The SPIRIT of SKS

Hello Saint Kateri School families and Happy Spring!

We are enjoying these sunny days and listening to the birds singing outside our classrooms. Our students are having recess outside every day so be sure they continue to dress for this very changeable spring weather.

Mr. Carney would like to begin a golf unit in P.E. but he needs your help ~ If you, or if you know a friend or a family member, would be able to donate 9 irons to this effort. He would greatly appreciate it. If you have any questions, please email him at Michael.Carney@dor.org

Next week our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will be participating in NYS ELA and Math Assessments. These tests do not factor into Report Card grades but they do provide a common measure that helps drive instructional practice of our teachers. This year the the ELA and Math test will be held on two consecutive days. The ELA assessment will be held on Tuesday, March 29th and Wednesday, March 30th and the Math assessment will be held on Tuesday, April 26th and Wednesday, April 27th. These tests continue to be untimed and will begin at 9:00am on the day of the test. Please feel free to contact myself or your child's teacher with any questions. If your child is opting out of NYS assessments I will need that request in writing, prior to the day of the test. Students opting out will come into school at 11:30am ~ after the test.

Thank you for all you do for SKS and our students ~ our families are the heart of SKS!

Mrs. Terri L. Morgan, Principal

Email: Terri.Morgan@dor.org

Website: www.saintkaterischool.org

Phone: (585) 467-8730

It is the Mission of Saint Kateri School to develop each child's relationship with God and we do this through thinking and praying for others in need. We are asking our school community to inform us of anyone in their lives that are in need of special prayer intentions. You can call the Main Office directly or email sksdcs@dor.org to provide any names. These names will be read each morning during our Morning Prayer and Announcements.

Our 5th graders will be leading Stations of the Cross every Friday at 8:45am for students in 1st-4th grade. If you are interested in joining us, we are asking you to enter through the Main Office prior to 8:45am. Families can sit in the pews in the section in front of our St. Kateri statue (to the right of the altar if you are looking from the front doors of church) or along the back in the last two/three pews. Parents will not be able to sit with their child.

Stations of the Cross dates (all on Fridays):

• March 4
• March 11
• March 18
• March 25
• April 4
• No school on April 8 and April 15

Please start sending in your cereal box donations!

This year Saint Kateri School will be “Knocking Down Hunger” by collecting boxes of cereal during the weeks leading up to Holy Week. On Wednesday, April 13th we will be using these cereal boxes to create a school-wide domino track – and knocking it down! Our goal is for the cereal box dominoes stretch throughout our school and into the Gym ~ ending in an SKS. When we are done, all cereal boxes will be donated to local charities.

MARCH:

• 3/25: Stations of the Cross at 8:45am (5th grade)
• 3/29: No Quiet Mass
• 3/29 - 3/30: NYS ELA Assessments

APRIL:

• 4/1: Stations of the Cross at 8:45am (5th grade)
• 4/4: Niagara Chocolate Sale ends
• 4/5: K-5 School Mass (2nd grade)
• 4/6: May Hot Lunch opens
• 4/6: Parent's Association 6:00-7:30pm
• 4/8: NO SCHOOL
• 4/12: Quiet Mass (3rd - 5th)
• 4/13: "Knocking Down Hunger"
• 4/13: May Hot Lunch closes at 9:30am
• 4/14: Report Cards go home
• 4/15 - 4/22: NO SCHOOL - Easter Break
• 4/26 - 4/27: NYS Math Assessments
• 4/26: Quiet Mass (K-2)

MAY:

• May 2-May 6: Teacher Appreciation Week
• 5/3: Quiet Mass (5th/2nd)
• 5/6: Kindergarten Screening - more info to follow
• 5/10: Quiet Mass (4th/1st)
• 5/11: FULL DAY OF SCHOOL
• 5/13: Kindergarten Screening - more info to follow
• 5/16 - 5/20: Scholastic Book Fair - Buy 1, Get 1
• 5/17: May Day Prayer Service at 9:15am (2nd grade)
• 5/17: No Quiet Mass
• 5/20: Kindergarten Screening - more info to follow
• 5/21: Walk-A-Thon begins at 10:00am
• 5/24: No Quiet Mass
• 5/24: K-5 Spring Concert (10:00am and 7:00pm)
• 5/26: K-5 Ascension of Jesus Mass lead by 1st grade at 9:00am
• 5/27: Kindergarten Screening - more info to follow

PK3 Mrs. Moore: Fun In The Sun

PK4 Mrs. Slocum: Game Night

PK4 Ms. Valvo: Let's Go Camping!

PK4 Mrs. Gasic: South of the Border

Kindergarten Ms. Tabor: Sports

1st grade Mrs. Garbach-Blakey: Buffalo Bills Tailgate Party

2nd grade Mrs. D'Aprix: Sundae Fun Day & Date Night

3rd grade Mrs. Roberts: Bird Watching & Gardening

4th grade Miss Sofia: Science & Technology

5th grade Mrs. Steele: Arts & Crafts

Hi SKS families!

As you know, our annual Walk-A-Thon is quickly approaching. We are looking for lots of help to make this event a success!

If you are interested, you can email Katie (stam.kaitlyn@gmail.com) or Nicole (n_staebell@hotmail.com). We will also be sending out a Volunteer Form in the coming weeks. Keep your eyes peeled! :)

Our next PA meeting will be in-person on Wednesday, April 9 in the school Art Room. All are welcome!

We will be having our next Parent's Association Meeting:

• Wednesday, April 6th
• In-Person in the SKS Gym (Please note: this is an update from our original schedule)
• All are welcome!

Volunteers must:

• Be CASE trained prior to volunteering (process can take up to two weeks)
• On March 2nd the mask mandate in schools was lifted. Masks are no longer required in school or school events unless there has been prior notification. We will continue to follow our other 2021-2022 COVID guidelines ~ social distancing and hand wash/sanitize frequently. (These guidelines are subject to change as guidance is updated.)
• Be fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID test

Email Katie (stam.kaitlyn@gmail.com) or Nicole (n_staebell@hotmail.com) with any questions or items to add to the agenda.

• We are continuing to require that your child be symptom free for 24 hours before returning back to school. For example, if your child has a stomach bug or a sore throat, they will need to stay home 24 hours from the time they are no longer showing symptoms, even if they have a negative COVID test.
• We are now heading into allergy season and beginning to see many sore throats with congestion and runny noses. COVID symptoms and allergy symptoms are very similar. I don't want to have to send students home with COVID symptoms and it is really allergy symptoms. If your child typically typically takes medication for seasonal allergies consider contacting your child's PCP to see if it is time to begin.
• The stomach bug is going around ~ if your child is experiencing GI symptoms please keep them home.
• We have many boxes of At Home COVID Test Kits for any family that would like them. Please contact Mrs. Trimaldi directly to have them sent home or picked up.

Email: sksdcs@dor.org
Website: www.saintkaterischool.org
Location: 445 Kings Highway South, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: (585) 467-8730
Facebook: facebook.com/St.KateriSchoolIrondequoit
Twitter: @StKateriSchool