ACCOLADES to our 7th and 8th graders who were on the third quarter honor roll
GRADE 7
Sarah Babay
Kevin Bello
Tucker Fabin
John Groshek
Alexis Hitchcock
Peyton Kedzierski
Karoline Kienholz
Meghan McCurdy
Annamarie Osiecki
GRADE 8
Kathryn Anderson
Madeline Breski
Rebecca Campbell
Mark Gorski
Jacob VanSlyke
Evan Warner
Morgan Wawrzyniak
GRADE 8A
Domenica Babo
Ian Brady
Sarah Brennan
Jayme Cooper
Kyle Fitzgerald
Kevin Kruszewski
DENTAL HEALTH MONTH
February was National Children's Dental Health Month. Each year the third grade receives educational materials from the Pennsylvania Dental Association. After the lessons are presented, the children drew posters to illustrate good dental health. Congratulations to Claire Razanauskas from Grade 3 for winning both at the classroom and Erie County level. Next the district winners are sent to the Dental Association's Central Office in Harrisburg where the state winners will be selected.
Mrs. Case
CALENDAR
April 21 - Sacrament of Reconciliation Gr. 2
April 24 - Open House & Registration 6:30 – 8:00 PM
April 25 - Wizard of Oz – Gr. 7 & 8 Mercyhurst Prep
April 27 - Free Day
FRENCH FRIES BECOME COUCH POTATOES
Today you pay close attention to your health, your diet and your exercise. These are important both for you and your children. The public voice for food and health policy presents evidence that children with diets that are high in cholesterol and fat increase the likelihood of health problems later in life. But it is not all their fault, nor is it necessarily yours.
Television and internet has become the opiate of children.
Kids just are not encouraged to walk or even ride a bike.
Dinner, often is a stop at a fast food place with, "Do you want fries with that?"
Consequently, it is no wonder that a recent Prevention Index Study shows that children weighed an average of 11.4 lbs. more now than in 1973. Many children are overweight. "We're churning out unhealthy kids, who may tragically become unhealthy adults." We know that moderate exercise for adults will reap important benefits. Children will improve their risk factors by the same measure. Since children learn best from their parents, you must model good exercise for them. Walk or jog together often. Beware of thinking, "Well, my child is outside all the time." Good start, but check the activity. The other half is diet. Keep lots of fruits around and make them accessible and inviting. If we want to limit the number of couch potatoes in the next generation, we have to look first to the French fries we have today.
CLASSROOM NEWS
Sacrifice – a giving up of one thing for another. As the students in Grade 8 studied the Passion of our Lord they discussed the ultimate sacrifice Christ made to save mankind. With Jesus as their example, the students also offered sacrifices during the season of Lent. Each day a student read a new sacrifice to offer to the Lord. Some sacrifices were: Make your siblings bed today; clean your room; call Grandma and tell her you love her; give Dad a hug and tell him you love him. Even though these were small offerings, the students did realize how easy these were compared to Jesus' sacrifice. Kudos to the students who went a step further and succeeded in completing a big sacrifice – No Screen Week. Katie Anderson, Madeline Breski, Morgan Wawrzyniak, Rebecca Campbell and Evan Warner took the challenge of no TV, no computer and no cell phone for one week. They found other activities to do to keep themselves busy. Congratulations, Happy Easter!
Mrs. Blaszczyk
Grade 6 read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry for their March Book-it assignment. The story is about a ten year old girl and her family's experiences during World War II in Copenhagen, Denmark. Because the theme of the story was bravery, each student had to make a collage depicting brave individuals or deeds. As the projects were presented to the class, it was obvious that some of those most often recognized for their bravery are firefighters, police, and our military.
Mrs. Pacinelli
We have been watching outside very closely and have been finding some beautiful changes around our school and homes! The sun has been getting warmer and we have noticed birds singing outside our window! The trees have been filling with beautiful blossoms. Pink, red, purple and yellow flowers have been blooming all over. Spring has sprung! During the month of April preschool has been talking about and celebrating the beginning of spring. We have been able to walk outside and see the signs of spring all around us. In our classroom we have been talking about the plants and flowers we have been observing and learning what they need to grow. As part of our science lesson we will be doing some planting of our own and use what we have learned. With hard work and nurturing we're sure to see exciting results! Happy spring from Preschool!!
Mrs. Brady
Grade 3A just completed our guided reading of Charlotte's Web. Along the way we learned many new vocabulary words (often explained by Charlotte). We saw a certain interaction among the animals and learned many family names: chicken: rooster, hen, chick; sheep: ram, ewe, lamb; cattle: bull, cow, calf and many more As a culminating event, we viewed the film with live characters. We saw sheep being sheared, followed the rat down his hole, and got a glimpse of that ominous smoke house! Now in our social studies, we'll go "On the Farm". Our farm products map will give us a quick overview of the different products grown in different parts of our country. We'll see the value of the different types of farmers throughout our land and just what is required to feed us. Finally, in our health, we'll see the various food groups and what is best for us nutritionally. Any connections? Certainly, and for us this year it all started with a caring spider named Charlotte!
Sr. Rita, CDS
Gr. 4A has been learning about the use and effects of drugs and alcohol. The health kit includes a lot of great facts and information to help the students understand the dangers. They listen to a person named X who gives many different scenarios and situations dealing with peer pressure and much more. X acts as different children in each story. The students were also very surprised to find out that second hand smoke is just as dangerous as using drugs or smoking on their own. The Here's Looking At You Kit is a great resource and I do hope the Grade 4A students learn a lot!
Mrs. Sigler
