We have so much to celebrate, and hope you are able to join us next week! Our annual celebration of Catholic education is called National Catholic Schools Week (CSW). This year will be its 50th anniversary! 🤩 Learn more about National Catholic Schools week here.

Please note the dress for each day, and know a full uniform is always welcome too! There will be live streams from our Facebook Page to highlight what's happening, especially the STEAM Days, Knowledge Fair, and 8th grade volleyball games on Thursday. 🏐

During this week, we will be continuing our testing window for STAR Math & Reading. Breakfast is helpful for their brain function, memory and attention to set up our kids for doing their best! 🥣 Earlier bed time routines involving reading together would be amazing! Research shows that children who read just 20 minutes per day score in the 90th percentile on standardized tests. 📚

Praying for all of our children, staff, & families as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week together!

Mrs. Stoffel

1/27 - Middle School Sneaker Ball @ 6:30 PM (Gym)

1/28 - Sunday School Family Mass @ 8:30 AM (led by 3rd-5th families) followed by our Community Breakfast in the Cafeteria

1/29 - Catholic Schools Week celebrations continue!

2/2 - No School for Pre-K & Kindergarten; Noon Dismissal for 1st - 8th Grade

2/3 - Trivia Night (Adults Only)

2/5 - No School (Staff Inservice)

Registration is filling up fast! Please click here to RSVP for one of the 3 sessions offered.

Session 1: 8:30 - 9:45 AM

Session 2: 10 - 11:15 AM

Session 3: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Both parents are encouraged to attend with their child.

We look forward to having you visit & sharing more about our school with your family!

• Operetta Rehearsals have started!
• Check the Google Classroom (LINK) for all schedules and updates using code eq7yqvn. Please note, Oompa Loompas do NOT need to be there for the Scene 1 days.
• Willy Wonka, Jr. merch is available again! CLICK HERE to order your shirt or sweatshirt today! They can be worn during the performance or on Spirit Wear Wednesdays with uniform bottoms! The store is closes on 1/24 at 11:59pm.
• All late lunches must be called into the school office and left in a voicemail prior to 8:30am to guarantee a school lunch.
  
• Dress code items to remember:
• Pants or leggings (black, grey, navy) must be worn if the high is less than 50 degrees.
• Earrings must be studs or very small hoops which hug the ear lobe.
• Hair cuts for male students must keep hair above their eyebrow.

We are looking for people who would like to advertise their business in our Operetta program. The Operetta is St. Cecilia School's spring musical that has been going on for over a century. Our Operetta this year is Roald Dahl's Wonka Jr, and it's sure to be a well attended event. We have over 800 people who attend the musical, and it's great exposure for your business. Please contact Christine Koehn at ckoehn@stcecilia.net if you are interested in placing an ad. All ads are in black and white. A full page is $200, half page is $100, and a business card size is $50. The deadline for ads and logo submission is Friday, February 16, 2024.

Please sign up for basketball concessions & scoreboard! FUN & EASY way to get your required 15 hours of service! Money from concession stand and ticket sales make it possible for ABC to fund field trips, bus transportation, equipment for the PE classroom, donuts for the Book Fair event, closet cubbies, tables, and bins for classrooms, & so much more! Sign up by clicking this link:

https://stceciliacathedral.ivolunteer.com/basketball2023

If you're available to help prepare lunches and serve our kids, please consider signing up to volunteer by clicking here! THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who have helped serve our students this year!

Activities Booster Club - Meets first Wednesday of the month @ 7 pm in the STEAM Lab. Contact Tony Vaccaro, president, at tonyv78@yahoo.com with any questions! Next meeting will be February 7th.

Home & School - Meets first Tuesday of the month @ 6 pm in the STEAM Lab. Contact Candice Towey, president, at zcandice@hotmail.com with any questions! Next meeting will be February 6th.

Contact Sheila Graham at sgraham@stceciliacathedral.org to sign up for a ministry at an upcoming Mass. Ministries include gift bearer, EMHC, greeter, usher, and server. We appreciate your family sharing of their time and talents!

WHAT: Serving Saturday lunch at the Stephen Center

WHERE: 2723 Q St, Omaha, NE 68107

WHEN: Third Saturday of each month

HOW: Click here to sign up!

CONTACT: Jeff Hausman, (402)650-8122

jvlajeff@gmail.com or jhausman@arrupevirtual.org

We are so grateful for those who have supported our school families and Cathedral community for decades. Marletta McKercher, Jill Stoffel, Nancy Mulhal, Martha O'Connor, Elaine Pohren, Mary Kay Mans, and Jean Batenhorst-Smith kept this cherished tradition alive for so many years! After numerous years of dedicated service, the "Sisters of WE" are ready for the next generation to take the reins. There are multiple volunteer opportunities available in a variety of capacities:

• Core Group: commit to meeting once a month to organize and price donations
• Shed Clear-Out: check the donation shed and bring items downstairs on a week-to-week basis
• Pick-Up: use own truck to help pick up furniture donations and bring them to school as needed
• Pricing: assist at peak times of year during the monthly gathering
• Week Of: commit 7 days prior to the sale, helping where needed
• Day Of: commit minimum 2 hour shifts as a sales clerk
• After Sale: clear the cafeteria of any items at the conclusion of Cathedralfest

We appreciate any time you are willing to give! The task at hand is assembling the incoming Core Group. If you are interested in getting together each month to enjoy some lively camaraderie with other St. Cecilia parents, please text me at your earliest convenience at 402-319-7344 to join our crew as a year-round volunteer! We will begin meeting in February.

Thank you and God bless!

Michelle Sueck

Registration is open for students currently in 1st - 8th grade! Coaches can also register at the link below.

If there are any questions please contact Lindsay Rosenthal - lindsr4@gmail.com

https://stceciliaelementaryschool.sportngin.com/signup

A great way for students and families to enjoy the weekend! Upcoming games at home include:

Friday, 1/26

- 8th Grade Girls @ 6:15 PM

- 8th Grade Boys @ 7:20 PM

Saturday, 1/27

- 3rd Grade Boys @ 9:00 AM

- 4th Grade Girls @ 10:10 AM

- 4th Grade Boys @ 11:20 AM

- 6th Grade Girls @ 1:40 PM

As a school community, our families and staff are serving through various forms of ministry at the Sunday Mass on January 28th at 8:30 am. Our school families and staff will get to participate by bringing up the gifts, greeting parishioners, choir singing during communion, serving, reading and as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. If your family is interested in being an usher, greeter, or gift bearer then please CLICK HERE to sign up!

In December, our 6th - 8th grade students, families, and staff led in many ways. We encourage your family to attend, participate and stay for the community breakfast in the Cafeteria afterward! We ask any students attending with their families to wear their school uniforms so our parishioners are able to see their presence within the congregation. We hope you are able to join us!

CLICK HERE to sign up to attend to get a free breakfast & school tour!