Principal Newsletter

Dear St. Cecilia families!

Click here for this week's Take Home Tuesday. There is a lot to celebrate during Catholic Schools Week! See attachment for daily details. 

Thank you to everyone who came out to participate in Mass, enjoy a delicious breakfast, and hear about the restoration plans for our Fine Arts Wing from Comedy & Cuisine! Our 3rd-5th grade choir did an amazing job and filled the Cathedral with beautiful singing.

Kindergarten Round Up - Only a few spots left! Please CLICK HERE to attend on Friday, February 2nd! Both parents are encouraged to attend with their child. There will be no school for kindergarten and pre-k students on this day. We are offering three sessions on this day:

Session 1: 8:30 - 9:45 AM

Session 2: 10:00 - 11:15 AM
Session 3: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Trivia Night - Get your teams together or join one! All teams are made up of 8 people (ages 21+). CLICK HERE to join the fun! Trophies for: BEST Costume, BEST Table Decoration, and Trivia WINNER. Cost is $200 per team or $25 per person.

Operetta Advertisement - Spots are now available for purchase to place your ad in the Operetta program! This spring musical has been going on for over a century, and is always a well attended event with over 800 people who attend. See attachment for details! Please contact Christine Koehn at ckoehn@stcecilia.net if you are interested in placing an ad. Form is attached for your review. 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.

Superstar Catholic School Vote - Cast your vote for our school at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024superstar today! We're currently in 4th place according to the live standings (link)!

Important Dates:

1/31 - Out of Uniform: Red, White & Blue!

STEAM Day for our 4th - 8th grade students!

2/1 - Spirit Wear: Jerseys with uniform bottoms (PreK - 5th); Full Uniform for All City Mass (6th - 8th)

Parents are welcome to watch the 8th Grade vs. Staff Volleyball Game @ 2 PM in the gym or it will be live on Facebook!

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

Check out the Knowledge Fair in the Cafeteria & St. Bernadette Hall to see all the hard work our middle school students have been doing!

2/3 - Trivia Night (Adults 21+ Only)

2/5 - No School (Staff Inservice)

Happy Catholic Schools Week, Cardinals!

Mrs. Stoffel

Principal Newsletter

Dear St. Cecilia families,

Click here for this week's Take Home Tuesday. There are many attachments, so please reach out with any questions!

School Family Mass - As a school community, our families and staff are serving through various forms of ministry this Sunday, January 28th at 8:30 am! Our school families and staff will get to participate by bringing up the gifts, greeting parishioners, choir singing, serving, reading and as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. If your family (kids included!) is interested in serving, then please CLICK HERE to sign up!

Kindergarten Round Up - Only a handful of spots left! Please CLICK HERE to attend on Friday, February 2nd! Both parents are encouraged to attend with their child. There will be no school for kindergarten and pre-k students on this day. We are offering three sessions on this day:

Session 1: 8:30 - 9:45 AM

Session 2: 10:00 - 11:15 AM
Session 3: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Trivia Night - Get your teams together or join one! All teams are made up of 8 people (ages 21+). CLICK HERE to join the fun!

Trophies for: BEST Costume, BEST Table Decoration, and Trivia WINNER.

Cost: $200 per team or $25 per person.

Operetta Items - Rehearsals started in January! Check the Google Classroom (LINK) for all schedules and updates using code eq7yqvn.

  • Willy Wonka, Jr. shirts are available ONE MORE DAY! 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 closes on 1/24 at 11:59 pm!

  • Advertisement spots are now available for purchase for the Operetta program! This spring musical has been going on for over a century, and is always a well attended event with over 800 people who attend! Please contact Christine Koehn at ckoehn@stcecilia.net if you are interested in placing an ad. Form is attached for your review. 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.

White Elephant Enthusiasts - A new generation is taking on this incredible tradition! They are assembling the incoming Core Group. If you are interested in getting together each month to enjoy some lively camaraderie with other St. Cecilia parents, contact Michelle Sueck (Pre-K & childcare parent) at 402-319-7344 to join the crew as a year-round volunteer! They will begin meeting in February.

 

Important Dates:

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

1/29 - Start of Catholic Schools Week!

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

2/3 - Trivia Night (ages 21+ only)

2/5 - No School (Staff Inservice)

 

Thank you for being part of our school family!

Mrs. Stoffel

Principal Newsletter

Hi Cardinals!

 

Click here for our Take Home Tuesday this week to review the information and reminders as we return to learn together. There is still an OUT OF UNIFORM day tomorrow for the students and staff to celebrate completing a stellar first half of the year!

 

Operetta - Rehearsals start this week! Check the Google Classroom (LINK) for all schedules and updates using code eq7yqvn. Oompa Loompas do NOT need to be there for the Scene 1 days.

 

Volunteering - Basketball concessions & scoreboard help is needed! FUN & EASY way to earn your 15 required hours of school service! Monies made through these concession stand and ticket sales have made it possible for ABC to fund field trips and busing, equipment for the PE classroom, tables and bins for a kindergarten classroom, donuts for the Book Fair event, and so much more! Sign up by visiting https://stceciliacathedral.ivolunteer.com/basketball2023

 

Kindergarten Round Up - Registration is now open for Friday, February 2nd. Please click here to register! Both parents are encouraged to attend with their child. We are offering three sessions on this day:

Session 1: 8:30 - 9:45 AM

Session 2: 10 - 11:15 AM
Session 3: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

 

Dress Code - Pants or leggings (black, grey, navy) must be worn if the high is less than 50 degrees (which unfortunately will not happen for a while). Earrings must be studs or very small hoops which hug the ear lobe. Hair cuts for male students must keep hair above their eyebrow.

 

Please review the following dates and information as we all prepare to return this week:

1/10 - Quarter 2 ends! Out of Uniform day for all students to celebrate all they have accomplished during our first two quarters together!

1/15 - No School

1/16 - Report Cards

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

1/29 - Start of Catholic Schools Week!

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

2/3 - Trivia Night (adults only)

 

Drive safe and dress warm tomorrow!

Mrs. Stoffel

Principal Newsletter

Dear St. Cecilia families!

 

Click here to view the Take Home Tuesday for this week to see details for upcoming events. Tomorrow is our Christmas Spirit Day with uniform bottoms! Students can wear a Christmas color (red or green), Christmas themed shirt or Christmas sweater. On Thursday we will have Mass at 8:30, an assembly after Mass, and then classroom parties afterward. Parents are welcome to attend! Remember, our last school day of 2023 will be this Thursday, December 21st, with a noon dismissal (no lunch served).

 

Here are some of the items shared in this week's THT:

  • January Lunch Calendar is attached. Click here if you're available to help prepare lunches and serve our kids. Thank you to all our volunteers for giving their time and talents to help serve our students!

  • Kindergarten Round Up 2024 registration is now open! Please click here to register.

  • Help the Activities Booster Club (ABC) by volunteering at the concession stand and ticket window! It's an easy way to get your 15 required service hours, while also catching your child's game! The sales from tickets and food items help to fund improvements for our students' activities such as new uniforms,  Click here to sign up and serve at the Birdfeeder!

  • After School Clubs for Quarter 3 are open for registration! Please click here to enroll.

  • Operetta theme is Willy Wonka, Jr! We are excited for our students to perform Willy Wonka, Jr. on February 28th, 29th & March 1st.

    • Auditions were held on December 14th & 15th (grades 5 - 8 only). Casting has been announced and attached.

    • CLICK HERE to purchase the Operetta shirt for this year! Students are able to wear this for the performances in the chorus as well (so no sweaters if they have a shirt). Store closes 12/26 (good Christmas present idea)!

  • Annual Staff Christmas Bonus Gift is organized by our Home & School Association! If interested in donating, please send your contribution by next Wednesday, December 20th. THANK YOU for your support and generosity! Gifts may be given in any of the following ways:

    • Send check or cash to school with your child in a sealed envelope marked St. Cecilia Home & School. Have your child give it to their teacher to turn into the office. Make checks payable to St. Cecilia’s Home and School.

    • Drop it off in the Front Office in the box labeled ‘Christmas Donation Drive’ or to Ms. Jen.

    • Use Venmo to donate to @StCeciliaHomeandSchool

    • Click here to donate through Paypal

Looking forward to a couple more days of school before Christmas break!

Mrs. Stoffel

Principal Newsletter

Dear St. Cecilia families!

Click here to view the Take Home Tuesday for this week to see details for upcoming events. Especially for this Friday (12/15), when students can wear their pajamas, since we will have pictures taken with Santa! See attachments for more details, as well as the schedule for Basketball pictures on Friday & Satruday!

Book Fair ends TOMORROW, December 13th! End date has changed due to an update in the pick up. We are so grateful for all purchases made! Our school gets 55% of the book fair total sales for use in the classroom and library materials, so each purchase directly benefits our school and kids.

Operetta theme is Willy Wonka, Jr! We are excited for our students to perform Willy Wonka, Jr. on February 28th, 29th & March 1st.

- Auditions are December 14th & 15th from 3:30 - 5:30 PM (grades 5 - 8 only). Check audition sign up time for student's exact date/time.

- Parent packets are due next Wednesday or they cannot audition!

- CLICK HERE to purchase the Operetta shirt for this year! Students are able to wear this for the performances in the chorus as well (so no sweaters if they have a shirt). Store closes 12/26 (good Christmas present idea)!

Annual Staff Christmas Bonus Gift is organized by our Home & School Association! If interested in donating, please send your contribution by Wednesday, December 20th. THANK YOU for your support and generosity! Gifts may be given in any of the following ways:

  1. Send check or cash to school with your child in a sealed envelope marked St. Cecilia Home & School. Have your child give it to their teacher to turn into the office. Make checks payable to St. Cecilia’s Home and School.

  2. Drop it off in the Front Office in the box labeled ‘Christmas Donation Drive’ or to Ms. Jen.

  3. Use Venmo to donate to @StCeciliaHomeandSchool

  4. Click here to donate through Paypal

December Lunch Calendar is attached. Click here if you're available to help prepare lunches and serve our kids. Thank you to all our volunteers for giving their time and talent! Remember, our last day of 2023 will be Thursday, December 21st, with a noon dismissal (no lunch served).

Happy Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

Mrs. Stoffel

Principal Newsletter

St. Cecilia families,

Click here to view the Take Home Tuesday for this week.

Book Fair started today and continues through next Thursday, December 14th! We are also hosting a Donuts with Grownups event this Friday, December 8th, from 7 - 8:15 AM to provide extra time to purchase books. Our school keeps 55% of the book fair profits for use in the classroom and library, so each purchase directly benefits our school!

As a school community, we are planning to have our families and staff serving through various forms of ministry at a weekend Mass. Our plan is to focus on engaging the different grade level groups throughout the year, starting with 6th - 8th grade. On December 10th at 10:30 am we are excited to have our students, staff and families participating in a special way at Mass. We encourage your family to attend, participate and stay for the pancake breakfast in the Cafeteria! 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. 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. We hope you are able to join us!

Operetta theme is Willy Wonka, Jr! We are excited for our students to perform Willy Wonka, Jr. on February 28th, 29th & March 1st.

- Auditions are December 14th & 15th from 3:30 - 5:30 PM (grades 5 - 8 only). Check audition sign up time for student's exact date/time.

- CLICK HERE to purchase the Operetta shirt for this year! Students are able to wear this for the performances in the chorus as well (so no sweaters if they have a shirt). Store closes 12/26 (good Christmas present idea)!

December Lunch Calendar is attached. Click here if you're available to help prepare lunches and serve our kids. Thank you to all our volunteers for giving their time and talent!

May we all have a hopeful first week of the season of Advent!

Mrs. Stoffel

Basketball Concessions!

The sign up link for concessions & scoreboard for the basketball season is ready! Games begin this Friday night. No training necessary. Shorter shifts this season to accommodate only being there during your child's game!


Instructions: Click the Volunteer button above. Then, choose a slot below, click the Volunteer button and provide the required information. If you have not confirmed your email on this device, you will receive an email from stceciliacathedral.basketball2023@ivolunteer.com to confirm your intent to volunteer. You must confirm by clicking a link in that email. The slot(s) you signed up for will be locked for 10 minutes allowing time for you to confirm. If you have any questions, please email Kelly Hickey@ khickey@stcecilia.net

Principal Newsletter

Hello Cardinals,

 Click here to see this week's Take Home Tuesday (THT) with reminders & updates from our school community!

  • No School on November 20th-24th & December 4th, 22nd-31st. Noon Dismissal on December 21st

  • Picture retakes are Thursday, November 16th

  • November Lunch Calendar is attached. Click here if you're available to help prepare lunches and serve our kids, please consider signing up to volunteer!

  • Fruit of the Spirit this month is PEACE, a deep and abiding inner serenity that comes from a close relationship with God, reconciliation, and harmonious relationships with others.

  • If the high for the day is less than 50 degrees, ALL students are now required to wear pants or leggings (black, navy or grey) with their skirts.

Have a great week, Cardinals!

Mrs. Stoffel

Principal Newsletter

Click here to see this week's Take Home Tuesday (THT) with details & reminders for our school community!

  • No School on November 10th and 20th - 24th

  • Picture retakes are Thursday, November 16th

  • November Lunch Calendar is attached. Click here if you're available to help prepare lunches and serve our kids, please consider signing up to volunteer!

  • Order SquareOne art by TOMORROW, 11/8! Search for your child's art using Art Search. Enter state, school name (Cecilia), and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear. All orders get shipped directly to the buyer. Delivery time takes 2-3 weeks, so items would be great Christmas gifts.

  • Fruit of the Spirit this month is PEACE, a deep and abiding inner serenity that comes from a close relationship with God, reconciliation, and harmonious relationships with others.

  • If the high for the day is less than 50 degrees, ALL students are now required to wear pants or leggings (black, navy or grey) with their skirts.

Principal Newsletter

Dear St. Cecilia families,

 

Click here to see this week's Take Home Tuesday (THT) with details & reminders for our St. Cecilia Cathedral community!

  • Report cards went home on Tuesday, October 24th.

  • Bring a gift card to dress out of uniform on Wednesday, October 25th! If we get to 100 gift cards total, 5 student names will be drawn to PIE THE PRINCIPAL in the face! We are thankful for your contribution to boost the success of the Comedy & Cuisine fundraiser (4/13/24). You can also email comedyandcuisine@stcecilia.net with any virtual gift cards.

  • Parent & Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, October 26th, from 11:30 am - 6:30 pm.

  • No School on October 26th & 27th.

Order SquareOne art by Wednesday, 11/8! Search for your child's art using Art Search. Enter state, school name (Cecilia), and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear. All orders get shipped directly to the buyer. Delivery time takes 2-3 weeks, so items would be great Christmas gifts!

 

We are participating in a month-long rosary rally in October! The goal for the Archdiocese of Omaha is to pray 50,000 rosaries this month for a united effort to foster vocations. Check out the website (link) for more details. We have completed over 500 total rosaries as a school so far this month!

 

Looking forward to seeing you all at conferences on Thursday!

Mrs. Stoffel

Principal Newsletter

Hello cardinals!

 

Click here to see this week's Take Home Tuesday (THT) with details for how to get involved or support our St. Cecilia Cathedral community!

 

Quarter 2 ends tomorrow, October 18th! Report cards will go home on Tuesday, October 24th.

 

After school club registration for Quarter 2 is open! Click here to enroll. These new club programs begin on Thursday, 10/19.

 

Parent & Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, October 26th, from 11:30 am - 6:30 pm.

 

No School on October 26th & 27th.

 

We are participating in a month-long rosary rally in October! The goal for the Archdiocese of Omaha is to pray 50,000 rosaries this month for a united effort to foster vocations. Check out the website (link) for more details. We have completed 415 total rosaries as a school so far this month!

 

Thank you for a great first quarter, and looking forward to our second quarter together!

Mrs. Stoffel

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