th grade field trip to Snake Road

Queen of Hearts drawing at The Claddagh Ring Pub 9:00 pm

Calling All Grandparents and Grandfriends For 

 Come and enjoy the morning with your grandchild on Wednesday, September 25 from 8:10am to 10am. We will begin the celebration by attending all school mass together. We will then return to the school and complete an activity together in your grandchild’s homeroom.    If you can attend, please arrive promptly at 8:10am so we can walk over to mass together.  If you have multiple grandchildren, please go to the youngest grandchild.   As you exit the building, please also feel free to visit our Scholastic Book Fair at the end of Grandparents’ Day at 10am.    Hope to see you there! 

Mark your calendars

It’s our first meeting of the year!

Join us for light refreshments

and fellowship!

Meet and catch up with other St. Hilary

parents/guardians. Learn more about the

Family & School Association (FSA), our

upcoming events and activities, and how you

can help and earn service hours.

Every parent/guardian is an automatic

member of the FSA. There are no dues.

Please come and share your ideas and energy!

WHEN:

Wednesday, Sept. 11

TIME:

7 to 8 p.m.

WHERE:

School cafeteria

Enter through the gym doors at

5615 N. California

Mingle

Parent Mix

&

Door Prize: Be entered into a raffle for a $20 gift certificate to the

Fall Book Fair just for coming to the meeting!

Interested in joining Girl Scouts? Learn more at one of our registration nights!

When: Tuesday, Sept. 17 or 24 Time: 6-7:30pm Where: St. Hilary School Cafeteria

5615 N. California Ave.

Have questions? Please see back of flyer for more information.

Troop meetings start Sept. 24

New

For more information:

Daisy Troop 21001 (Grades K-1), Troop Leader: Rosa Garcia, garciar@ameritech.net

Brownie Troop 21136 (Grades 2-3), Troop Leader: Leah Whitesel, leahwhitesel@gmail.com

Junior Troop 20597 (Grades 4-5), Troop Leader: Donya Hunter, thepeacefulone@yahoo.com

Cadette Troop 20789 (Grades 6-8), Troop Leader: Maria Hench, mariahench@gmail.com

Join today at: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/join Membership fee: $25 a year (Financial assistance available)

Rules and details will be available at the sale location, on the St. Hilary School Facebook page and online at sthilarychicago.org

Name: Phone: Pick available numbers from the board pictured above.

1 Line- $5.00

2 Lines- $10.00

3 Lines- $15.00

4 Lines- $20.00

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $_________ Rules and details will be available at the sale location, on the St. Hilary School Facebook page and online at sthilarychicago.org

Take this coupon to the Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store location

below and you will get 20% back on everything you buy!

Name of Organization: St. Hilary Women’s Club

Oberweis Store Location: Lincolnwood, IL Fundraiser Shopping Day: September 17th, 2019

Fundraiser Shopping Time: 10am - 9pm To be filled in by store employee:

Amount of Purchase (not including tax): __________

Register Transaction #: __________

Only purchases made at the Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store indicated above and during the specified date and time are eligible to earn funds for your organization. Oberweis Home Delivery purchases are not eligible in conjunction with this program.

©2008 Oberweis Franchise Systems, LLC. All rights reserved.

Take this coupon to the Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store location

below and you will get 20% back on everything you buy! Name of Organization: Hilary Women’s Club

Oberweis Store Location: Lincolnwood, IL Fundraiser Shopping Day: September 17th 2019

Fundraiser Shopping Time: 10am – 9pm To be filled in by store employee:

Amount of Purchase (not including tax): __________

Register Transaction #: __________

Only purchases made at the Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store indicated above and during the specified date and time are eligible to earn funds for your organization. Oberweis Home Delivery purchases are not eligible in conjunction with this program.

©2008 Oberweis Franchise Systems, LLC. All rights reserved.

San Lorenzo Ruiz De Manila Feast Day NOVENA & MASS

ST. HILARY PARISH

Corner Bryn Mawr and California, ◦ Chicago, Illinois 60659◦

For More Information Jeanne: 773 218 5229

Ray: 312 574 0362

Saturday, 28 September 2019

4 pm NOVENA 5 pm MASS @ St. Hilary Church

6 pm reception & FELLOWSHIP @ St. Hilary School Cafeteria

CORNUCOPIA FALL FESTIVAL

Pony Rides ,petting zoO ,pumpkins ,

inflatables ,food trucks ,Face Painting ,

BalLoon Art & Music

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

EUGENE FIELD PARK

5100 N RIDGEWAY NEAR PLAYGROUND

10AM-3PM

T H A N K Y O U T O O U R S P O N S O R S

Special Thanks :Neal Cash, The Mooney Family, The Hine Family, Dale Arouty,

C.B. Garland LLC, The Pekarek Family, Hodge Podge Lodge

William R. Mooney & Associates