Early Childhood Education Center
St. Catherine Campus

Footsteps Newsletter
vol 2                                                                                                              Issue  16
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To the staff and families at St Catherine - 

I wanted to thank
you from the bottom of my heart for the kindness shown to me and my family while we deal with my cancer diagnosis. I cannot tell you how much it has meant to have the families and teachers and kids send cards, gifts, and meals to us during this time. It has been uplifting and has been so very helpful. I wish I could truly express the gratitude I feel to be a part of such a wonderful community that looks out for each other in this way. 

I also wanted to say a special thank you to the staff for looking out for Leona the way you have. Leona loves going to school each day and during this time while we have been dealing with my health, it makes me so happy to know she goes to a place everyday that she loves and is happy. 

Thank you 

                                                       Kelly Kish and family
Our Holiday Evergreens came in yesterday! All orders were sent home but we still have a few items left to sell. There are:
5 22" Noble Fir Wreaths for $20.00 each
2 Holiday Centerpieces for $16.00 each
2 Noble Fir Door Sawg for $20.00 each
If you are interested in purchasing any of the items listed above, please contact the school office at 419-478-9900. 
Christmas Program
We will be having our annual Christmas Program on Monday, December 19th.  The program will begin in at 7 PM in the Church.   All classes have been preparing songs to sing for you!
                                              Please drop your child off to their classroom at 6:30 PM. 
           The Imagination Station is coming to school!


All students will assemble in the gym at 2 PM on January 18th for a visit from The Imagination Station.  Parents and families are welcome to join us.  The cost is $5 per student and no charge for parents or families. Please send money to school by December 16th.


We are collecting toys to be donated in our community for children who may not receive toys for Christmas.  Please send unwrapped toys and gift cards to the office.  Thanks Ms. J for organizing both the food drive and the toy drive.  We appreciate your ability to see a need in our community and do something about it!
     
Many classes have progressed through several letters in the Phonics Dance.  If your child enjoys singing the Phonics Dance, the link to a video can be found below.  This system uses song and movements to introduce letter names and sounds to young children.

Feel free to dance along!  Your child can teach you the moves.



The Phonics Dance



Christmas Program                                                      7 PM 12/19/16

Christmas Break                                          December 21-January 2nd
                                                          School resumes on January 3rd

NCCS Community Connections

Most Blessed Sacrament 
We will be doing Christmas Baskets again this year. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Bring items to the church on the side of the Blessed Virgin Mary altar. If anyone would like to adopt a family purchasing Christmas gifts for a needy family, please call Rosemarie at 419 -882-4064 for information. We will be packaging the baskets Friday, Dec. 16th, 10:00 a.m. in the old school room 111. We will also need drivers Saturday, Dec. 17th, 10:00 a.m., room 107. This is a big project. We need your help. For packaging, please call Rosemarie 419-882-4064; for drivers, please call John 419-476-3963. Thank you

St. Catherine Parish~
ST. CATHERINE MARIAN SOCIETY LADIES CHRISTMAS DINNER will be Dec. 9, 2016. The doors open at 6 pm. The cost is $15.00 per person. Tickets to be sold after each Mass until Dec. 4th. Any questions please feel free to call Lois at 419- 478-3296 or Liz 419-476-2576.

St. Clement~ 
The St. Clement Rosary-Altar Society will be holding the 41st Annual St. Clement Christmas Craft Show on Saturday, December 3 in the Community Center from 9:30-4:30 p.m. There will be over 75 crafters, a 50/50 raffle and snack bar.
Once again we will be sponsoring an Angel Tree.  If you know of a family who may need an angel this Christmas season, please contact the parish office.

Regina Coeli Parish~
The Altar and Rosary Society Christmas Party will be held in Kotz Hall on Sunday, Dec. 4 at noon. You can come to Kotz Hall after the 10:30am Mass. Entertainment is being planned and a dinner will be provided. All ladies of the parish are invited to attend. If you plan to attend this function, please RSVP to Monica Montoya at 567-395-4039 or Pat Petryk at 419-476-6215.

St. John the Baptist~
December 7th 6 PM Christmas Potluck

We will be accepting toys for our toy drive in the parish office.  Please drop off unwrapped toys, craft kits and gift cards.

St. Michael the Archangel ~ ADVENT GIVING TREE Gift tags for our Advent Tree are proudly hanging on our beautiful tree. Take one or two and help us support the ministry to the poor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Erie St. across from the Lucas County Court House. They feed more than 300 people a day with a home cooked meal - many of the folks, adult men and women and children, are homeless and in need. So let us try and support this ministry as our Advent outreach this year.

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.
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

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

 
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