First Week of School Schedule for 2019 – 2020 School Year

07/25/2019

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Reminders

For the 2019-2020 school year, St. Cecilia Catholic School will be following a new state of Texas guideline of using instructional minutes instead of a minimum set of instructional days. The guideline given by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and followed by the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston Catholic Schools Office is a minimum of 75,600 instructional minutes.

New School Day Hours
– On regular dismissal days, the instructional day will be 7:55-3:20.
– On early dismissal days, the instructional day will be 7:55-12:00.
– Oldest and Only dismissal for PK3-1st grade will begin at 3:05 pm on regular dismissal days.

Click HERE for the school calendars (one page and Google calendars)


Homeroom Class Lists

Homeroom class lists will be sent out the week of August 5th announcing which homeroom your child(ren) will be in for the upcoming school year. We will also release the online scheduler for the Hopes & Fears Conferences in the Homeroom class lists communication.


First Week of School Schedule

Tuesday, August 13th

  • 9AM – Noon – Sneak-A-Peek
    All current students and their families are invited to come to school and “Sneak-A-Peek” anytime between 9AM and 12PM. Your teacher will be eager to see you and welcome you to the new school year. Upon visiting the classroom you will drop off any materials or supplies you have purchased for the new school year and pick up anything your teacher would like you to take home before the first day of school. This is intended to be a short visit and parents are expected to stay with their children during the visit. Students are not expected to wear their school uniform.
  • 9AM – New Families Welcome
    All new students and new families joining St. Cecilia Catholic School this year are invited to the school Cafeteria for a welcome reception. Following the welcome reception, new students and families will be taken to their students’ classrooms for the “Sneak-A-Peek” to view their classrooms and meet their teachers.
  • 8AM – 1PM – Used Uniform Sale
    All families are invited to go to the Auditorium and donate or buy used uniform items for their students. The HSA (Home and School Association) will also be there selling new St. Cecilia Catholic School pencil and PE bags.


Wednesday, August 14th
First Day of School with Early Dismissal (Spirit Dress Day)

Please note as the school year is starting on a Wednesday, and Wednesdays are our weekly Spirit Days throughout the school year – the first day of school is a Spirit Day (which means that students can wear school spirit or standard uniform shirts with jeans – Spirit Items may be purchased online).

  • 7:55AM – First Day of School Begins
    Homeroom drop off. Please walk your child(ren) into their homeroom.
  • 8AM – HSA Welcome Back To School Coffee – Auditorium
    Please join us in our first event of the year, our Back-to-School Coffee right after classroom drop-off in the Auditorium. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the HSA (Home and School Association) it is a volunteer organization who promotes a closer relationship between parents and teachers, and supports our school in various committees and functions. All school parents are members of the HSA. We are an integral part of the St. Cecilia Catholic School community.
  • 12:00PM – Early Dismissal (No Carpool – Classroom Pick-Up & No Bridges)
    Please note – there is no afternoon carpool on Wednesday, August 14th – it is classroom pickup. Also, please note there is no after school Bridges program on Wednesday, August 14th. Bridges will begin on Friday, August 16th.
  • 12:45PM – 4:00PM – Hopes and Fears Conferences
    Our first Parent-Teacher conferences of the year are the Hopes & Fears Conferences that will take place between 12:45PM to 4:00PM on Wednesday, August 14th, & Thursday, August 15th. Parents will be given the opportunity to sign up for a specific 10-15 minute time slot. All parents are expected to have a Hopes and Fears Conference with each of their child(ren)’s teacher(s). Students do not need to attend the Hopes and Fears Conference, but are always welcome. The purpose of the Hopes & Fears Conference is for the parent(s) to share their hopes and their fears for their child specific to the upcoming school year. The Teacher’s responsibility in these meetings is to listen, take notes, and learn as much as possible about each student. An email will be sent out the week of August 5th with the homeroom class lists and the ability to sign up for the Hopes & Fears Conferences time slots.


Thursday, August 15th

Second Day of School with Early Dismissal (Mass Dress Required)

7:55AM – Second Day of School Begins
Standard morning carpool drop-off.

8:15AM – Mass – Assumption of Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)
Please note that this is a Holy Day of Obligation for the Assumption of Mary and we will start the school day with Mass in the Church. Students are required to wear Mass Dress Uniform for this day.

12:00PM – Early Dismissal (No Carpool – Classroom Pick-Up & No Bridges)
Please note – there is no afternoon carpool on Thursday, August 15th – it is classroom pickup. Also, please note there is no after school Bridges program on Thursday, August 15th. Bridges will begin on Friday, August 16th.

12:45PM – 4:00PM Hopes and Fears Conferences
Our first Parent-Teacher conferences of the year are the Hopes & Fears Conferences that will take place between 12:45PM to 4:00PM on Wednesday, August 14th, & Thursday, August 15th. Parents will be given the opportunity to sign up for a specific 10-15 minute time slot. All parents are expected to have a Hopes and Fears Conference with each of their child(ren)’s teacher(s). Students do not need to attend the Hopes and Fears Conference, but are always welcome. The purpose of the Hopes & Fears Conference is for the parent(s) to share their hopes and their fears for their child specific to the upcoming school year. The Teacher’s responsibility in these meetings is to listen, take notes, and learn as much as possible about each student. An email will be sent out the week of August 5th with the homeroom class lists and the ability to sign up for the Hopes & Fears Conferences time slots.

Friday, August 16th
First Full Day of School (Regular Uniform Day)

7:55AM – First Full Day of School Begins
Standard morning carpool drop-off.

3:05PM – Early Dismissal
Oldest and Only dismissal for PK3-1st grade.

3:20PM – Regular Dismissal

End of School – 6PM – Bridges Program
Please note – the after school Bridges program begins on Friday, August 16th.

5PM – 8PM – Back To School Bash
Join us for Food, Fun, & Fellowship! The Knights of Columbus will be serving hamburgers and hot dogs, obstacle inflatables will be set up in the gym, some great tunes and beer will be available – so come out and let’s reconnect and kick off the 2019-2020 school year.

While at the Back To School Bash, families will have the opportunity to sign up for the 2019-2020 Booster Club and all of the school’s after school enrichment opportunities companies will be on site to answer questions and for you to register your children for these after school activities.

Please RSVP (this is a free event) by clicking HERE so we can accurately plan our food needs.