St. Teresa Catholic School
February 7, 2024
Puzzles
Check out what the 4th graders finished just today! They even let Mrs. Sullivan put in the last piece. Several of our Sisters recently finished one of the QR code puzzles, hoping to win big...and discovered they won $1! Still, they definitely found joy in the challenge and the process. (If anyone else makes it big on that puzzle, our school is receiving donations!) Finishing a puzzle is a great accomplishment, and something to celebrate. Our life is sometimes like a puzzle, not yet at the completed stage. Our view has more gaps, incomplete pictures, frustrations, and lack of clarity. Yet, there is still beauty. Even early on in this butterfly puzzle, I found myself coming to look at it, to see the progress, identify the butterflies, contemplate the beauty. I wanted to tell other people about it!
Let us ask the Holy Spirit to transform the way we look at things. He can grant us the gift of Wisdom, to see things as God sees them. He certainly delights in the process and knows the joy of the finished product.
Sister Mary Agnes, C.K.
Upcoming Events
February 8: 3rd grade class Mass
February 9: Lunar New Year festivities
February 12: 7th grade retreat; 3rd/4th grade Confessions; Home Basketball game, 6 p.m.
February 13 and 15: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-8 p.m. See link below to sign up.
February 13: Kindergarten Informational Meeting 7 p.m.; CSS Food market after school
February 14: Ash Wednesday; 4th grade class Mass
February 16 and 19: No School
Culture Corner
As we learn more about the various cultures represented in our school, we grow in our understanding and acceptance of one another. We can truly find joy and new life in the variety of traditions around us. As Pope Pius XII wrote, “It is necessary to deepen one's understanding of the civilization and institutions of various peoples and to cultivate their best qualities and gifts.... All in the customs of peoples which are not inextricably bound up with superstitions or errors should be examined with benevolence and if possible, preserved intact." (Summi Pontificatus)
Collapse of Parenting Snippet #19
You must be willing to be uncool, “so uncool…..so he or she can grow up brave.”
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- Sr. Mary Michael
Touchdown for Teachers: Nominate a favorite teacher who will be recognized at the Red White game this spring. (Added Bonus: Herbie Husker gets to visit their classroom!) Click here for more details and the nomination form.
Tips on better sleep for youth
--from the SCIP program. See flyer below:
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Intentional Parenting
7-8:30 p.m. School Cafeteria; RSVP helpful, but not required.
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Since Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska launched in December, over 4,200 students have reached out about qualifying for a private school scholarship through the Opportunity Scholarships Act. The need for education freedom is clear, and the team at OSN is working hard every day to….
- Get the word out about the Opportunity Scholarships Act and how it can empower parents to access the education that best meets their child’s needs.
- Talk to interested parents about how Opportunity Scholarships work and how they may qualify.
- Launch the OSN scholarship application in mid-February.
- Partner with over 130 quality nonpublic schools across the great state of Nebraska.
- Help contributors give kids hope through a dollar-for-dollar tax credit contribution.
- Support LB1402 by School Choice champion Senator Lou Ann Linehan. Other bills which are empowering parents with educational freedom through Education Savings Accounts are Senator Ben Hansen’s LB1386 and Senator Steve Erdman’s LB939.
Thank you for your support and interest in helping kids through Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska!
St. Teresa School Mission Statement
St. Teresa Catholic School, in partnership with parents, provides an education faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church. We nurture students’ natural sense of wonder and guide them to know and love truth, beauty, and goodness, and to live as virtuous disciples of Jesus Christ with their hearts set on true and lasting joy.