November 1, 2022

“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you." ― B.B. King

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• Upcoming Events
• Save the Dates
• Veterans Day Mass & Assembly
• St. Catharine Open House
• High School Open House Dates
• School News
• Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Parent Survey
• Flex Period
• School Lunch
• Homework Help
• 2022-23 St Catharine School Calendar
• 8th Grade Raffle
• Marian Dinner
• Home & School News
• Night at the Races Save the Date
• Raise Right (formerly SCRIPT)
• SPICE News
• Mass of Inclusion
• St. Catharine Athletics
• Commissioner Opportunities
• Basketball Registration
• St. Timothy's 3on3 Basketball Registration
• Green Wave Swimming
• Hartley Youth Wrestling
• St. Catharine Church
• Women's Care Center Book Drive
• No Greater Love
• ADORE
• Women at the Well 
• Fall Festival
• Sacred Heart Congress
• Virtue and Arrow Clubs
• The Chosen
• Storytime with Jesus
• Little Saints

Tuesday, November 1st

All Saints Day

Living Saint Museum in the Parish Hall (2nd Grade) 

School Mass at 9AM (7th) 

Bishop Hartley High School Service Day 

Student Council Meeting at 3PM

Wednesday, November 2nd

All Souls Day, Dia de los Muertos 💀

NO SCHOOL MASS

Middle School Youth Group from 6pm -8pm

NO Picture Make-ups and Retakes (moved to Wed., Nov. 9th)

Friday, November 4th

1st Quarter Report Cards Published

Saturday, November 5th

Family Fall Festival from 3PM until 7PM 

November 6th - November 12th

Vocations Awareness Week

Sunday, November 6th

Sunday Series Parent Program

*Confirmation Fall Retreat Day from 8AM to 12PM 

Monday, November 7th

📚Scholastic Book Fair from 3PM to 5:30

No After-School Homework Help

Tuesday, November 8th

Parent-Teacher Conferences from 3pm - 7pm (depending on grade)

📚Scholastic Book Fair from 3PM to 6pm

No After-School Homework Help

Wednesday, November 9th

Picture Make-Ups and Retakes at 815

School Mass at 9AM (6th)

📚Scholastic Book Fair from 3PM to 5:30

Thursday, November 10th

Parent-Teacher Conferences from 3pm - 7pm (depending on grade)

📚Scholastic Book Fair from 3PM to 6pm

No After-School Homework Help

Friday, November 11th

Veteran’s Day🎖️

All-School Assembly at 2PM in the gym

November 13th - November 19th

Discover Catholic Schools Week

Bishop Hartley High School

Thursday, November 3rd from 7-9PM

Register Here

St. Charles Preparatory Academy 

Sunday, November 6th at 1PM

Register Here

School News

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences will be Tuesday, November 8th and Thursday, November 10th. Depending on the Grade, they will begin at either 3pm, 3:15, or 3:30. Each time slot is 15 minutes in length. 

Teachers will be sending either a Sign-Up Genius or contacting parents directly about scheduled conferences. 

All Parents are welcome and encouraged to sign-up for a conference, however we especially ask for your attendance upon a teacher request. 

Parent Survey

Thank you to everyone who has completed the parent survey for our school's accreditation process. We have 67 responses out of  about 212 school and pre-school families. Although maybe not a large enough sample size for an accurate representation of our parent stakeholders, any data collected is valuable. 

Not comfortable with using FACTS and want some basic information on how to utilize our FACTS Student Information System? Click on the link below for detailed instructions on how to access various features.

Wednesday, November 2nd through Wednesday, January 11th

2:15 - 2:45 PM

There will be no After-School Home Work Help on the Week of November 7th through the 11th due to Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Calendar Updates

Click on the graphic for a printable version. You can also find these dates on the school Google calendar.

• November 5 - St. Catharine Fall Fest
• November 8 & 10 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• November 9 - Picture Retakes & Make-Ups (New Date)
• November 15 - Open House
• November 18 - Flue & COVID Vaccine Clinic
• November 23-25 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
• December 15 - Christmas Musical
• December 21 - January 3, 2023 - Christmas Vacation
• January 13, 2023 - No School - Staff Development
• January 16, 2023 - No School - Martin Luther King Day
• January 28, 2023 - First Reconciliation 
• February 14 & 16, 2023 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• February 17, 2023 - No School - P/T Comp Day
• February 20, 2023 - No School - Presidents’ Day
• March 8-10, 2023 - 7th Grade Leadership Retreat
• March 13-17, 2023 - No School - Spring Break
• March 31-April 2, 2023 - 8th Grade Confirmation Retreat
• April 6,7 & 10, 2023 - No School - Easter Break
• April 29th - Night at the Races (sponsored by Home & School)
• May 6, 2023 - First Holy Communion
• May 12, 2023 - May Crowning
• May 17, 2023 - Fine Arts Night
• May 18, 2023 - 8th Grade Confirmation
• May 29, 2023 - No School - Memorial Day
• May 31, 2023 - Field Day
• June 1, 2023 - Kindergarten & 8th Grade Graduation
• June 2, 2023 - Last Day of School

Home & School News

Volunteer Opportunities

S.P.I.C.E. News

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A great way to serve our community and receive all your family's necessary volunteer hours is to help with our Diocesan Youth Recreation program. We are currently looking for commissioners in the following sports:

• Girls Lacrosse
• Boys Baseball
• Girls Basketball

Please contact Paul Keiffer at 614-668-0134 or pkeiffer@gmail.com if you are interested in finding out more about these positions.

St. Catharine Church

Mass Schedule

Sunday 8:30a - 11:00a - 5:00p

Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

6:00a - 9:00p daily except Saturday

Saturday 6:00a -4:00p