March 3, 2010
Parents, your child/ren had a Vision Screening on Friday, February 26th, as part
of our annual procedure for wellness among students. The Vision Screening was done under the direction of
Dr. Ken Lameier. The testing done was for Distant vision only, Near vision was not done.
Only students who were tested and had a finding will be receiving a letter to be sent home in his/her Wednesday
folder. Please take time to read your child's results.
A big
thank you to Dr. Ken Lameier, Jamie Lameier, Karen McIntosh, Mary Bramer for assisting our students in their annual Vision
Screening on Friday, February 26th. A real big thank you to Jenny Robke for organizing this Vision Screening test for
all students.
Friday,
March 4th is our first School-Wide Science Fair. Students in grades K-3 will be submitting a class project.
Students in grades 4 & 5 will be presenting partnered projects, and students in grades 6-8 will be presenting an
individual project to be judged on Friday by 7 official judges. All exhibits will be kept on display for Saturday
and Sunday so parishioners may view the work of the future scientists of America.
Congratulations to Becca Ruschell who will represent
St. Cecilia Catholic School at a reception on March 11, 2010 for her Pro-life essay! Way to go, Becca! We are
proud of you!
CANDY,
CANDY, CANDY----If you have participated in the candy sale and have either candy or money that has not been turned in, please
drop it by the office so we may give your family credit. Please make sure that all candy is marked with the family name
and that money is in an envelope also marked with family name.
Tuesday,
March 16th is an out of uniform fund raising day for the 8th grade class trip. Any student who wishes not to wear
his/her uniform and pays a $1.00 may have a no-uniform day. In honor of St. Patrick Day, students are invited
to wear some kind of GREEN that day.
There
are tickets still available for Tuscany in the Spring on March 13th. If you haven't purchased a ticket for this extravagant
event please contact Shelley Crowley, or the main office at St. Cecilia School. This is a wonderful evening for all
women.
SMILE----spring is only 19 days away!!!!!!!
Dear Parents,
On Monday, March 8th, St. Cecilia
School will kick off its campaign of A Hundred Coins for Haiti. This is in accordance with the Diocesan
plea that each school assist with the relief efforts of Haiti. Each student will receive a cloth pouch
on Friday, March 5th, in which to collect his/ her 100 coins. These coins can be of any denomination,
(ie; a hundred pennies, nickels, dimes, or a combination). They will bring them to school and deposit them in each classroom’s
money jug. This is not a contest among classes. Coins donated from students will come
from the heart with no prizes awarded, and will be sent to help with the Haitian relief. The students of
St. Cecilia are very generous and extremely concerned with the well being of mankind. St. Cecilia School
has already contributed $500.00 to this cause, and our hope is that this campaign will amount to another $500.00.
A Hundred Coins for Haiti will last one week, March 8th-12th. Students may
keep their cloth pouches at the end as a remembrance of this year’s school theme ------Making A Difference.
The following 7th and 8th grade Altar Servers received the Serra Club Servers
Award for their dedication and reverence to the Altar as a server. The awards ceremony was this past Sunday at the Cathedral
in Covington. Congratulations to these students!
Gabrielle Berman
Matthew Bergman
Anastasia Bray
David Breidenich
Jacob Bruening
Tad Ecklar
Eli Eubank
David Finke
Matthew Flanagan
Keaton
Harvard
Joe Hock
Alyssa Hoffman
Tyler Hoog
Kelsey Kuntz
Noelle Lameier
Evan Meenach
Daniel
Reynolds
Evan Reynolds
Brent Russell
Rebecca Thaman
Ellen Warning
Nolan Warning
Jacob Waters
Zach Wehrman
Jacob Weldon
Ryan Wilkerson
Jacob Williams
Jake Volpenhein
Ryan Zurborg
Cov Cath
Colonels Middle School Football Sign ups
Sign ups for Cov Cath middle school
football will be Wednesday, March 17 at 7 pm in the Cov Cath school cafeteria. Boys who attend any grade
school of the Diocese of Covington and who will be in the 7th and 8th
grade in the fall are eligible to play. A Q&A session will be held, along with sign ups.
We run the varsity plays and practice on the high school turf field. We are the only school with
two teams. The 8th graders play in the Large School division and were
the Division Champions. The 7th graders play in the Small School division
and were the Division Runners Up. Come join Colonels football! Any questions, contact Head
Coach Ted Edgington at coachedgington@yahoo.com.
February 24, 2010
Tuscany
in the SpringMeeting is tonight, February 24 at 7pm in the Fine Arts
room. We are going to finish and finalize all the plans for the stagette, which is in 16 days. If you are
unable to attend this meeting yet want to assist in any way please call Shelley Crowley at 859-363-7324 or email me at smc112971@fuse.net.
Please be sure to check Wednesday’s
folder for:
Lifetouch yearbook order form
Scrip order form
Walk-a-Thon information
We
express our gratitude to SCPTO and Mr. Bill Young State Farm Insurance for
our St. Cecilia Catholic School tee-shirts. The support of Mr. Young and SCPTO allows us to “Go and
Make a Difference.”
Registration
Packets! Please be sure to return your registration
packets as soon as possible.
Congratulations
to the following students who represented St. Cecilia
Catholic School by delivering a speech or presenting a demonstration for the Kenton County Communication Contest:
Meg Warning
Isaac Schultz
Kate Dreas
Katie Nolan
Matt Hock
Jimmy Dean
Joe Hock
Nolan
Warning
Michael Bramer
Allen McIntosh
Taylor Butler
Sarah Kleier
Molly Erwin
Pinewood
Derby Winners Announced! Congratulations to Brandon
and Evan Wells for winning first place at the Pinewood Derby.
Remember to check your child/ren’s grades and progress
at grades.covingtondiocese.org
February 17, 2010
ACRE
Test for grades 5 and 8 will be administered on March 4th. (This is a change because of the snow and delay days)
SCPTO next general meeting is March 17 at
7PM. Remember the Spring Spectacular is March 13th. If you need parent partnership hours contact Shelley
Crowlley to offer your help with setting up for this fabulous event! Tickets are also available by calling Shelley
Crowley at 859-363-7324 or email Shelley at smc112971@fuse.net.
On Fridays during Lent, Father Mario,
the faculty and staff and the students will pray “The Stations of the Cross,” at 1:15PM in church.
February 12, 2010
President's Day, February 15: No school.
Ash Wednesday, February 17: All students will attend Mass.
ACRE Test for grades
5 and 8 will be adminstered on February 18.
Peking Acrobats at the Aronoff for grades 4 - 8.
Students will be taking the Kenton County buses and return in time for lunch at school.
Stations
of the Cross, February 19 at 1:30PM in church.
February 4, 2010
Today the students celebrated Spirit Day!
The students look terrific in their St. Cecilia School: Go Make A Difference, tee shirts supplied
by SCPTO and State Farm Insurance agent: Mr. Young.
Tomorrow
we will celebrate Mass, receive recognition from the Mayor of Independence, and hold our student appreciation!
Don’t forget private transportation dismissal is at 12:30PM.
This Catholic School Week has been a grand celebration and we are deeply grateful to the
SCPTO for providing the teachers with a superb luncheon, the students with many treats and tokens, and sponsoring the World’s
Finest Chocolate Sale.
Next week is quite busy. We have the Women’s
Crisis Center coming for a presentation on personal health and safety for grades 4 - 8 and Kid’s on the Block for the
younger students. If parents would like to have their child/ren opt out of these programs please send a
note with your child on Monday.
On February
11th the 6th graders are going to Regency Manor and on Friday, February 12th our second graders receive
their First Reconciliation.
Our students in grades 6, 7, 8 are
singing at the 11AM Mass on February 14th. We ask that the parents of these students make sure
their child/ren meets in the Under croft by 10:50AM.
Thank
you for a great Catholic School Week, we made it through.
From
the desk of the Principal 1/27/10
The Diocese has asked each school to raise money for the Catholic Schools in Haiti that
have been destroyed by the devastating earthquake. St. Cecilia has 3 different fund raisers going on for
the children in Haiti:
1)
A beautiful blanket that was made and donated by Mrs. Peg Koch. It will be raffled off
the last day at Catholic School Week. Tickets are $.25 each of 5 for a dollar.
2) A contributions of $2.00
from each students will opt them out of a NO HOMEWORK NIGHT on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd.
3) Each student will receive a handmade pouch and
will be asked to fill the pouch with a hundred coins. The coins may be of any denominations, ie. a hundred
pennies, nickels, or a combination of. When the students will turn in the coins they may keep the handmade
pouches. This will happen the last week of February.
Due to circumstances beyond my control the Science Fair dates had to be moved
back to Thursday, March 4th and Friday, March 5th. The Science Fair will remain set up that weekend
for family and friends to view. The Fish Fry dinner will be moved to the cafeteria that Friday night.
Thanks to all the 8th grade parent bakers.
The bakery items have been a huge success especially the brownies and rice crispy treats. As of
the time of this writing, the total is nearing $200.00. Thank you all for helping out the 8th
grade class in their quest for an all paid class trip.
January 20, 2010
Several items went home
in your family folders today:
Tuscany in the Spring: March 13, 2010 information.
Please support this fantastic fund raiser. As you can see from the information many volunteers are needed for this event.
Classroom Baskets, Student Showcase, Silent Auction, a delicious dinner and so much more are part of this grand evening.
World's Finest Chocolate Sale Information. Sale begins Feb. 2 and ends on Feb. 16. Again
your support of the SCPTO effort is greatly appreciated.
SCRIP Program Family
Order Form. If you haven't used this program please check it out. Gift cards are a wonderfully easy way to pay
for your gas, lunch on the go, for birthday gifts, to use for shopping for clothes, technology, building materials and so
much more. Check this terrific program out!
Invitation to our Open House
on January 31st, noon - 2PM. EVERYONE is encouraged to attend this event. Not only will you pick up your 2010-2011
registration packet, you will see demonstrations by the P.E. classes, see beautiful art displays, view students work, check
out experiments in the science lab, but much more. See you there!
News from our SCPTO President: Beth Warning
There will be a Spring Spectacular volunteer meeting on Wednesday February 3rd at 7 pm at school.
All room parents are expected to attend to discuss the class baskets. Anyone interested in volunteering at the event, helping
with appetizers, or helping with decorating is invited to attend also.
On Tuesday, February 2nd, SCPTO kicks off
the World's Finest Chocolate Sale. Each family is asked to sell 50 bars (1 case) of assorted chocolate at $1 per bar. Money
is collected at the time of the sale, and must be returned no later than February 16th. If your family would like to sell
chocolate after mass on February 6/7 or 13/14, please contact Katy Davis, Candy Coordinator (katydavis@insightbb.com ).
Teacher Appreciation Day will be held on Tuesday, Feb 2nd during Catholic School Week. If you are able to provide
a dish, snack, drinks, or paper-ware, please contact Beth Warning (283-9990 or bwarning@fuse.net).
Sports Committee Notice!
The Sports Committee is in immediate need of a Vice President. Peggy Federmann has
retired after many years of excellent service and we are in need of someone to replace her. The position would require
attending one monthly Sports Committee meeting (normally held the 3rd Thursday of each month). This
person would coordinate the 7th and 8th grade Sports Banquet, coordinate uniforms, team photos, trophys and awards
and attend PTO meetings regarding Sports Committee issues. Please contact Darrin McCaffrey at 363-1617.
Holy Cross High School will recognize girls grade school basketball teams from our feeder schools of Holy Cross,
Holy Family, St. Anthony, St. Augustine & St. Cecilia at the Holy Cross vs. Newport game on Friday, January 29.
The JV game is at 6:00 PM and Varsity game is at 7:30 PM. Players get into the games for FREE if they wear their uniform
jersey. Coaches please RSVP by January 22nd to shannon.minor@hchscov.com or at 431-1335.
Accessing your students grades is easy:
Go to grades.covingtondiocese.org,
Type in your Family ID (if you don't know this email lkohl@stcindependence.org),
Type in the last four digits of your phone number,
Type in your
pcode,
You are set to go!