Bradley Tuesday Folder Updates
September 23, 2025
Important Information
Save the Date: Our Open House is Thursday, September 25th from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm. Parents and students are invited to attend this evening to view classrooms, talk to teachers, visit the Book Fair, enjoy ice cream, and purchase new spirit wear. This event is for the entire family! We hope you will join us!
Students Absences and Appointment: Please remember to send an email or phone the secretary when students are absent, need to go to an appointment or other important news. Mrs. Powers can be reached at spowers@bmcss.org or by phone in the main office at 1-825-933-8013.
Save the Date: Our Grandparents and Special person Day will be held on Wednesday, October15th. We will have Mass at 9:00 am and a reception in the gym afterward. All are welcome!
Auditions for Past, Present, Future a celebration of McNamara: Auditions will be held in the Blackbox theatre September 29th from 5-7pm. Come and sing us a song or prepare a short reading/monologue, or both! We are looking for singers, dancers, and actors for this one of a kind show! Please contact Miss Knefelkamp if you have any questions.
Mac Pac Meeting: Join us for the next Mac Pac Meeting at the Bourbonnais Site on Wednesday, October 8th. All parents of Bishop McNamara are members of Mac Pac. Mac Pac is our “PTA” and its purpose is to support teachers and students through activities and events. We hope to see you there!
Parent Volunteer Opportunity: Parents are welcome any day to help on our playground or in our lunch room. Parents will help younger students open milk and food packages and they will help us clean tables after students are dismissed. They will also pass out milk and other foods as needed. You do not need to inform the school that you are coming to volunteer. Please sign the volunteer sign-in book and come to the gym. Be sure to record your hours on you FACTS Family Portal.
o PK4-K Recess 11:20-11:40 am
o PK- K Lunch is from 11:40-12:05 pm.
o Primary Recess (K-2nd) is from 11:50-12:10.
o Primary Lunch (K-2nd) is from 12:10-12:35.
o Intermediate Recess (3rd-5th) is from 12:40-1:00.
o Intermediate Lunch (3rd-5th) is from 1:00– 1:25 pm.
Fundraising and Events
Progressive Raffle: The Progressive Raffle is next Friday! Please submit your sold raffle tickets to the main office as soon as possible.
Thank you so much for your support of the Bishop McNamara fundraising program. Bishop McNamara families always go above, and beyond which positively impacts each and every one of our students. When your family reaches their fundraising goal, (by October 24, 2025) your student(s) qualify for the quarter zip to wear as part of their regular uniform. Orders will be placed after the second drawing in November. If you need additional tickets or have any questions, please contact Meghan Elliott at melliott@bmcss.org.
Wondering how to support the 42nd Annual Gala being held on Saturday, Nov. 8? Here is a link to the Class Basket wish list. Simply click the link here: https://a.co/e8zNYc3
Volunteer opportunities coming soon! For questions, please contact Peggy Mayer (pmayer@bmcss.org)
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)!
Attention Families! Protecting God’s Children Seminars: All parent ambassadors/volunteers are required to complete a VIRTUS/Protecting God’s Children course before assisting the school. If you are a new parent or have not completed the course please see the information below
In order to volunteer in any capacity, i.e., classroom parties, lunch duty, parent work day etc. the Diocese requires certification. Please see the following steps for completion:
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
September 25: Open House, 6:00-7:30 pm
September 26: NUT Day for $1.00/ End of Mid Term
September 30: 5th-grade field trip to Kankakee Museum’s History Days
October 1: One Shirt Day. Mid-term reports are issued
October 2: Kindergarten Field Trip to Benoit’s Pumpkin Farm
October 3: 2nd grade field trip to Fair Oaks Farm / First Progressive Raffle Drawing
October 6: Madrina Meeting, 2 pm
October 8: MacPac meeting, Bourbonnais site 6pm
October 9: PK4 Field Trip to Benoit’s Pumpkin Farm
October 10: No School for Diocesan Teacher In-Service
October 13: No School, Columbus Day
October 15: Grandparent’s Day Mass and Reception.
October 20: School Wide Rosary
October 22: Mass at JPII 9:30 am
