A Message from Administration

Dear Saint Albert Family,

This week, we come together to joyfully celebrate Catholic Schools Week—a special time to recognize and give thanks for the immense blessing of Catholic education in our lives. We are profoundly grateful for your unwavering dedication to Catholic education and for entrusting your children to our care here at Saint Albert the Great Catholic School. Your sacrifices in choosing a Christ-centered education reflect your deep faith and commitment to nurturing the spiritual, moral, and academic growth of your children.

It is our heartfelt prayer that your children leave our school with a strong foundation of Catholic values to guide them through life’s journey. Rooted in our shared mission and vision, we strive each day to form students with a sense of integrity, a heart for compassion, respect for others, and a life firmly anchored in prayer and Christ-like living.

By choosing Saint Albert the Great Catholic School, you have given your children an extraordinary gift—a community where faith flourishes, and their unique God-given talents can shine.

We pray that Saint Albert the Great continues to be a school where you trust our dedicated faculty and staff to partner with you in raising faithful disciples of Christ. It is our great joy and privilege to be a part of your child’s educational and spiritual formation.

Know that we thank God every day for the incredible blessing your children are to our school family. May the peace and love of Christ fill your hearts this week and always.

Saint Albert the Great, pray for us!

With gratitude and prayers,

Deanna O'Keefe

Assistant Principal

12:30 Teacher Professional Development 

This past Wednesday, January 22, on our 12:30 dismissal, our teachers received professional development on dyslexia.  Phil Howell, from the dePaul School, was here to inform teachers about dyslexia and the many forms that it may display itself in our students.  We learned the importance of early intervention, and that by nine years old, “students are reading to learn, not learning to read”.  Students with dyslexia are not lacking intelligence, but may simply learn differently.  Our training was very informational, and we hope to have Mr. Howell return again soon. 

SCHOOL NEWS 🍎

Winter Parent Teacher Conference Signups begin Monday, Feb 3 at 8 PM.  

We are using Sycamore for Parent/Teacher/Student conferences again this trimester.  Conferences are on Tuesday, February 11 from 3:00 pm to 8 pm, and Wednesday, February 12, from 1:00 to 8:00 pm.  Each conference appointment is for 15 minutes.  The last appointment slot ends at 8:00 pm.  Conferences are with Homeroom teachers only.  Please arrive at the appropriate classroom a few minutes early so we can keep all appointments on schedule.  There is a post on the Parent/Student Tech Help Site that explains how to sign up for a conference.  Unfortunately, conference signups must be done on a web browser such as Chrome, Edge or Safari, not the Sycamore phone or iPad app.  If you are using an iPad or iPhone, you should be able to complete the signup process by using Safari and then forcing Safari to display the Desktop version of the website. There are detailed steps on the Tech Help Site post.

Conference signups will begin at approximately 8:00 pm on Monday, February 3, 2025. IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO BOOK A TIME BEFORE THEN.

Conference signups will close on Friday, February 7, 2025 at approximately 3 pm.

Join the St. Albert Boy Scout Troop!

5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade boys:  February is the perfect time to join the St. Albert Boy Scout Troop.  Interested boys and their parents are invited to attend the Troop meeting on Monday, February 3rd, at 7:00 PM in the PLC.

Check out www.facebook.com/groups/Troop327Ky/ to see what our Scouts have been up to:

- camping, hiking and outdoor adventures

- developing leadership skills, character, fitness and citizenship

- earning merit badges in life skills, science, business, sports and crafts as the boys advance to possibly becoming Eagle Scouts.

More info:  www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa.  

Feel free to reach out with questions to:

Jim Sharon, St. Albert Troop Scoutmaster, ‭james.sharon@twc.com

Mike Biagi, parent of 6th & 8th grade Scouts, michaelbiagi@gmail.com

Book Fair is Coming!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be here February 5-11 for students and parents to enjoy!  This is a great opportunity to connect with your child over the thrill of bringing home new books to dive into again and again!  

Here are a few things to remember:

     * Students may bring money to shop during their regular library class during this week or 

        wait for their scheduled conference.  If your child doesn't shop during class, 

        we can provide a wish list to write down choices

     * If JK-3rd grade bring in money to shop during class time, please put it in a

        labeled baggie with the student's name

     * If you are interested in ewallet (digital payment account that allows your child(ren) to 

       shop for books instead of using cash), please refer to the Scholastic Book Fair flyer that 

       will be coming home in Tuesday folder

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Restaurant Event

Grab your friends and celebrate for an all-day give back restaurant event at Gustavo's Hurstbourne location on Monday, February 3rd.  Please tell them that you are with St. Albert.  This benefits the 8th grade class trip.

NASA Astro Summer Camp 

Click here for more information.

School Board News 

Thank you to all the parents and faculty who completed our school climate survey. Congratulations to Lindsay Finley and Betsy deGolian who won the faculty and family $100 gift cards for filling out the survey.

We received 363 responses, which is approximately a 65% response rate. Thanks to the time you took to complete the survey, we were able to collect very valuable input on what is working well and areas we can look at to continue to enhance the St. Albert the Great experience. We will use the information we collected to set project goals for the School Board in the coming years.

You can see a summary of the family responses here. 

Please mark your calendars to attend our last two meetings of the year which take place form 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on March 3 and May 5. They will be held in the cafeteria.

Visit the St. Albert School Board webpage for the minutes from our November meeting. 

Order Your Yearbook 

Due to publication costs, we have made the tough decision for families to purchase their own yearbook(s). You may have received an email from Inter-State asking if you would like to purchase a yearbook for the 2024-2025 school year. If you would like a St. Albert yearbook for this school year, you will need to place your order through Inter-State. You will have a choice between a hardcover ($26.00) or a softcover ($21.00). You will also have the choice of purchasing a yearbook for each child, or one for your family. 

You have until March 14th to place your order. Yearbooks will be delivered in May. Click here to order.

*Eighth graders do NOT need to place an order as the school will provide a yearbook 

for each eighth-grade student. 

PTO NEWS❤️

Click, HERE, to visit our PTO webpage.

2024-2025 PTO Executive Committee:

President - Jennifer Boyle, ptopresident@stalbert.org

Vice President - Sarah Stahl, ptovicepresident@stalbert.org

Secretary - Lauren Biagi, ptosecretary@stalbert.org

Treasurer - Emily Rives, ptotresurer@stalbert.org

Past President - Christine Newman, pto-past-president@stalbert.org

2024-2025 PTO Meeting Dates:

January 23rd, 7:00pm-8:30pm, Visitation Hall (Cafeteria)

April 24th, 7:00pm-8:30pm, PLC

Teacher Conference Dinners

It's conference time again, and we need volunteers to bring it items to cover dinner for our wonderful teachers.  Here is the SignUp Genius.  Please sign up and make sure items are clearly labeled and dropped to the office Tuesday, February 11th.

SAAM NEWS (Sports Ministry)🏆

Saint Albert Athletic Ministry website link

Athletic Ministry Positions Available | We Need You!

• Vice Chair (This is a 3 year term: Vice Chair-Chair-Past Chair)

• Athletic Director (AD) 

• Golf Coordinator (Shadow Spring 2025)

• Girls Volleyball Coordinator

• Girls 3-8 Basketball Coordinator

• Boys 3-8 Basketball Coordinator

• Swim Coordinator (Shadow 2025) 

• Tennis Coordinator (Shadow 2025)

• Girls Flag Football Coordinator 

• Trivia Night Coordinators (Shadow 2025; ownership 2026-27) 

• Awards Coordinator (Shadow 2025; ownership 2026-2027) 

Email Ashley Taylor Ashley.Taylor623@yahoo.com with questions. 

PARISH NEWS⛪

Please read the Parish Post to stay up to date with events and opportunities. 

2025 Parish Picture Directory

Feb. 13-15; Feb. 17-19; Feb. 27 - March 1, 2025 

2:30-8:30pm weekdays, 10:30am-3:00pm on Saturday

In the Parish Life Center

Have you talked with a fellow parishioner and then wondered what their name is? Want to help our new Pastor and Associate get acquainted with our parishioners?

A pictorial directory is a great way to help us get to know each other better!

Our last directory is now out-dated and it is time for a new one. We encourage everyone to get a new picture made so that our new directory will be complete. Each family photographed will receive a free copy of the directory and an 8x10 portrait at no cost.

Sign ups for the photography sessions are open now! You will have a professional photography session, see your proofs, and have the opportunity to purchase extra portraits for family and friends. It's super easy! Make your appointment today using this link.

Candlemas- February 1 & 2

Next Sunday is the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. This feast is also called “Candlemas” – the traditional day for blessing of candles in honor of Christ who is the Light of the World. All our welcome to bring candles from home to be blessed next weekend. This is a good opportunity to think about creating a prayer corner in your home and including a blessed candle. We will also have prayer candles available at church. In addition to our regular weekend Masses, we will have an evening Mass on February 2nd at 5 p.m. This will be a candlelit Mass and will include a procession with candles.

St. Blasé – February 3

We will have the blessing of throats after the 8:30 a.m. Mass on February 3rd. Legend has it that St. Blasé saved the life of a boy who was choking on a fish bone. He is considered the patron saint of all who have disease of the throat.

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