Bradley Tuesday Folder Updates

January 28, 2024

New Information

New Family Tours: The grade schools will be opening their doors for new families to discover The McNamara Catholic School difference. If you know someone who is interested in enrolling their children next year, please encourage them to sign up for an individualized tour guided by the school principal or to reach out to Mrs. Berg at dberg@bmcss.org. We will hold tours during Catholic School Week on January 27th-January 30th. Look for more information to come.
  
Children’s Basket Raffle: The week of January 27th, we will be holding a Mac Pac-sponsored Children’s basket raffle. Each class coordinator will contact grade-level families for donations to create two baskets from each grade. From January 26 to 31st, students can purchase tickets for a chance to win a basket. Tickets will be $1.00 each. The winners will be pulled at the end of the day on January 31st.

Valentine’s Day Parties: Thursday, February 13th! PK3 & PK4 parties will be at 10:30am and K-5th parties will be at 1:30pm. Students may be out of uniform and wear red, white or pink to celebrate!

No School: There will be no school on Friday, Feb. 14 (Diocesan Institute Day) and Monday Feb. 15 in observance of President’s Day.

Lights Out Game/ Grade School Night: Join us at the Kankakee Site on January 31st for Grade School Night! Students will enjoy games in the café from 6-7 pm and then stay for the men’s basketball game at 7 pm.

Cinderella: Save the date for the Spring musical Cinderella! Shows will be Friday, February 28th and March 1st at 6:30pm. Tickets will be on sale soon!

Fundraising and Events

RaiseRight (formerly Scrip): Start earning tuition credit 2025-26 now! By using gift cards to pay for everyday (and not-so-everyday) expenses, each participant can earn over $1,000 each year. For every gift card purchased, you receive earnings, 50% of your earned rebate will be applied to next year’s tuition. Questions, contact Sandy Kuntz at skuntz@bmcss.org.
Market Day: Look for the monthly specials on the Market Day website (marketday.com)!

Important Information

Appropriate Outerwear: Please remember to send a sweater or jacket with your student each day, as the weather cools off temperatures can drop quickly and vary from day to day. Also, please label your student’s items, this helps us return lost or misplaced clothing to their owner!

Attention ALL Families who would like to Volunteer: All parent ambassadors/volunteers are required to complete a VIRTUS/Protecting God’s Children course before assisting the school. Upon completion you may volunteer for your child’s classroom parties and other school activities. If you already have a Virtus.org account and have taken the Protecting God’s Children Course, simply log in to your account and make sure your dashboard is all “Green.”                   Then, (New this year) fill out a Parent Volunteer Application. (These can be found in the Parent Portal or you may request one from the school office.)
Step 1: Go to www.virtusonline.org to create an account.
Step 2: Accept and Acknowledge understanding of the Policy and Standards.
Step 3: Take the Protecting God’s Children online course through Virtus.org
Step 4: Give consent for the Name-Based Background Check through Virtus.org
Step 5: Fill out the Parent Volunteer Application

Important Dates:

January 26-January 31st: Catholic School’s Week
January 31: 100th Day of School
January 31: Grade School Night
February 1: Trivia Night @ Kankakee Site
February 2: Irish Expo 2-4pm @ Kankakee Site
February 14: No School, Teacher Inservice
February 17: No School, President’s Day
February 28: Trimester 2 ends
Feb 28 & Mar 1: Spring Musical: Cinderella 6:30pm
March 5: Ash Wednesday Mass, 8:30 am
March 15: Irish Alumni Event at the Kankakee Country Club, more info to come!

students outside

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Winter fundraiser

open house

Karate

basketball

basketball tourny

tumbling