Mission Statement
St. Maria Goretti is a living testament to our Lord's work in His youngest disciples, exemplified by academic excellence, spiritual formation, and compassionate service to others.
St. Maria Goretti Catholic School aims to form what is True, Good, and Beautiful in the souls of our young disciples of Christ.
Principal's Message
Dear St. Maria Goretti Catholic School Families,
During the month of October, the month of the rosary, the school will pray a rosary together every Monday morning. All are welcome to attend. Please sign in at the front office before coming to the cafetorium.
Our Fall Book Fair is this week. See more information about this in this edition of the TT. Mrs. Richards will be hosting a Literacy Night on Tuesday for PreK-3rd grades from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM in the cafetorium. Make plans to join us for this fun night.
Friday is a noon dismissal day. There will be SMEED. Please be sure to send a lunch with your child if they are staying for SMEED, no hot lunch will be available.
Parent conferences will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024, see the Sign-Up Genius below. This is a mandatory conference for parents. At this conference you will receive the 1st quarter report card. I am hopeful we will have the IOWA/COGAT/CLT scores to share at this time.
Remember you need to meet with your child's HOMEROOM teacher. If you would like to meet with another teacher please email them to set up a conference time. If they have times open on the 25th they will let you know, or set up a time to meet that is convenient for everyone.
Students in religion classes are working on their Saint Projects. We are looking forward to seeing what they create. We will have the Living Saint Museum and Saint Game Show for parents to see on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM in the cafetorium. Please make plans to attend.
On Halloween, Home and School will host a trunk or treat event. See more information in this TT. Students will be allowed to wear their saint costume ONLY on Halloween. Students who choose not to dress up as their saint for Halloween are required to wear their normal school unforms.
On Friday, November 1st we will be attending 10:00 AM Mass dressed as our saints. All students are required to dress up on All Saints Day. We will have a litany of Saints at 9:30 AM in the gym prior to Mass that all are invited to attend. Parents need to check into the front office prior to attending the litany. Please direct any saint related questions to your child's religion teacher.
Finally, remember this year we have a full time lunch program. This was a request made by many parents to have lunch full time on campus. Please refrain from bringing in outside food for your children on a regular basis. The hot lunch program should be used. You can find more information about the lunch program on-line and in this edition of the TT. Students who forget their lunch will be given a healthy lunch from La Isla. Parents will be billed by La Isla for this lunch. Thank you for your support of our hot lunch program.
St. Maria Goretti, Pray for Us!
Blessings,
Amy Utendorf, M.Ed.
Principal
Vendor & Catalog
- Our fair is being hosted again by Hailee's Bookshelf. Hailee Wilson is a Paper Pie Literacy Specialist.
- Hailee will have several hundred books available at our fair. Please visit paperpie.com/brandpartner/U7054/event/4006486 to preview the catalog and options.
Schedule & Volunteers
- Class Preview and Purchase days:
- Monday – PK (MWF Students Only) Preview
- Tuesday – PK-8th Grade Preview
- Wednesday – 2nd-8th Purchase and PK (MWF Students Only) Purchase
- Thursday – PK-1st Purchase
- We need volunteers! Please sign up to volunteer for Spirit Hours using this Sign Up Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0549AEAE2DA1FE3-49307359-smgcs
Payments & Orders
- Families can pay with cash, card, or check (made payable to Hailee Wilson).
- For in-person purchases, you can also send a square gift card link: https://squareup.com/gift/58QBFXQR2VMVM/order
- If you send money for a specific book for your student, and it has already sold out - don’t worry! We will order it to be delivered the following week to your student at school - with no shipping charge.
- You shop from the full Paper Pie catalog online @ paperpie.com/brandpartner/U7054/event/4006486. If you order online, you will have to pay shipping. However, you can order online items at the fair to receive free shipping to the school.
Wish Lists
- Students will take home “wish lists” after previewing the books. Please don’t forget to add the tax to totals if you are sending exact dollars to the fair for their purchase day.
- We will have wish lists from all of our teachers and support staff (nurse, specials, Learning Lab, etc.) If you would like to send money to purchase a book for a teacher from his or her wish list, please just indicate what the funds are to be used for, and we will be sure to put your family name on the book tag(s).
Literacy Night
- PK-3rd Grade is invited to join us on Tuesday, October 22 from 6-7 p.m. for a fun night of family literacy! (Flyer Attached) We will have a read aloud, an escape game, and time to shop at the book fair. Every family who “escapes” will receive 10% off all book fair purchases that evening!
Library Book Check Out and Return
- K-3 were able to check out an additional book today since Library Circulation will be closed next week. Please hold on to all Library books until the following Monday, October 28th.
Fundraisers
- We will not be hosting any additional fall fundraisers like our “Smelly School Supplies” or “Spin to Win” games during this fair. The best way to go above and beyond to support our Library this fall is to purchase books for your students, for Christmas Gifts, and to purchase off of Teacher Wish Lists.
Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a multi-day Mexican holiday in which friends, family and communities come together to celebrate and remember the lives of loved ones who have passed on to the spirit realm.
SMG will be creating a Day of the Dead altar, or ofrendas, a structure dedicated to the deceased, upon which gifts and offerings are placed in order to guide their spirits back among the living just for the holiday. The altar will be located in the cafeteria and available to view between Monday, October 28th and Friday, November 1st. If you would like to recognize your loved one, please send a framed photo to Senora Zavala no later than Friday, October 25th. Label the back with your student's name and grade so it can be returned to you.
It is time for our Home and School Butter Braid sale! This is a great opportunity to purchase goodies in time for the holidays, all while supporting our school. Butter Braid is a frozen pastry that comes in delicious sweet and savory flavors. We are also offering break and bake cookie dough!
Set up your family's online store with this link and share with family and friends. Orders may be placed through October 27th. Product will be ready for pick up from SMG on Thursday, November 21st. You will pick up and deliver product to whoever purchased from your online store. Super easy!! Remember- this is a frozen product, so it cannot be shipped.
You are invited to join us for our Veterans Day Program at Saint Maria Goretti Catholic School on November 11, 2024 at 9 a.m. All guests will need to receive a visitor's badge at the front office before joining us in the Cafetorium. You may begin checking in at 8:30 a.m.
- To be sure we have adeqaute seating, please RSVP using the following link https://forms.gle/9wceLnzYUUhYAtdZ7
- If you would to honor a veteran in our slideshow, please use the following link https://forms.gle/eGza5YX83G477MhEA
- To help us best prepare, these forms need to be completed by Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Thank you, and we hope to see you there!
Your talented 5th and 6th Grade Performing Arts students are working hard on their Epic Ensembles! Once we started working through our material, I noticed a need to add additional skits so that each student had a greater opportunity to shine. We are now working on six short selections full of humor and fun. The additional texts will take more time to rehearse so we are changing our performance date to accomodate. Originally we were slated to perform before Thanksgiving Break at 9 a.m. on November 21st. We will now be performing before Christmas Break on Thursday, December 19 at 2 p.m. You are still invited to attend, and we will record for those who cannot make it. This performance is their final test grade for the first semester. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Please enjoy this audio/visual experience of the goings on of Saint Maria Goretti. Consider that a "Subscription" to the YouTube channel and/or a "Like" on any video will help us grow our exposure and impact. Please do share anything you enjoy with other family members and friends that would similarly delight in the successes and accomplishments of the students.
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Fourth grade visited Bass Hall to see The Magic School Bus. In this adventure, the Magic School Bus kids blast off into space! Teacher Ms. Frizzle takes the kids into space to explore the solar system. Combining musical theater with elements of STEAM, the adventures of outer space were presented in a fun and engaging way. Students learned about teamwork, family, forgiveness and so much more during this 60-minute production, all the while learning about our fabulous solar system.
Please consider volunteering to help during lunch and recess. Service hours will be earned. Click on the signup genius link for a description of duties. All volunteers must be current with their Virtus training.
I hope your schedule allows you to join us for the Learn About Cassata Luncheon on Tuesday, October 29th from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Feel free to RSVP directly to me.
Maggie Harrison, Ph.D.
Principal
Cassata Catholic High School
1400 Hemphill Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Tel: 817.926.1745
Fax: 817.926.3132
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