This Week…We spent the week getting back into our routines. With the nice weather, we were able to enjoy outdoor recess.  We learned about taking care of God’s Earth as we prepared for Earth Day.  In the classroom, we set up a new recycle container for food wrappers and turned off one of the lights...Read More

This Week…We had a very busy week. We attended Mass and an additional service as we learned about Easter and Jesus being of service to teach his Disciples to be of service to others.  We read stories about Easter and Easter preparation, as well as watched a video about the Last Supper.  We modeled letters,...Read More

This week…Monday was our last Mail Monday.  As always, the children loved receiving mail, participating in the reading process, and asking questions to other students about their mail.  We completed our science observations by taking nature walks looking for signs of Spring.  (Next week we will use the collected data for math activities.)  The children...Read More

This week…we welcomed Spring.  I gave the children flowers as a sign of spring. It was so exciting, as some of the children made connections to a fall lesson of how seasons change and the movement of the earth. The children went out in small groups to look for signs of spring. We will continue...Read More

This week…the children learned about St. Patrick’s Day, and St Patrick, and how he was forgiving, and used the shamrock to explain The Holy Trinity as one – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  The children had a chance to try lime soda and green-sprinkle covered cookies. The reviews were mixed – thumbs...Read More

This week…In recognition of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we started the week reading The Cat in the Hat,  reading a “Fairy Tale”, and talking about imagination and imaginary. We explored using our “imagination” this week.  Students selected to join me on a space ship to go out of space or to get in a row boat...Read More

This week..the children learned about Mardi Gras, (Fat Tuesday/Pancake Day/Paczki Day), and Ash Wednesday.  The children were treated to a King Cake and Paczki. They selected which one they wanted to try and voted “thumbs up” or “thumbs down”.  They had fun trying them both. The children also made Mardi Gras mask. One of the...Read More

This week..saw the return of Mail Monday, and the children made special Valentine’s Day cards for mom and dad.  We had a special assembly on Monday. As part of our continued incentives for our spring fundraiser, we were treated with a visit from Tommy Hawk – the official mascot of the Chicago Blackhawks. Some of...Read More

This week…the students learned about the importance of healthy habits, germs and hand washing.  We conducted a simple experiment to see how germs spread. We used glitter to represent germs. First, students were divided into three groups. Next, each group received a different color of glitter on their hands, next, we shook hands and gave...Read More

This week…the theme for Catholic Schools Week was Walk Together In Faith & Love. It was a fun week for all.   Thank you to all who sent in donations for the Food Pantry.  On Thursday, we spent time with our 7th grade buddies making Valentine crafts and enjoying plenty of snacks. Friday was the Feast...Read More