Dear St. Luke Families;

!!! It is hard for us to remember that it is not gifts under the tree that make Christmas so

important.! If the presents were all we looked forward to, then when the presents were opened,

Christmas would be over for us.! Christmastime is not just one day, we celebrate it everyday

through prayer, going to mass and friendship.! God bless all of you and on behalf of the faculty

and staff, I would like to wish you a very blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.! We are very

thankful that you chose to send your children to St. Luke and for your dedication and help.

!!! Thank you to Mrs. Slepicka and KJ for the beautiful Christmas trees and! pine boughs in front

of school.!

!!! Please keep all of our families who have experienced a loss of a loved one or are ill in your

prayers.

!!! Our Math and Science teams have done very well.! Our Math team finished third at the

Fenwick Math Contest and third at the IC Math contest.! Our science team finished fifth at the

Fenwick Science Contest.!In addition, our 8th grade girls placed second at Trinity’s academic

bowl. Congratulations to our Bearcats and their teachers.

!!! We have! many beautiful prayer opportunities during Lent.! St. Nicholas! will visit St. Luke

(thank you to our new student, Nicholas Bohlsen for volunteering to be his namesake) to tell his

story and pass out treats. We will attend mass together to honor the Immaculate Conception.

Santa Lucia will visit the school and will light our way through Advent. We will end our

December with a final prayer service on Friday, December 23.! Please join with us at 1:15 for

prayer.

!!! Our Christmas extravaganza will take place on Tuesday, December 20. Our band and guitar

students will be performing along with our 1st through 5th graders. The dress rehearsal with be

at 1:15 and then we will have the final performance at 7:00 that evening.! Please come and listen

to our beautiful children.

!!! Our second graders will again travel on the Polar Express and learn about different Christmas

traditions around the world.! Our first graders are preparing a play for their parents entitled

Arthur’s Christmas.! Our third graders collected coats for Catholic Charities.! The entire school

will be participating in a service project to Pack The Pantry for Catholic Charities.! Their food

pantry is in dire need of help for all those in need.! The reward will be an out of uniform day on

the last day of school. Our sixth, seventh and eighth graders participated in the Concordia feed

the hungry project.! Our early childhood! will see a live presentation of the nativity with real

animals.! This will be! a very busy three weeks.! Everyone is looking forward to a quiet, restful

Christmas break.

!!! Don’t forget that we dismiss at 2:00 on Friday, December 23.!! Again, please have a very

blessed and restful Christmas and a happy new year.! We return to school on January 9, 2012.

God bless all of you,

Mrs. Rasinski

Week of December 5-10

Monday December 5th! ! ! ! After School Gym Grades 1&2

Tuesday December 6th! ! ! ! St Nicholas visits St. Luke School! ! ! ! ! ! ! After School Gym Grades 1&2! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homework Club! ! ! ! ! ! ! Cantors! ! ! ! ! ! ! Guitar Club Practice 3-4 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Open House 6:00-8:00 pm! ! ! ! ! ! ! NO ART CLUB IN DECEMBER

Wednesday December 7th!! ! ! After School Gym Grades 3&4! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homework Club ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Student and Handbell Choir! ! ! ! ! ! !

Thursday December 8th ! ! ! ! Feast of the Immaculate Conception ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mass 9:15 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! After School Gym Grades 3&4! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homework Club! ! ! ! ! ! ! Cherub Choir!

Friday December 9th! ! ! ! After School Gym Kindergarten

(please note that this is the last week of after school gym)

Don’t forget about the Holiday craft show Sunday

December 11th! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Dear St. Luke Families, Students and Faculty,

For every Good Friday, there is an Easter Sunday. For every death, there is a resurrection. This is what we believe in our faith and this is what we hold on to every day. For all of Dave’s suffering we find comfort in knowing that he is now in a better place with God, in Heaven. For all of our mourning, Alexis and I find comfort in God and in our family and friends. The St. Luke community has showered us with such love and comfort that we sincerely call you “family”. At this time Alexis and I would like to extend our deepest appreciation for your prayers, meals, donations, love and support during this most difficult time in our lives. You have reached out to warm our hearts and we are very grateful. We thank God every day for each of you and we pray that God will bless you abundantly for your kindness and generosity. Please continue to keep us in your prayers and we will continue to pray for you.

Thank you and God Bless,

Ann Marie & Alexis Wojcik

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St. Luke School

1st Semester Honor Roll

Fourth Grade

Honor Roll

Giovanna Auippa

Terry Cullerton

Christian Flynn

Claire Hanley

Sam Leavy

Erin Lewandowski

Soraya Massoumi

Isabella Pacente

Anthony Raffaelli

Aldo Scudiero

Allison Urso

Fifth Grade

Honor Roll

Jack Doss

Daniel Francis

Catherine Gajewski

Mara Mazzulla

Michael Ramos

Micayla Scudiero

Emily Smith

Octavius Thomas

Ava Thompson

Sixth Grade

Honor Roll

Madeline Berni

Nicholas Bohlsen

Arianna Castellan

Lillie Connelly

Brendan Crotty

Connor Halfpenny

Rayvin Higgs

Jack Kralovec

Grace Lewandowski

Frayne Lewis

Liam Mear

KJ Slepicka

Isabel Smith

Matthew Smith

Jack Valenti

Seventh Grade

Honor Roll

Cecilia Heineke

Carlos Ramos

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Mike Scudiero

Molly Wade

Zoe Weissburg

Eighth Grade

Honor Roll

Andrew Brander

Nathaniel Coleman

Dominique DeFillippis

Kelly Frank

John Hosty

Patrick Jacobs

Brandon Lewis

Matthew Malone

Rosanna Mazzulla

Amber Redmond

William Smith

Joseph Walsh

Fourth Grade

High Honor Roll

Michael Brennan

Pierce Butler

Saddie Briggs

Gianna Calderon

Patti Cesarini

Nikolas Colagrossi

Ryan Crotty

Mary Monica Ebzery

Sydney Glenn

Corina Harnett

Will Hendricks

Angelique Lorenzo

Ian Mba

Kate Mear

Darelle Menendie

Aimee Morrissey

William O’Brien

Ryan Planek

Lily Reardon

Allison Riggs

Gabriel Ruggie

Ava Vaccaro

Elena Vaccaro

Jacob Underwood

Caitlyn Wirkiowski

Fifth Grade

High Honor Roll

Daniel Adams

Julia Aramowicz

Kaitlyn Beltrame

Max Casson

Max Demeter

Zoe Edwards

Jack Guiffre

Beth Lewandowski

Cassandra Llapa‐Gonzalez

Aidan Lutz

Claire McHugh

Gianna Pacente

Hannah Roberts

Austyn Smith

Colleen Stephany

Bridget Stumbris

Charles Westerman

Julia Wilk

Susan Zeh

Sixth Grade

High Honor Roll

John Michael Dawson

Lia Flannery

Sara Fuentes‐Lara

Alex Goslin

Peter Halloran

Anna Rose Hendricks

Adam Hidad

Morgan Hosty

Arianna Lewis

Alexia Montino

Miguel Munoz

Maeve Nelson

Gianna Padula

Tommy Reardon

Lauren Riggs

Taylor Smith

Colin Stelmach

Catherine Talluto

Andrew Tufano

Seventh Grade

High Honor Roll

Alexa Adams

Molly Flanagan

Annabella Fritts

Raquel Goslin

Brittany Loose

Gabrielle Magnus

Katie McAllister

Elizabeth O’Brien

Catie Parrilli

Joseph Salvi

Claire Talluto

Eighth Grade

High Honor Roll

Quinn Bailey

Alysia Beirne

Nicole Gulino

Molly Halfpenny

Jack Hendricks

Atreya Mishra

Kimberly Murray

Allie Nelson

Nicole Neyenesch

Abigail Nowicki

Natalie Olechno

Eleanor Rauh

Daniel Reardon

Charlie Riggs

Taylor Salvi

Lindsey Sloan

Tim Skapek

Maura Smith

Annie Trucco

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Pack the Christmas Pantry!

Students are encouraged to earn their Catholic Charities donation. Parents please have your child perform an “Advent Action” to support us on our mission of giving!

!COLLECTION:! Any time December 5th-19th

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PreK- Mac and Cheese Kindergarden- Instant

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1st Grade- Cereal

2nd Grade- Peanut Butter and Jelly

3rd Grade- Canned Tuna

4th Grade- Spagetti O’s/Canned Ravioli

5th Grade- Canned Vegtables

6th Grade- Dried Beans and Rice

7th Grade- Canned Soups

8th Grade- Pasta and Spaghetti Sauce in plastic

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St. Luke Parish School Open House

Stop in and see what makes St. Luke School so special.

Meet the principal and other parents.

Take a tour of the school including the new Preschool rooms.

3‐year‐old preschool through 8th grade

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 6:00 – 8:00 pm

St. Luke School

519 Ashland River Forest www.school‐stlukeparish.org (708) 366‐8587

St. Luke School’s 2ndt Annual Craft Fair

December 11, 2011

10am-3pm

519 Ashland Ave. River Forest, IL

in the gym

Come join us for a day of treats and sweets!

Bring the whole family for some Christmas shopping

for those one-of-a-kind gifts; find something for everyone!

Homemade Novelty Food Items, Crocheted Crafts, Handmade Teddy Bears, Fused glass and Hand-Painted Glassware,

Stationery, Candles, Handmade Soaps, Specialty Jewelry, Handmade Scarves and Hats, Purses Galore and MORE!

Bring your appetite and enjoy yummy donuts (10am-2pm), hot and cold beverages (10am-2pm) and other treats!

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December 13

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GUITAR STUDENTS REQUIRED TO ATTEND

AT LEAST ONE REHEARSAL TO PERFORM AT

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