Peek of the Week

Sunday, Jan. 28th (Catholic Schools Week Information)

• 10am: School Spirit Sunday Mass (see details below)
• 11-12:30pm: Bookfair open to families (school library)
• 11am: School Spirit Fun Run @ The STCS Viking Loop

Monday, Jan. 29th

• 8am: Volunteers Appreciation Breakfast (RSVP Here!)
• Students may dress up as a St. Theresa Staff Member
• 4:30pm: Viking Basketball at St. Anne Tomball

Tuesday, Jan. 30th

• Students may wear their favorite college shirt with jeans/uniform bottoms
• 4:30pm: Lady Viking Basketball v. St. Anthony of Padua (Varsity only)

• Students may wear, white, blue tops with jeans/uniform bottoms
• Gala Ticket Early Bird Discount Ends!
• 3:30-6:30pm: Bookfair open to families (school library - please use gym entrance!)
• 4:30pm: Viking Basketball v. v. St. Anthony of Padua(Gym)

Thursday, Feb. 1st

• PK3-5th: Students may dress up as their future career
• Career Day & Vocations Day Guest Speakers (see email from homeroom teachers)

Friday, Feb. 2nd

• 10am Scholastic Book fair open for Grandparents to shop!

• 12pm: Grandparents Day Mass (see below for additional details - RSVP Here!)

• 2pm: Early Dismissal - KV will be available!

• 8:30am - Steps For Students (Register Here!)

Tuesday, Feb. 13th

• Gala Sign-Up Party: Fat Tuesday Picnic (see details below)

Be sure to check our "Events Calendar" weekly for the most up to date information.

Our Vikings have been working very hard this year applying the 7 Habits in their day to day activities. We want to make sure that their effort does not go unnoticed and as a result are proud to introduce the Viking Hall of Fame! Every quarter, each Homeroom Teacher will nominate one special student that has been exemplifying the 7 Habits in the classroom and will get displayed in the Hall of Fame! Here are this Quarter's Hall of Famers! Way to go Vikings!

Please join us for our Spirit Sunday Mass on Sunday, January 28th at 10am. Show your school spirit! Wear your school Mass uniform!

📖 The Scholastic book fair will be open from 11am-12:30pm in the school library for families to shop!

Thank you parent volunteers!! Please join us for a Parent Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on Monday, January 9th at 8am in the Dining Hall! We are kindly asking that your RSVP. We hope to see all our volunteers there!

DON'T WAIT TO PURCHASE YOUR GALA TICKETS! School parents go in on a table with other parents. Purchase individual tickets and at check-out under "Special Instructions" indicate: Class and Grade Level.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET HERE!

Purchase your table or seat(s) now thru January 31, 2024 and use the promo code TENOFF to receive 10% discount. (FMV per seat $150). Visit our school website www.sttheresaschool.cc/2024Gala for additional information.

Grandparents or special Grandfriends are invited to join us on Friday, February 2nd.

All Grandparents/Grandfriends are asked to RSVP HERE in advance in order to have visitor badges ready. All badges will be set up in the Church Narthex by 11:15am. Guests attending may sit with their grandchildren during Mass - please be sure to sign him/her out with their homeroom teacher.

After Mass, grandparents and grandchildren are invited to attend the Book Fair and a small reception in the Fellowship Hall (see below for schedule).

PK3-1st Grades & Older siblings

• 1:00pm: Fellowship Hall
• 1:30pm: Book Fair in the library

2nd-8th Grades:

• 1:00pm: Book Fair in the library
• 1:30pm: Fellowship Hall

Ordered a Grandfriends Day T-Shirt? Please stop by the Fellowship Hall following Mass to pick-up your shirts.

Don't forget the book fair will open at 10am! All grandparents/grandfriends arriving to shop before Mass (10am-11am) should check-in at the school main office (6500 Durford).

*All students should wear their Mass Uniform.

The book fair will be open to students throughout the day for them to shop from Friday, January 26th to Friday, February 2nd.

Open for families:

• Sunday, January 28: 11am-12:30pm
• Wednesday, January 31: 3:30-6:30pm
• Friday, February 2: 10am (before Mass) and after Mass until 2pm.

CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE BOOK FAIR? SHOP ONLINE HERE!

Don't forget to set up your child's eWallet before the bookfair. This option allows for parents

who want a cashless way for their children to shop! Click Here, scroll down to the bottom and

click on "Get Started" to start the eWallet set-up.

All purchases through the Book Fair benefit our school. Thanks for supporting our students! Happy reading!

Kick off Fat Tuesday with a family style picnic outside in the Courtyard! Parents are welcome to bring your favorite lunch for you and your family to enjoy. This is an afternoon on campus your Viking family won’t want to miss. Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Price: $30 per family

Lunch Schedule:

• PK3-K: 11:00-11:30am
• 1st-4th: 11:45-12:15pm
• 5th-8th: 12:30-1:15pm

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The honor of thy presence is requested to spend the evening dancing the night away with your own little princess. The evening includes DJ and dancing, refreshments, and a great photo op with your girl!

Price: $40 per couple $10 each additional ticket

Grade Level: PreK-5th

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE!

Calling all SUPERHEROES! You are invited to spend the night showing off your SUPER dance moves with your FAVORITE LITTLE SUPERHERO. The evening includes live DJ and dancing, refreshments, and a great photo op!

Price: $40 per couple $10 each additional ticket

Grade Level: PreK-5th

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE!

Join us for a fun night of fellowship, hospitality, and giving. This year's Gala theme is "Come One Come All" and will be held on Friday, April 19, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Omni Houston Hotel.

It will be a magnificent evening to include cocktail hour and hors d'oeuvres, dining, and dancing.

PURCHASE YOUR TABLE OR TICKET HERE!

The Auction Committee is in search of items for this year's auction. Are you an Astros, Texans, Dynamo, Rockets, theater, ballet, opera season ticket holder? Do you have a vacation home, an Airbnb, favorite salon, boutique or spa? Or perhaps you would like to host a dinner or underwrite an event - don't forget this is all for a great cause!

If you are more of an online shopper not to worry, our Etsy community is also very generous! Some of our best auction items in previous years came from Etsy. Share this link with your favorite shop:

https://one.bidpal.net/sttheresaschool2024auction/donate-item

For questions about table sponsorships or underwriting opportunities, please contact the

Gala Auction Committee auction@sttheresa.cc.

TABLE/TICKET PURCHASE | UNDERWRITE/GIFT | MAKE A GIFT | DONATE AUCTION ITEM

The National Junior Honor Society would like to offer support to those children who may need a little help academically. We would like to offer one-on-one tutoring for children in grades 1st-5th for only $5 per session. The tutors are scholars who maintain a 93 cumulative average. Mrs. Revia will be on hand to supervise and assist.

When: Tuesdays (no tutoring during Holidays)

Time: 3:15-3:45pm

Cost: $5 per session

Location: New School Building Science Lab

Student Pick-Up: Main Office Doors at 3:45pm

Please contact Mrs. Revia if you wish to sign-up your child or if you have any questions at mary.revia@sttheresa.cc.

Happy Friday and I hope it was a great week!

PreK/Kinder did a wonderful job learning about self-control and Middle school learned about different emotions. Next week PreK/Kinder will learn about compassion, and middle school will identify why all emotions are important, even sadness.

This week's leader in my activity is a short video about time and how to identify what is urgent and what can wait a little bit. The video is a great visual for students to learn time management.

https://www.leaderinme.com/resources/time-matrix-9e0c0e63-7c3c-4411-b0b5-109f92b1cfea?language=en

Have a great week,

Dr. Kirstie Carmichael LCSW, DBH

School Counselor

St. Theresa Catholic School is now accepting new student applications for the 2024-2025 school year! If you have friends or family that are interested in joining us next year, our application is available on our website under Admissions Process.

Re-enrollment for your currently enrolled students will take place early in 2024, as usual. You will receive a separate email about re-enrollment in early 2024.

For new applicants, the application deadline to be considered in our first round of decisions for the 2024-2025 school year is February 5, 2024. We WILL continue to consider applications submitted after this date, so long as there is space in the grade. PK3 applicants must be three years old as of September 1, 2024 and toilet trained before school begins in August 2024.

We are scheduling on campus tours on Tuesday mornings while school is in session. If you have any questions regarding the admissions process at St. Theresa, please contact Kelly McCarty at 346-335-1706 or k.mccarty@sttheresa.cc.

Be proactive and get your FACTS Tuition Assistance Application completed. Our students may qualify for tuition assistance from three different funds: the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Tuition Assistance Fund, the St. Theresa Work of Love Fund*, and ACE Scholarships.

*Please note that filing an Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance application through FACTS is required for all tuition assistance applicants to St. Theresa.

St. Thomas High School is pleased to announce details for its Spring Academic Skills Camp, Pathways to Independent Learning. In this course, students are given tools and strategies to take charge of the learning process. They will be able to take full responsibility for choosing effective approaches to long-term learning. Students need the skills and strategies of independent learning to excel in any learning environment or situation. Research has proven that facility and practice of executive functioning skills and critical thinking is a greater predictor of student success than IQ. Students who develop the skills of independent learning are better able to adapt and succeed when they encounter obstacles. Please click here to view course information and registration.

Registration for the Typhoon Texas Kids triathlon registration is open. We have created a St. Theresa team for everyone who would like to participate and 10% of the entry fee will be donated back to the school for every kid who joins. The race is super fun (and super safe...they swim in a lazy river and have plenty of volunteers on the course). The kids also get an entry to Typhoon Texas with their race fee that they can use that day or anytime over the summer.

There is a Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 option. Most of the St. Theresa kids will race on Sunday.

Is your child interested in participating but never done a triathlon, no worries! We will plan to hold some clinics in February and March to teach the kids the basics. Please contact Christy Lan at bohannon5@hotmail.com with any questions.

REGISTER HERE

Email: m.reyes@sttheresa.cc

Website: www.sttheresaschool.cc
Location: 6500 Durford Street, Houston, TX, USA
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