Spotlight Class: 5th Grade!

Our first spotlight class of the 2008-09 school year is Mrs. Leonard's 5th grade class. Welcome to the spotlight, 5th grade! Click on the photo below to see our spotlight photo set:

Spotlight Class: 5th grade

Mrs. Leonard is new to St Ethelreda this year. She has her 5th graders working hard on a writing assignment in these photos. Mrs. Leonard is a great addition to the faculty, and she is already having a big impact on our school.

Welcome to Mrs. Leonard, and to all our 5th graders... you're great!

First Day of School 2008!

The first day of school... always exciting another great year at St. Ethelreda begins. Principal Spells starts the year with a prayer circle including all students, faculty and parents.

You can see a whole set of photos from this ceremony by clicking on the picture below. Once you do that, try the "Slide Show" link in the upper right of the page!

First Day of School 2008

Good luck to all our students in the 2008-09 school year. Let's all work together to make 2008-09 the greatest school year ever at St. Ethelreda. Peace.

Back to School!

St. Ethelreda is back to school...

Monday August 25
with a full school day
that starts at 7:50 am

We'll start the new school year with a prayer circle for the entire school led by Principal Spells. Parents are encouraged to join the students and faculty for this inspirational start to the year.

Back to School Rally!

We are having a party Saturday August 23rd at St Ethelreda to celebrate the beginning of another exciting school year. Here are the details:

• When: Saturday August 23, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Where: St Ethelreda School at 87th and Paulina
• Why: To celebrate the beginning of another successful school year!
• Who: Parents, students, faculty, and new families interested in seeing our school are all invited for this fun gathering
• What: We'll have free food and drinks and prizes... the St Ethelreda faculty will be available for tours of the school and to discuss the education the St Eth provides our students.

This will be a wonderful event to kick off the new school year. Here's a flier currently being distributed:

Back to School Rally Flier (pdf)

Important Back-to-School Information

Principal Spells welcomes all parents and students to St. Ethelreda for the 2008-2009 school year in her welcome letter. This letter contains important information for starting the school year off right.

Principal Spells' Welcome Letter (pdf)

Supply lists for the new school year are now available for all grades:

School Supply Lists (pdf)

EAGLE1 Program Back for 2008-09

St Ethelreda will again be sponsoring the EAGLE1 scholarship and referral program in the 2008-09 school year. EAGLE1 has two components:

1. Scholarships of up to two months tuition are available to new families.
2. Referral bonuses of up to one month tuition are available to current/existing families who recruit a new family to St. Ethelreda.

More details on the EAGLE1 program are available at the "Join us" page to the left.

We are sending a postcard mailer to enrolled families before the school year as a reminder of EAGLE1 and other exciting things happening (like our new computer lab) at St Ethelreda this coming year:

Welcome back!

New "Class of 2008" Blog!

The St Ethelreda Class of 2008 now has a home on this web site. St. Ethelreda's own Dontrell Cornelius has started a "Class of 2008" blog to keep close the ties of these recent graduates. You can find the blog in two places:

• The Class of 2008 blog is at: steth2008.blogspot.com


• You can also find a link to this blog at the new "Alumni" page on the St Eth web site: alumni.htm

Good luck to Dontrell and the rest of the Class of 2008!

Last Day of school

Of course, the Class of 2008 was front and center on the last day of the 2008 school year. We also celebrated with the graduating preschool and kindergarten classes. Hey, it was the last day of school... everyone celebrated!

Click on the photo to the right to see the full photo set for these memories.

Our next celebration: The 2008-2009 school year starts day August 25, 2008!

Register Now!

Registration is still open for the 2008-2009 at St. Ethelreda School for new families or existing families who have not yet paid their fees. We have many new and exciting things coming in the next school year including capital improvements, a new computer lab, and more!

Please contact the school for more information:

• Phone: 773-238-1757
• Email: welcome@stethelreda.org
• Or Visit: We're at Paulina & 87th in Chicago... ask for Principal Spells!/li>

You just can't hide... that Eagle Pride!

The St. Ethelreda Class of 2008!

Congratulations to the St. Ethelreda Class of 2008!

Class of 2008 Graduation

The 2008 graduation ceremony was held Saturday June 14 in the old St. Ethelreda church. Principal Spells, the faculty and the 8th grade class worked hard to get the old building in shape. They did a marvelous job.

Good luck to our high-flying eagles... the 2008 class of St. Ethelreda!