St. Teresa Catholic School
March 27, 2024
Wednesday of Holy Week
Trash? NOT
This morning as usual after visiting my mailbox and finding some catalogues there, I took three steps toward the recycling where most of it typically lands within seconds. Then I stopped. In all my days, I don’t think I have ever said, “Wow, this is a great catalogue!” Well, it happened this morning. IEW did it! Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) has been brought to us largely by our cohorts who are coaching us in our curriculum shift. Andrew Pudewa learned to play the violin by studying, practicing and listening closely to works done well and using the right form to imitate parts and then the whole. Frederick Douglas learned to speak well by reading famous, beautifully articulated speeches. Andrew, the founder of IEW, has applied those same principles to the writing process. It is rigorous and it works!
So what stopped me at the recycling bin?
- The IEW logo – they have a reputation for quality work, probably worth a look.
- The graphics – there is a graphic on the recommended process for IEW implementation that embodies the phrase “a picture being worth a thousand words”.
- The second little catalogue behind the first, also from IEW, that consists of student works beautifully done. It seems our kids are going to be published there soon, as growth occurs daily.
I see the blessings of the curriculum shift we are making in so many ways. I find myself wishing I was a child again to be able to learn to write like this at their age, to be in seminar discussions, sketch and draw, to build pop bottle rockets, dissect little animals, play the violin, and discover God’s marvelous works in so many ways.
Sister Mary Michael, C.K.
P.S. Running the pacer….well, I’m glad I missed that part.
Upcoming Events
March 27: TODAY at 2:15 Living Stations of the Cross
March 28: Holy Thursday; No School
March 29: Good Friday; No School
March 31: Easter Sunday
April 1-2: No School
April 3: Return to school; adoration/benediction 3:05
Walk the Little Way Update
We are SO close to our $50,000 goal! As of Tuesday, March 26th, the total was... (drumroll, please)...
$49,216.61!!!
Just under $800 to our goal!
Summer Music Opportunities
See the flyer below!
School Fundraiser at Gloria Deo
Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse is scheduled by the Lord for Monday, April 8. We are in the 80% zone (100% is the zone of totality). We have viewing glasses in hand for our all our school children and for about 60 of you to join us if you like. The maximum eclipse is to occur at 1:52pm. If you’d like to join us, you are welcome to do so. So that we save glasses for you and your accomplices (other children or adults), please RSVP. If you want to come and do not RSVP, we cannot guarantee that we will have glasses for you. Glasses will be available out front at 1:30 and in the office from 1 on if you want to come earlier. That is also the Solemnity of the Annunciation, so we are looking for a delightful day out front for the natural phenomenon. What regularity God places in the movement of the planets! The next eclipse of substance is 2044 according to the CBS news source online, so come on over and view with us!
Children will be directed to play at recess as normal, and will be well informed NEVER to look at the sun directly without the proper viewing glasses.
Apr
8
Solar Eclipse at school
1:30 p.m.
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Now Hiring for the 24-25 School Year
*Primary Grade teacher
*Director of After School Care program
Interested parties, please contact the school office for more information or to set up an interview.
Service Hours due April 26
Service Hours are required for some students as part of their Theology grade and strongly encouraged for all students.
Please see HERE for specific guidelines for each class. If your student(s) needs a hard copy, they may ask for one from the front office.
Tuition Update
Those who have not already selected a payment plan for 2024-2025 have been rolled-over to the same plan they currently have for 2023-2024. If you would like to make changes please email jennifer-heffernan@cdolinc.net who is happy to assist you!
Opportunity Scholarships
Do you have questions? Are you a parent of a Kindergartener or Freshman in High School for the 2024-2025 school year?
Here's the link for Thursday 9:15-10:15 a.m. Zooms with OSN:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 975 7901 4070
March Mathness
5th-8th graders in the finals included:
Ben Schinstock
Will Vacek
Violet Cunningham
Peter Cunningham
Thuan Hoang
Huyen Tran
Congratulations to Peter Cunningham, who faced off Ben Schinstock in the finals to win March Mathness 2024!
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.