Activities & Clubs

At Saint Katharine of Siena School we offer a variety of activities and clubs that are held either during school or after school. Concert Band, visual arts, community service, forensics, sports and craft club are just a few of the activities available to our students. We welcome ideas or suggestions for new programs that will help enhance each child’s experience at SKS.

SKS Concert Band

SKS and Mrs. Twohig offer instrumental lessons for 4th -8th grades

Instrument choices are:    Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone horn

Lessons will be held during the student’s general music class, 30 minute lesson once a week. The day and time of the lesson will change when they are preparing for Tableau. There for, I will be assessing the student and will be giving them their music grade on their report card. Click here for the registration and signup information.

Craft Club

Join your friends for crafts, snacks and fun! Click here for the program flyer.

Lego Club

Enjoy construction and engineering with all kinds of Lego kits! Click here for the program registration and information.

After School Sports

We are back in action this Spring! SKS will be offering an after-school sports program for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students, run by Mrs. Marchese and other teachers. The program will start March 29th and run every Wednesday till May31st after school from 3:00 – 4:15 pm. It is running for 9 weeks this season!. If your child likes to play games, this is the place for them. Click here for the program registration and information.

STEM Club

Students are invited to join the SKS STEM Club which meets every other Thursday after school. Miss Miller helps students with building challenges, designing, use of technology and more! This session runs from February to April and the program flyer and registration link is here.

Math Olympiad

Join us for a Math Olympiad (MOEMS) program at SKS for 4th, 5th and 6th graders. MOEMS (moems.org) is a worldwide math competition program, with over 120,000 students from every state and 39 countries participating. The objectives of MOEMS are to teach multiple strategies for out-of-the-box problem solving, develop mathematical flexibility in solving those problems, and foster mathematical creativity and ingenuity through challenging competitions.. Click here for the program registration and information.

Snapology at SKS

Snapology classes at SKS for grades 5-8 are ready for the spring session for March and April! In Combat Robots students will build a base robot, then get new engineering challenges each week that they must design a solution to meet, competing against their classmates to see who can make the best design to win head-to-head competition.  This is an engineering focused class without coding. To register, click here for the Snapology flyer.

Irish Dance

All students from grades k-8 are invited to join the SKS Irish Dance program. This has been a tradition at SKS and our dancers perform in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Philadelphia. The program runs from January to March and the program flyer and registration link is here.

CYO Sports

Students who are interested in sports can join their teammates on the SKS parish CYO teams. Click here for the program registration and information.

Cub Scouts

SKS Parish sponsors a Cub Scout program (Pack 219). We are a welcoming pack, focused on individual growth, the outdoors, camaraderie, as well as service to God and Country. We welcome those with no Cub Scout experience at all, in addition to Cub Scouts crossing over from other packs. SKS Pack 219 will enjoy an array of exciting activities for 2022-2023. Join us!. Click here for the program registration and information.

Altar Servers

This ministry is open to all boys and girls of the parish in grades 5 through 8. Some continue while in high school. A desire to serve, responsibility, responsiveness and reverence are traits sought in a server.

Youth servers will typically have 4-5 weekday (6:30 AM or 8:00 AM) assignments during the school year; for weekends, it is usually one every four weeks or so. Servers are expected to arrive 15 minutes before Mass and stay for about 10 minutes after Mass in performing their duties.

Click here for the program information.