End of School Schedule - Friday, May 26th

Friday, May 26th is our last day of school for this year. Please note the following:

• It is an Early Dismissal Day, and dismissal for all students is at 12:20PM.
• There is no Carpool at the end of the day; it is Classroom Pick Up only.
• There is also no Bridges after school on Friday.
• Early Dismissal is at 12:20PM, which means that is the start of time for Classroom Pick Up.
• The school doors will not open for Classroom Pick Up and dismissal until 12:20PM. 

Detailed Schedule for Friday, May 26th 

9:30AM – 11:00AM – 4th – 8th Grade Awards Assembly

11:00AM - PK3 Awards / Class Party – PK3 Playground

11:00AM – PK4 Class Party - Pavilion

11:00AM – Kinder Awards / Class Party - Pavilion

11:00AM – 1st Grade Awards / Class Party – Big Kid Playground and Cafeteria

11:00AM – 2nd Grade Class Party – Classrooms

11:00AM – 4th Grade Class Party – Field

11:00AM – 5th Grade Class Party - Classrooms

11:00AM – 6th Grade Class Party – Classrooms

11:00AM – 7th Grade Class Party - Classrooms

Attire

Since Friday is our regular Spirit Day of the week, students can either wear St. Cecilia spirit wear with jeans or uniform bottoms, or they can wear their school uniform.

Family Learning

Family Learning - School Survey

Schools don't just improve by accident; they improve by design. We believe that the partnership we have between our families and our school helps us all to achieve success. Your input on this survey will be used to assist us in designing the future of St. Cecilia Catholic School.

Technology Summer Plans 

As the school year ends, we are pleased to allow our 4th - 7th grade returning students to keep their school-issued Chromebooks for their learning over the summer.  

• Click here for a quick care and use guide and learn more here.   
• Protect yourself from phishing scams. Click here to educate yourself and student(s) about phishing scams.  
• Need tech support? Email us at technology@saintcecilia.org.

Summer Assignments and Enrichment Opportunities

At St. Cecilia Catholic School we are committed to the ongoing education and enrichment of our students even throughout the summer months. In an effort to continue to review previously learned grade level math skills, foster a love of reading, and inspire continual learning in our students, your child’s teachers have curated summer Math and Reading assignments which can be found on the St. Cecilia Summer Assignment and Enrichment Website. This website will serve as a hub for all of our St. Cecilia students entering PK3 through 8th Grade. Click here for a screencast on how to navigate the website and an overview of the grade level assignments. All Summer Assignments for students entering 1st through 8th grade are due on August 16, 2023. Your child’s teacher for the 2023-2024 school year will follow up with your child at the start of the school year for all completed summer assignments. If you have any further questions you should contact your child’s current teacher or Cindy Orlando the Director of Teaching, Learning and Innovation.  

Important Summer Assignment Information

• Students Entering PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten
• Students Entering 1st-8th Grade (Reading Assignments)
• Students Entering 1st-8th Grade (Math Assignments)

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

PE Uniforms - 5th - 8th Grade

For students in 5th - 8th Grade next school year - you will need to make sure your 5th - 8th Grader has the new St. Cecilia Catholic School PE Uniforms that we began using this school year. The uniforms will be purchased only through BSN Sports. The PE Uniform store is open starting today, and will be open through June 1, 2023. This is the only approved PE Uniform, and the shirts and shorts need to be purchased through BSN PE Uniform Store. Mills will no longer be our PE Uniform vendor.

Required items:

• BSN Sports short sleeve PE t-shirt in grey (for both boys and girls)
• Nike Shorts in Navy - 4 styles to choose from (2 for girls, 2 for boys)

Donate Unwanted School Supplies

Don't need another pair of scissors and more glue sticks in your house? During the last week of school, your student can donate leftover school supplies to schools in need. Here are the types of school supplies that will be accepted:

• pencils
• markers
• colored pencils
• scissors
• composition books
• wide ruled spiral notebooks
• plastic folders 
• liquid glue
• glue sticks

A box will be placed in every classroom throughout the last week of school for students to place any of the above items in new or gently used condition. If you would rather keep the supplies, please tell your child to bring the supplies home. If you decide to donate, thank you for impacting students in need!

Thank You to Our Departing Faculty Members

We wish to thank the following teachers, who will not be returning to St. Cecilia Catholic School next year, for all of their hard work and effort this year and in years past:

• Karen Llorens-Kiesling
• Elizabeth McStravick
• Vivian Martinez
• Wesley Gibson
• Betsy Adkins
• Allie Reynolds Kong
• Zach Stockton
• Kris Rodriguez
• Jolie Thompson
• Lorraine Sanche

Thank you all for your service to St. Cecilia Catholic School and we wish you all the best of luck in the future!

2022-2023 Yearbook Pictures Needed/ Order Your Yearbook Today!

It’s time to purchase your 2022-2023 yearbook. Click here to reserve your copy today. Books will be delivered in August. If you are unsure if you ordered a yearbook, please check this list for sales as of 05/01/23.

Additionally, please help capture all the memories of the year by sharing any pictures you have taken. Below are some of the main events that are needed. If you aren’t sure, please upload to the grade level folder.  

Grade Level Folders

Into the Woods

Homecoming

Grandparents Day

GO Projects

First Day of School

Christmas/Thanksgiving

Athletics (Middle School)

Academics (PSIA, St. Pius, Spelling Bee, Science Fair, etc)

We are Hiring for the 2023 – 2024 School Year

We currently have several open positions to fill including:

• Early Childhood Teacher
• Kindergarten Teacher
• Elementary Teacher
• 6th / 7th Grade Science Teacher
• 8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
• Counselor
• Cheer Coach

If you are interested in working alongside our amazing teachers and staff, check out the open positions currently available and apply today!

Summer and Pre-Season Camps

Summer Basketball Camp and Game Time

Join us in the “cool” Gym for three weeks in June for great basketball fun. Open to currently enrolled boy and girl students from Kindergarten through 8th Grade.

Camp Details:

The basketballers will work on ballhandling, passing and shooting via drills and competitions.

• Skills, drills, competition and lots of fun
• Ballhandling, shooting, passing, defense, court awareness
• Daily devotion (a few minutes each day for reflective thoughts and a prayer)

Game Time Details:

Game Time is for middle school players who just want to play basketball games.

More information on dates and online registration can be found here. 

Pre-Season Girls Basketball and Volleyball Camps

Girls Basketball Pre-season Camp

Date: July 31 – Aug 4

Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Cost: $200

Coach: Coach Kinnick and Coach Inman

Girls Volleyball Camp 6th Grade

Date: August 7 – August 10

Time: 8am – 11am

Cost: $200

Coach Davis

Girls Volleyball Camp 7th and 8th Grade

Date: August 7 – August 10

Time: 12pm – 4pm

Cost: $200

Coach Davis

Click here to register.

Altar Server Training

St. Cecilia Catholic Church has scheduled training for new altar servers. Servers who are trained through the Church and commit to serving at Saturday or Sunday Mass may also serve at the Wednesday School Mass.

• Candidates for this ministry must be at least 10 years old at the time of the training and have celebrated their First Holy Communion.
• At least one parent must attend the first 15 minutes of the training.
• Training will begin promptly at the appointed time. You must arrive on time to participate in the training.
• The ministry of Altar Server is a parish ministry, and candidates for this ministry must also commit to being included on the Saturday/Sunday parish mass schedule. (There are no “school mass only” altar servers.)
• See the training dates and RSVP here.