DATES TO REMEMBER:
MARCH 6
7
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8/9
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10
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13 – 17
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RUNNING CLUB STARTS TODAY!
Spring Pictures
NO RUNNING CLUB TODAY! (girls IESA vball)
FACTS tuition assistance meetings 6:30p.m. in Gathering Space
6th grade has Mass
QND reads to K-3 from 1:30 – 2p.m.
3rd Quarter ends
Kindergarten Round Up 1-3p.m.
SPRING BREAK – NO SCHOOL!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. LOWENBERG!
HAPPY ST. PAT’S DAY!
Protecting Gods Children session 6-9p.m. in cafeteria
MARK YOUR CALENDARS – APRIL 23 – First Communion at 2p.m., MAY 2 – Music Program 6p.m. in church,
MAY 24 – Confirmation at St. Francis at 7p.m., CHANGE MADE: MAY 30 – 8th Grade pictures 9a.m., recognition
10a.m. in gym, Sprouts 11:45a.m. for lunch Buffet (cost approx.. $16.50 an adult). Graduation 6;30p.m. Mass. MAY
31 – School picnic at K of C grounds.
SPRING PICTURES – MARCH 7 – ALL students will get their pictures taken. You will receive a proof package to
order from or you can order on line. Students may wear casual clothes (within dress code guidelines) and bring
props.
KINDERGARTEN ROUND – UP – MARCH 10 – 1 – 3p.m. - If you have a child turning 5 years old by Sept. 1,
2017 you are invited to attend. Please contact the office and a letter will be sent to you if you didn’t already
receive one.
DEADLINES FOR PAPERWORK FOR 2017/2018 SCHOOL YEAR – Instructional fee $190, technology fee $50
per child CANNOT BE included in your loan this year, MUST be paid NO LATER than MONDAY, MAY 1ST. If not
paid by deadline the fees will double.
Current families MUST have their current fees (2016/2017 year) paid by MARCH 31ST. If you have a bank loan
you must be in good standings. You will not be allowed to register for next year if not in good standings.
FACTS APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR 2017/2018 DEADLINE MARCH 31 – The previous applications were
called PSAS. If you would like to apply for tuition assistance for the 2017/2018 school year you can access the
application on Ren Web or call the school and ask for a copy.
FATHER TOLTON SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINE MARCH 31 – This is also available on Ren Web or through the
school office.
NEWCOMERS SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE MARCH 31- This is also available on Ren Web or through the school
office.
DENTAL – HEADS UP – Updated dental forms are due from kindergarten, 2 nd and 6th graders by MAY 15, 2017.
Your child will not receive their report card or advance to the next grade until this is taken care of. It would be a
good idea to make your appointments now!
QCES Running Club 2017: For the FOURTH year, Running Club is BACK! It is time again to begin training for
the Bridge the Gap 5K! BTG is Saturday, May 20. It will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:004:00. WALKERS and RUNNERS welcome! GRADES 4-8 (younger students welcome WITH individual parent
supervision at ALL times). We are in need of supervising ADULTS as well, so please join us! Deadline to sign up
is Friday, March 3. Please email Denise Sangoi at dhsangoi@gmail.com with the student's NAME and
GRADE. Please indicate if YOU are planning to participate with the group as well. Thank you! :)
**PLEASE NOTE!!! There has been a CHANGE for the start date! (I'm so sorry for any confusion!). We
will START MONDAY, MARCH 6. There will be NO RC on Tuesday. The 8th grade girls volleyball team
has regionals that day. If they win, there will be NO RC on Thursday. I will make an announcement and
send an email on Wednesday.**
OLYMPIC DAY 5TH – 8TH GRADERS – MAY 9 (raindate May 15) – Enclosed in this week’s Family envelope is an
order form to order your Olympic day shirt. The 5 th graders and all new students will need to order one. Everyone
else needs to check to make sure their shirt can be found and is in good shape. EVEYONE MUST have a shirt to
participate on Olympic day. Have your t-shirt orders and money in NO LATER than APRIL 1. DONATIONS – We
are also asking for items that will be given away during the course of the day. Things like Gatorade, chips, candy
trinkets are all good suggestions. Please keep this in mind as we will begin collecting items in April.
7TH GRADE FUNDRAISERS - Aluminum Can Collection, Please Start Saving Now – The 7th grade class will hold an
aluminum can collection in the spring of 2017 for their trip to Washington DC. They would appreciate if school
parents and parishioners would save cans over the winter in order to support this fundraiser.
COLLECTIONS – We continue to collect General Mills box tops and Hyvee UPC’s. Please bundle them in groups of
25 – 50. For every bag of 25 your child will receive a piece of candy. When they turn in 10 bags of 25 their name
will go into a drawing for $10 worth of Scotties Fun Spot gift cards.
Quincy Catholic Elementary Schools (QCES) Foundation to Host 2017-2018 Tuition-Assistance Application Information
Sessions
The QCES Foundation invites and encourages all QCES families, who wish to apply for tuition assistance for the 2017-2018
school year, to attend one of the two Tuition-Assistance Application Information Sessions to be held on Wednesday, March
8th, and Thursday, March 9th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Blessed Sacrament Church Gathering Area. The Gathering Area, can be
accessed from the Blessed Sacrament Church/School parking lot located off 8th St. QND families are invited and encouraged
to attend one of the two information sessions, as well.
Private School Aid Service (PSAS,) the previous tuition-assistance assessment provider for QCES & QND, was purchased by
FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment this past summer. As a result, the application form and the application process have
changed. The two information sessions have been arranged by the QCES Foundation to help QCES & QND families feel more
comfortable and confident when filling out the new FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Application. For more information about
the Tuition-Assistance Application Information Sessions, please contact Paul Rittof, executive director of the QCES
Foundation, at 217-779-3157 or prittof@quincycatholicschools.org.