School.StCeciliaCincinnati.org Page 1 of 6 February 16, 2018 4115 Taylor Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209 School.StCeciliaCincinnati.org T: 513-533-6060 Dear Parents/Guardians: Tonight St. Cecilia will be hosting a Fish Fry in the school cafeteria from 4:30 to 7:30. All the proceeds will go to assist our athletic programs. We hope that many families are able to make it. If you can’t this week, you’ll have another opportunity next Friday, February 23! Invite friends and family to come enjoy good food and company! Report cards for Trimester II will be sent home next Friday. Next Friday’s Stations of the Cross will take place at 1:15PM instead of the normal 2:15PM. Parents are invited to attend. Please spread the word about this year’s 8 th grade Washington D.C. Fundraising Dinner. Please see the included flyer, consider attending, and invite others that you may know! Remember that Monday, we celebrate Presidents’ Day and there will be no school. Have a great weekend! Mr. Michael Goedde Principal Spanish Mass This Sunday at 5PM, St. Cecilia will have its monthly Spanish Mass. At 4:30PM the Rosary will be prayed prior to the start of Mass. We hope we have a good turn out, and as always, families are encouraged to invite others to attend. Camp Kern Grades 6 and 7 Camp Kern trips are scheduled for the 27 th and 28 th of this month. Please make sure to return all forms and payment for the trip if your child is in either of these grades. Upcoming Events February 16 Teacher Work Day – No School for Students Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 in St. Cecilia Commons (Cafeteria) February 19 No School – President’s Day February 23 St. Cecilia Olympics Closing Ceremony Stations of the Cross 1:15PM February 27-February 28 6 th and 7 th Grades at Camp Kern March 1 Open Registration Begins March 2 Stations of the Cross 2:15PM March 8 8 th Grade DC Fundraiser Dinner – 6PM in the Commons (Cafeteria) Important Announcement There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, Feb. 19 Open Registration begins March 1 and Registration Fee goes up to $100 for all families.
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February 16, 2018
4115 Taylor Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209
School.StCeciliaCincinnati.org T: 513-533-6060
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Tonight St. Cecilia will be hosting a Fish Fry in the school cafeteria from
4:30 to 7:30. All the proceeds will go to assist our athletic programs. We
hope that many families are able to make it. If you can’t this week, you’ll
have another opportunity next Friday, February 23! Invite friends and family
to come enjoy good food and company!
Report cards for Trimester II will be sent home next Friday.
Next Friday’s Stations of the Cross will take place at 1:15PM instead of the
normal 2:15PM. Parents are invited to attend.
Please spread the word about this year’s 8th grade Washington D.C.
Fundraising Dinner. Please see the included flyer, consider attending, and
invite others that you may know!
Remember that Monday, we celebrate Presidents’ Day and there will be no
school.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Michael Goedde
Principal
Spanish Mass
This Sunday at 5PM, St. Cecilia will have its monthly Spanish
Mass. At 4:30PM the Rosary will be prayed prior to the start of
Mass. We hope we have a good turn out, and as always, families
are encouraged to invite others to attend.
Camp Kern Grades 6 and 7 Camp Kern trips are scheduled for the 27th and
28th of this month. Please make sure to return all forms and
payment for the trip if your child is in either of these grades.
Upcoming Events
February 16
Teacher Work Day – No
School for Students
Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 in St. Cecilia
Commons (Cafeteria)
February 19
No School – President’s Day
February 23
St. Cecilia Olympics Closing
Ceremony
Stations of the Cross 1:15PM
February 27-February 28
6th and 7th Grades at Camp
Kern
March 1
Open Registration Begins
March 2
Stations of the Cross 2:15PM
March 8
8th Grade DC Fundraiser
Dinner – 6PM in the
Commons (Cafeteria)
Important Announcement
There is NO SCHOOL on
Monday, Feb. 19
Open Registration begins
March 1 and Registration
Fee goes up to $100 for all
families.
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More Important News
A Note on Tuition Parents, please note that our tuition for the 2018-2019 school year has increased to better reflect the overall cost to educate a child at St. Cecilia. Based upon last year’s budget, the true cost per student is approximately $5700. To narrow that gap, we felt that a tuition increase was merited. Additionally, we are anticipating that the State of Ohio, knowing that the present voucher offered to parents does not cover the true cost to educate a child, will increase the voucher amount as well. For those not receiving a voucher through the state of Ohio, the parish will continue to subsidize $2000 for all active parishioners that are tuition paying. Further, ample tuition assistance is provided for tuition paying parents that may not be parishioners. We will utilize assistance from downtown, the Kremer Grant, and the Parish when needed to ensure that parents that desire a Catholic education are able to provide one.
Registration Reminders Yesterday, registration for the 2018-2019 school year began and runs through the month of February. Remember, that registering your child ensures that a spot is reserved for him/her for the next school year. Beginning March 1, Open Registration will begin. This means that any unreserved spots will be open to students of families that are not presently enrolled at St. Cecilia. We are anticipating that many of our grades will be at capacity as has been the trend in the last couple of years. Parents are encouraged to register early with the benefits being that you do not find yourself locked out of a spot for next year and you save $25 as the Registration fee during February is $75 whereas beginning March 1 it will be $100. Below is an outline highlighting important dates and information related to Registration. Should you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call the school office. As in year’s past, we highly encourage present families to invite friends and other families that may have school aged children to visit our school and consider registering at St. Cecilia. Like we have done in the past, any family that brings another family into the St. Cecilia community and has a child fully registered and enrolled for next school year will have both families’ registration fees waived.
Registration Timeline
February 1 - February 29
Priority registration for returning families; all requirements must be completed (not started) during this time to be considered enrolled for 2018-2019
February 1 EdChoice & EdChoice expansion application/renewal begins; JPSN application/renewal period begins
March 1 Open Registration (all unreserved spots are open to be filled); any new student to St. Cecilia must be screened and records shared
April 30 Deadline for all EdChoice (including Income Verification forms)
Valentines Dance Thank You! Thank you to our PTO, especially Tricia Klco, Mike and Gina Simon, and faculty and staff who helped with last Friday’s grades 6, 7, and 8 Valentine’s Day Dance. Students were very well behaved and had a lot of fun. The efforts of all those that assisted are much appreciated!
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Students are having fun with different Olympic competitions! Check out the Leaderboard! Next Friday,
students will be awarded their medals and we will see which country garners the most medals - not
before our final competition, which will be a team challenge. Rumor has a surprise team that yet to
compete in any other events may be joining!
Gold Silver Bronze Total
France 6 7 5 18
Mexico 5 6 7 18
New Zealand 9 4 4 17
Austria 4 4 7 15
China 6 6 2 14
Netherlands 5 4 5 14
Switzerland 4 6 4 14
Canada 5 5 3 13
Argentina 3 4 6 13
Norway 5 3 3 11
Zimbabwe 1 3 4 8
Croatia 0 3 5 8
Nigeria 3 1 2 6
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What’s coming in the next week…. Preschool
In Preschool this week, we will be continuing our clothing study and our focus will be on what special clothes people wear for work! We are having so very much fun with this interactive, hands-on study! In Reading, we will be studying the letter “V,” along with all previously learned letters. In Math, we will be studying the number 20, along with all previously learned numbers and have some very fun math games that we will be playing! In Religion, we will continue learning about Lent and Easter, along with studying the Liturgical Calendar of the Catholic Church. In Social Studies, we will be learning about President’s Day, what it is and why we celebrate it. We are looking forward to another fun week in Preschool!
Kindergarten
In Language Arts we will be studying three new word families and continuing to strengthen our conventions of writing. In Reading we will learn to identify a story’s theme and overall message. In Math, we will continue to work with addition properties up to 20 and identifying objects by weight, length and height. In Social Studies, we will learn about the celebration of Presidents Day. In Religion, we will continue to study the Lenten season.
Grade 1 In Math we will begin our chapter on length. Students will compare the height and length of things as
they measure with non-standard units. In Language Arts we will continue to use the /ai/ and /ay/ in phonics and while we read stories about agriculture. In Social Studies we will learn about Rosa Parks and Jesse Owens for Black History Month. In Religion we will continue to learn about Lent.
Grade 2 Religion – We will be learning about the Stations of the Cross, and more about the Saints. ELA – We will be Reading Fictional Stories. In writing we will write about our favorite family
activities. In grammar, we will study words that are homophones. Math – We will begin to practice good mental math strategies in chapter 10. Science - We will continue to study the solar system. Social Studies – We will continue to learn about important African American figures.
Grade 3 Religion - Students will continue to talk about their Lenten promises and learn about the 4th
Commandment. English - Students will learn about contractions. Reading – Students will continue reading Charlotte’s Web and focus on inferencing and explicit
information. Social Studies – Students will begin a unit on Australia. Math - Students will learn how to add money.
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Grade 4 Religion – Students will learn about the 6th and the 9th Commandments. English – Students will be competing in the Olympics with their spelling bee; parts of speech; and
punctuation. Reading - Students will continue focusing on character and theme while reading Mr. Popper’s
Penguins. Science –Students will investigate more about electricity. Math (Wispé) – Students will finish learning about graphs and charts and chapter test at the end of the
week. Math (Musselman) – Students will continue working on graphs and line charts. Social Studies - Students will learn about how World War II affected Ohio, and take a test on Chapter
6. Art - Students will continue to work on their weaving project.
Grade 5 Religion – Students will take a test on Unit 4. Students will learn how life is precious. English – Students will be competing in the Olympics with their spelling bee; parts of speech; and
punctuation. Reading – Students will continue reading 100 Dresses. They will continue figurative language with
idioms and hyperboles. Science – Students will finish learning about energy and electricity and prepare for a unit test. Math (Scheidel) – Students will take their chapter 4 test on multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed
numbers. Math (Musselman) – Students will be adding and subtracting mixed numbers, and beginning of
multiplying and dividing of fractions. Social Studies – Art - Students will continue to work on their medal tooling project.
Grade 6 Religion – Students will learn more about Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. English – Reading (Regan) – Reading (Thomas) – Students will continue reading “Number the Stars.”
Science – Students will continue unit 4 on the classification of living things Math (Scheidel) – Students will solve one-step equations. Math (Wispé) – Students will finish working with rates and take a chapter test. Social Studies – Art - Students will be constructing robots out of the boxes and cans that they are bringing from home.
Grade 7 Religion – Students will finish their chapter on the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) with a chapter quiz
and the visit of a special guest. English - Students will have a test on modifiers and complete a root words unit. Reading (Dorato) - Students will be working on an expository essay Reading (Thomas) – Students will continue to explore the short stories in “Making Connections.” Science - Students will be studying the phases of the moon. Math (Wispé) – Students will work with angles sharing a common vertex. Math (Scheidel) – Students will solve algebraic equations by using inverse operations. Social Studies – Students will examine the Judicial Branch in detail Art - Students will be researching information about artists.
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Grade 8 Religion – Students will learn about the persecution of the early Church. English – Students will work with Gerund Phrases. Reading (Goedde) – Students will begin reading the Diary of Anne Frank Play. Reading (Thomas) – Students will continue reading “Gathering Blue.” Science – Students will continue unit 5 on reproduction and heredity. Math (Scheidel) – Students will take their chapter 5 test on solving systems of linear equations. Math (Poux) – Students will continue to find the slope of a line when given two points – leading to
writing equations in slope-intercept form. Social Studies – Students will begin a unit on WW II Art - Students will be using their sketches of one or two-point perspective photographs to paint a
picture.
You are cordially invited to attend a Washington DC Fundraising Dinner hosted by the
St. Cecilia 8th grade class at the St. Cecilia Commons on Thursday, March 1st at 6PM. Staff from St. Cecilia have a terrific menu prepared for the evening.
We would be honored with your presence as our 8th graders look forward to ensuring that you have a wonderful dining experience. The cost of the evening is $30 per person with proceeds from the night going to assist 8th graders with their year end trip to Washington DC scheduled April 19th to April 22nd. Eighth graders are excited to be hosting you and so many that have helped to make their education at St. Cecilia possible. We hope that you can join us! The menu and details regarding parking and entrance into the building can be found on the back of this form.
Eighth Grade Washington DC Fundraising Dinner
Reservations Are Required—Fill out the reservation form below and return to the school office with payment.
I/we would like to reserve a spot at the Eighth Grade DC Fundraising Dinner. Payment ($30 each) is enclosed with this form (please fill in the information below). I/we would like to attend but are unable. Please find our donation toward the 8th grade trip enclosed. I/we are sorry that we will not be able to attend. Name: _________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________
Name(s) of people attending and menu selections (check one entree and one dessert):
