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 will arrive to the school office the week of December 9th. The order form does ask for a delivery address but t-shirts will not be delivered to that address. The office will notify you once the t-shirts have arrived for pick-up.

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

It’s your first opportunity to drop your kids off and enjoy a few hours of freedom while our amazing 8th graders entertain your kids with pizza, games, crafts, movies and FUN!

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Time: 5:00 - 8:30 PM

Location: St. Catherine School Gym - Victoria Hall

To attend your child must be fully potty trained and able to use the bathroom by themselves.

Cost: $45 for one child & $35 for each additional sibling. Please know that this donation is non-refundable if your child is unable to attend.

Please use this link to sign-up your kids: https://www.stcatherineschool.net/events/babysitting-night

We are VERY excited to host your kids while raising funds to help the 8th graders go to Washington DC!

If you have any questions please email Betsy Hill at betsykrill@hotmail.com

Tomorrow, Thursday, November 21st, Mr. Tom will host a drop-in zoom for parents from 7:30-8:15pm. Come by if you'd like to discuss your child!

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!

We’re excited to announce that our annual school auction is just around the corner, and we need your help to make it better than ever. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our Auction Planning Team, and we would love to have you on board!

As a member of the planning team, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Collaborate with fellow parents to organize an exciting and memorable event
• Help procure donations, create auction packages, and promote the event to the community
• Be a part of something special that directly supports our students and school programs

Please join us on Thursday, November 21st at 6pm in the Learning Commons if you are interested in joining the team.

Together, we can make this year’s auction a huge success and raise important funds to support our school. We look forward to working with you!

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 St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St Catherine Parish has committed to help 23 neighborhood families during the Thanksgiving season. Our goal is to raise $2,100 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.

Please help us 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. Going to here and 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 Thanksgiving 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.