The countdown is on! In just 14 days we bid farewell to 2019 and the year-end SCM Fund deadline. This year we’ve focused on reaching total parent participation by December 31st. As of this afternoon parent participation is at 77%, and the High School stands alone at 100%. Your commitment can help ensure your child’s class hits its goal before the New Year.
If you have not yet pledged or given,
click here
to make your gift today, or contact Lyndsey Ray at
[email protected]
to pledge your specific amount now and give later.
Drop what you’re doing and give before the ball drops on 2019!
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Thank you to our generous early
donors
who have led the way in participating before the year ends. We are grateful for your heartfelt dedication to the Fund’s motto, Every Family for Every Child.
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Thursday, December 19
- Great Conversations Volunteer Meeting, 8:30 AM (Gym)
Friday, December 20
- Early Dismissal, 12:00 PM. After-School Program Closed.
- PSO Faculty & Staff Appreciation Luncheon, 12:30 - 2:00 PM (Welcome Center)
Monday, December 23 – January 6
- Christmas Break. No School. After-School Program Closed.
Tuesday, January 7
- Friends of the Library Work Day, after drop-off, (Library)
Wednesday, January 8
- Christian Meditation for Parents, 8:05 – 8:25 AM (Atrium)
- Girls’ Varsity Basketball AWAY Game, 4:30 PM (Assumption Catholic School)
- Boys’ Varsity Basketball AWAY Game, 5:30 PM (Assumption Catholic School)
Thursday, January 9
- Girls’ Varsity Basketball HOME Game, 4:30 PM (Gym)
- Boys’ Varsity Basketball HOME Game, 5:30 PM (Gym)
Friday, January 10
- Friends of the Garden Work Day, after drop-off (Welcome Center)
- Girls' C-Team Basketball HOME Game, 3:30 PM (Gym)
- Boys' C-Team Basketball HOME Game, 4:30 PM (Gym)
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Early Dismissal Procedures for Friday, December 20
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Infant Community
will be dismissed 11:15-11:30 AM with their older SCM siblings in the Welcome Center.
All
½ day Primary
will be dismissed at 11:30 AM with their older SCM siblings in the carpool line.
All full day Primary, Lower & Upper Elementary, AC, and High School
will be dismissed at 12:00 PM (unless they have an infant sibling or ½ day Primary sibling, then they will be dismissed at time stated above).
Please do not arrive before 11:50 AM for the 12:00 PM dismissal. In the event you arrive while 11:30 AM dismissal is in process, we will ask you to kindly circle the line until our 11:30 AM dismissal is complete.
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Great Conversations Update
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We want to extend a big thank you to everyone who took the time to show up for our Great Conversations Kick-off Meeting last week. The energy in the room was fantastic and we feel strongly this will be an incredible event!
Join us for our second meeting
tomorrow, December 19 at 8:30 AM in the gym
to brainstorm with us as we clarify the exciting NEW vision for Great Conversations and discuss ideas for guest speakers. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Remember to mark your calendars: Great Conversations is scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2020 at St. Catherine's.
See you tomorrow!
Chanelle Clark & Saudia Turney
2020 Great Conversations Co-Chairs
Great Conversations is St. Catherine’s biennial fundraising event that supports the SCM Tuition Assistance Program.
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AC Market Open on Thursday and Friday – Christmas Soap for Sale
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The AC Market will be open on Thursday and Friday after dismissal.
Honey and Christmas soap will be available; both are great last-minute gifts for family and friends!
Click here
to review the many soap options made by students in the AC. Advance orders can be taken at this time for pick-up on Thursday and Friday.
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PSO Faculty & Staff Appreciation Luncheon - Friday, December 20
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Thank you to everyone who has signed up to underwrite the luncheon, bake desserts, or volunteer their time!
We could use 6 more volunteers to help during the luncheon and 8 more volunteers to help with clean-up.
Complimentary, on-campus childcare for volunteers will be provided by AC students (led by a parent volunteer).
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Spring Registration for SCM's Primary After-School Gymnastics Program Now Open
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Creative Development Gymnastics offers after-school gymnastics classes for Primary AM children and for Primary PM (all day) children. Students are taught tumbling, balance beam, and springboard.
Gymnastics begins the week of January 13, 2020.
To register, you may print the form from
ParentsWeb
and turn into the front desk. Space is limited in both classes
.
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Order Your 2019-2020 SCM Yearbook
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Don't miss out on all of the great memories from this school year! Orders for yearbook and PDAs can be placed online at
www.JostensYearbooks.com
.
The deadline for PDA submissions is Friday, January 31, 2020. All yearbook orders must be placed online by Friday, February 28, 2020.
Click here
for more information.
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Students at St. Catherine’s have demonstrated their faith in many ways this semester. Students participate in Mass by serving, cantering, ushering, playing musical instruments and reading scripture. Primary through Elementary students visit the
Atrium
weekly for lessons on developing a deeper relationship with God. 6th year students visit the residents of St. Dominic’s. The High School has been preparing weekly meals and visiting with the children of
Casa de Esperanza
, and also serving meals to citizens needing the services of
The Beacon
.
This week, the Adolescent Community went to
Camp Kappe
for a spiritual retreat and the parents and grandparents of our Lower Elementary students attended classroom performances of the Nativity play.
Click here
to see the Lower Elementary Nativity plays.
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INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
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Mr. Jaime’s Class goes to George Ranch Historical Park
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Ms. Jaime’s class went to George Ranch Historical Park to experience pioneer life in 1830s pre-revolution Texas.
Click here
to learn more.
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Mr. Chris' Class Goes to NCI
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Mr. Chris' Upper Elementary students traveled this week to the Nature’s Classroom Institute in New Ulm, TX.
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Coach Lewis's Training Tips
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Coach Lewis
Athletic Director
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Coach Lewis is working with our students to help them prepare for the Steps 4 Students 5K Run/Walk.
The students are excited and motivated to do their best, so be sure to
register
your family for the February 15th event!
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Welcome back to the High School Corner!
Down in the High School we’ve been showing our Christmas spirit in a number of ways. A small group of students was kind enough to get festive decorations for our classroom, including fairy lights, Christmas-themed pillows, a miniature Christmas tree (decorated with exactly 25 pictures of Harry Styles, several of our peer’s favorite musician), a nutcracker, Christmas scented candles, and more! While plugging in our Christmas lights daily puts us in a great mood, we’ve gone beyond simply sprucing up our classroom and are working to spread Christmas cheer in other ways as well.
On Friday, December 13th, for instance, we spent our morning organizing holiday donations at Casa de Esperanza, many of which came from our own SCM community. We were charged with placing the gifts into plastic bags belonging to each family. We recognized several of the children’s names from the time we’ve spent at Casa this semester, and there were plenty of others who we haven’t had the pleasure of meeting yet. Having the opportunity to give back to an organization that has had such a long-standing relationship with St. Catherine’s means a lot to us, especially during a time of giving and joy.
Finally, we look forward to volunteering at The Beacon this Friday, a non-profit organization located in downtown Houston which “serves the Houston homeless community through daily services, civil legal aid, counseling and mentoring, and access to housing.” We will prepare food for lunch. Service is an important aspect of our high school curriculum, and we hope to make this a Christmas-season tradition in our class.
Thank you for reading the HS Corner this past semester. It’s been fun updating you! Have a Merry Christmas; we will see you in 2020!
Jacob B. and Sophia D.
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