catholic schools the young church
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NOVEMBER 4, 2016 CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS
VOLUME 21 NUMBER 8
Catholic schools—the young Church
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The Young
Church…
Preschool students at Holy
Cross Academy—
Our Lady of
Providence worked with
their fourth-grade “buddies” to
create prayer chaplets, or
“small rosaries.”
Since then, throughout the
month of October, a month
dedicated to this devotion to
Our Blessed Mother, the
students have been enjoying
the beautiful fall weather and
each other’s company as they
visit the Our Lady of Providence Rosary Garden to pray the rosary together.
The St.
Patrick
Catholic
School
Student Council
sponsored a
“Be Sweet: No
Tricks—Only
Treats”
collection to
gather items in
support of
“Operation
Sunscreen.”
Fifteen boxes of
granola bars and
peanut butter and cheese crackers will fill boxes to be shipped to our deployed
National Guard soldier s and airmen.
Valle Catholic School students participated in the “Great Central U.S.
Shake Out” at 10:20 am on October 20, 2016.
At the signal, students practiced the "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" drill along with
over 54.8 million people around the globe!
Great Shake Out Earthquake Drills are an annual opportunity for people in
homes, schools and organizations to practice what to do during earthquakes, and to
improve preparedness.
Q. Why is it impor tant?
A. To react quickly, one must practice often.
Jesus advises us, too, to be prepared, as we know not the hour or the day...
The Saint Joan of Arc
Catholic School kindergarten
room was transformed into an
archeological dig site during
October.
Students have been learning about
dinosaurs as a springboard for deep
learning across the curriculum.
Saint Joan of Arc students learn
about their own muscles by dissect-
ing a chicken wing.
Catholic Schools Week 2017 January 29—February 4
Be prepared!
This week’s
Marketing Tip…
Be prepared!
Catholic Schools Week 2017— January 29—February 4, 2017
For Open House ideas, check out
the Special “Open House” Issue of
The e-Vangelizer at archstl.org/
EMP
Trained Student Ambassadors can
sell your school to prospective
families. Make sure they are trained
well in giving tours and sharing
your school’s narrative!
St. Joseph Academy senior
Katie Kersting has received the
“Excellence in Research Award”
for her advanced research in the
highly selective UMSL STARS
program.
The award is the result of her hard
work this past summer, and places
her among the top research students
in the area.
Katie worked with Dr. Roberta
Pineda from Washington
University on the effect of steroids
on pre-term infants.
Above, Katie and Dr. Ken Mares of
UMSL, as she receives the award.
St. Theodore
Parish School
of Religion in
Flint Hill students in
first through seventh
grade celebrated an
all-saints prayer
service on October 26.
Flint Hill is a
beautiful town just a
few miles northeast of
Wentzville that is
experiencing a lot of growth, especially in the area of “little saints!” Above, St.
Theodore's "little saints pose for a picture beneath the altar of this historic
church built in 1883.
At Holy Spirit Parish School of Religion in Maryland
Heights meets every Tuesday.
Last week, students were
engaged in a variety of
activities.
Second graders, who are pre-
paring to received the
Sacrament of Reconciliation
for the first time received a
tour of the confessional from
Pastor, Fr. Bob Evans.
Fourth grade PSR students
enjoyed sharing their lesson
about the Mass with their
parents at Family, Faith and
Fun Night. In preparation for the All Saints Mass, students, parents and
pastor, (pictured at left above) enjoyed a game of “Saints Bingo.”
Children at St. Mary’s Preschool—North love all creatures, great
and small, including wiggly worms!
Children are often outdoors on the
playground, weather permitting,
because children of all ages must
explore the natural world around
them.
The staff encourages students to
embrace their natural curiosity and
imagination.
At right, St. Mary’s students are
fascinated by a creepy crawling
worm. Mrs. Muffie turned this
opportunity into a teachable
moment with Amela, Brody and
Taylan to discuss living creatures,
and the need to be gentle and
careful with them, as they are with
each other.
Around the Archdiocese...
We pray for the repose of the
soul of ...
Father Timothy L. Bannes, Pastor
of St. John the Baptist Parish in
Gildehaus.
Above, St. Mary Magdalen Catholic
School prays the rosary…
Above and below...more Holy Cross
Academy “buddies” praying the
rosary in the Our Lady of
Providence Parish Rosary Garden
Annunziata Catholic
School’s (Department of
Special Education) Room 1,
Reading class decorated a pumpkin
to describe a book they read this
month—much more interesting and
creative than the traditional “book
report!”
At right, left to right , Blake, Grant,
Jace, Ryan and Sophie
Two students at Valle Catholic School in Ste. Genevieve received the
Do The Right Thing Award.
Second grader Colton Kutz and senior Jessica Bahr were
honored at a ceremony at the Shrine of Our Lady of
Snows in Belleville.
Colton (at left with certifi-
cate) alerted a teacher
that his friend was hurt on
the playground, and stayed
with her until help arrived.
Jessica (at right with
certificate) took it upon
herself to organize a huge Krispy Kreme fundraiser
for two families in the Ste. Genevieve community who are suffering with serious
illnesses. She raised $3,000 for the Mills and
Woodward families.
Above, students of St. Joseph Catholic School in Farmington
enjoy a Halloween visit with the school mascot, Joe the Hornet, who delivered
Glow Grams.