Girl and Boy Athlete of the Year

Thank you to everyone who attended the Spring Sports Athletic Banquet last night. Congratulations to all of our student athletes for their accomplishments throughout this school year. A special congratulations to our Girl Athlete of the Year - Anna Morton, and the Boy Athlete of the Year - Luke Branting!

Field Day 2023

Field Day is Wednesday, May 17th from 8:00AM to 1:30PM. Here are some reminders:

• Students should arrive at school during their regular time through carpool.
• The day ends at 1:30PM, and there is No Bridges.
• Please note that each student in grades PK3, PK4, & Kindergarten requires a parent /adult guardian from lunch at 11:00AM until the end of the day - approximately 1:30PM.
• Students should not bring their backpacks, school materials, or lunch to school on Field Day.
• Every student will be given a Field Day water bottle. There is no need to send any water bottles or drinks to school with the students on Field Day.
• Lunch is provided for students, which is individually boxed chicken tender baskets with Texas toast. If your child has an allergy, please send them an appropriate lunch.
• Field Day shirts were delivered to the oldest / only student for each family on Thursday, May 11th. Students who ordered the Field Day t-shirt are encouraged to wear it on Friday, or any other St. Cecilia spirit wear t-shirt may be worn. Only Field Day or St. Cecilia spirit t-shirts may be worn. 
• 8th Grade students should wear their Class of 2023 t-shirt.
• Tennis shoes are required, no other shoes are permitted.
• Parents should use their best judgment in determining appropriate shorts to be worn for Field Day. Girls may also wear leggings as long as they wear either a pair of shorts or a t-shirt long enough to cover all appropriate areas. 
• Prize Room Tickets are still available for purchase through Tuesday, May 16th at 8:00AM. The Prize Room closes at 2:00PM on Tuesday, May 16th. 
• Volunteer Opportunities are still available for Field Day. 

Helpful Links:

Field Day Email Sent Thursday, May 11th

Field Day FAQ Document

Field Day Map & Schedule

Softball Tournament Reminders - Saturday, May 13th

Please click here for an email with tournament details sent to all registered players on Thursday, May 11th. The three rounds of games are played at Baseball USA, and the After Party this year will take place at Karbach Brewing Co. immediately following the conclusion of the tournament.

• Tournament arrival can begin at 7:30AM at Baseball USA on Fields #5, #6, #7, & #8
• Games are at 8:30AM, 9:45AM, 11:00AM
• The After Party is at 12:30PM at Karbach Brewing
• Downloadable Tournament Schedule
• Tournament Bracket with First Round Games Filled In

Saturday's Weather

We have been monitoring the forecast for Saturday, and indications at this point are that while it may be overcast on Saturday morning, the expected rain won't come until the afternoon. The tournament will take place as expected per the schedule listed above. If there are any changes we will email the players and do a social media post.

Hats and T-Shirts

The hats and t-shirts you ordered during registration were delivered to your oldest / only child on Friday, May 12th. 

Dad's Softball Email from 5/11

Tournament Bracket

Tournament Schedule

Carpool – Friday, May 19th

On Friday, May 19th, our 8th Grade Class will have their Graduation Mass and Ceremony in the Church at 3:00PM. The graduates and their families will be arriving on campus at 2:15PM and will be parking in the main Church parking lot. We will still have our normal daily Carpool schedule, but wanted to make families aware that the parking lot area will have a lot of cars in it, and we will do our best to accommodate the normal daily carpool though it may be a little longer than normal with some of the parking being used in the lot.

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.

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.

NWEA MAP Growth Assessment - End of Year Assessment Result Going Home

As previously communicated, we administered the NWEA MAP Growth assessment during the Spring to your child (Kinder through 8th grade) to measure growth. You will be receiving the Family Growth Report for your child on Monday, May 22. Be sure to check your child’s backpack for this valuable report; if you would like more information, click here for the Family Guide to the NWEA MAP Growth Assessments.   

Middle School Final Exams

Middle school final exams are right around the corner. Click here to find a schedule of the “Exam Prep Days” and the specific content area test(s) that your child will be taking each day. Students will be given 1 hour and 15 minutes for each midterm with a 30 minute break in between midterms.  

PSIA State Meet Results

We are so proud of our PSIA State Meet contestants this year! We sent 21 excited, talented students to TCU on Saturday, and many placed in their respective categories! Many thanks to the coaches who prepared them and all the students and their parents who have supported our Academic Club Program this year. Here are the results:

• Creative Writing (2nd grade) – Samuel K. 3rd place
• Information Skills (5th/6th grade) – Jerry K. 5th place (3-way tie)
• Maps, Graphs, Charts (5th grade) – Parker S. 8th place (2-way tie)
• Mathematics (4th grade) – Joaquin F. 8th place
• Mathematics (5th grade) – Parker S. 3rd place
• Music Memory (3rd/4th grade) – Tristan B. 7th place
• Music Memory (7th/8th grade) – Sophia R. 3rd place
• Number Sense (2nd grade) – Samuel K. 5th place
• Number Sense (4th grade) – Joaquin F. 7th place
• Number Sense (5th grade) – Parker S. 5th place
• Number Sense (6th grade) – Lucia G. 10th place
• Ready Writing (5th grade) – Emma C. 5th place
• Ready Writing (7th grade) – Amber P. 3rd place
• Spelling (6th grade) – Lucia G. 7th place
• Spelling (7th/8th grade) – Valentina G. 1st place (2-way tie)
• Vocabulary (7th/8th grade) – Valentina G. 4th place (2-way tie)
• Vocabulary (7th/8th grade) – Tiffany D. 7th place

Click here to view all the students who participated in the State Meet.

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 Social Studies Teacher
• 6th/7th Grade Science 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!

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!

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 04/09/23.

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)

Houston World Series of Dog Show Art Contest

We will be participating in the 2023 Dr. Mari Jon Filla Student Art Exhibit & Contest. This year’s art exhibit is scheduled for July 19-23 (Wednesday- Sunday). It will be held at the NRG Center in conjunction with the Houston World Series of Dog Shows. The art will be on display in Hall C of NRG Center throughout the entire five days of the HWSDS event. The winning art students will receive passes to one day of the dog shows. If you are interested in participating, please view the rule and regulations carefully. All art is due to Mrs. Poche by Wednesday, May 10th. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Entries

1. A student may submit one entry.
2. Only one student may work on any one project.

Display and Size Requirements

1. Artworks must be matted or mounted on white or black poster board or mat board.
2. Minimum 8x10, Maximum 14x20
3. The mat may not be wider than 3”. (Mrs. Poche will matt winning entries)

Media

1. All work must be flat (2-dimensional).
2. Please NO stretched canvas
3. Acceptable media include: pencil, construction paper, ink, cloth, oil, tempera, acrylic, pastels, crayon, and watercolor.
4. NOT acceptable: glass, mosaic, commercial objects, sand, glitter, dried peas, corn, digital art, etc.

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.

Summer Basketball 2023 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. 

GEM's End of the Year Pool Party - Saturday, May 20th

Please join Gracefully Embracing Motherhood (GEMs) at the Quillian Center for a pool party to end the year, Saturday, May 20th from 4:15-6:15 p.m. Moon Rooster will be there for food purchase. Both the Big Pool and Noah’s Ark Pool will be open. All ages are welcome with parental supervision.

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.  

Step Up Study Skills 

St. Thomas is offering Step Up Study Skills this summer to prepare students for the rigors of high school and beyond. The classes are coed and open to all rising ninth grade students. The cost for each session is $399, which includes class notes as well as access to online courses for effective follow-up and reinforcement throughout the school year. For questions, please contact Rod Takacs.

Discover IWA

'Discover IWA' is an opportunity for interested families and young ladies to visit Incarnate Word Academy and discover what programs we offer that make us unique. You will be able to visit with Academic staff, faculty, current parents, and students to see if IWA might be a perfect fit for you! Information session and rooftop reception on April 26th from 6-8:00PM. Click here to register to attend.

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.

Prayer Requests for our St. Cecilia Catholic School Community

Prayer for the Faithful Departed

"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen."

• James Hewes, Father of Diana Johnson
• Karen Stevens, Grandmother of Nicholas and Isabella Deeds