Bradley Tuesday Folder Updates
January 14, 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.
Personal Devices Brought to School: Please remember that personal iPad and gaming devices are not allowed to be brought to school. It is disruptive and there is the possibility of destruction and theft. If phones are brought to school, they must be kept in lockers and remain turned off during school hours. Thank you for your help with these guidelines.
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.
Restocking School Supplies: Since we are beginning the second half of the school year, it is a great time to restock your child’s pencils, crayons, glue, etc. This way they can start out strong in the new year.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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 20: No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 22: Trimester 2 Mid-term Reports Issued
January 26: Catholic School’s Week Open House from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
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
March 15: Irish Alumni Event at the Kankakee Country Club, more info to come!
