Early Childhood Education Center
St. Catherine Campus

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vol 2                                                                                                              Issue  7
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Ohio Alert and Virtus

Please be careful when signing up for Ohio Alert.  There are two choices.  Be sure to choose "St. Catherine Parents and Community Members " NOT  "St. Catherine Teachers and Faculty Only".

When completing the volunteer requirements on Virtus, please choose NCCS not St. Catherine.  Inside the system, NCCS is associated with this school and St. Catherine is associated with St. Catherine Parish only.  Those of you who have already completed Virtus and chose St. Catherine during registration have been switched to NCCS.

Thank you!
St. Francis of Assisi  Blessing of the Pets

We will be having a blessing of the pets on October 4th.  Please bring your pet to the front yard at 2:30 PM.  If you are not able to bring your pet to school please send a picture of your pet with your child.



More Scissor Skill!

Have you noticed a lot of pictures hanging around school that used ripped paper as part of the activity?  That is because it is the first step in developing scissors skills!

This is the order in which cutting skills should be introduced to young children.
  • Rip
  • Snip
  • Fringe
  • Straight lines
  • Zig zag lines
  • Curved lines (circles, waves, hearts)
  • Right angles (squares and rectangles)

Scissor practice sheets

Volunteering in the classroom and on field trips

If you wish to be a driver for a field trip, classroom parent or volunteer you must comply with a new Diocesan Policy.  This policy states that all volunteers must complete the following requirements prior to volunteering in the school:
 
  1.       Register at selection.com (Social Security background check)
  2.       Electronically sign the "Expectations for All those who Minister      to Youth" form
  3.      Complete the online course "Protecting God's Children"
 
To begin this process you must go to NCCSToledo.org go to the red "get involved" box and click on the link for new volunteers.  The link will provide instructions as to how you will complete the process.  There is a $25 fee to register at selection.com.  This process must be completed every 5 years.

One additional requirement for Preschool/PK families at the NCCS St. Catherine Campus: If you are a volunteer or even a visitor for a classroom party you must stop at the office and sign a Non-Guilty/Non-Conviction Statement.  This is a requirement we must fulfill to maintain our license and to monitor who is in our building.  



Flower Power Fundraising  

The NCCS St Catherine Preschool is holding an optional fall fundraiser. This is an online fundraiser with 50% of all profit coming back to the school. 
Orders can be placed at the link below through October 15th and will be shipped right to your home. 
Please feel free to share the link with your friends and family so                                                     that they can participate too!   Order some awesome things and
                                                  help the school at the same time!




Welcome to school new student Landry!  Landry is joining Ms. Jamie's class!

Nurtures Event

The first Nurtures Event is at the Toledo Botanical Gardens.  The event is free and open to all family members.  Please mark your calendars for Oct. 1 from 1-4.  These events are fabulous!


Nurtures Event Registration

Delays and School Cancellations

Please remember that we follow Washington Local school district for all delays and cancellations.  You can receive notice of delays and cancellations through Ohio Alert, our facebook page or any of the alert systems set up by local news channels.

For Ohio Alert: Find the NCCS St. Catherine school choice and click on it.  Within NCCS St. Catherine Ohio Alert sign up area you will find an option to subscribe to alerts.  On the next page you can sign up for "St. Catherine Parents and Community Members".  Please remember that we follow Washington Local for school delays and closings.

I encourage everyone with cell service to sign up for Ohio Alert.  This is a convenient way to find out about specifically St. Catherine's status.




Erie Apple Orchard Field Trip 
Ms. Huber & Mrs. L's 
classes only 9:30 AM                                                                9/30/16

Nurtures Event                                                                   10/1/16


NCCS Community Connections

Most Blessed Sacrament 
Sunday Preschool program, for 3 to 6 year olds, will begin September 25, 2016. We meet during the 11:00 Holy Mass in the elementary school building, room 112. Entry door is on Castlewood, just before the Parish Office building - ring doorbell at the school. Registration is at the sign in table outside the Atrium room door - room 112. For further information contact Karen Momenee 419 472-0620, kmomenee@aol.com.

St. Catherine Parish~

ST. CATHERINE MARIAN SOCIETY BAKE SALE Baked goods will be needed for the Bake sale to be held on the weekend of September 24 and 25 at St. Catherine Parish after both masses. Donations can be dropped off before Mass. Thanks for your support.

TEACHERS NEEDED FOR ST. CLEMENT ST. CATHERINE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM The combined St. Clement/St. Catherine Religious Education Program is in need of a 4th grade and 6th grade teacher for the upcoming school year. Classes will begin in early September and are held on Sunday mornings from 9:54am until 10:45am. If you can volunteer your time, please contact Patrice Tscherne (director) at 419-276-6567

St. Clement~ 
ST. CLEMENT/ST. CATHERINE BLOOD DRIVE ALERT October 3, 2016 St. Clement Community Center 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Your whole blood may help save as many at three lives. *Nearly 5 million people need blood transfusions each year. *Whether the recipient needs only one unit or ten units, help them out and donate! You may donate every 56 days.


Regina Coeli Parish~
AN INVITATION Children between the ages of 3 - 5 are invited to the Atrium of the Good Shepherd during the 11:00 am Mass each Sunday beginning next week, Sept. 18th. Children should be brought to the Atrium, located in the Education Center, between 10:30 am - 10:50 am. This Montessori based religious education program using prayer, scripture, activities, and silence helps children grow in their relationship with God.

St. John the Baptist~

HELP WANTED Our Parish Office is looking for a volunteer(S) to help in the parish office, receiving visitors at the door and answering multiple phone lines a few hours a week. The person should be friendly and helpful in an office environment. Please call or email Shirley Fischbach at the parish office if you have any questions or think you may be interested. Call 419-726-2034 or emailsjbusmgr@bex.net

PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Our PRE classes began on Monday, Sept. 12. They meet in the school building from 6:30-7:45 as before. If you have questions, contact Fr. Frances Herkender at 419-346-5455.

Altar Rosary Bake Sale Altar Rosary Bake Sale Oct. 1 2016 Oct. 1 2016 The Rosary Altar Society is having a Bake Sale Oct 1 st at Friendship Park Senior Center's Fall Craft Show from 9am to 3 pm. Proceeds from the bake sale will go toward the cost for Altar supplies and maintaining Altar linens. Baked items can be dropped off at the Senior Center on Friday Sept. 30th between 2 pm and 4 pm and Saturday morning starting at 8 am. Please, please help us by providing us with a sample of your specialty baked goods. Homemade breads, sweet rolls, pies, cakes, chocolate (everything), cookies, bars, rice crispy treats, pretzel snacks, and doggie treats were popular last year. Confirmation candidates can earn volunteer hours by baking or helping with the bake sale on Saturday. If interested please contact Joan Funkhouser at 419-726-0780.

St. Michael the Archangel~ 

REVERSE RAFFLE - SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 We now are selling Reverse Raffle tickets for you to purchase at $30.00 per ticket. Each ticket holder has a chance to win one of the prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250.00. In addition, there are many opportunities to win a door prize that has a value of $25.00 or more. Our chef, Joe Ceglio, will be serving a "Polish Chicken Dinner." Each ticket includes a dinner for one and your drinks. Doors open at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm with the raffle starting at 7pm. We will also have many other opportunities to win prizes. There will be 50/50 raffles and the Horse Race. For tickets: please see Eileen Szabo or Suzie Stapleton after Sunday Mass or call Suzie, 419-260-1737. A sign-up sheet for workers for the Reverse Raffle is ready for you to sign; the sheet will be on the table in the main entryway. We need folks to set up, clean up and also to work the event selling tickets and do whatever needs to be done

Extended Day

Extended Day is open daily from 6 AM- 8 AM and reopens from 3 PM- 6 PM. Breakfast is available for purchase during the AM session.  Snack is provided in the PM session.  If you find that you are in need of Extended Day services at the last minute due to an inability to get to school in time for dismissal, please call the office and let us know!  We will send your child to Extended Day.  Pick up and drop off for Extended Day is through entrance 8.

The cost is $4/hour and is billed every other month.  Please make checks payable to St. Catherine Parish not NCCS.  
Registration  Information  

Below you will find links to the 2016-2017 Registration Forms.  If you are interested in a tour, please call 419-478-9900.  We would be happy to set one up with you!


We are blessed to be a part of the development of your child!  Please contact us if you have any concerns, questions or comments.

Blessings,

Chris Kummer
Director
NCCS ECEC St. Catherine Campus
"Prepare your child for the path not the path for your child."  ~ Unknown


 NCCS ECEC St. Catherine Campus 
 1155 Corbin Rd
Toledo, Ohio 43612
419-478-9900

 
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