Another fun week in JK… It was busy! We had a lot of fun with Apples. Between tasting a Carmel apple, making homemade apple sauce, learning about the many different parts of a apple,  and most importantly… how to pick a apple:)  Thinks to ask your children: Who was the line leader?Caboose? Flag Holder? What...Read More

Upcoming Events/mark your calendars: Monday, October 2: Dental assembly for Prek-2 Tuesday, October 3: Chipotle Dining for dollars (La Grange Road in Countryside) from 4-8; 33% goes to St. Cletus! Thursday, October 5: Picture day Friday, October 6: Assembly: Ellie the elephant is going to visit our school to help students understand why it is...Read More

Fall was in the air this week and we celebrated our new season all week long!  We read many books about the season, falling leaves and apples.  We painted our fingerprints on apple trees and discussed how God gave each of us unique one of a kind fingerprints.  In our centers, we counted apples and...Read More

What a week this has been!  We talked so much about apples; how they grow, how they get from the orchard to the grocery store, what different things they can be used for… The list goes on!  We are still really focusing on our teen numbers.  16 and 17 are left out quite often and...Read More

This week, we finished talking about what is a disciple and listed ways that we can all be a disciple of Jesus. We distinguished between Apostles and disciples. In addition, we talked about the wonderful story of Pentecost. Next week, we will finish talking about Pentecost by creating a stained-glass window (using paper) of the...Read More

Greetings, As the month of October begins next week, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.  My favorite St. Francis story, surprisingly, involves his death.  While on his deathbed, he said to the nun who was caring for him, “Bring me one of those cookies that I am so fond of.”  What...Read More