As communicated on Friday, July 9th, the Returning to School 2021 Plan is simply intended to provide updated information on any protocols or procedures that may or may not be in place as we begin this new school year. Like last year, our plan is built upon the guidance and recommendations of health officials; it is strongly aligned to the reopening guidelines that have been provided by our state and local leaders and the Catholic Schools Office.

Please note, there were some minor updates to the one-page calendar published originally in January 2021. The date of graduation for the Class of 2022 moved one day, and the last day of school will now be a half-day. Please click here for the updated one-page calendar.

The school's Google calendar has been updated with many of the events and information for the school year. The Google Calendar can be found here and downloaded to your mobile devices. More information on our various calendar resources can be found here.

Your child(ren)’s Homeroom information will be available on August 6th to families by logging into the FACTS Family Portal. You will be able to see your child(ren)’s homeroom information, and also do a search for the full homeroom and grade in FACTS.

If you have items to drop off for the Used Uniform Sale (happening on Tuesday, August 10th), they need to be dropped off the day before. Items will no longer be accepted on the day of or during the sale on August 10th. Drop off for items will take place on Monday, August 9th from 8AM to 10AM.

All new students and new families joining St. Cecilia Catholic School this year are invited to the school Gym for a welcome reception. A separate email will be sent to new families with information on times to attend. Following the welcome reception, new students and families will be taken to their students’ classrooms for the “Sneak-A-Peek” to view their classrooms and meet their teachers.

Students in grades PK3 through 2nd and their families are invited to come to school and “Sneak-A-Peek” anytime between 9AM and 12PM. Your teacher will be eager to see you and welcome you to the new school year. Upon visiting the classroom you will drop off any materials or supplies you have purchased for the new school year and pick up anything your teacher would like you to take home before the first day of school. This is intended to be a short visit and parents are expected to stay with their children during the visit. Students are not expected to wear their school uniform.

After the New Family Welcome and Sneak-A-Peek all families are invited to go to the Auditorium to buy used uniform items for their students. The HSA (Home and School Association) will also be there selling new St. Cecilia Catholic School pencil and PE bags.

Please note as the school year is starting on a Wednesday, and Wednesdays are our weekly Spirit Days throughout the school year – the first day of school is a Spirit Day (which means that students can wear school spirit or standard uniform shirts with jeans - Spirit Items may be purchased online).

There is no morning carpool on the first day of school. We will have Classroom Drop Off for all students.

All parents are invited to the HSA Welcome Back To School Coffee in the Auditorium after doing Classroom Drop Off.

The first day of school is an Early Dismissal day. Also, there is no afternoon carpool, it is classroom pickup. Please note there is no after-school Bridges program until Friday, August 13th.

Our first Parent-Teacher conferences of the year are the Hopes & Fears Conferences. Parents will be given the opportunity to sign up for a specific 10-15 minute time slot. All parents are expected to have a Hopes and Fears Conference with each of their child(ren)’s homeroom teacher(s). Students do not need to be in the virtual Hopes and Fears Conference but are always welcome. The purpose of the Hopes & Fears Conference is for the parent(s) to share their hopes and their fears for their child specific to the upcoming school year. The teacher’s responsibility in these meetings is to listen, take notes, and learn as much as possible about each student. An email will be sent out when the class lists are updated in FACTS, so parents can log in to get their homeroom teacher information and then sign up for the Hopes & Fears Conferences time slots.

Regular morning and afternoon carpools will begin on the second day of school.

The second day of school is an Early Dismissal day. Regular afternoon carpool will begin on the second day of school. Please note there is no after-school Bridges program until Friday, August 13th.

Thursday is the second day of the Virtual Hopes & Fears Conferences. Please see the Day 1 information listed above for more details.

The third day of school is the first full day of school. Standard morning and afternoon carpools will both take place. Bridges also begins on this first full day of school.

Oldest and Only dismissal for PK3-PK4

Oldest and Only dismissal for Kindergarten and 1st Grades

Regular dismissal carpool

The Bridges after school program begins. Bridges pickup will normally take place at the back Cafeteria doors on Denise St. Due to the Back To School Bash, Bridges pickup will take place at the Denise St. doors to the main school hallway instead (for today only).

Join us for Food, Fun, & Fellowship! The Knights of Columbus will be serving hamburgers and hot dogs, and obstacle inflatables will be set up in the gym. Some great tunes and beer will also be available - so come out and let's reconnect and kick off the 2021-2022 school year.

While at the Back To School Bash, families will have the opportunity to sign up for the Booster Club and any after school enrichment opportunities. All of the school's after school enrichment companies will be on-site during this time to answer questions.

Please RSVP (this is a free event) by clicking here so we can accurately plan our food needs.

As a reminder, there are math and reading summer assignments that are to be completed by the first day of school - August 11th. Please view the summer assignments information here.

If you did not purchase school supply packs through EPI, please see the links below for the school supplies lists. Included on these lists are the required items for each grade that are not available in the packs through EPI.

Please take a minute to respond to the Carpool Survey sent out on July 29th so we can do an inventory of our current tag needs. The survey will be open until Friday, August 6th. More information about the Carpool Survey can be found here.

Families who enroll in the school’s after school program - Bridges, for full-time use pay monthly for unlimited use during the month. Families who wish to use Full Time Bridges must register in advance by filling out this online form. Only students signed up for our Full-Time Bridges program will be allowed to

attend Bridges on Early Dismissal Days. Questions? Contact Bridges

Pre-season practices for Football, Soccer, and Volleyball will begin on Wednesday, August 4th. Dates, times, and locations are below for each.

 

6:30AM to 7:30AM on the Field

August 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, & 10th

3:30PM to 5:00PM on the Field

August 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, & 10th

4:00PM to 6:00PM in the Gym

August 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, & 10th

For all students participating in St. Cecilia Catholic School sports this year, the Archdiocese requires that each student turns in the Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (Consent and Physical form). All consent and physical forms must be submitted to the school before students can participate in practices or games.

After the form is completed, please upload it to the school via this online form. Forms are only accepted online so the school has an electronic copy for both the Athletic Department and the Clinic. Please do not print and turn them into the coaches.

The Archdiocese is having a Back To School Health Event for all Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Elementary and Middle School Catholic Schools with free Sports Physicals on Saturday, August 7, 2021.

St. Mary's Clinic

2002 S. Wayside Dr.

Houston, TX. 77023

Parents must register each child for an appointment slot using this link. Once all appointment slots are filled, the registration link will close.