On February 14 most of us celebrate Valentine’s Day with gifts of chocolate, flowers, balloons and other expressions of love for the people in our lives.  This is a day that we have marked as the day we can show our love for one another and this is a good idea.  We all want to feel loved and we are all created by a loving God who gives us the ability to love others. St. Paul, one of the great communicators of the Church, gives us some clarity on what love should look like in our lives: 

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous,  It is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things (Corinthians, Chapter 13).  

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St. Paul is calling us to excellence in this exhortation.  He is calling us to be more like our Heavenly Father, because He is patient, kind, never jealous, and humble.  God’s love for each of us and our children is unlimited.  He forgives, consoles, and loves us without conditions.

Through regular prayer we can experience this love of God every day.  He sends us balloons, flowers, cards and chocolate every day in the form of people and experiences.  But, it is up to us to redeem these gifts through regular prayer and being open to His embrace.  It is my prayer that your children experience God’s unconditional love through his prayers, teachers, and classmates at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School!  May God bless your family every day!

We are exploring the possibility of starting a preschool here at St. Catherine as early as this August. Please take a moment to fill this out ASAP!  It is only open for ONE WEEK!

Registration for the 2025-2026 school year has been extended  through Friday, February 21st!  We are looking forward to another wonderful year with your wonderful children!

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Click HERE to see the letter from Fr. Stef regarding registration and click below to register! Click HERE FOR THE FACT SHEET

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We need your help to make the 2025 Fish Fry Bake Sale a success.  All proceeds go directly to the school by way of the PTO and Athletic Boosters.  

We will be supporting the Fish Fry 4 out of the 6 weeks this year. This is an opportunity we have never previously had and it is important to be sure that it is a big success. 

If your child has been a part of any sports team, the academic team, the school play, Father/Daughter events, Mother/Son events, school parties, COLTO, etc. then you can understand the significance of funding our school events. We need your help to show the community how great our school is!

We will need 20 desserts each Friday as well as volunteers to work the bake sale.  While you are working, please show your school spirit every way you can. You could wear your Annie sweatshirts, rock some COLTS swag, dust off that green #1 foam finger, or anything else you can think of..   

Desserts MUST BE HOMEMADE and pies and cakes will sell the best. 

Questions? Rreach out to Colleen at 859.816.3429 or cdcopenhaver@gmail.com.

Please click on the Signup Genius link to help!!

The 5th and 8th graders are working hard on their science fair projects and they would love to share them with us next week before the PTO meeting! They will begin presentations around 6:30, the PTO meeting will occur afterwards. Please come and support our kids!

Presidents Day - No School: 2/17

Dine to Donate - Frisch's: 2/19

Grades 5 & 8 Science Fair: 2/19

2nd Grade First Reconciliation: 2/27

Feeding God's Children (Collecting cereal): 2/28​​

Click below for the most recent newsletter to find out what is happening up on The Hill!

Fort Thomas’ Johnson Elementary Color Run is right around the corner! Registration is now open and the race itself takes place on Saturday, March 15th with 5 time slots for participants to choose from. We would love to see 400 youth registrations and 200 ‘adult of youth’ registrations!  See the flyer below for information on how to participate!

We are starting a new prayer initiative for the remainder of the school year. If you have a special intention that you would like our students to pray for, please click on the link below to add your intention. As a school we will be praying for all of the special intentions we receive throughout the week.

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There is also a link at the top right of the school webpage that you can use as well to enter a prayer intention.

We’re excited to kick off another great season of football with the FTJFL! Spring Flag and Fall Tackle Registration is NOW OPEN. Below, you’ll find a quick guide to help you navigate our new registration process.  We will close age groups as they fill so, please register early!!  

Important Items to Note

• You must be a Ft. Thomas resident or attending a Ft Thomas school to participate in Spring Flag unless you are also enrolled in tackle football.

  • If you are a nonresident and would like to be added to a waiting list, please follow the below registration process and select "Spring Flag Waitlist"

• Both Spring Flag & Fall Tackle welcome both male & female players

Please contact EventLink directly if you have issues creating your account (866.330.7710). All other questions can be sent to clerk.ftjfl@gmail.com.

Thank you for being part of our community, and we can’t wait to see your athletes on the field!

How to Register for Tackle & Flag Football

1. Click the Registration Link
   https://www.fortthomasjrfootball.com/Registrations

2. Select the Tackle & Flag Football Registration Box
    

3. Choose the Item(s) You Are Registering For

   • Flag ONLY: Pick the appropriate age group under the yellow icons.

   • Tackle ONLY or Tackle & Flag: Select the appropriate age group under the brown icons.  

   • Additional Children (3rd–6th Grade): Add the "Additional Child" item if needed. (Note: There are no discounts for 7th & 8th graders.)

4. Create an EventLink Account (if needed)

   • This is a new registration platform, so you’ll need to create an account if you don’t already have one.

   • A pop-up box will appear prompting you to Sign In or Continue to create an account.

5. Add Your Athletes

   • Create a record for each athlete you are registering.

   • Once added, you’ll be subscribed to league communications and, eventually, your child’s team updates.

Reminder for 7th & 8th Grade Registration

Please register early, as 7th & 8th grade coaches plan to have organized Spring workouts with the team.

Before participating in workouts, practices, or games, each 7th & 8th grader must:

1.      Complete all required registration forms in Final Forms.

FinalForms - Fort Thomas Independent Schools

 2.      Submit a Preparticipation Physical Evaluation Form and a KHSAA Eligibility Form through Final Forms.

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If you want to learn more in person, we invite you to join us at The Post on February 16th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM for a special event. Whether you’re currently involved in the league—coaches, referees, announcers—or interested in joining the team, this is a perfect opportunity to connect, learn, and share your passion for youth football.

And moms, we’d love to see you there too! Whether you're a parent supporting from the sidelines or considering getting involved in a bigger way, there’s a place for you in the FTJFL community.

Kids are welcome as well! Bring the whole family and let them see how FTJFL operates and meet some of the faces they see on the field.

Date: February 16th
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: The Post

Feel free to bring a friend or anyone who might be interested. Questions? Click below to send an email! 

We have been given a link to order yearbooks!  Do it NOW so that you can just check it off of your list and not owrry about it anymore!

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Yearbooks are super cute and are only $15.00.  Prices will go up, so do it now!!

Kids Caught in Kindness is a new initiative started by a Fort Thomas Coffee employee who witnessed three kids go out of their way to support another student who was experiencing a hard moment.  At FTC we believe in the importance of recognizing those moments and the kids involved in order to support and encourage more opportunities of kindness.  

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There is a lot of attention drawn to the negative behavior and choices of the youth.  Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”  As community members we can be the change by looking for kindness and calling it out.  We can also encourage our younger members to “be the change” when we see them acting in kindness and positively reinforcing it.  

FTC has created a “button” which individuals can use to donate into the fund.  Gift cards will be purchased (through the fund) and given to the schools to hand out to nominated kids (as supplies allow). 

Kids can be nominated by anyone in the community, either a teacher, a business owner, another parent, or a community member.  The school that the child attends would deliver the gift card to the child as well as communicate to their parents or guardians that this child was “Caught In Kindness.”

As you know our school yearbook is already available to purchase! 

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For the yearbook to be a great success with lots of different activities and students in it, we NEED your photos!  To get to those to us, follow these four steps:

1) Go to this site: https://plicbooks.com/go/ZDC77E  (this is specific to our yearbook)

2) Choose one of the preset categories in the drop down menu (ex: sports).

3) Choose "upload your files'' (for PC, phone, tablet storage) or Google Drive or Instagram.

3) Choose your photos and click "start upload."

4) Once you get the message that your uploads are complete.  You are set!

This is the BEST and EASIEST way for you to share and us to receive pictures for the yearbook. Please consider saving or bookmarking the link for easy adding of photos after an event

Please take a few minutes to go in and add events for this year so far:

first day of school, soccer, cross country, field trips, class days, assemblies, volleyball, etc... We need those pictures!

If you have any questions or concerns, please email Joliene Garlich at jgarlich@stcky.org. 

Please click on the link below to see the approved minutes from the January meeting.

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