November 8 Principal Newsletter
Please Support Comedy & Cuisine 2022
St. Cecilia Student Service Project "Give Thanks and Give Back"
St. Cecilia and The Furniture Project Omaha are partnering up again this year to collect bedding. The Furniture Project is helping to resettle many refugees from Afghanistan, and so there is a great need for new bedding, pillows, and towels. Brand new (not used) bed-in-a-bag sets work best. Please see the Amazon Wish List for items to purchase. You can also send in cash donations. Please send cash donations to the attention of Mrs. Koehn.
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Register for Basketball!
Basketball registration is open (October 5) and ready for you to sign up! Please complete the online registration (link below). The registration closes in 10 days! Thank you again to Matt Knoblauch for volunteering as basketball facilitator for the 2021-22 season. If you have any questions, please let Matt know (knoblauchlaw@gmail.com).
Holiday Evergreens and Poinsettia Fundraiser - Oct. 5 - 27
The Activities Booster Club (ABC) has kicked off the Holiday Evergreens and Poinsettia Fundraiser for the holiday season. We would appreciate it if you would please take a minute to look over the attached flyer and consider placing an order. We are hopeful the selection of beautiful greenery will encourage you to support our fundraising efforts. Proceeds from the sale will support Student and Faculty Activities at St. Cecilia Cathedral Grade School.
Our sale kicks off on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, and the last day that we can accept orders will be Wednesday, October 27, 2021. All student order forms with payments need to be returned to your child’s classroom once complete. Teachers will have additional order forms if needed.
For parishioner orders, please make a list of your items using the flyer in the bulletin. Also provide your email address and phone number and drop that and a check/cash off to the rectory in an envelope labeled ABC Holiday Fundraiser. Contact Erin Hagedorn at erinstoffel23@gmail.com with any questions.
Once the final order is placed and the Holiday Evergreens and Poinsettias arrive, we will have pick-up before Thanksgiving break on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, from 2:30-5:30 pm, in the gym lobby and garage between the gym and soccer field. Make sure to provide an email address and phone number on your order form so we can contact you if the items arrive sooner than expected.
Thank you so much for your ongoing support of the Activities Booster Club!
Activities Booster Club Fundraising Committee
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CathedralFest 2021 Slogan & T-shirt Design
Congratulations to the following students whose slogan and design were the winners for the Cathedralfest 2021 T-shirt: Frida T., Amaya F., Michael H., Finn O., Hayden K., Clara T., Lukas H., and Charles B. See their amazing creativity in the design below.
Sycamore Education: All You Need to Know!
Log in to my family's Sycamore account: Please watch this short tutorialfrom me with how to log in to Sycamore. If you do not know the web address OR your log in information, please let our Director of Technology, Kelly Hickey, know (khickey@stcecilia.net). *Side note - by the time I realized the camera was backwards, it was too late to start over so please ignore that part of the video!
Check my family’s lunch balance: Although all students currently qualify for the free lunch program, this does not apply to extras. For example, if your child orders an A+1 (an extra slice of pizza), they are charged $1.10 for that extra. Another example would be if your child brings a cold lunch but orders a milk, this is an extra $0.35. Please keep your child’s lunch account in the positive to avoid any possible issues with no lunch availability. Please continue to watch the tutorial above for how to find your lunch balance through Sycamore.
View and discuss my child’s progress report with them after school.
On Sept. 21st, your child will be bringing home a progress report sheet from their teacher. The focus of the first 20+ days of school has been on expectations, the 3 B’s (Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe), and just getting into the routine of school. Research shows that if you spend the first weeks of school on these items, you have more time for academics later in the year (and less time on redirecting behavior). With our social-emotional learning (SEL) program, this has been our main focus.
If your child has some S’s or N’s for their behaviors, that’s ok. Please do not expect perfection from them right now by seeing all E’s on the attributes. Progress reports are a great way to get feedback on their behavior so you can work on improving and getting better.
If your child has some missing assignments, that’s ok. If your child has some assignments that they struggle with, that’s ok. We do not expect 100% all the time, all day, every day. Sure you can have high expectations but build in room for slips and struggles. As adults, we slip and struggle too.
There may not be a lot of assignments in the grade book at this point. So keep that in mind when looking at their grades. There is a lot of time between now and October 21 (the end of Quarter 1).
Enter Service Hours within Sycamore
Click this link for detailed instructions for entering your service hours in Sycamore Education.
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Chipotle Dine Out Sept. 22
Uniform Sale at Digiorgio's Sept. 20 - 25
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CathedralFest - October 1 - 3
Join us for our annual festival! We have lots of fun and exciting events such as the Color Fun Run, Blessing of the Animals, Flag Football, and Soccer Tournaments. Check here for all the details.
Picture Day - September 14th
St. Cecilia Grade School picture day is on Tuesday, September 14th. Visit mylifetouch.com and enter picture day ID EVTPVS7GT to order your package.
CathedralFest Raffle Ticket Sales Contest
The CathedralFest raffle ticket sale contest has begun! Check here for turn in dates and thank you for your support!