“Make a Joyful Noise”

School News

If you would be willing to volunteer in the mornings to

greet students at the school entrances from 7:30 – 8:00,

please call the school office.

Please call any change to latchkey, bus transportation,

walker or car rider into the office by 2:00.

No School

Monday, September 4th

Labor Day

Special Lunch Days You may pre-order lunch if your child is interested. The deadline

for lunches will be final, so please make sure to send the order in

promptly. Below are guidelines to follow when ordering:

Guidelines for ordering "Restaurant Day Lunch"

1. Please use 1 order form per child.

2. Please put child's name and grade on the order form

2. Please use 1 envelope per family

3. You may write 1 check for all orders

4. If sending cash please send exact change only (change will not

be given)

If you have any questions please contact Tanya Morgan

@ tanyamorgan73@gmail.com or 513-259-7014

ESAP Spirit Day Our first. ESAP $2 Out of Uniform day is

next Thursday, September 7th. You must pay $2 to be out of

uniform. You do not have to wear Spirit Wear, but clothing must

be appropriate. Please consult handbook for guidelines.

Option C Update When you log onto Option C to check your child’s grades, we

want to alert you to a place on the top of the page in the tool bar

area where you can click to see Nurse visits. Information will be

in there if your child went to the office for an injury or their

medication.

Picture Day Picture Day for all students and staff will be on Tuesday,

September 19th.

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

Sat., September 2nd

Sun., September 3rd

Mon., September 4th No School – Labor Day

Tues., September 5th 7 pm Bingo

Wed., September 6th Chick-fil-A Lunch

Thurs., September 7th ESAP $2 Out of Uniform

Fri., September 8th 8:15 Mass (6)

Grandparents/Special Person Day

Grandparents’/Special Person Day Next Friday, September 8 we welcome all

Grandparents and Special Persons to celebrate Mass

with us at 8:15, have a snack and visit the classrooms. Please see

the attached flyer.

Parish Picnic Save the date!!! We will be wrapping up the

summer and celebrating our wonderful parish

family at our annual parish picnic on Friday, September 1st at

Stricker's Grove from 5-10pm. Please join us for this free

event! Rides open at 6pm and close at 10pm. We will be joining

our friends from St. Catherine and St. William parishes. All you

need to bring is your family, a side dish to share, and, if you

would like, non-alcoholic beverages. You may not bring beer. It

must be purchased from the park). Cotton candy, ice cream, soft

pretzels etc. will also be available for purchase. We hope to see

you all there.

Sharon Willmes, Principal August 31, 2017 471-4530/ www.stteresa.net

www.www.stteresa.net

THE BRUIN BULLETIN St. Teresa of Avila

Gratitude Corner Thanks to all of the parents and teachers who spent

last Thursday evening with us during the PTG

Meeting/ Meet the Teacher Night. We are grateful

for all of the parent interest and for the extra hours

and presentations the teachers gave. We are looking

forward to a dynamic school year!

Student Accident Program Students who are attending Archdiocesan pre-

kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary or secondary

schools and any student while participating in

Archdiocesan Youth Athletic/CYO activities through 8th

Grade is eligible to apply for the Student Accident Insurance. This

insurance coverage is secondary to the student’s families’ medical

insurance and can cover injuries during the hours and days when

school is in session and while (a) participating in school sponsored

and supervised activities occurring on or off school premises,

including participation in Archdiocesan Youth Athletic/CYO

activities or (b) traveling to and from such activities in

transportation furnished or arranged by the school. It also includes

participation in Summer Activities and travel to and from school. Claims forms are available in the school office.

Attention Kindergarten and First Grade Girls If your Kindergarten and/or First Grade daughter is interested in

becoming a Girl Scout Daisy, please join us at a parent meeting

(feel free to bring your daughter but she is not required to attend)

on Monday, September 11th at 6:30 pm in Avila Hall. If you have

any questions or to find out more about registering online, please

email Karianne Brown at KarianneBrown@gmail.com.

Attention Third Grade Girls If your third grade daughter is interested in becoming a Girl Scout

Brownie, please contact Crystal McGrath

at crystalmcgrath@gmail.com for more information.

Boy Scout Troop 271 is recruiting boys in grades 6 - 12 interested

in scouting. We are also looking for adults to help with a Cub

Scout Pack (Scouting for boys age 5- 10) at St. Teresa of Avila. If

interested, please contact either David Lindley

at lindley07owl@gmail.com, or David Pfeiffer

at david.pfeiffer@fuse.net.

Consider Volunteering at Bingo! Bingo is an important fund-raiser. Without these

proceeds, tuition will increase. We cannot continue

with this fund-raiser without volunteers. Please

consider volunteering once a month. You can

volunteer as an individual or as a team. We need

teams of two to work concessions, count money and tickets and

also sell instants. We also need folks to sell the papers from 5 to

7:15 and callers to rotate twice a month. Want to get out-of-the-

house and exercise? Consider clean-up from 9:30 to 10. Thank

you for your consideration. If interested, please contact Maria at

the parish office at 921-9200 ext.101.

Athletic News

Soccer Sign-Ups Online soccer sign-ups are available for Pre-Passer (birth

year 2011 and 2012) and High School level soccer.

PTG News

Buddy Cards Don’t worry if you didn’t have a chance to buy

your Buddy Cards yet! Just send your money

in an envelope to the school office. Please

mark on the envelope “Buddy Card” and include the seller’s name

& homeroom. Your child will receive the card(s) through school

within the next few days. Remember each card is $10 (cash or

checks made payable to St. Teresa PTG). The card is good for one

year from the time of activation. If you have any questions, please

contact Robyn Tierney at tierney_rm@yahoo.com.

Parents’ Night Out PTG is hosting a Parents’ Night Out starting at 7

pm at Johnny’s Westside Bar and Grill on Ebenezer

on Saturday, September 30.

Cafeteria and Recess Volunteers… Thank you for volunteering your time to help with cafeteria and

recess. As a reminder, lunch starts at 11:10. Please be there just a

few minutes early so you can get there before the kids. Recess

starts at 12:15. Please meet the teacher in the cafeteria for recess to

help them outside. If you have any questions, please let me know.

I am still waiting on volunteer forms and will get a schedule out

soon for the rest of September through Christmas break.

Thanks! Jen Whitmer

Cafeteria Volunteers

Monday, Sept. 4 No School Tuesday, Sept. 5 Jenny Louis Wednesday, Sept. 6 Darrin Adams Thursday, Sept. 7 Jason Hageman Friday, Sept. 8 Becky Bass

Primary Recess Volunteers Monday, Sept. 4 No School Tuesday, Sept. 5 Jenny Louis Wednesday, Sept. 6 Darrin Adams Thursday, Sept. 7 Jason Hageman Friday, Sept. 8 Ellie Sundrup

Morning Door Volunteers Monday, Sept. 4 No School Tuesday, Sept. 5 Wednesday, Sept. 6 Scott Wolfram Thursday, Sept. 7 Friday, Sept. 8 Quote of the Week… “Mistakes are proof that you are trying.”

August 2017

Dear Parents,

We hope that the year proves to be an exciting time for you and your child. This letter is to

inform you of one way that you can get involved in your child’s school. The students in grades

kindergarten through grade three have a recess break together in the afternoon. Each day a teacher is

on duty for that recess break. We ask for parent volunteers to help us with this (we also need cafeteria

volunteers and if you can do both cafeteria and recess on the same day, that would be great!). This is

mostly to be prepared in case of an emergency or if a child needs to be escorted back into the building

by an adult. You can sign up for any day that your schedule allows. We realize that this is difficult for

parents working outside of the home, but be assured that there will be many more opportunities for you

to help out at St. Teresa.

The kindergarten and first grade students do also have a morning recess, but we will only need

parent volunteers for the afternoon recess (since there are more children with other classes joining us).

Afternoon recess is immediately after lunch, from about 12:10 until about 12:35 pm. We try to adhere

to this schedule as much as possible, but there are times when it is a little different. Therefore, if you

are on a very tight schedule from work, this might not be the best volunteer opportunity for you. We

mention this only to avoid frustrating our very generous helpers.

You may sign up for a day or several that work best for you if you are interested. When all

volunteers have had a chance to sign up, a master schedule will be created and sent home with your

child. In the past, the response has been so overwhelming, that a parent would only be scheduled for

once or twice a month. That is our hope. We schedule now for September to December and then have

another sign-up for January through the rest of the school year. We do this because many parents have

said that their schedules change. We will not need help if it is raining or if the temperature is below 32

degrees. If this happens, we have indoor recess which is supervised by the teachers. We can’t begin to

tell you how much we appreciate the time you give to help us. Thank you in advance!

Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Kohler, Mrs. Tieman, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Faillace

-------------------------------*Please return by Friday, August 25th or ASAP* -------------------------

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Please check any days that you are available to volunteer from 12:10-12:35pm.

Mon. _____ Tues. _____ Wed. _____ Thurs. _____ Fri. _____

Comments/requests:

Parent’s Name__________________________________________________________________

I have completed the fingerprinting and VIRTUS programs for St. Teresa School in order to

volunteer.

Child’s Name________________________________Homeroom __________________________

St. Teresa of Avila PTG

Grandparents/Special Persons Day

Friday, 9/8/2017

All grandparents/special persons of students of St. Teresa are invited!

The morning starts at the all school mass at 8:15, where our guests will join

their students in pews marked with the first letters of their last names

The morning will then continue with breakfast in the undercroft and the

grandparents will be able to visit the students’ classrooms

Bring a camera for a special photo opportunity!

*please return the bottom of this form to school by Wednesday, 9/6/17*

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Family Name:_______________________________ Number of guests:______

Students Names, grades: _________________________________________

Yes! I would like to volunteer at Grandparents Day _____

Name:______________________ Contact info:_______________________

Yes! One or more of our grandparents are able to serve as a communion distributor

at mass ______

St. Teresa BINGO needs YOU

St. Teresa’s Tuesday night BINGO is an important fund raiser for the parish &

school. We need more volunteers to help us run this program.

We are having a meeting next Thursday night, September 7, 7:00 in Avila Hall.

Please consider coming to hear about volunteer opportunities. These volunteer

hours can be once a week, once a month, every other month – we are flexible, we

just need PEOPLE-POWER to make it work.

We have a need for volunteers this Saturday, September 2, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00

a.m., in the undercroft to help bundle “Instants” (aka, rip off’s). This volunteer

opportunity can be used as SERVICE HOURS for confirmation and high school

students as well.

Please come out and support the parish and school by volunteering. Thank you!!

FUNDRAISER

Saturday, September 9th

12pm – 10pm

Come support your favorite school while

also enjoying delicious frozen yogurt! Bring

this flier so that 10% of the profits will go to

St Teresa of Avila School! Invite family and

friends; make it a date whatever you need

to do just get there!

Orange Leaf of Western Hills

6173 Glenway Ave Cincinnati Ohio 45211.

Season of Creation Calendar

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 How will you care for

creation today? Take a walk around your neighborhood.

3

4 5 6 7 8 9 Pray for the people

of Kiribati who are losing their land.

Spend time outside listening to the sounds of creation.

Be conscious of saving water.

Buy local produce. Eat a meatless meal. Give thanks for birds.

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “We must hear the cry of the Earth and of the poor.”

Are you using Fair Trade products when possible?

Pray for those most affected by climate change.

Write a letter to the editor about care for the environment.

Read a poem about nature.

What are you recycling?

Visit a park or nature center.

17 18

19 20 21 22 23 Stop for a few

minutes and just breathe deeply.

Buy a plant and put it in your room.

Watch the sunrise and sunset.

Thank God for the beauty of flowers.

Watch a you tube video on the environment.

Have a digital device free day.

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Be a blessing in

someone’s life today. Look at the stars in the night sky.

Look at a single leaf on a tree. Give thanks.

How does biodiversity make your life richer?

Make a conscious effort to live in the present moment.

Learn the name of a new plant or flower.

1 2

3 4 Join an

environmental organization.

Learn something about rainforests

Give thanks for God’s gift of creation.

September 1-October 4, 2017

“Everything is connected.”

All quotes are from Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’.

EARTHCONNECTION’S

“What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us?”

“ “Local individuals and groups can make a real difference.”

“The climate is a common good belonging to all…”

EarthConnection, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, is a center for learning and reflection about living lightly on Earth. 370 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45233 www.scearthconnection.org

Pope Francis has declared September 1st to October 4th as “The Season of Creation.”

When: September 12, 2017 7:00 PM Where: Elder High School Music Room

(located in the Schaeper Center)

Are you interested in learning how to play an instrument? Were

you previously a member of the Elder-Seton Grade School Band

and you want to continue? Come to this informational meeting

with your parents / guardians!

Information to be covered:

Overview of the band

Rehearsal and performance schedule

How to sign up

Instrument presentation, demos, and fittings by Buddy

Roger’s Music

For those students who are continuing band from last year and

already have an instrument, the meeting should last no more than

20 minutes. For those who wish to stay for the Buddy Roger’s

Music presentation and instrument fittings, the whole process

should not take more than 1-1 ½ hours.

If you have any questions, please contact Seth Post, EHS Assistant Band Director:

- E-mail: posts@elderhs.net - Cell: (330) 807-3006 (Texts OK)

We look forward to seeing you there!

Instructed by:

“Miss Sue” Bujnoch

Classes conveniently located at:

The Western Sports Mall Complex

2323 Ferguson Rd.

Cincinnati, Ohio 45238

Ages preschool -

Junior High

Fun and friendly

atmosphere to help your child

love the art of DANCE.

Registration Details “Miss Sue”

Miss Sue has been teaching dance for 49

years with the philosophy that EVERYONE

can dance! Dancing is FUN and will boost

self-esteem with her individual attention to

the dancers. Miss Sue has 4 children of her

own and knows the importance of creating a

wonderful environment for children.

Miss Sue’s teaching includes:

- The Cincinnati Ballet Co.

- Ben-gal cheerleader - Director of Entertainment for the Cincinnati Rockers -She has judged various dance competitions

- Autism Rocks Dance Camp

- Choreographer for weddings - Camp teacher at Mother of Mercy’s “Fun Dance Camp”

Miss Sue loves teaching children and believes everyone can dance; even

those with “two left feet”!

Annual family registration fee $30

Monthly Tuition Fee $40

Amount Enclosed $_________

Tuition is due by the 1st class of each

month.

If the payment is not received by the 2nd

class, there will be a $10 late fee

Cash or check made payable to

Susan Bujnoch

Checks can be dropped off at dance class

or mailed to:

Susan Bujnoch

7598 Fairwayglen Dr.

Cincinnati, Ohio 45248

For more information or to answer any

questions please contact:

Miss Sue 470-2879 (call or text)

miss.sue@fuse.net

or

Holly (dance manager)

hstaubitz@ccochc.com

Registration due by September 20th.

Classes begin October 2nd. Miss Sue 470-2879

Monday

4:30 - 5:10 Pre-school

5:15 - 5:55 Pre-school & Kindergarten

6:00 - 6:45 First, Second &Third grades

6:45 - 7:30 Hip-Hop 4th grade and up

Tuesday

1:00 - 1:40 Pre-school & Kindergarten

Classes offered

Pre-school & Kindergarten

- Tap, Ballet & Tumbling

First grade thru

Junior High

- Tap, Ballet & Hip-Hop

Dance Attire

Registration form & Waiver

Child’s Name______________________

Address__________________________

City___________State________Zip____

Current age_________ Grade_________

School attending____________________

Parent’s name______________________

Home phone_______________________

Cell phone_________________________

Email address_______________________

Request #1 - Day ________Time_______

Request #2 - Day ________Time_______

(Assume you are registered for your first choice unless you

hear from Miss Sue)

Liability Release

Your child will remain under the care, direction and supervi-

sion of the child care center/school while receiving instruction

from Miss Sue’s Dance. In addition, I hereby release and dis-

charge Miss Sue’s Dance from all actions, claims or demands,

I, guardians, legal representatives have or may have in the

future have for injury or damage resulting from my participa-

tion in this activity.

_____________________________________________

(Signature and date of parent or guardian)

*Tights & leotards or workout

gear may be worn.

*Appropr iate footwear is needed

-Ba l let or tap shoes in any co lor

Classes wi l l be from the f ir st week o f

October through the middle o f May

with a short rec ita l at the end.

West Satellite Choir

The award winning Cincinnati Children’s Choir programs are non-competitive while focusing on a high level of artistry, arts education, building community and self-esteem. The CCC West Satellite Program is an 8-10 week session annually (Oct – Dec), which allow students (grades 3 – 6) from west Hamilton County to rehearse locally, and come together for 2 concerts with all CCC & CCM ensembles at the end of the session. The Satellite Choir tuition is $160 per singer, which includes a red polo uniform shirt, and download of portions of the CCC concert. Tuition is due prior to the first rehearsal and can be paid using our online system in the upper right corner of our website or via check made payable to CCC and mailed to our mailing address: CCC, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0236. Limited need-based tuition-assistance is available online. To register visit the CCC website to fill out the online form, or fill out a paper copy of the registration form and mail it in to address below to reserve your spot.

Register today to join the CCC family!

www.cincinnatichoir.org

About the Cincinnati Children’s Choir The award winning Cincinnati Children’s Choir is an educationally based choral program reaching the highest level of artistry. The learning environment is creative and explorative enabling the children to enjoy lasting relationships with children outside of their community, experience self-growth through musical insight and self-expression, and develop a lifelong involvement with music while enhancing all aspects of their lives. CCC members have toured Italy, Beijing, Scandinavia, England, Ireland, Wales, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Canada and the United States. Now in its 25th season, CCC has blossomed into a special gem in the Queen City’s artistic crown.

Cincinnati Children’s Choir University of Cincinnati ~ College-Conservatory of Music

Cincinnati, OH 45221-0236 513-556-0338

choir@cincinnatichoir.org www.cincinnatichoir.org

Be a part of the legacy!

Location and Schedule West Satellite Choir Serving west Hamilton County Faith Diehl, Conductor Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00pm Beginning October 12th Faith Fellowship Church 6734 Bridgetown Road Cincinnati, OH 45248 Concerts: Feast of Carols Dec. 2, 2017~ 2:00pm - 3:30pm Call time: 11am estimated CCM’s annual Christmas spectacular featuring CCM ensembles, CCC, and guest performers. Corbett Auditorium University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music CCC Holiday Concert Dec. 9, 2017 ~ 2:00pm or 5pm concert - TBD Concert for all 7 Resident Choirs, 8 Satellite Choirs and the CCC Parent Choir. Corbett Auditorium University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music

➢ 6-week sessions

➢ Covers acceleration, deceleration, change of direction, first step power, footwork skills and more

➢ Open to all athletes grades 1-12

➢ Clinics held at Riverside Athletic Club:

1150 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, OH 45013

Sundays WednesdaysBeginning September 17 Beginning September 20

Grades 1-4 9:00 - 9:45 am Grades 1-4 6:15 - 7:00 pm

Grades 5-8 9:45 - 10:30 am Grades 5-8 7:00 - 7:45 pm

High School 10:30 - 11:15am High School 7:45 - 8:30 pm