Piqua Catholic School

Don’t forget, Kona Ice comes TOMORROW! Kona Ice is coming! This Friday, January 6th from 1:00-3:00 the Kona Ice truck is coming to help us celebrate the end of the 2nd Quarter. Students may bring in money or you can order ahead online, just follow the steps on the attached flier. Let’s celebrate the beginning of a great 3rd Quarter!

Lil’ Cavs Cheer Camp for ages K-6th grades is coming up on January 21st in the Lehman gymnasium from 1-4pm. Your cheerleader will receive a bow, and a t-shirt when they sign up by January 15th. Cost is $35.00 for one cheerleader or if multiple girls in one family the cost for one is $35.00 and the additional girls would only be $7.00 each. Any girls signed up for the camp will have the chance to perform at the at the half time show of the Lehman High School Varsity Basketball game on January 27th! Question? Contact Emily Reinhart at e.reinhart@lehmancatholic.com

Next Saturday, January 14th the 8u and 10u Ladies Fast Pitch will once again host a Father-Daughter Dance at the Fort Piqua Plaza beginning at 6:30pm. Check out the flier for more information and tickets or click the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-lets-glow-crazy-father-daughter-dance-tickets-441900104107?fbclid=IwAR3x1Y3WLJDNbjvTbVbNwBGy9ChNURQw7bd2FWv68M8DhhIj-w9aFrNRuUw&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Piqua Pizza Supply order forms went out right before Christmas break but if you did not get one or need a new one, call the office any time and we will send one home with your child. All orders forms and money will be due by Friday, January 20th. The items may be picked up in the North St. cafeteria on Wednesday, February 8th from Noon to 4:00 and Thursday and Friday, February 9th and 10th from 8:15-4:00pm during school hours. **Please note that we have limited freezer space at the school so the earlier you are able to pick up your items, the better. Thank you for supporting Piqua Catholic School.

Our Lost and Found is overflowing!! We have lots of items in our lost and found with no names on them. If any of these belong to your child please stop in during school hours (7:30a-4:00p) to pick up, or send us a message and we'll send it home with your child. All items not claimed by Friday, January 6, 2023 will be donated or added to the Used Uniform Sale. As a reminder, please add your child's initials or name to their clothing items and other belongings (lunch boxes, water bottles, etc.) so that we can get them back to you if lost and found. Thank you!

Dine In or To Go! Cavaliers in Actions next Dine to Donate will be held next Tuesday, January 10th at the Texas Road House in Troy from 3:00-9:30pm! So plan an early dinner or place an order to go but plan to come out for the first Dine to Donate at Texas RoadHouse! Thank you for supporting Piqua Catholic School!

Kona Ice is coming! This Friday, January 6th from 1:00-3:00 the Kona Ice truck is coming to help us celebrate the end of the 2nd Quarter. Students may bring in money or you can order ahead online, just follow the steps on the attached flier. Let’s celebrate the beginning of a great 3rd Quarter!

Save the Date! Cavaliers in Action’s first Dine to Donate of 2023 will be on Tuesday, January 10th at the Texas RoadHouse in Troy! Watch for more details to come after Christmas break but mark your calendars now and come hungry!

Teen Service Day! Open to all teens to come January 16th from noon to 4:00pm at the Bethany Center. Lunch will be provided. Teens will help clean and prepare the shelter for the homeless this winter. If interested please contact Diane Mengos at 937-974-7488. Thank you!

The Gift Basket Raffle winners are…. Cindy Brunswick - Home for the Holidays (family basket); Jerica Drapp - Christmas Sparkle (girl basket); Meghan Troyer - Holiday Spirit (bourbon basket); Serena Martin - Christmas Magic (boy basket). The baskets are ready to be picked up today or tomorrow anytime 8:15 am until 4pm. Call the office if other arrangements need to be made. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to everyone who helped make this a successful fundraiser for our school!

IT’S TOMORROW! ***Students may wear their their Spirit Week clothes to Dress Rehearsal during the day Thursday but need to be dressed up for the Concert that evening. *** A friendly reminder that this year's Christmas Concert: Do You Hear What I Hear? is on December 15th at 6:30pm. ***There will be a short intermission in between the Preschool/PreK performance before we begin the rest of our show. *** For this year, K-4 students may wear general concert attire for the show. I.e. dresses, skirts, dress pants, ties, blouses, etc... wear what you would wear to church! Please keep in mind that all outfits must adhere to the student handbook guidelines given to families at the start of the year. If you have any questions please reach out to Miss Thornsberry. Thank you and see you at the show!

LAST CHANCE, the winning tickets will be announced tomorrow! Click the link to get your tickets and chances to win these amazing baskets or stop in to the office and check them out! The winner will be notified by December 15th just in time to take their prizes home before Christmas break and a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Dayton Homeless Shelter. Any questions? Please call the office. Good luck! https://cavsinaction.rallyup.com/christmasraffle2022

Our Lost and Found is overflowing!! We have lots of items in our lost and found with no names on them. If any of these belong to your child please stop in during school hours (7:30a-4:00p) to pick up, or send us a message and we'll send it home with your child. All items not claimed by Friday, January 6, 2023 will be donated or added to the Used Uniform Sale. As a reminder, please add your child's initials or name to their clothing items and other belongings (lunch boxes, water bottles, etc.) so that we can get them back to you if lost and found. Thank you!

Calling all boys 2nd grade through 6th grade! On Wednesday, December 28th at Lehman High School from 9am to Noon there will be a Holiday Baseball Camp. Register at https://tinyurl.com/mrybt2x9 Free t-shirts are included with each registration. Cost is $30/individual or $45.00/family with invaluable instruction from players from the San Diego Padres, UD, Houston Astros and more! Space is limited so sign up TODAY!

K-8 Families- For Christmas spirit week, we are allowing students to wear SWEATPANTS in addition to jeans and school bottoms as of tomorrow, 12/13. If your student didn't bring in their $2, they can bring it tomorrow. Please send us a message if you have questions. Thank you! ~~~Tuesday, 12/13- Green Day (wear green! students may wear sweatpants, jeans, or school bottoms)~~~Wednesday, 12/14- This is a uniform day! Santa or other Christmas related hat/head piece can be worn after mass~~~Thursday, 12/15- Dress like a Christmas movie character (students may wear sweatpants, jeans, or school bottoms)~~~Friday, 12/16- Pajama Day~~~Please ensure that all clothing items are appropriate. Thank you!

Last week to get Gift Cards! Looking to purchase gift cards for your staff or co-workers? Need a stocking stuffer? Cavaliers in Action will once again be selling Scrip gift cards in the parking lot at pickup after school every Monday and Wednesday after Thanksgiving break until Christmas break. If you would like to sign up to help sell Scrip for only a half hour each day, please click the link below. Thank you for your help! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45AEAF2EABFDC70-christmas

Everyone’s Welcome! Join us for the next Cavaliers In Action (PTO) meeting held this Wednesday in the North St school library beginning at 6:30pm. If you have a great fundraising idea, want to volunteer more or just want to know a little more of the fun events happening at our schools then join us this week at 6:30pm. Meetings last no more than one hour. Hope to see you there!

YOU’RE A STAR!! Every quarter, Piqua Catholic School chooses a student who goes above and beyond, not just academically, but through leadership and exemplary faith and compassion for their peers. So, we thought, “Why not do the same thing for our amazing teachers and staff?!” For the second quarter of the 2022-23 school year, Mrs. Amanda Yant has been chosen as our “Outstanding Staff Member of the Quarter.” Congratulations to Mrs. Yant! Mrs. Yant graduated from Miami East High School in 2006 and was hired on to be an Ohio State FFA Officer where she traveled to other high schools in Ohio to review their programs and monitor the FFA Agricultural classes. How cool is that? Mrs. Yant met her husband Jon at a graduation party, and they were married less than a year later. Jon joined the Marines and was eventually stationed in Japan, while Amanda stayed in Ohio and worked for Piqua City Schools as a Summer School Aide and Registration Secretary before moving on to work at the Piqua Public Library in their Children's Department. When Jon was then transferred back to Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, Amanda joined him there where they lived several years before moving back to Ohio. Jon and Amanda have been married for 15 years and have three children who all attend Piqua Catholic. Carey is in the 7th grade; Elizabeth is in the 1st grade and Anderson is in kindergarten. Plus, their Basset Hound, Noel makes for a full house! Mrs. Yant and her family like to visit museums around the area and their favorite is the Cincinnati Museum Center. This summer they are planning a family trip out West to Yellowstone. Amanda and her husband Jon love to take small trips on their motorcycle when the weather turns nice, but Mrs. Yant's true love is shopping for back-to-school supplies, she loves a good bargain! When Mrs. Yant was younger, she would pretend her stuffed animals were students and she was the teacher. Although she is not in the classroom, she always knew that was where she wanted to be, was in a school and Piqua Catholic is blessed to have her! Congratulations, Mrs. Yant on being chosen as our Outstanding Staff Member of the Quarter!

The Christmas Gift Basket Raffle is Here!! Click the link to get your tickets and chances to win these amazing baskets or stop in to the office and check them out! The winner will be notified by December 15th just in time to take their prizes home before Christmas break and a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Dayton Homeless Shelter. Any questions? Please call the office. Good luck! https://cavsinaction.rallyup.com/christmasraffle2022

Christmas Spirit Week! The week of December 12th- December 16th, students may dress up for $2 for the entire week. Here are our themes for the week: Monday- Red day Tuesday- Green day Wednesday- Uniforms (after mass they can put on Santa hats) Thursday- Dress like a Christmas character Friday- Pj Day It’s going to be a great week!