Save The Date - Blood Drive on March 31st and April 1st for Angelina Dilcher (7th Grader)

We’re looking forward to saving lives together at two blood drives coming up in honor of St. Cecilia Catholic School 7th Grader - Angelina Dilcher! 

Friday, March 31st - 9:00AM - 1:30PM

St. Cecilia Catholic School - Auditorium

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Donors will receive $10 Tango Digital Gift Card and a free ticket to Big Rivers Waterpark and Adventures!

Saturday, April 1st - 10:00AM - 2:00PM

St. Cecilia Catholic Church - 911 Bunker Hill Rd (Bishop Rizzotto Building)

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All donors will receive an Blood Drive Earth Day T-shirt!

Please click here for a flyer and additional information.

Family Learning

Family Learning – Math

We’ve nearly made it to the end of the year! As you celebrate your child’s learning, here is an article from NWEA outlining some math activities you can use to extend your student’s mathematical thinking at home.

Learning Commons Literacy Corner

Please click here for our weekly Learning Commons Literacy Corner updates including the quote of the week, vocabulary word of the week, and the high frequency words of the week.

School Supplies for 2023 – 2024 School Year

We are excited to partner again with First Day School Supplies for the 2023-2024 school year in order to offer grade-level supplies packs to our families. Last year, over 85% of school families purchased supply packs through this vendor, and we were very happy with the quality and name-brand items that they offered at reasonable prices. 

In order to support our new Skilled Student Initiative, we have made some important updates to our school supplies lists. As you know, the focus of this new initiative is to help our students continue to improve their executive function skills, and in order to do this effectively, there are specific supplies that are necessary for all students to have. The teachers and administration have been collaborating to refine the school supply list at each grade level so that it supports this initiative and have been working very closely with First Day School Supplies to source the necessary supplies.

Please see this letter and the links below for more details on how our school supplies will align with our new Skilled Student initiative

Important Links

• School Supplies Letter
• The Skilled Student Flipbook 
• The Skilled Student February 28th Parent Presentation Slide Show
• The Skilled Student February 28th Parent Presentation Video
• Order First Day School Supplies 
• Additional Required Supplies for 2023 – 2024 School Year

5th Annual Day of Service – April 1st

St. Cecilia celebrates its 5th Annual Day of Service on April 1, 2023. Join the Faith in Action Committee to volunteer at the Houston Food Bank. Spend a few hours of your time as a gift to others who may be experiencing food insecurity. Your work as a volunteer will produce the equivalent of a meal a minute while helping the Houston Food Bank sort, process, and pack food. Please click here to register online to attend, and please click here for full details and information from the Houston Food Bank on the requirements to volunteer. 

In Parish Tuition Discount Request Form

Thank you to everyone who completed their re-enrollment packets for the 2023 – 2024 school year. As a reminder – if you would like to request the In Parish Tuition Discount for next school year – that online form needs to be completed by Friday, March 31st.

As of today, approximately 70% of the families have filled out this in-parish tuition discount request form. If you did not already fill out the form, please note it needs to be completed by Friday, March 31st – there are no exceptions. Also, please note, Friday, March 31st is the deadline to submit your school volunteer hours form as well. If you have not yet completed this form, please do so before Friday, March 31st. Please contact Tonia Candelario if you have any questions.

Cheer Parent Welcome Meeting and Tryout Dates

Are you interested in joining the SCCS Cheerleading Team?! We would love to have you!! We welcome incoming 6th-8th grade girls interested in this fantastic opportunity! Please complete this form ASAP if you want to try out for the 2023-2024 St. Cecilia Cheer Team! The information from this form will be utilized when sending upcoming tryout details. If you have any questions at all, please email Alyssa Hicks. Go Indians!

Please see below for a few important upcoming dates, and stay tuned for more information that will be sent out after Spring break!

• Wednesday, April 5th: Cheer Parent Welcome Meeting (4pm; Gym)
• Monday, April 17th - Wednesday, April 19th: Tryout Practices (4pm; Gym)
• Thursday, April 20th: Tryout Day! (4pm; Gym)

Field Day 2023

If you haven’t yet had a chance to review last night’s Field Day announcement email for 2023 you can find that email here. 

Field Day is an annual St. Cecilia Catholic School tradition, where students participate in class field games, carnival rides & games, and most importantly fellowship together as a community. Field Day this year will take place on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023. Please click here for an Field Day FAQ Document with additional details about the event. 

Every student can participate in the excitement of Field Day. The festivities include:  

• Morning field games with their grade level
• A boxed lunch for each student
• A 20 oz. Field day water bottle for each student
• Afternoon Games - access to all the inflatables, rides/games, silly string and one slushy drink per student

To help offset the cost of Field Day, HSA is asking parents to contribute a "flat fee" per student - though this is not required. In addition to what is listed above, families who contribute by paying the flat fee will receive the following: 

• 1 Field Day t-shirt for each of their student(s)
• 5 Prize Room Tickets (a $5 value)

Additionally, adult Field Day t-shirts will be available for sale separate from the flat fee.

The deadline to purchase the Flat Fee / t-shirts is 3:30PM on Monday, April 17th.

Stations of the Cross

During Lent, on Wednesday mornings at 7:05AM, all are welcome to join us to pray the Stations of the Cross. Meet in the school hallway near the Lounge. The group will then progress to the Church for the Stations of the Cross.

St. Thomas Camps

3rd-8th Grade Summer Programs 

St. Thomas High School is excited to share that we are expanding our Summer@STH program! We have a fun summer planned with enrichment and athletic camps for boys and girls in 3rd-8th grades. Click here for more information and to register today.  

Spring Wrestling Class

St. Thomas is offering middle school wrestling from March through May on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 - 7:30PM. Kids will learn both Freestyle and Greco styles of wrestling. Please contact Michael Leholm at (734)883-5632 for questions or to register.  

IWA Summer Camp

Join us this summer to experience a host of engaging activities! We offer summer camps for middle school students and current and incoming IWA students that elevate leadership skills, practice athletic fundamentals and connect young women from around the city. From Podcast Storytelling to Spanish Culture, STEM Adventures, and Discover Downtown, we've got your summer covered! Click here for more information.

Fearless Catholic Writers Camp – June 12th – 16th

The Camp is one-week, June 12-16, 2023, at the University of St. Thomas, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All of the faculty are professional educators, Virtus or Safe-Haven certified, and writers themselves. Daily Mass is available.  We accept grades 3-8, with supportive instruction and a thoroughly Catholic vision in accordance with the Magisterium. There are many more details on their website or please see this flyer.

A Sustainable Life - Tuesday, March 28th

David Thies, M.Th., MA, LPC-Associate is offering a free event on restoring balance in your life. This event will provide practical tools to help you assess the areas that are out of balance and provide simple ways to make adjustments that produce lasting benefits. This event is at 6:30PM on Tuesday, March 28th, in the Auditorium.