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Weekly Newsletter
1.3.2024
Calendar Reminders
Wednesday, January 10th
Non-Uniform Dress Day
Noon Dismissal Day for K-8 Students
Friday, January 12th
All School Mass, hosted by 8th Grade @ 9am
Monday, January 15th
No School for All Students: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
From the School Office
2024-2025 Opt-Out
St. Catherine School families are set up on a rolling admissions schedule. Existing K-8 families who will "opt out" for the 2024-2025 school year are due by January 12, 2024. The opt-out form now is available in your Parent Portal, under "Optional Steps" of your child's enrollment checklist.
If your child/ren will not be returning for the next school year, please complete the opt-out form by January 12, 2024. Those families that opt-out are choosing to forfeit their child/ren's spot in their class for the 2024-2025 school year. There is quite a lot of interest from perspective families for most grades at St. Catherine School, and forfeited spots will be offered to the next student on the wait list.
Notice of families not returning for the following school year after the January 12, 2024 date will be charged the non-refundable registration fee of $250/child.
Yearbook Photos Needed
Attention Parents! The Yearbook staff needs your help. Please send any pictures you take throughout the school year to yearbook@stcatherineschool.net to be included in the yearbook. This year, we are excited to include a Summer Adventures page! Please send us pictures of your student or family during the summer of 2023. As always, we need your help documenting out of school events like CYO Sports, Harvest Festival, and eventually things like Ski Bus and the Christmas Program. Thank you for your help!
Pizza Lunch
Hello StCs Parents! It’s time to support Parent Club and sign up for Pizza for the second half of the year!
We will be offering large size pizza slices from Zeek's Pizza in pepperoni or cheese for $3 a slice on Tuesdays. This sign up is for the SECOND half of the year (17 weeks) and will start on Tuesday, January 30th. Please have your orders in by Friday, January 19th. A friendly reminder that your child may need some sides to go along with their pizza - we don’t want any hungry kidos.
Looking forward to continue to being your pizza lady for the rest of this year! Email me if you have any questions: PriscillaFellows@gmail.com
Meet with Mr. Tom
Mr. Tom will be hosting drop-in office hours on Zoom this Thursday 1/4 from 7:30-8:30pm. He very much enjoyed meeting with parents during conferences, so he thought he would give this a try. If you'd like to discuss your child's social-emotional health or just want some consultation on a parenting challenge, come on by! If several parents join the zoom at once, you may be in the waiting room for a longer period of time. Please be patient and Mr. Tom will get to you as soon as he can.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83468548850?pwd=DVoKOVOujB5ITeAEhmUGzHagaaCZQq.1
Meeting ID: 834 6854 8850
Passcode: gotigers
DAZZLE: St. Catherine School Auction
CALLING ALL ST. CATHERINE FAMILIES!
It's Auction planning time! Please save the date and donate / sponsor today! We need you to help make the 2024 Auction a success!
Volunteering at St. Catherine School
Safe Environment Program
The Archdiocese of Seattle requires all school volunteers to take part in the Safe Environment Program, through VIRTUS, in three ways. In order to be a Safe Environment approved volunteer you need to:
- Register at http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/
- Read and approve policies
- Complete a background check
- Take the Introductory class, Protecting God's Children
All components of the Safe Environment Progam MUST BE COMPLETED before volunteering in any capacity at St. Catherine School.
If you have any questions about the Safe Environment Program or the requirements, please contact Charlotte Van Hollebeke at cvanhollebeke@stcatherineschool.net
Parish News
Esperanza International News!
Kick Off and Informational Meeting Sunday January 21st after Mass.
Next summer's trip is planned for August 4 - August 10th, 2024.
All current sophomores and juniors are encouraged to join us on our trek to Tijuana!
All planning and fundraising is done through St. Catherine Parish however any students are welcome.
Esperanza International has been helping communities in Tijuana since 1984.
Check out www.esperanzaint.org and then put January 21st on your calendar!
For more information contact Katie Fleming kjfleming1239@gmail.com or 206-354-5161
Mission & Philosophy
St. Catherine of Siena Parish School is a welcoming, Christ-centered community, rooted in the Catholic faith and inspired by Gospel values. As an extension of the parish and with Jesus as our model, we are dedicated to lifelong growth in faith, love, and learning.
We recognize that the care and education of the child begins with the family and that parents are the primary educators of their children. In partnership with parents, we work to promote our students’ achievement and spiritual growth. Together we are committed to developing responsible, ethical leaders who think critically, act justly, communicate effectively, and serve willingly.
Vision
We are committed to providing a faith-filled, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment for all our students. Through our rigorous academic programs, our students will gain the cognitive, technological, and social skills necessary to become ethical, innovative leaders who successfully navigate the complex challenges of today’s world.