March 31, 2021
Holy Week & Preparing for the Easter Season
A Message from Sister Theresa Josephine, O.P., SCM Catechist
In the Atrium, our children have prepared to celebrate the holy, life-filled, and joyful season of Easter. Primary children received presentations about the Good Shepherd who loves, cares, protects, and is present with them always. They learned how He lays down his life for his sheep by giving us His Body and Blood at the Last Supper and continues to give Himself to us in the Eucharist. The children also received the presentation on the map of Jerusalem which tells them locations and the events that Jesus underwent during the Holy Week.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, April 1
  • Early Dismissal. After-school Program Closed. See below for times and procedures

Friday, April 2
  • Good Friday. No School. After-school Program Closed

Sunday, April 4
  • Easter

Saturday, April 17
  • SCM Virtual Gala: A Celebration of Community, 6:30 PM (Livestreamed)
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Early Dismissal Procedures for Thursday, April 1
Infant Community will be dismissed between 11:15 and 11:30 AM with their older SCM siblings. Siblings will meet parents in the IC parking area.

All ½ day Primary will be dismissed at 11:30 AM with their older SCM siblings in the carpool line.

All full day Primary, Elementary, Adolescent Community, and High School will be dismissed at 12:00 PM (unless they have an Infant sibling or ½ day Primary sibling, in which case they will be dismissed at times 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 circle the line until our 11:30 AM dismissal is complete.

We appreciate your patience with the dismissal process! As a reminder, there is no aftercare available on Thursday, April 1.
ADVANCING THE MISSION
Purchase tickets now through Monday, April 5th to attend St. Catherine's first-ever virtual gala.
 
Visit the gala website for event details or skip right ahead to the ticket site by clicking the button below.
Can't make it on April 17th? Consider making a gift in support of gala and St. Catherine's families. Just scroll to the bottom of the ticket site to donate.
INSIDE & OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
The AC Makes a Movie
Every other school year, the Adolescent Community produces a musical. This year the students chose Peter Pan, Jr.

The students are responsible for learning dialogue, songs, and choreography. They create sets and costumes, and also advertise and sell tickets to the SCM community.

Because of COVID-19 protocols, the students and their guides decided to turn the musical into a movie-musical. The week before Spring Break the students filmed their version of Peter Pan, Jr. and had a wonderful time preparing and performing.

Stay tuned for more details on the movie release date. In the meantime, click here to view cast and rehearsal photos.
PARENT SERVICE ORGANIZATION (PSO)
PSO Minutes and By-laws
On Tuesday, March 9 the PSO met virtually for our spring meeting. Click here to read the approved minutes and committee reports. As a reminder, all are automatically members of the PSO and welcome to attend meetings and volunteer.

PSO by-laws are periodically reviewed and updated as needed based on the needs of the PSO. Please click here to see the most recent version of the PSO by-laws, which were considered and approved during the March meeting.
Photography Available from the HS for Square One Art
Message from the Square 1 Art Chair, Hadley Cogan
Students in the SCM High School have donated several pieces of their photography for you to use as art for the PSO Square 1 Art fundraiser.

Click here to view all of the photography available. If you would like to use an image, download it to your computer and then upload it to the Square 1 Art site.

Please create and upload art by: 4/8/2021
Order deadline is: 4/13/2021
HIGH SCHOOL CORNER
Theology
Theology is a key component of the SCM High School curriculum. Over the course of the year, we have discussed such varied topics as the role and structure of prayer, our idea of “the good life,” the importance and meaning of loving your neighbor, and the role of theology in a global pandemic.

We are not presented with easy answers we are expected to memorize but rather with difficult questions we are expected to reflect on and discuss. In-class discussion is often supplemented with personal written reflections done outside of class.

Our final unit of theology class this year is focused on four major faiths outside of Christianity: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam. We hope to further expand our understanding of these varied faiths and traditions in accordance with the statement made in Nostra Aetate that “The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions.”

In honor of Holy Week, Dr. Novo brought in individually packaged bread as well sparkling grape juice for us to share as a community in remembrance of the communal bond between the original Apostles.

Thank you for reading!
Jacob, Isabella, Julia, and Sarah
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