November 8, 2022

"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." - Proverbs 27:17

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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

November 6th - November 12th

Vocations Awareness Week

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

Student Choice at 715

Picture Make-Ups and Retakes at 815

School Mass at 9AM (6th)

📚Scholastic Book Fair from 3PM to 5:30

Thursday, November 10th

Jazz Band at 715

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🎖️

Red, White, and Blue Dress-Down for $1

*All proceeds benefit The Archdiocese of the Military Services

Student Choir at 715

All-School Assembly to honor veterans at 2PM in the gym

November 13th - November 19th

Discover Catholic Schools Week

Tuesday, November 15th

Student Council Meeting at 3PM

Wednesday, November 16th

Late Start Day

Student Choir Starts at 715AM

Doors Open at 845AM

School Starts at 905AM

School Mass at 10AM w/ SCPS Alumni (5th)

St. Catharine School Open House at 6PM

In His Image Parent Program from 6PM to 730

*Beloved Gift: Introduction to Pope John Paul II’s The Theology of the Body

Thursday, November 17th

All School Eucharistic Adoration. Praise, and Worship

Friday, November 18th

Vaccine Clinic for Staff Members from 1PM to 4PM

*Available for all students & parents via Columbus Public Health

Sunday, November 20th

SPICE Mass of Inclusion at 5PM

School News

Events This Week

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held this week. All time slots are 15 minutes in length. Please enter thorough the front main doors of the school

Tuesday, November 8th

Thursday, November 10th 

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will continue this week in the school library. Please enter through the front main doors.

Tuesday, November 8th from 3:30 until 6:00 pm

Wednesday, November 9th from 3:30 until 5:30 pm

Thursday, November 10th from 3:30 until 6:00 pm

After-School Homework Help

There will be no After-School Homework Help this week. Homework help will resume next week. A link to November registration is below.

Creative Activities Program

All CAP Club Activities will continue this week as scheduled.

Athletics

All Basketball Practices will continue this week as scheduled.

Picture Make-Ups & Re-Takes

Absent on picture day?

Not happy with your picture?

Picture Make-Ups and Re-Takes ate Wednesday, November 9th starting at 8:15. School uniform is required.

For re-takes, please make sure to send the unopened picture package with your child tomorrow.

Before, during, and after Mr. Watts' "What was I thinking?' phase.

Q: How can I see my child's report card?

There are two different ways to see your child's report card.

All parents or guardians were sent an email with the subject Confidential: Report Card (Child's Name), and a link to your child's report card. This email would have come from mwatts1@cdeducation.com and not directly from your teacher. Please click on that link to view.

The second way is by logging into FACTS. The report card page is found in the Student Section on the left side toolbar. There will be a dropdown menu with all of your children's names to view other report cards in your family.

What if I did not receive an email?

Before contacting Mr. Watts directly, check your SPAM folder. Although sent from a trusted source, they were sent in bulk. Secondly, make sure you have the correct email in your FACTS account. You can add or update your email address. Please do not change your child(ren)'s email address(es).

What if the link is not working in the email?

Contact Mr. Watts directly at mwatts1@cdeducation.org.

What if I don't know how to log into my FACTS account?

Please scroll down to view the section on FACTS SIS below.

What if I want to print the report card?

If you are viewing the Report Card in FACTS, there is a print icon at the top right corner. If you are view the report card from an emailed link, you would right-click on the page and select print. Make sure to print the report card in Landscape and not Portrait.

FACTS SIS

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.

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 8 & 10 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
• November 9 - Picture Retakes & Make-Ups (New Date)
• November 16 - Open House
• November 18 - Flu & 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

Saturday, December 10th

9:00am-11:00am

St. Catharine Monsignor Sorohan Parish Center

$10 per person

Reservations include:

Breakfast with pancakes, eggs, sausage and more!

Photo with Santa

Raffle entries for giant stockings

Face painting, Crafts and Coloring

Mrs. Claus’ Bake Shop

Home & School News

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

Thanks to the generous gift of our Home & School Association, we have an official Lost & Found Rack located in the basement near the cafeteria. Since this picture was taken, there have been many more items to fill up this rack. Parents, please take a look to see if any of the items belong to your children during conferences or the book fair.

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

Saint Catharine students donated almost 700 books to the Women’s Care Center!

Our third grade collected the most, gathering more than 200 books.