Newsletter from Our Principal

May 1, 2025

Dear SJB Families,

Happy May Day!

Thank you to all who attended the Parent Club Mom Son Gaming event on Sunday. It was great to see so many moms and sons enjoying the many activities provided. My personal favorite was watching moms take on their sons in Laser Tag! Smiles on faces were abundant indeed throughout the afternoon. Many thanks to all who made it possible: Kate Buchbinder, Myke Bulyk, John Cibulka, Sal Genuardi, David Hoppe, and Dave Knutson; and to our student volunteers: Anna Sofia Bulyk (5), Sadie Buchbinder (4), Maddie Buchmann (7), Andrea Soriano (8), and Christina Sui (8). A special thank you goes to our co-chairs Mariú Bulyk and Lauren Genuardi for their vision for the event, planning, time, and organization!

Thank you for the wonderful response to the Bundt cake fundraiser so far. The fundraiser runs through tomorrow, Friday, May 2 – it’s not too late to place an order! Please see the attachments for the order form.

As we move into May, we look forward to crowning Our Blessed Mother, Mary, as a school, on Tuesday, May 6, at the conclusion of our School Mass. Our eighth grade and recent First Communion recipients will have special parts in this wonderful and beautiful tradition. First Communicants will be wearing their First Communion clothes for this beautiful devotion and our Eighth Grade students will be dressed in Sunday Best clothes. You are welcome to attend Mass with us at 8:15 AM. Our preschool students will be honoring Mary on Tuesday, May 6, as well with a crown, flowers and a simple prayer service at 9:30 AM.

Our preschool classes also did a special service project and surprised our teachers and staff with colorful May Day baskets today. They were filled with handmade flowers and candy. What a sweet May tradition, and a wonderful way to thank our teachers and staff for all they do for the SJB family.

Speaking of preschool, Preschool Moms have been invited to a Spring Fling on Thursday, May 8. Preschool Moms, please enter door 9 at 8:00 AM on Thursday. We can’t wait for you to come!

Please plan to join us for our spring production, Into the Woods. Performances are on Friday, May 16 & Saturday, May 17 in St. Cecilia Hall. Our directors, cast, tech crew and many parent volunteers have been working incredibly hard on this delightful musical. You are in for a real treat! Tickets are on sale: Purchase Into the Woods Tickets Here. Online sales end 24 hours before each performance. For sneak peeks, ticket information, and the latest updates, please visit the SJB Theater FB page by searching SJB Theater or clicking this link: www.Facebook.com/SJBTheater  

Looking ahead to our Field Day, we once again will be treating our Wildcats (K-7) to a free hot dog lunch on Wednesday, May 28. Please see the posting for the order form. For your convenience, your K-7 grade child will also receive a paper form tomorrow. We will have a morning of service followed by Field Day activities in the afternoon. If you are interested in helping, please email Mrs. Slowinski at MSlowinski@sjbwinfield.org  Volunteers will need to have a Vitus account  www.virtusonline.org, have taken Protecting God’s Children, and have an active background check on file. If you want to know if you are compliant with the requirements, please contact me. I can help you with the process. 

LAST DAY of the 2024-25 School Year Announcement 

Our last day of school for Kindergarten through seventh grades will remain Friday, May 30. Although we took an inclement weather day, fortunately I had built an extra day into the calendar. As in the past, we will celebrate the close of the school year with an all School Mass. Dismissal will be at approximately 9:30 AM. Please note that Preschool’s last day (May 23) and Eighth Grade graduation (May 22) also remain the same.

Don’t forget that tomorrow is a spirit wear day to show that we are SJB proud! As a reminder, if shorts are worn, they must be of appropriate length (fingertip). Crop tops cannot be worn. Next Friday, is our Student Council sponsored Hat Day (which is a change from the original schedule…thank you for your flexibility with this change!).

Please keep those making the sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time on Saturday morning close in prayer. What a joyous, special, and holy time for them as they are welcomed to the table of the Lord to receive Jesus! Those who make their First Communion on Saturday are welcome to come dressed in their Communion clothes to the 9:30 AM Mass and take part in the parish May Crowning.

Lastly, the Knights of Columbus will be hosting a pancake breakfast from 8:00 – 11:00 AM in Sebahar Hall on Sunday. It never disappoints!

Have a lovely weekend and week,

Joanne Policht