This
Saturday, March 14 is our annual
St. Patrick's Day SPICE Dinner. We are looking forward to this event that not only celebrates the SPICE program in our school but also generates funds that support classroom teachers with items that enhance the academic lives of students with learning issues (and sometimes other students). In addition, SPICE continues to provide additional testing for speech (incoming kindergarten students), tutoring outside the school environment for a number of students, and in-services for teachers on learning issues. It is certainly a great evening of celebration for our school and parish.
Please continue to remember that
Sunday, March 15 is the deadline date for
FACTS
applications for families who need additional tuition assistance through Level II parish grants. Late applications will not be considered. Information about tuition for the 2020-21 school year and tuition assistance will be available to parents in April.
Stations of the Cross will continue with our students through the Lenten season. We have a
Penance Service scheduled for next week. In addition, classrooms are using this season as a time of reflection and social services action.
Finally, the
2020-2021 calendar is now posted on the school website. Starting date for school and other vacation/ out of school days are also noted on this calendar.
Until Next Week,
Janet Weisner
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- March 13 - Stations of the Cross - 2:20p
- March 14 - SPICE St. Patrick's Day Dinner - 6:00p
- March 15 - Deadline for FACTS Diocesan Tuition Aid Application
- March 16 - JA Biztown - Grades 5 & 6
- March 17 - Flower Sale paper orders and money due
- March 17 - Penance Service - 10a
- March 17 - Playground Blessing & Dedication - 1p
- March 18 - Irish Insider
- March 18 - School Mass - 9a
- March 19 - End of 3rd Quarter
- March 19 - Community Night - TAT - 3p - 10p
- March 20 - No School - Teacher Records Day
- March 21 - 29 - No School Spring Break
- March 30 - School Resumes
- March 30 - SCRIP Order Due
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Important FACTS information
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All applications for Diocese of Columbus Tuition Assistance for school year 2020-2021 must be submitted online by
March 15th
at
www.factstuitionaid.com This is the process you must use to be considered for Parish Assistance as well.
The supporting documentation must also be postmarked by
March 15th
. There is a $35.00 application fee which must accompany the application (which will be credited toward your tuition for next year). Only one application per family is required. This is a firm deadline as the Diocese will not accept anything beyond
March 15th
.
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REMINDER : Cafeteria & Recess Duty
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If you are scheduled for Cafeteria or Recess duty and you are unable to fulfill your commitment, you will need to find a replacement for your commitment. We are depending on our volunteers. This includes indoor recess.
Thank you for all you do!
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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
:
- March 30
- April 20
- April 27
- May 4
- May 11
- May 18
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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/f
or details.
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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!!!
- Baseball Commissioner
- Summer Baseball/Tball Commissioner
- Football Commissioner
- Boys Basketball Commissioner
- Girls Basketball Commissioner
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Cafeteria Menu
March 12- 18
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Thursday, March 12
- Chicken Waffle Fries
- WG Biscuit with Jelly
- Spinach Salad
- Fruit
- Milk
Friday, March 13
- Bosco Sticks with Marinara Sauce
- Breaded Zucchini Sticks
- Choice of Fruit
- Milk
The menu for the week of
March 16 - 19 was planned by our Second Grade class. This was one of the prizes for winning
Penny Wars!
Enjoy!!
Monday, March 16
- Grilled Cheese on WG Bread
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Sliced Tomato & Mozzarella Salad
- Peaches
- Cupcake
- Milk
Tuesday, March 17
- Chicken Tenders
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Romaine Salad
- Green Grapes
- Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
- Milk
Wednesday, March 18
- Steak Bites
- Loaded Potato Wedges
- Carrots & Ranch
- Yeast Rolls
- Strawberries
- Dessert
- Milk
Monthly Menu can also be found on our Website
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Thursday, March 19 from 3p to 9p
TAT RISTORANTE di FAMIGLIA
will be hosting Community Night. They will be generously donating 30% of all our sales back to St. Catharine Home & School. Don't forget the
flyer
!
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Creative Activities Programs
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Creative Activities Program (CAP) is in need of volunteers to help lead clubs for the spring session.
Clubs are open to grades 1-8 and one day a week after school from approximately 3:00 to 4:00. The spring session dates are from
April 6th to May 15th.
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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Playground Dedication & Blessing
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Halfway! Only one week left to take paper orders. All paper orders and money are due next
Thursday, March 19. All checks must made payable to St. Catharine school. Thank you for supporting our school!
Thanks for supporting our school.
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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
For more information on
SPICE,
its mission within our Parish, and to register for this amazing evening, please visit
our webpage
.
We are looking for
volunteers
to help make this event a huge success. Please visit our
Sign Up.
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The Spirit of SPICE Award - March 6
This
week we have TWO Spirit of SPICE winners!
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Eivie Horvath is in the 3rd grade. She peeled a classmates orange during lunch.
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Ellie Dokko helped clean up after Kindness Club. Ellie is in the 2nd grade.
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Way to Go, Ellie and Eive!!
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❇Spirit of
SPICE❇
Poster Contest
DUE
FRIDAY MARCH 13
K-2nd:
Using any kind of materials you wish (crayons, paint, markers, photo collage, pencil, pen) decorate a poster showing:
How can we see each other as God sees us?
“Just as I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34
3rd-5th:
Using any kind of materials you wish (crayons, paint, marker, photo collage, pencil, pen) decorate a poster showing:
How do our differences show us all the ways we are loved by God?
“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” --St. Augustine
6th-8th:
Using any materials you wish, create a poster and/or write a 100-word (minimum) essay on:
“
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Psalm 139:14
How does your faith affect how you see yourself (self-image)?
☘One winner will be chosen by Fr. Dury and Mrs. Weisner and awarded with either an out-of-uniform day
OR
a lunch from Wendy’s or Jersey Mike’s.☘
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The Spirit of
SPICE
Awards!
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Who
: Everyone! Students can nominate each other and teachers and staff can nominate students.
What
:
“"
Catch someone being kind” and drop their name , grade, and the act of kindness you witnessed into the bucket in the front office
When
: anytime you see a student showing virtues like patience, kindness, charity, humility, diligence!
Why
: The smallest acts of kindness can make the biggest impact, and we want to encourage everyone to live the virtues!
Each Friday leading up to the SPICE St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on March 14, one name will be drawn out of the “Caught Being Kind” bucket and that student will receive a Spirit of SPICE prize!
Rules:
☘You may only nominate others!
☘Please write student’s full name and grade
and the act of kindness you witnessed!
☘All names must be submitted by 3:00 Thursdays
☘Drawings will take place Fridays
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Do you have/know of a business or organization that would like to contribute to the mission of
SPICE
(Special People in Catholic Education)? We are accepting items (gift certificates for services or memberships, gift cards for merchandise or food, handmade crafts, etc.!) for the
SPICE
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner! The dinner is attended by 300+ people and the auction provides a great opportunity for a businesses and organizations to help our school community!
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Playground Dedication & Blessing Volunteers
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The Caterpillars celebrated Dr. Seuss last week. They read several of his books during group time. They create Seuss hats, Seuss socks and had Seuss playdough.
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Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday of Lent at 7:30pm
ADORE
on March 19th 6:30-7:30pm
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We hope you enjoy 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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