Thanksgiving offers a beautiful opportunity for us to pause, reflect, and celebrate the abundant blessings God has given us. This uniquely American holiday aligns with the Catholic tradition of gratitude and can be an occasion for both festive gatherings and deeper reflection on our faith. In Catholic teaching, gratitude is more than a mere acknowledgment of blessings; it is a response to God’s love. Scripture repeatedly reminds us to "give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endures forever" (Psalm 136:1). The Church calls us to cultivate a spirit of thankfulness as a virtue—a habit that shapes our lives and orients our hearts toward God. By embracing this virtue, we deepen our awareness of God’s presence and His generous gifts. Thanksgiving is a perfect occasion to reflect on the blessings God has poured into our lives, especially in our families, friendships, health, and faith. This day serves as a reminder to not take these gifts for granted but instead offer our thanks to God for all He has given us. I wish you a safe and meaningful Thanksgiving. Enjoy the extra time with your family and friends and be sure to invite God to be a central part of your celebrations.

The online spirit wear shop is open!! The shop closes at midnight on November 30!

Snag some goodies for your Colts and all the Colts fans in your life!

Orders will arrive in time for Christmas. If your order is a gift, be sure to select that option at checkout. Special arrangements will be made to get your order to you discretely.

If you have any questions or requests for future items, please contact Amy Muench (amymuench@yahoo.com).

As a reminder on MONDAY, 12/1 students are out of uniform if they are dressed in their spirit wear for a GREEN and GOLD day!

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Here is the link to the COLT CLASSIC SCHEDULE

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And you can click below for a list of the theme days!

⚡️ FLASH SALE: Order your Holiday Poinsettias *this week only*. Orders deadline 12/1/2025.

Online payment for orders processed here: https://www.wesharegiving.org/App/Form/3b91ff32-5de0-4fff-bc07-d95f3cf86cf7

If you prefer to pay via cash or check, please email your order to pto@stcky.org. Checks can be made out to St. Catherine of Siena.

Proceeds to benefit Poinsettia’s for our Parish Shut-Ins, Flowers in Church and the school’s PTO. Help us meet our goal!

Here is the December Menu!

Did your child love coming to see Alice int Wonderland?  If so, we have a few extra USB's if you would like to buy one!  They are $25.00 and would make a fun Christmas gift or stocking stuffer!  The little kids love watching their older book buddies, team captains and friends perform!  Email Mrs. Lorenz at klorenz@stcky.org if you would like one sent home!  

St. Catherine Foresters is collecting gently used coats (adults & kids), scarves & mittens.  If you have any extra items and
would like them to go to good use, please bring them to either the Parish or School Office.
Deadline: Friday, December 5

Don't forget that we are hosting a sock drive for Shoes for the Shoeless! (S4TS) through 11/25. There are 4 donation boxes throughout the school for you to drop in NEW athletic socks!  Click below to learn more!

Carmel Manor would like to warmly invite your school community to Christmas at Carmel Manor on Wednesday, December 17th from 6:00–7:00 p.m.

This festive evening will include:
🎄 Christmas music and live caroling
🎨 Christmas-themed activity stations
🎅 A meet-and-greet with Santa!

Please see the flyer below for more information. We hope to fill our home with joy, laughter, and holiday cheer!

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/HQFNX9 (this is specific to our yearbook). Bookmark for easy access!

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

3) Choose 'upload your files' from your PC/Phone/Tablet or from Google Drive or Google Photos.

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

4) Once you get the message that the uploads are complete, you are set!  If you want to add more photos but of a different category, start back at step 1.

***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, Golf, Volleyball, field trips, class days, assemblies, etc... We need those pictures!

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

It's time to order your yearbook and take advantage of the lower price!  You don't want to be left out, or forget to order!  Do it now before the rush of the holidays!!  You will thank yourself later!!  Only $15.00 per yearbook right now!

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Click below to order a yearbook. Use code: YB32477

We are looking for cafeteria help again this year! Thank you all for taking a turn!  The kids LOVE seeing their parents in the lunch line! 

As a reminder, you must be Virtus trained and compliant to volunteer and you may not bring younger siblings with you when you are working in the lunch line (state guidelines)​

12/1: Back to school - Green and Gold Day

12/8: Immaculate conception - NO SCHOOL

12/19: 1/2 Day early dismissal 11:00​​

Click below to see all of the great things happening up on "The Hill"

We are continuing prayer initiative again this 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.

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

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