Queen of Martyrs Catholic School

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We are so blessed to have such a dedicated and talented faculty and staff here at Queen of Martyrs. Please consider sending an email of thanks to your child's teacher this week to show our appreciation for the endless hours they dedicate to their students and classes. We love our QM teachers!

Thank you to all who supported Queen of Martyrs School at our Inspiring a Brighter Future Gala last month! Our winner of the 4 Rolling Stones Tickets at Solider Field is Colleen Coyne! Our winner of the 4 four day passes to the Windy City Smoke Out is Brigid Hansen! Congratulations! Go Wildcats!

Get ready for another busy week Wildcats!

Queen of Martyrs own Patra Smola won Battle of The Badges Charity Boxing match on April 19th. She represented the CPD and beat her opponent, who was representing the CFD. Patra is a QM mom and police officer. Congratulations Patra!

Just two more days until we pull our winners for the Rolling Stones and Windy City Smokeout tickets! Chance to win great tickets to amazing concerts! 4 - 100 level seats for The Rolling Stones Concert at Solider Field on June 27th 4 General Admissions Passes for Windy City Smokeout on July 11-14 Headliners include Thomas Rhett (Thursday) Parker McCollum (Friday) Cody Johnson (Saturday) Carrie Underwood (Sunday) Purchase a raffle ticket at: https://one.bidpal.net/qmgala24/browse/all

Join us tomorrow for the last Little Wildcats session of the year as we get ready for summer!

Mark your calendars Wildcat families, we've got a lot of things coming up and they start with our 8th Grade Ribbon Ceremony this Wednesday!

A reminder that TOMORROW, Sunday, April 28th, all are invited to celebrate the Feast of St. Gianna and the reopening of the Queen of Martyrs Church at 10:30am for Mass with a reception to follow. We hope to see all you Wildcats there!

Come out for a great evening of music! Tickets are available through the Evergreen Park Recreation Department!

We hope everyone is enjoying this lovely Spring day off BUT don't forget to mark your calendars, we've got some exciting things coming up very soon...starting next week!

Wednesday, May 8th is Grandparents / Special Person's Day at QM! Click the link for details and to register. Deadline for reservations is May 3rd... https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKZ2oM0NklYYxvwxB8Ib2fhsudE9ARnKVVZFx9bhWXSyzZ_Q/viewform

Tonight is our Early Childhood Open House where we invite ALL new 3 year old PreK, 4 year old PreK, Kindergarten and 1st Grade students for the 2024/25 school year. Come meet the teachers & Principal Davidson, visit the classrooms and learn about scholarship opportunities. There will also be snacks and activities for the kids.

Don't forget, tomorrow evening is our QM Football Parent meeting. In addition to the parents, student athletes should attend as well for an initial sizing of equipment. Hut hut HIKE!

This Sunday, April 28th, all are invited to celebrate the Feast of St. Gianna and the reopening of the Queen of Martyrs Church at 10:30am for Mass with a reception to follow. Mark your calendars, we hope to see everyone there!

It's a great week to have a great week!

This week, the 1st and 2nd graders played a soccer game against each other. Both teams played awesome and are unstoppable, so much so that the game ended in a 0 - 0 tie! Congratulations to both teams for an incredible game. Way to go Wildcats!

Our Rolling Stones and Windy City Smokeout Ticket Raffles Continue... Help us hit and surpass our "Inspiring a Brighter Future" Gala goals! The Rolling Stones and Windy City Smokeout tickets have been reduced to $50 a chance for amazing concerts! https://one.bidpal.net/qmgala24/browse/featured Raffles will be pulled on Friday, May 3rd. Get your tickets today!

We're starting to get a glimpse of this year's finish line BUT it's not too early to start thinking about next school year. Do you know of any families that are considering their child's education options for 2024/25? Let them know about QM and all that we have to offer!

Next week is our final Early Childhood Open House. Designed for new families or QM families with incoming Preschool or 1st Graders. Come out next Wednesday evening and meet Principal Davidson and the teachers, see all the improvements we've made to our beloved QM school and check out all of our new technology for the students! Can't wait to see you there!

Thank you for your support at our Inspiring a Brighter Future Gala last Sunday. We had a great crowd there to honor Ms. Mary Ann Cronin for her 41 years of dedication to our community and school! Congratulations to our Raffle Winners and all our local businesses and families who contributed to a successful event! We especially thank our parents and parishioners for their support in organizing and running the event. We couldn't do it without you! We love our QM family!