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Alleluia...He is Risen...in Us!
In this season of hope and joy we give thanks to the Lord
for the gift of eternal life and salvation!
CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR FAITHATHON PARTICIPANTS!
What fun we all had attending this year's Faithathon Competetion at the Tyme Out Center Friday, May 8th. I want to personally thank the students for all of their hard work and time that they gave preparing for this annual competition. Parents - you should be very proud of your participants for not only did they compete with dedication and humility but they also were very cooperative throughout the entire day. Special thank to Mrs. Smetek, Mrs. Fuller, and Mrs. McGuire for chaperoning our students for the day.
WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR 8TH GRADE TEAM TOOK 2ND PLACE OVERALL! WAY TO GO!!! This team consisted of Marissa Dooley, Shannon Fuller, Clare LoCoco, Joe Puchner, Danny Smetek, and Elizabeth Stoeckl.
Our 7th grade team was Meghan Gresk, Will Lundeen, Dolan McGuire, Michael Nakata, Grace Rauh, and Megan Rivard.
Our 6th grade team was Ann LoCoco, Alana Parey, Morgan Precour, Scott Sazama, Sam Smetek, and Christopher Vitale
GOD'S OWN MAKING: We will start to have the three lessons for all junior high students with this program starting Monday, May 17th (not the 11th as previously stated here). Please start to go over the materials next week at home as we do the same here at school.
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING...BOOKS!
The Birthday Book program is your opportunity to donate a book to our school library. Based on the needs of our library, books have been pre-purchased and are on display in the library. You may purchase a book in honor of your child’s upcoming birthday, in memory of a loved one, or to commemorate a special event. An “in honor of” sticker will be placed in the front cover of the book and it will be added to the library collection. Your child will be the first one to check it out in the fall. Come to the library any day before, during or after school to browse the collection.
EMAIL MS. BENSON AT SBENSON@STMARYEG.ORG for more details...thanks for your generosity!
GRADE LEVEL UPDATES
GRADE SIX
Judges and Kings and Great Leaders of Israel!
In these next few chapters we look at many of the great leaders who were chosen by God for a variety of reasons to help the people on their faith journey. From Deborah to Barak to David - we have covered a wide range of inspiring Biblical figures to see how God has worked in the Hebrew Scriptures to make himself known.
St. John's
Open Door Cafe Service Outreach:
REMINDER
: Students are to bring fruit for the lunches. Service group assignments and dates are attached below.
Our next date is Wednesday, May 6th, with Mrs. Diane Bodalski. Thank you to Mrs. Mrs. Steybe and the students who went with her for serving those in need this past month.
GRADE SEVEN
Christ continues to be our greatest source of life. In the coming chapters we look at his life, his gift of the sacaramnets, and his promises of eternal life so as to know him more deeply.
Milwaukee
Rescue Mission Service Outreach:
Thank you Mrs. Cathy Lundeen and all of the students who went down to the Mission in April, serving those in real need in the Milwaukee area.
Our next date is May 6th with Mr. David Streator and an assorted group of returning students.
GRADE EIGHT
Chapters 17-20 has us investigating how the Church calls the first Vatican Counsel to address the changing world.
It is a tumultuous time for both society and the Church, with the period of Enlightenment opening people’s eyes to many new scientific discoveries happening all around them.
Final Theology Project: "A Great Place with a Great Faith!" All students in grade 8 have been working on this project in teams in both the theology and computer lab. Please see the attached information for more details. this is looking to be a fantastic finish to our year!
PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE FILE OF PHOTOS ATTACHED BELOW FROM THE GRADE 8 LIVING STATIONS.
Have a joyous Easter Season,
Mr. Newman
