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Embers Literacy Week
Pumpkin Pages and Storytime Smiles
Embers’ Literacy Week provided Fall fun for Sparks of all ages as they celebrated the joy of reading. Students enjoyed cozy reading time, special guest readers, buddy activities, and a festive Fall celebration to wrap up the week.
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Congratulations to our 2025 Literacy Week bookmark contest winners:
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PreK3: Alvaro Keller
PreK4: Eva Naccashian
Kindergarten: Bobby Gorzelanny
First Grade: Molly Donovan
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Second Grade: Alex Balaban
Third Grade: Nathanael Cusack
Fourth Grade: Daniel Pavlyshyn
Fifth Grade: Shannon Gillespie
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Congratulations to the Gray family whose Curious George creation was voted Literacy Week’s favorite pumpkin!
And thank you to all the families who participated! We loved seeing your creativity! Photos of all our families’ pumpkins can be found HERE.
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Thank you to our guest reader, Willows alumna Mary Poole, for treating us to a special narration of her new book! Copies of Mary’s book, Missing Beth, Missing Out, can be found on Amazon.
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Embers Book Fair Continues… Online!
This year’s Book Fair was a wonderful success. Our Sparks’ excitement was contagious as they explored new stories and shared recommendations with friends. If you didn’t get a chance to shop in person, no worries — our online store is open year-round! Simply create an account, select Embers Academy, and your purchases will continue to help grow our school library. Thank you for your participation!
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Embers’ Ofrenda
Honoring the Recently Departed
Embers is once again building an Ofrenda to honor the recently departed. Students may bring in a picture of someone they know who has passed away in the last year and these photos will be included on the alter, located in the South Wing. We pray for the repose of all souls during the month of November.
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Monday: Yearbook Photo Deadline
Monday, November 10 is the final day to select your student’s yearbook class picture. All families can select a preferred yearbook photo, even if you are not ordering photo prints.
- To view your school portraits, look for an email sent to you by “Visual Image Photography”, or go click HERE.
- If no photo is selected, VIP will choose a yearbook image for you.
There is no deadline to order pictures. If you have questions, please email support@vipis.com.
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Next Saturday: Embers Open House
There’s still time to register!
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Coffee & Convo is Wednesday!
November 12 | 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Featured speaker and former Embers mom, Mary Paschall, will share practical insights on cultivating this important virtue within our families. Doors open at 9:15 a.m. All Embers moms and their friends are welcome!
Complimentary Coffee & Childcare Provided!
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Fall Festivities at Embers
October 31 was a fun-filled day at Embers, filled with saintly and spooky celebrations.
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2025 Annual Fund Drive
This week we kicked off our 2025 Annual Fund Drive. If you have not had a moment to read Mr. Boville’s letter, we encourage you to click HERE and learn more!
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Moms Club: November 17 | 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Join presenters Sandra Checri and Mary Pat Fahy as they showcase how to create beautiful Fall-inspired centerpieces, perfectly timed for Thanksgiving! $10 donation at the door to cover the cost of materials. Friends outside of Embers are always welcome!
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Midwest Motherhood Conference
January 31, 2026 | 9:00-1:00 p.m.
Park Ridge Country Club
All Embers moms are invited to attend the 2026 Midwest Motherhood Conference. Early bird tickets are only $45 and include continental breakfast and lunch. Act fast; this discount ends December 1st!
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For All Saints Day, 3rd Grade Sparks dressed as their favorite saints and processed through the school to the band’s rendition of “When the Saints go Marching In”.
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Welcome to our Future Spark!
Congratulations to the Wasserman family on the birth of John Michael, born Oct. 31, at 10:50pm, 21.5 inches and 7 lbs. 15 oz! Baby John joins his six siblings, including Embers Sparks Patsy (5th), Zelie (2nd), and Peter (K).
A Meal Train for the family can be found HERE.
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