St. Mary’s Catholic SchoolNewsletter February 13, 2026
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February 16
No School – President’s Day
February 18
8th Grade Course Selection Night at MTHS 4-7 PM
February 19
8th Grade Course Selection Night at PND 4-5:30 PM
March 6
End of 3rd Quarter
March 13
NO BUS SERVICE
Report Cards Sent Home
March 30-April 6
Spring Break
April 7
School Resumes
April 17
NO BUS SERVICE
Athletic Events!
Softball Open Gym
February 21, 2-4:00, Grades 4-7 at St. Mary’s Gym
Girls Volleyball
February 17
at South Pekin at 4:30
February 19
at Robein at 4:30
February 20
at Peoria Academy 5:00
February 24
at Riverview at 5:00
(8th Grade Night)
Lunch Menu!!
February 17
Spaghetti, Bread Stick, Salad, Fruit
February 18
Chicken Noodle Soup, Carrots, Crackers, Fruit
February 19
Hamburger on Bun, Fries, Corn, Fruit
February 20
Fish Sticks. Peas, Fries, Fruit
Lunch Menu for the week of February 23-27 picked by last year’s auction winner Lucas T.!! (Great job Lucas!)
February 23
Biscuit & Sausage Gravy, Hash Brown, Sausage, Fruit
February 24
Tacos, Raw Carrots and Ranch, Corn, Pears, Ice Cream Cup
February 25
Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Applesauce
February 26
Chicken Nuggets, Salad, Lays Potato Chips, Oranges
February 27
Nacho and Cheese, Salsa, Banana, Chocolate Chip Cookie
February 24
Preschool & Kindergarten Open House 5:00-6:30 p.m.$$ St. Mary’s School Athletic Boosters Raffle $$
Don’t miss your chance to win CA$H every month and help support St. Mary’s School Athletics and Extracurricular Activities at the same time!
Every month, January through December, 4 names will be drawn. CASH prizes of $100, $50, and two $25 prizes are awarded to the winners! BY FEBRUARY 22nd, 2026, please place the lower portion and payment in an envelope labeled “STM Athletic Booster Raffle” and return it to the school office, church office, or place it in the church collection basket.
🏀 All-Star Auction Madness – Tickets on Sale! 🏀
Ticket sales are now live for the STM All-Star Auction Madness on March 14, 2026! This March Madness–themed fundraiser supports St. Mary’s Catholic School and promises a fun night of dinner, entertainment, and live auction excitement.
Families can support the auction in many ways—by attending, becoming a sponsor, donating auction items, or giving monetarily. Physical auction items must be turned in by February 20 to the St. Mary’s Metamora Parish Office.
🎟 Learn more, purchase tickets, or support the auction at:
www.stmarysmetamora.schoolauction.net/2026auction
John Lancaster Spalding Scholarship Fund 2026-2027
Protocols and Procedures
Application Deadline: April 24, 2026
Submission Deadline: May 8, 2026
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED INFORMATION
LIBRARY
Shredded Book Contest Winners Announced! 📚✨
We are excited to announce the winners of our Shredded Book Contest!
Congratulations to Lillian (3rd grade) and Chase (4th grade) for correctly guessing the mystery book. Way to go, readers! Your love of books and attention to detail truly paid off.
A big thank you to everyone who participated and submitted a guess. We loved seeing so many students get involved!
The shredded book was revealed to be Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth.
Our next challenge is Blind Date with a Book. (for grades 1st-8th) Mrs. Vasquez will have wrapped books for students to pick from with only a small description of the book attached. They must check out the wrapped book, unwrap it at home, read it and then fill out the paper that comes with the book then return it to me no later than February 27th for a prize. This runs February 9th – February 27th. Unless all the wrapped books are checked out.
Any questions please feel free to ask.
March for Life
See the attached flyer for details and contact information to join the March
for Life walk in Springfield on March 19th. This is a great opportunity to do
something special for lent!
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See the attached flier for this month’s information.