Weekly Newsletter

Using the button below, place your order and join the holiday hoopla! Youth S-L & Adult XS-XL are available in limited quantities.

T-shirts have arrived to the school office and can be picked up the next business day during office hours. The order form does ask for a delivery address but t-shirts will not be delivered to that address.

Note: The youth sizes run small. And with the limited quantities available, no exchanges or refunds. All sales are final!

We are so excited to gather together on Tuesday, December 17th at 6:30pm to celebrate Christmas with all our students and their families.

Get the best seats in the house and support our music program! 16 front row seats are available for purchase at $50/each; 24 second row seats are available for $25/each. All funds raised go to our music program!

Please note all other seats are first come first serve. Doors open at 6:00pm. You may not enter the gym and put coats on chairs during the day. Any items left on chairs before 6pm will be removed.

If you'd like to purchase seats, please email Amanda in the school office.

St. Catherine School families are set up on a rolling admissions schedule. Existing K-7 families who will "opt out" for the 2025-2026 school year must notify the school by filling out the opt-out form by January 10, 2025. Parents can access the opt-out form via their FinalSite Parent Portal, located in the Optional Checklist section. Notice of families not returning for the following school year after the January 10, 2025 date will be charged the non-refundable $250/child registration fee.

We are so sorry, but our first babysitting night needed to be cancelled, due to a scheduling conflict.

We will have two other nights on January 4th & February 8th, 2025. The 8th graders are super excited to watch your kids.

To those who have already paid for the one on December 14th, we can either role it over to the next one or refund your money.

Please look in next weeks newsletter for a sign up for the next two dates.

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. 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!

Let's take flight together as we Soar to New Heights! We're excited for our upcoming Auction on May 10, 2025, but we need your support to make our event successful! Please visit the auction website here and Donate or Sponsor today!

The Sky's the limit when it comes to donating - Need ideas? Check out the Donation Guide.

Help us procure items from local businesses or even those from afar. Share this Procurement letter with your community! Maybe your business, work, or you know of a business that would like to sponsor this meaningful event for St. Catherine! Share this Sponsorship letter and help spread the word.

Help us countdown to take-off by volunteering. Check-out the opportunities today! This sign-up will be updated as we get closer to our destination. And as a reminder, each K-8 family is required to volunteer at least 5 hours to the auction (unfulfilled hours will be charged at $30/hour).

Questions? Reach out to auction@stcatherineschool.net

MINECRAFT MODDING
Grades 3-5
Mon, 3:15 PM-4:15 PM
Jan 13 - Mar 31
no class on Jan 20, Feb 17
$259 / 10-week session

Calling all Minecrafters! Join us in this course to build Minecraft mods (modifications) while learning coding. With a drag-and-drop coding environment, students learn coding concepts, such as Variables, Conditionals, and Loops. They apply the concepts to personalize the game with custom world maps, new items, chat commands, and mini-games! It will be an exciting journey of coding and creativity!

REGISTRATIONS: www.codingwithkids.com/session/71386

LITTLE CODERS: MINECRAFT MODDING
Grades 1-2
Tue, 3:15 PM-4:15 PM
Jan 14 - Apr 1
no class on Feb 18
$285 / 11-week session

Unleash your creativity while customizing your beloved game, Minecraft! In this course, students will learn fundamental coding concepts like Sequence and Loops. They'll apply these skills to create exciting projects, such as building their own zoo, aquarium, dazzling diamond house, and even code a magic wand. Get ready to embark on a journey to code your very own Minecraft mods!

REGISTRATIONS: www.codingwithkids.com/session/71385

QUESTIONS? Email Coding with Kids at info@codingwithkids.com

Disney’s Newsies JR. is playing at St. Catherine School from [27, March 2025] through [29, March 2025] at 7pm, 7pm, 11am, and 7pm. The inspiring 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 1992 Disney film Newsies and the 2012 Broadway production of the same name. The program is open to 4th - 8th grade students led by Miss Clara and Ms. Jones!

It’s time to carry the banner with Disney’s Newsies JR.! You’ll be doing flips for the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of young newsies in Manhattan. When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsies’ expense, Jack rallies young workers from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right! Adapted especially for young performers, this musical features a Tony Award®-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein, and includes rousing songs like “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “King of New York.” Newsies JR. is packed with nonstop thrills and a timeless message perfect for the whole family and every audience.

Auditions: Thursday, December 12th & Friday, December 13th

ON STAGE: $180* for Cast T-Shirt and Theater program support

*1/2 price for 2nd/3rd child in a family

CREW: $100 for Cast T-Shirt and Theater program support:

Payment Plans Available! Please reach out to Kathy Cox or Amanda Lucero for more information.

Disney’s Newsies JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International. For more information about licensing Newsies JR. or other Disney shows, please visit www.DisneyMusicals.com.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Miss Clara Cimino (ccimino@stcatherineschool.net) or Ms. Ava Jones (ajones@stcatherineschool.net) for more information. Now is the time to Seize the Day!

The tuition assistance process for the 2025-2026 school year opened on October 1st. If you think that your family may be in need of financial aid for next school year, please complete an application. Tuition assistance is available for Kindergarten-8th Grade students only.

The entire process is completed online through FACTS. All applications are first reviewed by the Fulcrum Foundation, a fundraising arm of the Archdiocese. Once Fulcrum determines their assistance awards, then the St. Catherine Tuition Assistance Committee will review the applications and distribute financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year. Some families may qualify for assistance from both the Fulcrum Foundation and the St. Catherine program, but only one application is submitted.

The application deadline is December 31st, 2024. This is a firm deadline - all completed applications AND required tax documentation must be submitted by this date for consideration. You can access the application here. And FACTS charges a $35 application fee.

If you have any questions about the process or application, feel free to email Kathy Cox or you can access the FAQ page on the Fulcrum Foundation website here.

The Saint Vincent de Paul Conference at St Catherine’s has committed to help 33 neighborhood families during the Christmas season. Our goal is to raise $4,000 to fund this effort.

Approximately half of these families are headed by mothers who are deaf and have suffered abuse. We plan to provide each family with a voucher to purchase food for a meal that they plan, shop for and prepare. The voucher is to a local grocery store in the amount of $30 per person in the family. At Christmas we will provide the families gift cards of $30 for each child under 18 so the moms can shop for a gift the child needs or wants plus another $30 food voucher.

Please help us if you can, by:

1. Writing a check making sure it is clearly marked for the SVDP Holiday Program and placing it in the collection basket or mailing it to the parish office.

2. Or, going to the parish website and clicking the button marked SVDP Holiday Program, following the directions to make a donation online.

You have been very generous supporting us throughout the year and we cannot thank you enough. If you are able, we will really appreciate your help with the Christmas Program. Thank you!

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.