Friday, December 15th – Schedule and Attire Reminder

This week is a busy week with many different events on the school calendar and we wanted to share a few helpful reminders.

• One page pdf document to download with all events on one page.
• Social media post of the daily schedule for next week – you can save these images to your phone.

Friday, December 15th Reminders

• At the end of each Christmas Program performance, the students will go back to their classrooms with their grades.
• We are encouraging all families to allow the students to stay and not take them at the end of the performance so they can enjoy their class Christmas parties.
• As a reminder, Friday is an Early Dismissal Day at 12:00PM.
• It is also Classroom Pickup meaning there is no Carpool after school and also no Bridges after school.

Friday Attire

Students can wear St. Cecilia Spirit Wear with jeans or uniform bottoms, or they can wear a Christmas Spirit top with either jeans or uniform bottoms, or they can wear Christmas Spirit attire such as a Christmas dress, or other school appropriate Christmas outfits.

2023 Christmas Program Information 

There are a limited number of seats (free and paid) still available for the three Christmas Programs. All seating – free or paid – needs to be reserved through the Eventbrite links below. 

Friday, December 15th – Auditorium 

8:30AM - PK3, PK4, & Kindergarten Performance

9:30AM - 1st and 2nd Grade Performance

10:30AM - 3rd and 4th Grade Performance

St. Cecilia Advent and Christmas Mass Schedule

Please click here for the full schedule and details.

December 23/24 - Fourth Sunday of Advent (MODIFIED SCHEDULE)

5:00 pm Saturday Vigil in English; 7:00 pm Saturday Vigil in Spanish

8:00 am & 10:00 am Mass in English on Sunday morning

Sunday, December 24 - Vigil of Christmas (Christmas Eve)

4:00* pm Mass with Children’s Choir in Church

      Arrive early for Christmas Carols and Songs

4:15 pm 'Overflow' Mass in the Community Center

      Incense will not be used at overflow Masses

6:30 pm Mass with Life Teen Band

9:00 pm Misa en español (Spanish)

11:00 pm-'Midnight Mass' with choir, organ & brass

Arrive early for Christmas Carols and Songs

Monday, December 25 - The Solemnity of Christmas

8:00 am & 10:00 am Mass with cantor, organ & trumpets

       Incense will not be used at the 8:00 am Mass

Wednesday, December 27

6:30 pm A Christmas Rosary of the Joyful Mysteries

      With cantor and soloist Kathy Walsh Montgomery

Monday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (NOT A Holy Day of Obligation this year.)

Mass at 9:00 am

Sunday, January 7 - Epiphany of the Lord

Our regular Sunday schedule

Family Learning

NWEA MAP Growth Assessment- January Administration

St. Cecilia will be administering the Middle of Year NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) MAP(Measure of Academic Progress) Growth Assessment to all students in K-8 grade. Teachers will be administering these assessments during class throughout the month of January. Individual grade levels will communicate to families regarding specific testing dates. If you would like to learn more about this assessment, click here for a guide to the Catholic School’s Office “Family Guide to MAP Growth.  

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.

Middle School Electives 

Third quarter electives will begin on Thursday, January 4th. Please review the links below and talk with your child about the elective offerings for their grade level. They will vote for their top two choices next week, on Tuesday, December 12th.

• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade

Lost and Found and Used Uniform Sale

Lost and Found

We moved Lost and Found to the main school hallway near the Teacher’s Lounge. While you are at school for the Christmas Programs, Christmas Parties, and/or Classroom pickup tomorrow, Friday, please stop by the temporary location for Lost and Found. We will donate any remaining clothing items to the Used Uniform sale for January or if they are in bad condition, we will dispose of them. 

Used Uniform Sale – January 9th

Please mark your calendars for the next Used Uniform Sale. It will take place on Tuesday, January 9th, in the Auditorium. If you want to donate items, drop off will be on Monday, January 9th—more information to come.

Christmas Cards and Ornaments

The Christmas cards and ornaments were delivered to your oldest / only child's homeroom and sent home with them on Wednesday, December 13th.

6th Grade STREAM Fair Judges Needed!  

The 6th grade Science classes need judges for their annual STREAM Fair on Friday, January 5th. The requirements to be a judge are that the individual needs to have a background in the field of Science or Engineering, and they cannot be related to any of our 6th or 7th grade participants. If you would like to volunteer or know of anyone who fits the criteria and would like to volunteer, please have them email Cindy Orlando at corlando@saintcecilia.org for more information.

Admissions Information for Younger Siblings

If you have younger children who are not currently enrolled as students in St. Cecilia Catholic School and would like to apply for them to begin next school year, the application for the 2024 - 2025 school year is available online. The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024 - 2025 school year is Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Here are some helpful links to complete the process:

• Admissions Process 
• Important Dates 

Safety Patrol Spring Semester

We are blessed to have so many middle school students volunteer to help with the morning carpool this fall! With their help, they sped up the drop-off process and made sure our younger students exited safely to the sidewalk!  

We are looking for responsible, caring middle school students who want to volunteer for the spring semester! If your student participated in the fall and would like to continue to help in the spring, please sign/return the permission slip they bring home. If your child is interested in helping this spring and/or needs service hours, please give Ms. Mejia this permission slip so they can be added to the list!

December HSA Meeting Recording

On Tuesday, December 12th, HSA had their November monthly meeting. You can view a recording of that meeting here. 

After School Enrichment Opportunities

We have updated this page on the school website with the updated After School Enrichment Opportunities for the second semester. They include:

• Abrakadoodle Art
• Chess
• Fencing
• Gymnastics
• Martial Arts
• MoveNation Dance
• Robotics

Please click here for all of the information for registration for the after school opportunities. 

Parish Spring Sports Registration is Open!

Calling all Pre-K 3 through 5th grade students. Spring parish T-ball/Baseball/Softball registration is now open! Registration will remain open from December 8th – February 12th. We look forward to a wonderful spring season and hope to see you there!  

Sing In The Children's Choir For Christmas!

The St. Cecilia Church and School Children/Youth choir is accepting new members for the 4:00PM Children’s Mass on Christmas Eve. Students in grades two through eight are welcome to participate. Younger students must be able to read. Rehearsals are on Wednesday afternoons from 3:45PM to 4:45PM in the Music Room. There is a limited amount of space available for students to participate, please register soon if you would like your child to take part. Click here to register. For more information, please contact Carol Crittenden or Andrew Meinen