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This Thursday is the last day of the Second Quarter. Teachers will be in the building on Friday to work on their grades. Progress Reports will be electronically sent out to parents on Friday, January 24. As always, parents should use their password to log into the SchoolSpeak portal to access the Progress Reports.
As we begin Third Quarter (
hard to believe!), students in grades 2 – 8 will be involved in Student-Led Conferences in February. These conferences provide time for parents and their child/ children to share their work, demonstrate some of their academic skills, and set student learning goals for the remainder of this academic year. Demonstrating goal setting is also part of our Academic goal in our accreditation process. While more information will be sent latter, the dates for these Student-Led Conferences are;
Tuesday, February 4 Grades 6-7-8
Tuesday, February 11 Grades 4-5
Tuesday, February 25 Grades 2-3
(Note change of date from date posted on school calendar)
Today starts the beginning of morning prayers that are dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. These special prayers will be recited every morning until Wednesday, January 29. The teachers have resources that they will use in their classrooms to discuss keeping Jesus first and foremost in their lives. Jesus told St. Margaret Mary that He would bless each place where a picture of His Sacred Heart is honored. We will place a picture (Enthronement) during a special blessing during Catholic Schools Week. As we work this year on virtues, this becomes another form of prayer in the lives of our students and a protection for our students who work in our school each day.
We are completing preparation for our week’s celebration of Catholic Schools Week (January 26 – 31). Information about different activities to celebrate will be sent home to all families next week.
Until Next Week,
Janet Weisner
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- January 16 - End of the Quarter
- January 16 - Community Night - City Barbeque - Gahanna
- January 17 & 20 - No School
- January 19 - Christina Ann Allwein Catholic Retreat Fund Dinner - 6pm - St Catharine School Gym
- January 22 - Irish Insider
- January 22 - School Mass - 9am
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Thursday, January 16 from 10:30am to 10pm
City Barbeque in Gahanna will be hosting Community Night. They will be generously donating 25% of all our sales back to St. Catharine Home & School. Don't forget the
flyer!
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CAP - Creative Activities Program
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Creative Activities Program (CAP) is in need of volunteers to help lead clubs for the winter sessions.
Clubs are open to grades 1-8 and one day a week after school from approximately
3:00 to 4:00
. The winter session dates are from Jan. 27 to Mar. 6.
Please consider giving an hour per week on the day of your choice to lead a club. This would be a great way to earn volunteer hours and can be anything from Legos to gardening to science club. I am happy to help with any ideas and materials to get your club started. We also will reimburse you for all materials used.
Our students really enjoy participating in after school clubs but it is essential for parent involvement to keep these clubs going.
Potential ideas:
Archery, Board games, Dodgeball, Lego (CAP has a large collection of Legos for use), Puzzles, Rocket Building/STEM, Sewing
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The Christina Ann Allwein Catholic Retreat Fund Dinner
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Please join us for a faith-filled evening on Sunday, January 19 at 6:00pm to help provide scholarships for Christ youth to experience Christ fully alive. Bishop Brennan will also be joining us for this amazing evening .
Special evenings, such as The CAACRF dinner, can not be a success without the help of many hands. Please
sign up here to help make this night an overwhelming success by volunteering!
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Save on your family's tuition with
SCRIP
!!
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SCRIP orders are in full swing. Still not sure how SCRIP can help you? Check out these testimonials from families in other programs:
ShopWithScrip. Family Testimonies
Don't forget
physical card orders are available each FULL week of school, order placed
Monday will then be delivered that Friday in students backpacks.
Upcoming Physical Gift Card Order Dates:
- January 27
- February 3
- February 10
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St Catharine School and Preschool Open House
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St .Catharine Girls Lacrosse
Registration for 3- 8 Grade
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How to Registe
r:
• Complete forms on the Forms/Registration link
• Please note that Lacrosse is
not
on the diocesan form. Put your parish name at the top (ex. St. Catharine – Lacrosse; St. Pius – Lacrosse; Holy Spirit – Lacrosse; St. Mary’s - Lacrosse)
• Upload the completed forms on the same page below the form links
• Registration is due by
January 31
• $80 fee is due
April 1
(please reach out if you are in need of financial assistance)
Season Information
:
Practice will begin on
March 10
or later (weather pending)
• No games during Spring Break
• Games will begin early April and will end by June 1
• Practice dates are TBD and based on coach schedules
• Equipment needed: a
girl's
lacrosse stick, mouth guard, goggles and cleats (lacrosse or soccer cleats)
• Teams will breakdown by grade
• 3/4
• 5/6
• 7/8
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Athletic Commissioner Openings
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The Athletics Department is looking to fill the following commissioner roles. All interested parties should contact the Director of Athletics, PJ Keiffer at
pkeiffer@gmail.com or 614-668-0134.
This is a great way for working parents to earn volunteer hours!!!
- Boys Basketball Commissioner
- Girls Basketball Commissioner
- Summer Baseball Commissioner
- Football Commissioner
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The Lindy Infante Foundation
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The Diocesan Recreation Association is providing financial assistance for participation fees through the Lindy Infante foundation. See visit
https://lindyinfantefoundation.org/ for details.
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The
SPICE St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
benefiting St. Catharine Parish
will be held on
Saturday, March 14
at 6 PM
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Thursday, January 16
Cafeteria Closed
**Please pack a lunch for your child**
Tuesday, January 21
- BBQ Baked Chicken
- Loaded Potato Wedges
- Broccoli
- Choice of Fruit
- WG Roll
- Milk
Wednesday, January 22
- Hot Dog with WG Bun
- Tater Tots
- Green Beans or Carrots with Ranch
- Choice of Fruit
- Milk
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We hope your children are enjoying some of the new offerings in the cafeteria. We truly are enjoying serving lunch to your children. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Just a reminder, all lunches need to be paid through
My School Account. Please make sure your child's account is up to date.
**Wow Butter Sandwiches
** Salad ** Choice of Fruit **
***These items are offered daily ***
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Based on the results of last weeks Lunch Menu Survey, we have posted the January Menu on the St Catharine School Website. Thank you to all who responded.
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The Busy Bees have been doing Buddy Work to start off the year 2020. The kids worked with a friend on a creative writing page. Together the class read a book about a gingerbread baby who needed a friend. Afterwards in pairs the kids thought up a friend for gingerbread baby and drew a picture of it. Working together provides an opportunity for learning how to express their own ideas and listen to the ideas of others to negotiate one piece of work. The Busy Bees worked very nicely together.
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Alpha
begins next week! Join us for a meal, a thought provoking video, and the opportunity for honest discussion. All are welcome, so be sure to invite a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbor!
Click here for more information
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Catholicism 101
will be offered beginning in January! Join us for a meal, a teaching about the Catholic Church, and the opportunity to grow in prayer!
Click here for more information
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Anyone who has registered for the parish, baptized a child, or joined the Catholic church in the last year or so is invited to our
New Parishioner Welcome Dinner
!
Click here to RSVP
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Save the date
for the Columbus Catholic
Men's
(Saturday, February 22nd) and
Women's
(Saturday, February 15) Conferences!
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We hope you enjoy the new format of the Irish Insider. For consideration in future editions, please email
info@stcathschool.com
by 12pm Monday for the Wednesday edition.
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614.235.1396
info@stcathschool.com
www.stcatharineschool.com
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