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We are excited to celebrate our teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week which runs from Monday, April 7 – Friday, April 11!
 
*Monday: Special Delivery
Teachers can order breakfast to be delivered directly to their classroom.

Tuesday: Favorite Color Day
Sparks may come dressed in their teacher’s favorite color. (More information will be sent home this Wednesday!)

Wednesday: Teacher Survival Cart
Teachers can select items from the “Teacher Survival Supply Cart” designed to get them through the rest of the school year.

*Thursday: All-Faculty Lunch
Teachers will enjoy a relaxing lunch in Paluch Hall.

*Friday: Words of Appreciation
Sparks are encouraged to make a card for their teachers, including class aides and Enrichment faculty: music, art, science, Spanish, and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd! Faculty will also bring home a special treat from parents.

*We’d love your help!
Several parent volunteer and donation opportunities available throughout the week. Please click HERE to share your time and talents!

Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
Spring conferences will be held on Friday, March 28 from 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. You can schedule your conference via the online scheduler (PickATime) available HERE. Please note there will be NO SCHOOL to accommodate for conferences.

Open House: Friends & Neighbors Welcome!
Do you know a family who would be a great fit at Embers? Invite them to join us for our last open house of the year on Friday, April 11!

Dads Club April Outing:

RSVP for Dads Club

Final Call: Spring Enrichment Classes 
Registration for both programs is due this Monday, March 24.
  • Bricks 4 Kidz is available for Sparks in PreK-5th Grade. For complete program information, please click HERE. To enroll, click HERE.
  • Chess Scholars is available for Sparks in K-5th Grade. Click HERE for more information. To sign up, please click HERE and enter course code EMB1.14.25.

Out of Uniform Day this Thursday!
Thursday, March 27 will be an all-school out of uniform day. Students must adhere to the policies in the handbook. Happy Spring!

2025 Extravaganza Basket Raffle
The annual Extravaganza is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to offer raffle baskets filled with fantastic items. Raffle tickets are $20/each. The winning raffle ticket will be pulled on Extravaganza night, but winners do not need to be present.

  • Click HERE to print a paper order form (tickets will be billed to your Blackbaud Tuition Management Account). 
  • Click HERE to purchase tickets via the event website (credit card payment required).

Tax Information

Year End Statements for tax purposes are available to school families through their Blackbaud Tuition Management (BTM) Account. Step-by-step directions can be found HERE.

This year’s Mother-Son Bowling outing was a blast for both moms AND sons! Thank you to Tanya Habib and Jamie Simon for volunteering your time to make this day a success and to all our families who joined us for this fun outing! Photos from the evening are available HERE.

On Leadership Day, our 5th Grade students worked in teams to build popsicle stick bridges…

Then they tested the strength of their very impressive bridges!

At last week’s Virtue Assembly, Kindergarten presented this month’s virtue: Forgiveness…

They used a story about a very upset bee to teach of the importance of forgiving others!

Congratulations to the recipients of the Spark of Virtue Award for their devotion to the virtue of Honesty: Edmund Ayer, Lucia Babbo, Noah Choi, Magda Dylegowski, Rania Fakovic, Miguel Gauna, Jack Henschel, Nicholas Lakowski, Therese McEwen, and Cece Stangel.

The Week Ahead:
March 24
– Classes Resume

March 27
– All-School Out-of-Uniform Day

March 28
– No School: Parent-Teacher Conferences

 

Upcoming Events:

April 4
– Spirit Day & Virtue Assembly

April 5
– Embers Extravaganza (6:00 p.m. | Chateau Ritz)

April 7-11
– Teacher Appreciation Week

April 11
– Open House (9:00 a.m.)

April 12
– Dads Club: Rancho De Arellano (8:00 a.m.)
 

 Click to view the ’24-’25 School Calendar





Who to Contact

Christopher Goffos:
Headmaster

Sylvia Casaletto: Office Manager
Student absences, late arrivals, and early dismissals. General questions about the school day.

Christina Williams: Dir. of Operations
Information and questions about myEmbers, student records, and school registration.

Business Office:
Tuition and billing questions.

Julene Barder: Admissions Mgr.
New student and current sibling admissions.

Diana Silhan: Communications & Marketing Mgr.
Spark News, weekly handouts, and marketing opportunities.

Kate DeCanto: Social and Hospitality Coordinator
All-school social events.

Spirit Wear Store Link
Parent Volunteer Opportunities

EMBERS ACADEMY
serving students in PreK3 through 5th Grade

8340 N. Greenwood Avenue, Niles, IL 60714
www.embersacademy.org  |  847.518.1185  |  info@embersacademy.org

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