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A note from the principal
As the school year ends, I want to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to all of you. Thank you for trusting us to provide your child with their spiritual and educational needs this year. It has indeed been an honor and privilege. As educators, we’re delighted with our students’ progress, and confident they leave as more knowledgeable and successful independent learners. Thank you for your unwavering support and dedication throughout this school year. We have felt your constant and consistent commitment in front of and behind the scenes. Thank you for choosing St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School to share in your family’s growth! We are extremely grateful and thankful that you are part of our Colts Family! I look forward to seeing everyone back on August 10th at our Meet and Greet and Supply Drop Off right after mass and on August 12th, our 1st Day of School. Until then, stay safe and have a wonderful summer. As always, I appreciate your trust, support, and partnership.
Summer tutoring
If you are interested in summer tutoring for your child, we have 2 teachers that have some summer hours available.
Grades 5-8 email Shannon West at: swest@stcky.org
Grade K-4 email Katelyn Kammerer at: kkammerer@stcky.org
Little Colts Preschool
It is official! We are going to have a preschool in the fall! Please share this information with everyone that you know! We are super excited to welcome our littlest colts next year! To register, click HERE and for more information click the link below!
youth summer camp June 22-27
TOTUS TUUS (Totally Yours), a parish mission for youth, is coming to our parish the week of June 22-27.
Students going into grades 1 – 6 next fall are invited to participate in the Children’s Program Monday – Friday from 9:00 to 2:30 each day for catechesis, games, Mass, songs, Reconciliation, and a chance to build a stronger relationship with Christ. Teens entering grades 7 - 12 are invited to come to a Teen Program each evening, Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00. The mission is led by a team of young adults who are on fire for our faith and share that faith with the whole parish throughout their time with us for TOTUS TUUS. The theme for this year’s catechesis is the Sacraments and Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. A variety of volunteer roles for youth and adults are available, too (i.e. chaperones, providing a meal for the missionaries, etc.). TOTUS TUUS combines catechesis and having FUN! We hope to see you and your family there this summer! To register or to volunteer, click the link below. For more information about TOTUS TUUS, please contact John David Kimes in the parish office or email jdkimes@stcky.org.
power of prayer
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.
Kids Caught in Kindness
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.”
Yearbook photos needed!!
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.
