Ever wonder what it was like to go to school at St. Theresa's when the school's first 8th grade graduated? The class of '65 celebrated their 50th reunion this past fall. Sue Kiely, Kathleen Mendle Murphy, and Lois Saboe have been sharing with us. "Our class had 114 students. 31 classmates attended the reunion with 17 spouses." The class gathered here at St. Theresa's for their reunion.  I imagine the place looked smaller than it had when they graduated.

But some skills never leave you, like making an impressive straight line! We look forward to hearing more of their stories of their time here at St. Theresa's. What to do with overflow funds from the reunion evening? The class of 65 will be donating a Chromebook to the portable lab. Thank you for supporting the next generation of St. Theresa's students!

Our students from Pre-K 5 to 8th grade celebrated National Computer Science Week by taking part in the world wide Hour of Code. Over 166 million students around the world have been a part of the hour of code.

Classes began with two questions:  what do computer scientists do, and why is learning to code important to our future? Important questions to get our students thinking about to use their gifts to make a difference in this world.

Students had the opportunity to work independently or pair program and use what Mrs. T calls "the BIGGER BRAIN." It's great to see them get so excited about problem solving.

Three of our eighth graders had an exciting opportunity to be "early readers" for a professional author who was in the process of publishing a new book.   Eamonn   Keating, Katherine Pikulik, and   Shelly Hackenson  helped to revise  Carolyn Heilman's manuscript for  The Protectlings at Woods Edge,   published by Parallel Minds Press. Along with Mrs. Stratton, the three communicated with the author via email and offered many useful suggestions concerning plot, characters, and illustrations.  As the book is first in a series, the students will continue to offer advice to Mrs. Heilman as the storyline progresses. Katherine, Eamonn, and Shelly received gift cards for their assistance, and also signed copies by the author and recognition in the   Acknowledgements at the end of the book.  The Protectlings at Woods Edge  is available in our school library.  Check it out when you have a chance! 

The students in Grades 4 and 5 enjoyed their trip to the Institute for American Studies in Washington, CT. They learned valuable lessons from storytelling, visited the Native American Village, took part in a scavenger hunt, and made clay pots. This experience gave both classes a better understanding of the Native American culture.

Mrs. Ronnow spoke with her 6th grade class about paying tribute to Sandy Hook and read some of the short biographies to the class. During recess two of the 6th graders created their own tribute with dominos! Love does win every time!

The Student Council will be selling Candy Grams December 9th-18th at school during lunch.

Students and parents will be able to write their message on the Candy Gram and have them delivered to students on December 23rd.

Cost of a Candy Gram is $1.

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