“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when people dwell in unity.” Psalm 133:1

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As Thanksgiving approaches, we are reminded to take a moment to pause and express our gratitude for all that we have in our lives. We are grateful for our teachers, staff, students, and families who make our school a special place. We are thankful for the opportunities to learn, grow, and work together. We appreciate the community spirit that exists within our beloved St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School and the support we receive from one another. Let us also remember to give thanks for the many blessings in our lives. Even in difficult times, we are blessed with so much. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! May your time be filled with love and be surrounded by family and friends. May God continue to bless each and every one of you, and may God bless our parish and school. 

ICE CREAM will be served on Monday 11/25 and not on Tuesday 11/26 this week.

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Also, please signup to take a turn and volunteer to work a lunch shift! The students LOVE to see their parents working in the lunch line!  Please click the link below to sign up for a slot or two! 

Click below for the upcoming December lunch menu!

When we return from Thanksgiving Break on 12/2, we will have an out of uniform spirit wear or green and gold day.  Kids can be out of uniform as long as they dress in Colts gear or green/gold!  Our teachers will take on the 8th grade in a game to kick off the Colt Classic basketball tournament!

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.

​Don’t know what Loreto is all about, but interested in checking it out? Want to strengthen your faith and to get ideas of how you live it out at home? Join us for our next Loreto session on Dec. 4 in McCrystal Hall from 6:30pm - 6pm! Learn more by reaching out to jdkimes@stcky.org or visit the parish website: www.stcky.org/family-catechesis.

Following the 10am Mass on December 1, the parish will host it’s annual “Advent Program” in McCrystal Hall. All are welcome to attend! This will begin with a brunch potluck, and a signup genius form is available on the parish website under “events” or by visiting: HERE (for sending email communication). At approximately noon, we will offer a short program focusing on reflections for the Advent season. (Approximate time frame of event: 11:15am - 12:45pm)

December 15th after mass in the McCrystal Hall 11:30

More details soon but save the date for a nice mother daughter afternoon enjoying some holiday spirit while making wreaths with one another! 

​Thanksgiving Break: 11/27-12/1

Colt Classic starts 12/2

Early Dismissal: 12/20 out at 11:00

Christmas Break: 12/21 - 1/5

First day of 3rd Quarter: 1/6

We’re excited to announce that the St. Catherine Winter Fundraiser will be held on January 25 from 7–11 p.m. at the Mess Hall, with this year’s theme: Shaken Not Stirred! Ticket details will be shared soon, but expect an evening filled with food, drinks, games, raffles (including a chance to win a trip to Europe), and live jazz music. We hope you’ll join us for this memorable night!

Raffle baskets are a significant part of our fundraising, and we’re asking St. Catherine School to contribute to two baskets: a St. Catherine Colts-themed basket and a Game Night basket. Please consider donating items for these baskets - your favorite games, Colt-themed items etc.  Additionally, if you have any other items to donate, such as sports tickets, Cincinnati-themed items, or homemade artwork, we’d be thrilled to include them in other baskets as well.   There will be several gift card-themed baskets as well, so gift cards are greatly appreciated!

Please aim to have all items collected before Christmas break. Items can be brought to the parish or school office. Thank you for your support!

Bishop John Iffert invites you and your family and friends to attend the third annual Bambinelli and Christmas Tree Blessing on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Park (Diocesan Curia). Come see the blessing and lighting of the diocesan Christmas tree, listen to live parish and school choirs, enjoy homemade cookies, and hot cocoa, and hear a Nativity story. Bring the Baby Jesus figure from your home Nativity to receive a special blessing from Bishop Iffert and be part of a Catholic Advent tradition! No RSVP required. All are welcome!

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 October meeting.

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