St. Cecilia Catholic School Insider - Monday, July 31, 2023

Summer Insider – July 31, 2023

July 31st Update: This email focuses on reminders regarding School Supplies, Summer Assignments, Bridges, Carpool, HSA Room Parent and Committee Volunteer Opportunities, Fall School and Parish Sports. You can click here for the email sent out on July 25th with the first week of school schedule. Additional emails will be sent out with reminders about the start of the year schedule as well.

Calendar At A Glance

2023 - 2024 School Year Calendar

School Year Calendars, School Day Hours, and Carpool Times

Please click here to see the last email that was sent out on July 25, 2023 with the first week of school schedule, and calendar updates.

School Supplies - Extra Items Reminder

The school supply packs for all students will be delivered to school and distributed to the classrooms the week of August 7th. As a reminder, there are extra items for each grade that need to be purchased - click here for the list.

Summer Assignments and Enrichment Opportunities

As a reminder, 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

Bridges - After School Program Full Time Sign Up

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

Carpool Information

Please review the information below regarding Carpool - tags, applying for HOV Carpool, and Early Dismissal Carpool. For questions regarding Carpool please contact Melissa Mejia.

Replacement Carpool Car and Backpack Tags

All school families were assigned and given carpool numbers and tags during the 2022-23 school year. These numbers will stay with your family throughout your time at St. Cecilia Catholic School. If you need replacement car or backpack tags, please fill in the survey below to request what you need. New families will be issued a new carpool number prior to school starting.

Please click here to fill out the Replacement Carpool Car and Backpack tags request form.
If you are applying for HOV/Carpool/Early Dismissal, please see below for more information and fill out the corresponding carpool application.
This form needs to be completed by Wednesday, August 2nd by 9:00AM.

HOV Carpool and Early Dismissal Carpool Request Form

The HOV form is no longer accepting applications for HOV at this time. If you are interested in being on the HOV Wait List should more spots open up, please email Melissa Mejia with the names and grade levels of the students in your HOV group.

If you still need PK3 - Kindergarten early dismissal tags-please email Melissa Mejia and they will be delivered to your child's homeroom teacher!

For questions regarding Carpool please contact Melissa Mejia.

HSA Volunteer Sign Up Opportunities

Room Parent Sign Up Form

If you are interested in volunteering as a Room Parent for this school year, please fill out the Room Parent Volunteer Application online form. We are asking for people to fill out the form for the grade your child is in to be a Room Parent which will allow us to have a list of names, and then after the class lists come out on August 11th, then the Room Parent Committee will match parents with the correct classes in the grades. The Room Parent Coordinators will contact all the Room Parent applicants about the final Room Parent selections in mid-August - after the Homeroom lists go out, and final selections are made.

HSA Committee Sign Up Form

If you are interested in volunteering for one of the many HSA committees, please fill out this online form. A member of the HSA Board or Committee Chair will follow up with you.

CMG Connect Requirement

All volunteers are required to have completed the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston CMG Connect volunteer training. If you have not done the training in the past, or need to complete an updated training please visit this website for the training. All parents who plan on volunteering at any time on campus this year are encouraged to take the online training.

Fall Sports Sign Up & Pre-Participation Medical Physicals

Fall Sports Interest Form

The beginning of the school year is fast approaching, and so is the start of middle school athletics. Parents, if you still need to do so, please fill out the sports interest form if you would like to add your child to a fall sport (Cross Country, Football, Soccer, or Volleyball). Those who have already been contacted for fall sports do not need to fill out this Google form. Please note that our Cross Country team is the ONLY fall sports team to allow athletes to begin in 3rd grade. All of our other fall school sports require students to be in 6th-8th grade. Feel free to email Ashley Gomila at agomila@saintceilia.org if you have any questions about athletics.

Required Physical and Pre-Participation Form

Please remember that all our sports require an annual Pre-Participation form filled out by a doctor and parent before your son or daughter may participate in the first practice, including any team tryouts. So please make sure to get this form completed and then scanned and uploaded here as soon as possible.

Free Student Sports Physicals - Saturday, August 5th

Online registration is available to sign up for free student sports physicals on Saturday, August 5th hosted by Christus School Clinics and the Archdiocese. Please click here to register.

Parish Sports - Soccer Registration Now Open

Parish Soccer Registration for PK3 - 5th Grade is now open until August 21st. Please click here to register, and please click here for more information on Parish Sports.

We are looking forward to a great new year!

HSA Caring Committee

If you are experiencing a hardship of any kind please contact the HSA Caring Committee for support or prayer requests. They are here to help!

The HSA Caring Committee is a volunteer group that supports St. Cecilia Catholic School families who are dealing with illness, death, or crisis.

Our mission at St Cecilia Catholic School is the ongoing Catholic formation and education of the whole child in mind, heart, and spirit, in preparation for an adult life of commitment and service.