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On Crusader Wear Days, students can wear any SOSM t-shirt, sweatshirt, or jersey with appropriate skirts, shorts, or pants. Skirts and shorts that come to 2 inches above the knee are the appropriate length. SOSM Pajama bottoms or sweats, athletic wear (not leggings), skirts, or jeans without holes may be worn.

Students who do not wish to participate should wear their uniforms.

Order online: https://smsfall2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Please contact Mandy Castle with any questions about Lunch Bunch.

Students should dress as follows: 

• Preschool (2's - Jr. Kindergarten) - Dressy clothes (see below)
• Kindergarten - 3rd Grade - Dressy clothes (see below)

Tuesday/Thursday Preschool students will be taking class pictures and individual photos. 

Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be taking their individual photos. 

Students should wear dressy casual clothing. They should demonstrate good taste as appropriate for a Catholic school environment when selecting attire. Students may not wear jeans, clothing with holes., or short shorts. Clogs and flip-flops are not acceptable. Leggings may only be worn with tunic-style tops. Dressy casual means polo shirts or dress shirts with uniform or khaki pants or shorts; or skirts and dresses that are no more than 2" above the knee., and or modest, tasteful blouses.

VISION: The vision screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in Kindergarten, 2nd, and 8th grade. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months, and that evaluation is on file at the school.

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the vision screening test to follow up with an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

HEARING: Personnel trained and certified by the Department of Public Health will perform hearing screening at the School of St. Mary. The hearing screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Hearing screening is not a substitute for a complete ear and hearing evaluation by an audiologist. In case of known hearing loss, an audiological evaluation within the past 12 months may be accepted in place of threshold monitoring services. 

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the hearing screening test to follow up with their physician. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school nurse at (847) 295-4856.

How to Order and See Menus

• Step 1: Go to: www.kiddoscatering.com/SOSM to Order Lunches (be sure to bookmark this page!)
• Step 2: Click "Order Lunches or Make Changes"
• Step 3: Click "Create A New Account." YOU MUST CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT every school year.
• Step 4: Click: Allow Kiddos email permission to send important lunch updates and reminders
• Step 5: Click: Place a Kiddos Lunch Order
  • Weekly Order Deadline: Wednesdays at 11:59 p.m.

For a weekly view, click on the “Students Name” tab located at the top left of the order form.

Kiddos Ordering Instructions Flyer

Missed Deadline

Once Wednesday 11:59 p.m. passes, Kiddos cannot make changes or add new orders, even if you call or email. 

Email

Remember to opt in for Kiddos email reminders. 
- Click: Account Tab
- Click: Email Preferences to opt in

Cancellation Credits

If you cancel before the whistle blows, you'll earn Kiddos Credits for the next lunch order. Just a heads up, these credits are non-refundable and fade away when the school bell rings for summer. Be sure to use them while you can!

VISION: The vision screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in Kindergarten, 2nd, and 8th grade. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months, and that evaluation is on file at the school.

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the vision screening test to follow up with an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

HEARING: Personnel trained and certified by the Department of Public Health will perform hearing screening at the School of St. Mary. The hearing screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Hearing screening is not a substitute for a complete ear and hearing evaluation by an audiologist. In case of known hearing loss, an audiological evaluation within the past 12 months may be accepted in place of threshold monitoring services. 

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the hearing screening test to follow up with their physician. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school nurse at (847) 295-4856.

VISION: The vision screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in Kindergarten, 2nd, and 8th grade. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months, and that evaluation is on file at the school.

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the vision screening test to follow up with an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

HEARING: Personnel trained and certified by the Department of Public Health will perform hearing screening at the School of St. Mary. The hearing screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Hearing screening is not a substitute for a complete ear and hearing evaluation by an audiologist. In case of known hearing loss, an audiological evaluation within the past 12 months may be accepted in place of threshold monitoring services. 

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the hearing screening test to follow up with their physician. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school nurse at (847) 295-4856.

We are so excited to welcome parents back into the buildings for our annual Back-to-School Night.
To provide a setting where parents can have more time with their teachers, we are splitting up the grades. Tonight is for Parents of Students in Little Angels, PreK-3, and Jr. Kindergarten. Please do not bring your students, this is a parent-only event.

Schedule:

• 6:30 p.m. Parents begin the evening in their child's classroom
• 6:50 p.m. Welcome to the 2023-2024 School year with Principal Kathy Thompson and PA President Amanda Denninger in the Great Room
• 7:20 p.m. Classroom presentations - session 2, Special teachers available for Meet & Greet in the Great Room
• 7:40 - 7:50 p.m. Classrooms open for additional questions.
• 7:50 p.m. Evening ends

Help "Stock the Lounge" to show our teachers how much we appreciate them! 

Bring your items at drop-off time. 

• 8:30-8:40 a.m. at the UGC 
• 8:30-8:50 a.m. at the PGC 

VISION: The vision screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in Kindergarten, 2nd, and 8th grade. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Your child is not required to undergo this vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report form indicating an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months, and that evaluation is on file at the school.

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the vision screening test to follow up with an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

HEARING: Personnel trained and certified by the Department of Public Health will perform hearing screening at the School of St. Mary. The hearing screening is required for all preschool children age 3 and older and children in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students. All students with an IEP or 504, transfer students, and students referred by a teacher will also be screened. Hearing screening is not a substitute for a complete ear and hearing evaluation by an audiologist. In case of known hearing loss, an audiological evaluation within the past 12 months may be accepted in place of threshold monitoring services. 

Parents will be notified if their child fails any part of the hearing screening test to follow up with their physician. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school nurse at (847) 295-4856.

Parents of 7th and 8th-grade students, please join us for a virtual coffee to learn about how to register for high school on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom.
Veteran parents and SOSM faculty and staff will provide an overview of "how it all works" this year for our most common feeder schools. No registration is necessary, and we will record this meeting for those who cannot be there.
To join in a virtual information session, please use this link.
 
Meeting ID: 705 057 8285
Passcode: 1M1GSp

More details to come

Contact: Mandy Castle

The 8th Grade Coordinators will host an informational meeting for all 8th grade parents about the events of the 8th grade year on  Zoom. Please use this link to log in.

How to Order and See Menus

• Step 1: Go to: www.kiddoscatering.com/SOSM to Order Lunches (be sure to bookmark this page!)
• Step 2: Click "Order Lunches or Make Changes"
• Step 3: Click "Create A New Account." YOU MUST CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT every school year.
• Step 4: Click: Allow Kiddos email permission to send important lunch updates and reminders
• Step 5: Click: Place a Kiddos Lunch Order
  • Weekly Order Deadline: Wednesdays at 11:59 p.m.

For a weekly view, click on the “Students Name” tab located at the top left of the order form.

Kiddos Ordering Instructions Flyer

Missed Deadline

Once Wednesday 11:59 p.m. passes, Kiddos cannot make changes or add new orders, even if you call or email. 

Email

Remember to opt in for Kiddos email reminders. 
- Click: Account Tab
- Click: Email Preferences to opt in

Cancellation Credits

If you cancel before the whistle blows, you'll earn Kiddos Credits for the next lunch order. Just a heads up, these credits are non-refundable and fade away when the school bell rings for summer. Be sure to use them while you can!

We are so excited to welcome parents to the UGC for our last Back-to-School Night! Below is the schedule for the evening. Please enter through the Oakwood Doors. 

• 6:00 p.m. 4th & 5th Grade parents are invited to meet their teachers in the classrooms to meet the teachers and learn about the curriculum. 
• 6:30 p.m. Parents of all UGC students gather in the gym for a Welcome to the 2023-2024 School year. We will have an opening prayer from Fr. Nacius and a brief presentation from Principal Kathy Thompson, PA President Amanda Denninger, Innovation Learning, and Director of Marketing Melissa Haak. 
• 7:15 p.m. 4th & 5th grade parents are dismissed from the gym and can visit the special teachers' classrooms (Music, Art, Spanish). Middle School (6th - 8th) parents stay in the gym for Curriculum Presentations.
• 7:40 p.m. All teachers will return to their classrooms and will be available for parents to stop in and see
• 8:30 p.m. UGC Back-to-School Night concludes. 

Preschool parents are invited to get to know each other at a casual get-together at Prairie Bar in Lake Bluff. The Alley Patio will be reserved for SOSM, and there will be a cash bar available. Drop in whenever you can. 

Contact Katie Villacis with any questions.

Additional dates for other grade levels: 

• Sept. 21st 7-10 pm (K and 1st)
• Sept. 28th 7-10 pm (2nd and 3rd)
• Oct. 5th  7-10 pm (4th and 5th)
• Oct. 12th 7-10 pm (6th and 7th) 

Pep Rally begins at 2:30 p.m. with the introduction of our Fall Athletes followed by the presentation of the 8th grade class. 

Each 8th grader will be called up to present a flower to their parent or guardian. 

Crusader Wear Day! 
Students can wear any SOSM t-shirt, sweatshirt, or jersey with appropriate skirts, shorts, or pants. Skirts and shorts that come to 2 inches above the knee are the appropriate length. SOSM Pajama bottoms or sweats, athletic wear (not leggings), skirts, or jeans without holes may be worn. No running shorts, tennis skirts, or Lululemon skorts unless they reach 2 inches above the knee.

How to Order and See Menus

• Step 1: Go to: www.kiddoscatering.com/SOSM to Order Lunches (be sure to bookmark this page!)
• Step 2: Click "Order Lunches or Make Changes"
• Step 3: Click "Create A New Account." YOU MUST CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT every school year.
• Step 4: Click: Allow Kiddos email permission to send important lunch updates and reminders
• Step 5: Click: Place a Kiddos Lunch Order
  • Weekly Order Deadline: Wednesdays at 11:59 p.m.

For a weekly view, click on the “Students Name” tab located at the top left of the order form.

Kiddos Ordering Instructions Flyer

Missed Deadline

Once Wednesday 11:59 p.m. passes, Kiddos cannot make changes or add new orders, even if you call or email. 

Email

Remember to opt in for Kiddos email reminders. 
- Click: Account Tab
- Click: Email Preferences to opt in

Cancellation Credits

If you cancel before the whistle blows, you'll earn Kiddos Credits for the next lunch order. Just a heads up, these credits are non-refundable and fade away when the school bell rings for summer. Be sure to use them while you can!

Kindergarten and First Grade parents are invited to get to know each other at a casual get-together at Prairie Bar in Lake Bluff. The Alley Patio will be reserved for SOSM, and there will be a cash bar available. Drop in whenever you can. 

Contact Katie Villacis with any questions.

Additional dates for other grade levels: 

• Sept. 28th 7-10 pm (2nd and 3rd)
  
• Oct. 5th  7-10 pm (4th and 5th)
• Oct. 12th 7-10 pm (6th and 7th) 

How to Order and See Menus

• Step 1: Go to: www.kiddoscatering.com/SOSM to Order Lunches (be sure to bookmark this page!)
• Step 2: Click "Order Lunches or Make Changes"
• Step 3: Click "Create A New Account." YOU MUST CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT every school year.
• Step 4: Click: Allow Kiddos email permission to send important lunch updates and reminders
• Step 5: Click: Place a Kiddos Lunch Order
  • Weekly Order Deadline: Wednesdays at 11:59 p.m.

For a weekly view, click on the “Students Name” tab located at the top left of the order form.

Kiddos Ordering Instructions Flyer

Missed Deadline

Once Wednesday 11:59 p.m. passes, Kiddos cannot make changes or add new orders, even if you call or email. 

Email

Remember to opt in for Kiddos email reminders. 
- Click: Account Tab
- Click: Email Preferences to opt in

Cancellation Credits

If you cancel before the whistle blows, you'll earn Kiddos Credits for the next lunch order. Just a heads up, these credits are non-refundable and fade away when the school bell rings for summer. Be sure to use them while you can!

2nd & 3rd Grade parents are invited to get to know each other at a casual get-together at Prairie Bar in Lake Bluff. The Alley Patio will be reserved for SOSM, and there will be a cash bar available. Drop in whenever you can. 

Contact Katie Villacis with any questions.

Additional dates for other grade levels: 

• Oct. 5th  7-10 pm (4th and 5th)
  
• Oct. 12th 7-10 pm (6th and 7th) 

Details TBA

Parents with children ages 2 through 5 are invited to a Virtual Information Session to learn more about Early Childhood at the School of St. Mary.

SOSM offers varied Early Childhood programs to build the foundation for lifelong learning. It emphasizes a rich, stimulating, early literacy environment, hands-on discovery activities, gross and fine motor experiences, theme-based learning, social development through play and modeling, as well as music, art, physical education, and Spanish.

We offer half-day preschool for 2-year-olds, full-day and half-day programs for 3 & 4-year-olds, and full-day kindergarten.

All parents are welcome! No registration or reservations are necessary. Just jump on when you can and leave when you need to.

Join at this link: https://bit.ly/SOSMAdmissions
Meeting ID: 705 057 8285
Passcode: 1M1GSp

Questions? Contact Director of Admissions, Mandy Castle at mcastle@schoolofstmary.org