Bourbonnais Tuesday Folder Updates
January 14, 2025
New Information
Book Fair/Parent Ambassador Opportunity: We are looking for Parent Ambassadors to help with the Book Fair. The Book Fair event will be held Sunday, January 27 – Wednesday, January 29. An email has been sent to families today with options to volunteer through Sign Up Genius.
Quarter Zips: If you met your fundraising goal by October 25, 2024 your student(s) will be receiving a quarter zip. The quarter zip can be worn as part of the uniform throughout the school day. The quarter zips arrived and the Progressive Raffle committee is beginning to fulfill all orders. Quarter zips will be sent home with your student(s) as soon as the committee has all orders fulfilled.
Open House: The Bishop McNamara Open House for PreK3- 5th grade will take place on Sunday, January 26, 12:00 -1:30pm.
Catholic Schools Week: January 26 – January 31. Additional Information on events and activities will be sent home soon. An all school Mass will be held on Monday, January 27 at 9:30am. All students in grades K-12 will gather to celebrate Mass as ONE school!
Sibling Enrollment Information: We are currently working on enrollment projections for the upcoming school year. A sibling enrollment information sheet is enclosed in today’s Tuesday folder. If your family has NEW siblings that you are planning to enroll for the upcoming school year, please return the form to the office by this Friday, January 17.
Lights Out Game/ Grade School Night: Wednesday, Jan 15th Lights Out shirts will be sold during lunches for $15 each. These are for our game January 31st!
Inclement Weather: In the case of the school closing due to inclement weather, we will communicate with families via email, on our website, through WVLI, WFAV, WIVR, WYUR, and through all of our social media channels.
Donate While You Dine: Visit Culver’s of Bourbonnais on Wednesday, January 22nd. 10% of all sales from 5-8pm will be donated to support the High School Girls Basketball Team.
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
Attention New 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
Follow BMCS Online: Be sure to “like” Bishop McNamara Catholic School on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@Bishop McNamara) and Instagram(@bishopmcnamara). Our website is www.bishopmac.com.
Important Dates
January 20: No School. Martin Luther King Day
January 22: Midterms Sent Home
January 26: Catholic Schools Week Open House
January 26 – January 31: Catholic Schools Week
January 31: 100th Day of School
January 31: Grade School Night 6-7pm
February 1: Trivia Night, Kankakee Site
February 2: BMCS “Expo” 2-4pm, Kankakee Site
February 13: Valentine’s Day Parties – 1:15
February 14: No School, Teacher Inservice
February 17: No School, President’s Day
February 28: Trimester 2 ends
March 15: Irish Alumni Event at the Kankakee Country Club, more info to come!
