Principal Notes - January 31, 2020 - St. Cecilia School

Catholic Schools Week
Thank you for all of your generous donations during Catholic Schools Week. We will have a recap of what we collected in next weeks’ Principal Notes. If you did not turn your pill bottle in for the loose change challenge, can you please return the pill bottle so we will have it to use in the future? Thank you.

St. Cecilia School – Preschool & Kindergarten Round Ups
We will host our 2020-2021 Preschool Round Up on Thursday, February 20^th from 6-7 p.m. and our Kindergarten Round Up on Friday, February 21^st from 9-11:30 a.m. Please invite anyone you know who has preschool or kindergarten age children, a flier with details is in your child's Friday folder. For more details, please click on the letters below:

FACTS Student Tuition Organization (STO)
The FACTS online application for STO opened on January 1, 2020 and the deadline will be April 15th. In addition to completing the application, parents will need to upload their 2019 federal tax return along with any other required schedules or tax documentation. The online FACTS application for STO award consideration is open and available at https://online.factsmgt.com/aid

If families applied through FACTS last year, they should use their same user name and password.
Families must upload a completed 2019 federal tax return and related tax documents if they are required to file a federal return.
The application deadline is April 15, 2020.
The STO application is required for your local school tuition assistance program.
St. Cecilia School will pay your $31 application fee. Therefore, you will not be asked to pay this fee at the end of your application process.
If a family needs assistance with their application they can call the FACTS Helpline at 866-315-9262 Monday - Thursday 7:30 am to 7 pm and Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm.

February SCRIP Order Incentive
During the month of February, SCRIP will be having a little contest. Every family that participates in Scrip will be entered into our drawing. A family can only win once.
Our drawings will be:
2/3 = PetSmart $25, 2/10 = TacoBell $10, 2/17 = Staples $25 & 2/24 = Cold Stone $15
Good Luck and thank you for using our SCRIP program,
Judy Brown & Bev Williams

Community Night – Hickory Park – February 2nd
It's that time of the year again…Hickory Park invites us to dine with them on February 2nd between 4-9 pm. They will donate 10% of sales accumulated by your school -- for both dining room orders and carryout orders.

AEA Hearing Screenings – February 6/7th
Heartland AEA will conduct its annual Hearing Conservation program during the upcoming school year. All students will receive a hearing screening in preschool through fifth grade.
Students who do NOT pass this screening will receive a repeat screening and may receive individual hearing tests by a Heartland AEA audiologist and consultation with school personnel. You will be notified about the results of the hearing test if your child does NOT pass the test. This is a screening process only and does not identify all hearing or ear problems. If your child has had hearing or ear problems recently, feel free to send this information to the school nurse for the audiologist.
If you do not want your child to participate in the screening program and follow-up assessments by an audiologist, please notify the school. If there are any questions about the hearing testing program in your school, please contact the school office. Thank you.

Girls Who Code Club
Attention girls in grades 3-5! Do you enjoy helping your community and want to build your own cool apps? Come learn how to code and change the world…join a Girls Who Code Club! St. Cecilia’s club begins on February 6th at 3:30 in Mrs. Tesdall’s room and is facilitated by Liza Nelson, a St. Cecilia alumna. If you are interested, please contact Liza at stcgirlswhocode@gmail.com. The program is free! For more information, please visit www.girlswhocode.com/clubs/
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Meals Needed
Jaime Wandling (mom of Troy and Reid) has started her chemotherapy journey at Mayo. Please consider signing up to help with meals for the boys while they stay in Ames. They greatly appreciate the meals and prays-keep them coming! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0548a4a72ca5fc1-wandling

School Events
Tuesday, 02/04: 7PM Catholic School Board Meeting
Wednesday, 02/05: 9AM All School Mass & 7PM FSA Meeting
Thursday, 02/06: PK-5 AEA Hearing Screenings
Friday, 02/07: PK-5 AEA Hearing Screenings (if needed)

Other Opportunities
Date Night
Forgiveness: A Marriage Rich in Mercy. This great gift is from God and can help us to be better forgivers. Please come and bring your friends!!
All adults from the area are invited to join us Feb. 1 in the St.Cecilia Social Hall. Meal and refreshments will be provided. Please gather for the meal at 6:15pm, followed by our topic of "Forgiveness: A Marriage Rich in Mercy" at 6:45pm, concluding by 8:30pm. We will provide the meal for the children.
Please RSVP for the meal and/or childcare by emailing DateNight@StCeciliaParish.org or contacting Deacon Ron and Mary Smith 515-441-0480 by Feb. 1.  Please join us even if you have not made a reservation.

Gilbert Little League Baseball Registration
Little League Baseball registration is open now for the Gilbert League. Registration runs from 1/15/20 thru 2/15/20. The link is:  https://centraliowarecleague.sportngin.com/register/form/746242947

Vacation Bible School – Save the Date!
Get ready to dig deep into the parables of the Bible this summer during our Vacation Bible School Week! This year's theme is Digging for Treasure. We will explore the stories Jesus told to help his followers understand the Kingdom of God. We will look at the sower, the mustard seed, the Good Shepherd with His sheep and MORE!  Mark your calendars to attend August 3rd - 7th.

Thank you…
Thank you again to Tim Read for our new Principal Notes logo which we’ll use during the third quarter. We appreciate all you do for St. Cecilia School.

Our mailing address is:
2900 Hoover Avenue, Ames IA 50010
Ph#515-232-5290