Footsteps Newsletter
vol 3                                                                                                             Issue  15
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Santa will be visiting!

Santa will be here on 12/18 at 10 AM.  All students will be coming to visit him and may sit on his lap for a photo (if the child wants to).  IF YOUR CHILD IS AFRAID of Santa and you do not want your child to visit Santa, please let the teacher know!  If your child is not here on 12/18 at 10 AM and you would like your child to visit with Santa, please talk to your child's teacher to rearrange attendance for the week.
 
Child care will be offered over Christmas break for children ages 3-12. This is a great opportunity if you have some last minute shopping that you need to do!   If you would like to register your child, please fill out the form and return it to school by 12/8/17.  The program will have extended day hours available from 6 AM-8 AM and 3 PM-6 PM but we must know ahead of time an estimate of when you would like to drop your child off and pick your child up from extended day.  The extended day entrance is located at door 8 off of the large lot.  Please ring the doorbell.  No Hot lunch or breakfast will be available for purchase but you may send a packed items.  Daily snack will be provided. 
The rate per child is $25/day or $12/half day.  
Christmas program and parties

Please see classroom newsletters for details of any classroom celebrations.

The Christmas program will begin at 6:30 PM on 12/18 in the church.  Please drop your child off to the classroom between 6 PM and 6:20 PM.

All dismissals after the program will take place from the classrooms!  Following the program, please send only 1 adult to the classroom to sign out the student(s). This is for the safety of all students!
Online Payments

Due to the popularity of our online payment option, we can no longer absorb the associated paypal fees  that go along with each payment.  Beginning 12/1/17, all online payments must include the associated fees within the payment made.  Please note, payments to different accounts may be made together to reduce fees (tuition, ext day, lunch etc.).  Please indicate in memo what amount should be credited where.  There is now a calculator located near the tuition payment button that will calculate the fee for you  ( 2.9% plus .30 per transaction ).
If you are interested in no-fee automated payments, please contact the office to be set up on FACTS.
We are collecting toiletry items for families in Appalachia.  Emily (student at NDA & St. Catherine parishioner) will be bringing the items to needy families over Christmas break.  We need:
full size items of bar soap, shampoo, toothpaste and a hair brush or comb and full size toothbrush

*Items are being gathered in a bin located outside of the office
Cookie Dough, tumblers and pictures will be arriving next week.
School Cancellations and Delays

1. Look for "Washington Local" delays or closings on the news or via news station alerts.  
2. Sign up for  Remind to have alerts sent to you via text or email about delays/closings,  event  reminders like picture day, field trips, special activities etc.
3.. Check FB for updates
Upcoming Events
December 18th                Christmas Parties (see classroom teacher for details)
December 18th                Christmas Program in Church at 6:30 PM (drop
                                         students to classrooms at 6 PM)
December 19th                No school-Christmas break begins
January 3rd                     Classes resume
Community Connections

St. Catherine of Siena Parish
SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS with a gift to the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund. This school year the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund awarded 670 need-based scholarships for students to attend a private school for grades K-8 or for homeschool expenses. This includes 317 scholarships for students at 46 Catholic schools in the Catholic Diocese of Toledo. Your gift to NOSF will assist a family by providing an educational choice for their children.

St. John the Baptist Point Place
The Parish is in need of someone for minor repairs, changing light bulbs, cleaning, and some light hauling, and grounds work for the rectory and the church. This would probably only be a couple hours per week and may not be needed every week. There would be modest compensation, but no benefits. If interested please send resume to parish office or contact the Business Manager at [email protected] or call 419-726-2034.

Most Blessed Sacrament Parish
Tuesday, December 5th  6:00 PM Family Program -  a wildly entertaining program will be put on for your entire family. Snakes, monkeys, kinkajous, beautiful parrots, macaws, amazons and cockatoos from around the world are coming to our school!! Students will be able to interact with a few of these magnificent creatures. Flying macaws, talking amazons, and very mischievous monkeys will keep you laughing all night long.Open to ALL Community Members Families from MBS, Regina Coeli, and Christ the King will be invited to join us. Cost: $5 per person, Children under 3 are free

Regina Coeli Parish
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd will begin 12/3 during 10:30AM Mass. Please have children to the Atrium by 10:20 AM.

St. Clement Parish
The St. Clement Rosary-Altar Society will be holding the 42 annual St. Clement Christmas Craft Show on Saturday, December 2 in the Community Center form 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

St. Michael the Archangel Parish
Our Advent Giving Tree is up and we are going to help Salem Lutheran Church on Huron Street. Their outreach is wonderful and reaches out to some of the poorest people in the city. We will also be asking for gift cards so that we can help some of our own families within the parish and neighborhood. Please be as generous as you can in taking the special Christmas tree ornaments.

Library Village Activities
Celebrate the season with the West Toledo neighborhood. Join us for a visit from Santa, winter stories, activities and warm up with some delicious cocoa before the holiday tree lighting in the park. Caroling will follow after the tree lighting.Tuesday, December 12 at 4 PM - 6 PM West Toledo Library
"Prepare your child for the path not the path for your child."  ~ Unknown


 St. Catherine of Siena 
Early Childhood Education Center 
 1155 Corbin Rd
Toledo, Ohio 43612
419-478-9900
ckummer@stcatherineearlyed.org