ACT Adopt a Class Today

(714) 544-1533 www.MoreThanSchool.org ACT@stceciliak8.org

2019-2020

Catalog of Opportunity

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St. Cecilia Catholic School

1311 Sycamore Ave.

Tustin, CA 92780

ACT Adopt a Class Today

STEAM Night for the Whole Family!

We are excited to continue to increase STEAM knowledge and engagement in our community! With your generosity, we would love to host our second annual STEAM night for the whole family! Students and parents will participate in engaging, hands-on activities in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM)! This STEAM night will give you the opportunity to experience the benefits of a STEAM education!

Two Sponsorship Opportunities

STEAM (1-AM)

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Social Studies Learning– Upgraded!

Your sponsorship will upgrade Social Studies curriculum by providing materials that help students engage with each lesson. Students will enjoy interactive notebook kits, hands-on activities, and graphic novels that all present history in a tangible learning environment.

Social Studies (1-GS)

A Merry Sponsorship

Each year, Christmas reminds us of the ultimate gift of Christ, brought to us on that evening long ago. Through our annual Christmas Program, we learn that we all have gifts to share! The gift of your sponsorship would help offset lighting, sound, recording, and costume costs.

Christmas Program (1-MP)

Stay Sharp, Art Students

Our old scissors just aren’t cutting it anymore! Your sponsorship would buy two new classroom sets of Fiskars scissors: a set of blunt tip scissors for our smaller students, and a set of larger soft grip scissors for our older students. Our children will benefit from having comfortable, effective scissors that will allow them to cut paper easily, safely, and without frustration.

Art (1-SA)

Academic Decathlon Materials

Academic Decathlon is an annual competition among the Diocese of Orange schools’ most diligent scholars. In addition to sharpening their academic acumen, team members learn valuable life skills such as critical thinking, time management, and achieving a healthy balance between work and fun. The one-day Academic Decathlon also brings the school community together to celebrate the spirit of competition and the hard work of our decathletes. Your sponsorship will help this year’s team continue on the path of knowledge with the purchase of study materials, as well as offsetting some registration fees.

Two Sponsorship Opportunities

Academic Decathlon (2-MA)

One Sponsorship = $500

Voila, K4 Chefs!

Help our four year olds learn about the art and fun of cooking at Lil’ Chef School in January. Students will get to chop, measure, dice, shred, and mix, making

homemade meals from scratch. It will be a sensory delight! The children will build their culinary skills and may even be able to help make dinner! In addition, play materials will enhance our housekeeping area to extend this wonderful experience.

Must sponsor by December 5th. Kindergarten4 (2-AC)

Gold Rush Adventure

This field trip to Riley’s Farm gives students hands on experience to see what life was like for a Forty-Niner. They will work as a miner sifting for gold, they buy and sell items to learn about supply and demand, see and eat a miner’s rations, and also participate in a fun auction at the end of the day!

Two Sponsorship Opportunities

Fourth Grade (2-FG)

Moving Full STEAM Ahead!

As Notre Dame Trustey Fellows, our main goal is to bring STEAM education to St. Cecilia School through integrating the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Students will learn and participate in the Engineering Design Process and grow in their problem solving, critical thinking, and collaborative skills. With your generosity, STEAM products, such as solar cars, will be purchased to allow students the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities.

STEAM Education (3-FS)

A Day at the Museum

Students will explore how the first Californians’ lives and art were shaped by their natural environment. Students will tour the Bowers Museum, experience original art first hand, and take part in a cultural art class, creating a work of art that connects to their visit. Our trip to Bowers Museum will also include a visit to the Kidseum, where students can ignite their imagination through hands on exploration of cultural artifacts and displays.

Third Grade (3-TG)

Columbia Memorial Space Center

Support our 8th Grade leaders’ growth in teamwork and STEM. The Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey offers a hands-on, interactive exploration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through their Mission to Mars program. Students work together to incorporate the academic and team work skills they’ve developed through their years at St. Cecilia in a fun, engaging atmosphere that helps them look toward the future.

Two Sponsorship Opportunities

Eighth Grade (3-SC)

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Forces in Motion

With this in-house field trip hosted by the Discovery Science Center, the Second Grade class will explore the concepts of forces and motion using ramps, balls, and measuring tape, as well as investigate the properties of rocks, soil samples, and erosion.

Second Grade (3-MO)

Differentiation Curriculum & Flexible Seating Furniture

Student-centered learning starts by first letting students choose the seating style that best fits their learning style. This is called flexible seating. Not all students learn the same way. Differentiation provides various means for learning the same concepts and standards. Please support the Fifth and Sixth grade Language Arts Program in providing flexible seating and differentiation materials to help students focus, learn, collaborate, and build community.

Fifth & Sixth Grade Language Arts (4-FS)

One Sponsorship = $500

Brushing Up Our Paintings

Our art program is in dire need of new paint brushes! Our current selection is dwindling due to years of use. In order to keep creating beautiful paintings, we need new brushes with clean, smooth bristles. Your sponsorship would provide a brand new set of acrylic and watercolor brushes.

Art (4-SB)

Technology in K4

Support K4’s jump into the 21st century by helping us purchase a classroom iPad. We plan on using it in our listening center to enhance reading as well as promote individual skill building. Accessing the tools that technology has to offer will allow us to develop multi-sensory experiences to promote learning in a fun-filled way.

Kindergarten4 (4-KP)

K5 Buzzy Bees & Phonics

Your sponsorship will allow our Kindergarten5 class to participate in the “Buzzy Bees” Cube at Your School experience. Students will be learning about bees, identify the parts of a bee and discover some of their amazing adaptations. They conclude their buzzy session by making a buzzy bee toy.

Your sponsorship will also provide access to an interactive reading app that teaches phonics and early pre-reading skills.

Kindergarten5 (4-PZ)

Dissections & STEM

Students embrace learning with hands-on exploration in the classroom. Foster their curiosity by sponsoring the purchase of dissection specimens and STEM materials where they can actively explore the answers to questions and engage with the world around them.

Two Sponsorship Opportunities

STEM Dissections (5-DS)

Empower Youth Fitness Program 8

This fitness program will enhance the physical fitness, as well as the emotional and mental fitness, of the mind and body of the 8th graders as they enter into the high school arena. This program will empower them to embrace their high school experience and beyond.

Two Sponsorship Opportunities

Eighth Grade (5-EF)

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Empower Youth Fitness Program 7

Our Seventh Grade students also have the opportunity to participate in this fitness program geared toward their physical and emotional growth as emerging leaders.

Seventh Grade (5-EY)

Learning in Nature & in the Classroom

The Butterfly House visit at the Environmental Nature Center will enhance the children’s learning about animal life cycles. It is a hands-on tour that will promote better understanding of God’s creatures. In addition to the field trip, we also would like to purchase manipulatives, blocks and games to help provide plenty of hands-on classroom learning for our Preschool children.

Preschool (5-PS)

A Magic Carpet

While it may not be able to fly, your sponsorship would provide a cozy place to sit, learn, and play in the Extended Care classroom. This brand new area rug would be not only appealing to the eyes, but bring a fresh upgrade to this beloved room.

Extended Care (6-EC)

Raising Up Virtuous Children

This year, our school adopted the Disciple of Christ Education in Virtue program for grades Preschool through 8th. Growing as virtuous person is a goal for all members of our school community.

With your sponsorship, all classrooms will be equipped with a set of Virtues Cards that will be used to prompt further discussion of virtuous behavior that leads to the creation of a lifetime of good habits.

Two Sponsorship Opportunities

Schoolwide Virtues Program (6-VP)

One Sponsorship = $500

Fifth Grade Writing Workshop

The UCI Reading & Writing Workshop provides a unique opportunity for students to develop their talent as readers and writers using a guided step-by-step approach to reading and writing. They read and analyze text using cloze reading and annotating skills, and learn structure to write original poems.

Fifth Grade Language Arts (6-AW)

Digital Learning Geniuses!

Your sponsorship of First Grade will support interactive programing that works with an iPad to provide creative and fun games for kids that develop problem-solving and critical thinking in STEAM, reading, vocabulary, number sense, and imagination. This program is child-led and hands-on and will be used in center-based work to help enhance the student learning experience. Research shows that students learn better when doing so through play!

First Grade (6-FG)

Fiesta End of Year Party

A fun way to spend a Holiday Party in the Extended Care Program is to have a FIESTA, or a festive celebration of a religious holiday.

With your sponsorship, the students will experience great food, fun games, arts and crafts. They will also engage in traditional singing and Flamenco dancing. Thank you for your generosity!

Extended Care (7-TF)

After School Arts & Crafts

Students love doing a variety of arts and crafts as an outlet to be creative and have some fun! As they develop their artistic skills, they positively impact other areas of their lives, such as the social skills they build upon while spending time with their friends creating something together.

Extended Care (7-SE)

It’s Showtime!

Our Spring Show is nothing short of amazing! Your generous support will help provide props and costumes, as well as support video recording for the show. This is a great opportunity to help us bring the show to life!

Spring Show (7-MS)

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Do You Want to Sponsor Choir?

Your sponsorship will provide the opportunity for the choir to enjoy the West Coast Premiere of the Broadway musical, FROZEN at The Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles in February 2020. Seven Sponsorship Opportunities

Choir (7-SH)

One Sponsorship = $500

Index of Opportunities

1-AM: STEAM Family Night (2)

1-GS: Social Studies

1-MP: Christmas Program

1-SA: Art Scissors

2-AC: Kindergarten4 Lil’ Chef School

2-FG: Fourth Grade Gold Rush (2)

2-MA: Academic Decathlon (2)

3-FS: STEAM Education

3-MO: Second Grade Science

3-SC: Eighth Grade Columbia Memorial Space Center (2)

3-TG: Third Grade

4-FS: Fifth & Sixth Grade Language Arts

4-KP: Kindergarten4 iPad

4-PZ: Kindergarten5 Science and Phonics

4-SB: Art Brushes

5-DS: STEM Dissections (2)

5-EF: Eighth Grade Empower Youth Fitness (2)

5-EY: Seventh Grade Empower Youth Fitness

5-PS: Preschool

6-AW: Fifth Grade Language Arts

6-EC: Extended Care Carpet

6-FG: First Grade

6-VP: Virtues in Practice Program (2)

7-MS: Spring Show

7-SE: Extended Care Arts & Crafts

7-SH: Choir (7)

7-TF: Extended Care Fiesta

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Sponsorship Commitment ACT Sponsorships monetary gifts of $500 which may be tax-

deductible.* Your ACT Sponsorship makes a meaningful and

lasting impact on our school community and we are truly grateful

for your generosity.

We welcome company matching gifts! Due to the timing of when

matching gifts are received, we humbly request your flexibility in

assigning those sponsorships to available opportunities.

If you have any questions or would like more information,

please email ACT@stceciliak8.org or call (714) 544-1533.

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