The SPIRIT of SKS
Saint Kateri School Newsletter - May 11, 2022
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Principal Letter
Hello Saint Kateri School families!
I hope everyone enjoyed this past weekend and were able to celebrate our mothers and those who mother us in our families. Congratulations to all of our students who have celebrated their First Eucharist this past weekend, including Ellie, Cate and Addy in 2nd grade. God bless you!
Thank you to Philip Schroeder for working with his company, Advantage Credit Union, and donating computer towers to Saint Kateri School. Over the past few years we have been working with the Department of Catholic Schools IT Department to make decisions about our continuing outdated technology. We have had many computers recycled because the hardware has become too outdated and can no longer be serviced. Even as we are moving to 1:1 devices in K-5, it continues to be important for the Lab, classrooms and staff to have access to these updated computers. Thank you!
Thank you to our Parent's Association for preparing and coordinating the daily treats for our teachers. Our Main Office and Mrs. Syracusa for all their support and help in carrying out the daily surprises and contributing some surprises of their own! We are very blessed ~
Lots of fun pictures below ~ what a fun week we had last week. Celebrating our teachers and our first DOR Department of Catholic School Mass together with all of our schools! God is good! All of our students are taking home a Blessed Mother Mary prayer card this week. They were given to us at the Mass and we have been praying it every day in May to end our day.
I will be out of the office for the next few days and Mr. Carney will be acting Principal in my absence. I pray for a speedy recovery so that I can be back at school celebrating the end of this school year with our students and teachers!
Thank you for all you do for SKS and our students ~ our families are the heart of SKS!
Mrs. Terri L. Morgan, Principal
Email: Terri.Morgan@dor.org
Website: www.saintkaterischool.org
Phone: (585) 467-8730
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Happy Principal's Day
Parent's Association sets up for the breakfast
Chip chip hooray!
You Are One Smart Cookie!
Teachers Add Flair
Donuts Delite
You Are the Balm
Rocket fuel from Starbucks!
Succulents from Lowe's
For Helping Us Grow!
Thank you for the donation!
Lunch was Yummy!
Lord Hear Our Prayer
Please pray for the following people in our Saint Kateri community ~
- All those in our Saint Kateri School community
- Mrs. Borden's Aunt
Notify the Main Office if you wish to add anyone to this prayer intention list.
Reminders from the Main Office
- Please help us keep the children safe by being extra cautious driving around our school campus ~ and patiently waiting your turn in the Car Line.
- June 30th is the last day for Early Bird registration for Extended Care. The registration fee will increase to $75
Upcoming Calendar Dates:
MAY:
- 5/11: FULL DAY OF SCHOOL
- 5/11: Hot Lunch closes for June at 9:30am
- 5/17 - 5/19: Scholastic Book Fair - Buy 1, Get 1FREE!
- 5/17: May Day Prayer Service at 9:15am (2nd grade)
- 5/17: No Quiet Mass
- 5/20: Kindergarten Screening
- 5/21: Walk-A-Thon begins with registration check-in at 10:00am
- 5/21: Walk-A-Thon Food Truck Rodeo 11:00am-2:00pm
- 5/24: No Quiet Mass
- 5/24: K-5 Spring Concert (10:00am and 7:00pm)
- 5/26: K-5 Ascension of Jesus Mass lead by 1st grade at 9:00am
- 5/26: NYS 4th grade Science Performance test at 10:00am
- 5/27: Kindergarten Screening
- 5/31: Last Quiet Mass (3rd/K)
JUNE:
- 6/1: NYS 4th grade ELA Field Test
- 6/3: Kindergarten Screening
- 6/6: NYS 4th grade Science Written test
- 6/7: Kindergarten School Mass at 9:00am
- 6/10: Last day for school Hot Lunches and Milk
- 6/11: SKS Sea Breeze Day
- 6/13: Preschool Field Day
- 6/14: Flag Day Prayer Service at 9:00am (outside ~ weather permitting)
- 6/15: Kindergarten Celebration (10:00am)
- 6/16: Three Year Old Moving Up Celebration (10:00am)
- 6/17: Q4 ends
- 6/17: Juneteenth Prayer Service (8:45am)
- 6/17: Four Year Old Moving Up Celebration (10:00am)
- 6/17: 5th grade Luncheon (12:30pm)
- 6/17: 5th grade Ceremony (6:00pm)
- 6/20: No School Juneteenth
- 6/21: K-5 Field Day and Picnic
- 6/21: Promise Prayer Service (10:00am)
- 6/21: Last day of school ~ Happy Summer!
WALK-A-THON 2022
A reminder to hand in any Walk-A-Thon volunteer forms ~ many hands make light work!
We are almost 50% toward our Silent Auction Basket goal of $3,000 and almost 15% toward our Walk-A-Thon pledge goal of $15,000. Please continue to share the information with your family and friends and on your social media pages. We have also posted the links on our school website, www.saintkaterischool.org.
Silent Auction Baskets:
- Online at: https://go.dojiggy.io/sks-auction
- Online at: https://go.dojiggy.io/sks2022
South of the Border
Game Night
Buffalo Bills Tailgating Party
Let's Go Camping
Fun in the Sun
Put Me In Coach
Date Night
Sundae Fundae
Gardening and Bird Watching
Science and Technology
Arts and Crafts
PARENT’S ASSOCIATION 2021-2022
Hi SKS families!
As you know, our annual Walk-A-Thon is quickly approaching. We are looking for lots of help to make this event a success! If you are interested, you can email Katie (stam.kaitlyn@gmail.com) or Nicole (n_staebell@hotmail.com).
We will be having our next Parent's Association Meeting:
- June 1st ~ 6:00-7:30pm
- In-Person in the SKS Gym
- All are welcome!
Volunteers must:
- Be CASE trained prior to volunteering (process can take up to two weeks)
- On March 2nd the mask mandate in schools was lifted. Masks are no longer required in school or school events unless there has been prior notification. We will continue to follow our other 2021-2022 COVID guidelines ~ social distancing and hand wash/sanitize frequently. (These guidelines are subject to change as guidance is updated.)
Email Katie (stam.kaitlyn@gmail.com) or Nicole (n_staebell@hotmail.com) with any questions or items to add to the agenda.
Saint Kateri School
Email: sksdcs@dor.org
Website: www.saintkaterischool.org
Location: 445 Kings Highway South, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: (585) 467-8730
Facebook: facebook.com/St.KateriSchoolIrondequoit
Twitter: @StKateriSchool