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Here’s what’s happening at St. Edward’s this week. It’s a full one as we head into the final week of Quarter 1.

Here’s to another week of being known, loved, rooted, and growing every single day. Gooooooo Jaguars!

We are 2 weeks away from our first annual Blood Drive in Honor of Ms. Elizabeth. Check out the flyer to register to donate. If donating isn't for you, please visit the sign-up genius link below for ways to volunteer. Volunteering is open to all adults and any St. Edward 7th/8th grade student. If you have any questions, call the school office at (309) 274-2994.

A little bit of a "Latergram" because this group deserves a shoutout, too! ⚽🏆

Our 5th & 6th grade girls also had the opportunity to participate on a co-op soccer team this season, and they finished in 1st place for their age group! 🎉

While we’re certainly proud of the win, we’re even more proud of the way these girls represented St. Edward’s throughout the season with courtesy, sportsmanship, teamwork, and JOY!

Not pircured but, our 2nd grade boys coop also had the opportunity to experience a 2nd place in their tournament!

Way to go, Jaguars! We are so proud of you and the way you let your light shine both on and off the field! ✨

⚽🏆 CHAMPIONS! 🏆⚽

Congratulations to our St. Edward’s Jaguars who helped bring home the 7th & 8th Grade Girls Soccer Championship last night! What an exciting way to finish the season!

Small school. BIG opportunities! At St. Edward’s, our students have a variety of opportunities to participate on sports teams throughout our area, giving them the chance to compete, build friendships, try new things, and proudly represent St. Edward’s alongside students from neighboring schools.

We love seeing our Jaguars get involved, try new things, and shine both inside and outside the classroom!

Congratulations girls, we are proud of you!

Goooooooooo Jaguars!

Here’s what’s happening this week at St. Edward’s!

A special shoutout to our wonderful custodial & maintenance team as we celebrate School Custodian Appreciation Day on Friday! We are super grateful for the many ways they care for our school and help make St. Edward’s a welcoming place for our students and staff.

Remember that Tuesday is Jaguar Spirit Day. Wear your St. Edward’s gear and show that Jaguar pride!

What a fun afternoon celebrating IVC Homecoming! Our St. Edward’s Jaguars loved being part of the IVC Homecoming Parade! Our St. Edward’s Dance Team brought the Jaguar spirit with a great performance, while students and families joined in the fun passing out crowns & candy and cheering along the parade route. 🐆📣🍬 We are grateful to be part of the Chillicothe community and love opportunities like this that bring our schools, families, and small town together. And judging by those smiles, our Jaguars had a pretty great time, too! Happy Homecoming, IVC! 👻🏈🎉

We’ve been celebrating all week, and today was the BIG day! In anticipation of the beatification of Fulton J. Sheen, our Jaguars have spent the past several days learning, praying, creating, and celebrating together. 🙏 Each morning since last week, we gathered as a school to pray a Novena for Fulton Sheen’s canonization as part of our regular morning prayer circle. 📖 We learned about his life through Fulton Sheen and the Very Bad Week by Bonnie Engstrom. 💡 We tested our knowledge with Fulton Sheen trivia. 🌎 We learned about and prayed a World Mission Rosary—and each student received a World Mission Rosary of their own. 🎨 Students created beautiful artwork inspired by Sheen and his faith with lessons created from the amazing Katie Bogner. 📺 And today, we had the canonization broadcast playing throughout the building so our students could witness this historic moment! There is something so special about our children learning about a holy man whose story is so deeply connected to the place we call home. What a blessing to be part of the Diocese of Peoria at this moment in history! ✝️ May the life of Fulton Sheen remind our whole school community that holiness isn’t something far away—it is something each of us is called to, right here, right now. 💙💛

Sometimes the best learning happens when children simply have an idea and run with it. Our preschoolers organically decided, “Let’s work together to build a loooooong tower!” And off they went! What looks like play is filled with learning: collaboration, communication, problem-solving, early arithmetic, spatial reasoning, and persistence—all while working toward a shared goal. This is childhood learning at its best: hands-on, joyful, purposeful, and together. You’ll find it every day at St. Edward’s! ✝️👑

We have another full week ahead at St. Edward’s- from Band and Yearbook Club to birthday celebrations, our Bishop Fulton Sheen Beatification Day celebration, and Friday’s Homecoming Parade!

We’re looking forward to another week of learning, faith, fun, and community at St. Edward’s!

Where children are known, loved, rooted, and growing every single day.

Last week, our students had the opportunity to participate in our Student Council elections! It was wonderful to see them take an active role in our school community, practice leadership, and make their voices heard.

🚌 Grateful for Great Partnerships! We are so thankful for our partnership with IVC School District and the transportation they provide for some of our St. Edward’s students! Partnerships like this make a meaningful difference for our families and help ensure our Jaguars have a safe and reliable way to get to and from school each day. Thank you to IVC and especially to the awesome bus drivers who care for our students along the way. We appreciate you! 💙💛

We’re Hiring!

St. Edward’s is looking for a caring, dependable Aftercare Teacher to join our team! Hours are approximately 2:20–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, with the option of part-time for the right candidate.

Know someone who would be a great fit for our Jaguars? Please share and help us spread the word!

Apply Here: https://www.applitrack.com/cdop/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=440

Kindergarteners are hard at work! Daily handwriting practice and counting & sorting!

Here’s your Week-at-a-Glance for September 14–20. Take a look and see what’s happening around St. Edward’s this week!

Boy, it’s been a BUSY week at St. Edward’s! 🐆💛 From enjoying special treats in honor of Mary’s Birthday 💙, to the excitement of shopping for (and reading!) new books from our BIG Book Fair 📚, to breaking out our best Picture Day smiles 📸, and finally welcoming our wonderful Grandparents & Special People today…we packed a whole lot of joy into one week! Our Jaguars have learned, celebrated, smiled, read, shopped, prayed, and made some pretty special memories along the way. Now, we think everyone has earned a weekend! 😄 Have a wonderful weekend, Jaguar families! ✝️👑

Here’s a look at what’s happening at St. Edward’s this week!

We’re looking forward to a full week and are especially excited to welcome our special guests into the building and celebrate the people who mean so much to our students on Friday.

Let's have a wonderful week, Jaguars!

When teachers care deeply about academic excellence and helping every student grow, professional development is anything but quiet! 📚✨ This week's work focused on strengthening our literacy practices, and the room was FULL of lively conversation, thoughtful questions, and idea-sharing across grade levels. We’re grateful for a staff that is always willing to learn from one another and keep growing for our students. Thank you, families, for giving us this valuable time to learn, collaborate, and get better together. Your flexibility makes this important work possible! #AcademicExcellence #GrowingTogether #StEdwardsJaguars

At St. Edward’s, we want our students to grow not only academically, but also in the habits and virtues that help them show their goodness every day. This year, we will focus on one virtue each month as a school.

Throughout September, our school community will focus on the virtue of Courtesy: “Treating other people with respect, recognizing that all are made in God’s image and likeness.” ALL are made in God's image and likeness- now, that's an important lesson!

Students will hear this language in their classrooms, during morning announcements, through conversations with teachers, and in the everyday moments when they have opportunities to put courtesy into practice.

We aren’t simply teaching our students about their faith. We’re helping them learn how to live it. 💙💛

#StEdwardJaguars #VirtueOfTheMonth #Courtesy #CatholicEducation #KnownLovedRootedGrowing

Here’s what’s happening at St. Edward’s this week as we move into September!

The preschoolers got a special visit from Father Martin. He read them Bible stories and even got down to their level.

Early childhood education matters so much, and we are thankful to have so much involvement from our entire community to spread love and kindness to our littlest learners.