St. Ethelreda School

Catholic Elementary School

"Educating Tomorrow's Leaders"

Welcome to the St. Ethelreda web site. Our school is located at 8734 S. Paulina in Chicago, IL.

You can also contact us at 773-238-1757 or by email at welcome@stethelreda.org.

May 2008: May Flowers

May is our last full month of school this year, and there's a lot of activity at St. Ethelreda. You can follow school events online with the school calendar: Calendar
Students studying
Principal Spells' May newsletter also touches on this busy month and more! You can read it here:

Don't forget the 3 P's: Peaceful, Positive and Productive. It will be a wonderful month of May at St. Ethelreda School!

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April 2008: April Showers Bring...

April is another exciting month at St. Ethelreda. Most school events are listed on our web site calendar. It's available if you click on Calendar to the left.

Principal Spells April Newsletter
The theme for Principal Spells' April newsletter is "God will make a way". You can read it here:

Open House!
Students hard at workSt. Ethelreda will host an Open House Sunday April 27th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The invitation to visit our school is open to new families and families with children already enrolled at St. Ethelreda. Best of all, if you have a son or daughter going to school, invite a friend!

Here's an announcement of the Open House:

We hope to see you and get a big crowd for our Open House! The more people that know about the positive environment at St. Ethelreda, the more will want to join us next year.

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March 2008: Early registration and more!

The month of March is a busy one at St. Ethelreda. You can see most school events online using our web site calendar. It's available if you click on Calendar to the left.Student reading

Early Registration Begins!
Registration for the 2008-2009 school year has begun. You can register before March 17 and save the usual $100 registration fee. By registering early, you also secure your child's spot in St. Ethelreda for next year.

Here are three places you can find even more early registration info:
  1. Early Registration Newsletter (PDF) - Principal Spells' announces the beginning of early registration.

  2. Early Registration Top Ten Flier (PDF) - the top 10 reasons you should register early this year.

  3. Student Registration Form (PDF) - please submit the information in this form when you register early.

Early registration is a key part of our school planning process as well. So, please register now to help your school and save $100 as well!

Principal Spells March Newsletter
Principal Spells has published her newsletter for March.
In her newsletter, Principal Spells talks about dealing with the losses we've had recently in the St. Ethelreda family. Please read this: March 2008 Principal Spells Newsletter (PDF)

Forms available online
You will find many of the forms you need for school now available online at www.stethelreda.org. You will find many school forms available by clicking on Policy & Forms in the sidebar to the left.

We will be adding to this page over time to make it easier for parents to access school forms and other information.

Market Day
Please remember that Market Day orders are due by March 31. You can pickup a Market Day form at the office.

Have a great March and let's hope that Spring (and some warmer weather) arrives soon!

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Welcome

Welcome to our new web site.

St. Ethelreda School provides an excellent Catholic, spiritual, and academic program for its students. Our motto is "Educating Tomorrow's Leaders Today", and many of our graduates continue on to attend the finest Catholic high schools across Chicago.

Principal Spells talks to some children

If you are new to St. Ethelreda, you can get more information about our school a number of ways:

  • Visit St. Ethelreda, located at 8734 S Paulina St in Chicago, IL [ Google map ],
  • Phone us at 773-238-1757,
  • Email us at welcome@stethelreda.org, or
  • Click on the "About" or "Join Us" links to your left.

We'd love to hear from you. The more you learn about St. Ethelreda, the more you'll understand why parents choose to send their children to our school, and why our graduates make such an impact in high school and in life.

If you're already part of the St. Ethelreda family, then welcome to our new web site. The site is a beginning, a work in progress. The content of the site will grow significantly over time for students, parents, prospective families and benefactors.