Peek of the Week

Morning Carpool

• Do not drop off before 7:30 on the blue route until the teachers are on duty. If you need to drop off before 7:30, please drop off in the red route.
• After 7:30, please make sure you are dropping off at the right carpool.

Afternoon Carpool

• When exiting the carpool, please use Haskell to exit our campus. We are trying to move cars quickly, and it causes congestion at the intersection of Prague and Pickens.

Monday, Jan. 15th

• MLK Holiday - No School!

• Asynchronous Learning

• 7:50am: PTO General Meeting (Dining Hall)

• 4:00pm: STCS School Spirit Night at Local Table (see details below)

Friday, Jan. 26th

• Steps4Students: Pajama Day for all students & teachers registered
  

• 10am: School Spirit Sunday Mass (see details below)
• 11am: School Spirit Fun Run @ The STCS Viking Loop

Friday, Feb. 2nd

• 12pm: Grandparents Day Mass (see below for PTO T-Shirt)

• 2pm: Early Dismissal

• 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.

Please join us in the Dining Hall starting at 7:50am after Morning Assembly on January 19th for a General PTO Meeting. This is a new format we are trying to get more attendance and involvement, the meeting should only last ~30 minutes. We will be discussing volunteer opportunities for the Spring Semester as well as 2024-25 school year openings on the PTO. We would love for you to join us in any capacity this year or next!

Please note that the January 18th meeting in the Fellowship Hall has been cancelled.

If you are unable to attend but would like more information, please reach out to Ann Schroder pto@sttheresa.cc

Hello St. Theresa Families!

Spirit Sunday mass is Sunday, January 28th at 10am. Please consider signing up your child to serve. Servers, Readers, Gift Bearers and Greeters must arrive to mass between 9:30 and 9:40.

Readers will practice at the Ambo before mass to ensure it is at the right height.

Students will earn a service hour to be submitted to Deacon Tom the following week at school.

Thank you for volunteering your time!

SIGN UP HERE!

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

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

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.

Greetings and I hope it was a wonderful week.

In PreK/Kinder the students learned about empathy and the golden rule. Middle school learned about the importance of facial expressions, and why it is important to understand facial expressions in life. Next week PreK/Kinder will learn about cooperation, and middle school will learn about an abundance mindset.

This week's leader in me worksheet is about finding balance. We all struggle to find a balance in work and life and this useful exercise can help the whole family define what is important.

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm,

Dr. Kirstie Carmichael LMSW, 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 the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, from St. Theresa Catholic School*, and/or ACE Scholarships.

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

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
Phone: (346) 335-1700
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StTheresaCatholicSchool

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