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From the Office of the Principal
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Greetings,
In 2014, Pope Francis addressed students and teachers:
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The mission of schools is to develop a sense of truth, of what is good and beautiful. And this occurs through a rich path made up of many ingredients. This is why there are so many subjects - because development is the results of different elements that act together and stimulate intelligence, knowledge, the emotions, the body, and so on."
Here at Loyola, our teachers diligently work to deepen the richness and beauty of our students' educational path through our professional learning initiatives. Our professional learning focuses on the three interlocking components of educational practice: curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Curriculum:
We meet monthly as departments with teachers K-12, providing our educators the opportunity to come together, share best practices, analyze our scope and sequence of instruction, and identify areas for growth. Not only do we aspire to enhance our curriculum sequencing and departmental outcomes, but we are also eager to set the framework for cross-curricular
collaboration among the different departments.
Instruction:
We continue to reflect on Marzano's elements of effective instruction (a nationally recognized approach to professional development) during our monthly teacher inservices and in smaller Professional Learning Communities (PLC) made up of three to four teachers. Each PLC works collaboratively to assess their implementation of the Marzano elements, create goals to improve their use of the effective teaching strategies, and reflect on the impact they have on student achievement.
Assessment:
In addition to classroom assessments and teacher observations, Loyola utilizes the NWEA test to garner an in-depth look at our student achievement. This fall our students took the NWEA assessments in the areas of mathematics, reading, and language usage. Since then, our teachers have spent time analyzing the data to ensure their instruction is targeting our students precisely where they need it: challenging them in areas they demonstrate competency and reinforcing them in areas they demonstrate a lack of proficiency.
Loyola's teachers daily demonstrate a willingness and eagerness to continuously improve their practice. Their dedication to each and every child is evident not only in their day-to-day interactions with each student, but in the hours of work they put into perfecting their profession.
Thank you for your support of Loyola and for entrusting your children to us. We value and honor the partnership we have with you in educating your kids. It's been a terrific start to the year and many great things are happening -- we look forward to the exciting months ahead.
Kristi Degen, Dean of Academics
Loyola Catholic School
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SCHOOL CLOSINGS DUE TO WEATHER
As we approach winter, please be aware that Loyola follows District 77's school closing decisions. When there is a late start, early dismissal or full school closure day, we will notify you via email, it will be posted on our website and on our Facebook page. You will also find information on various TV and radio stations. Please click
here for our school closing procedure letter.
VIRTUS TRAINING SESSIONS
St. John's will host a Virtus training session on Tuesday, November 15, at 6:00 P.M. and Sts. Peter & Paul's Church will hold one on Wednesday, November 16, at 9:00 A.M. Go to
virtus.org to select your session and follow the instructions for registering for either of these classes. Virtus training is required for anyone wishing to work with children in our parishes and at Loyola.
HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS
Join us for Turkey Bingo, benefiting Loyola teachers!
Saturday, November 19, After the 5pm Mass
St. Joseph the Worker, 423 W 7th Stre
et, Mankat
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BARNES & NOBLE HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR
The Barnes & Noble Book fair is
Saturday, December 3!
It's also the Educator Christmas Shopping Day when teachers get 25% off their purchases. Be sure to mention Loyola Catholic School when you make your purchases!
Click
here
to view the book fair voucher. The vouchers are good at the Mankato store 12/3-12/8. They are also good online and in other B&N on 12/3 only. You must specify "Loyola" at checkout or show the voucher for Loyola to get the bonus! We encourage you to take a screen shot of the voucher to show at checkout! Information will be posted soon on Loyola's Facebook page, please share with your friends! Loyola's book fair code: 12002150
Loyola will be hosting activities and events throughout the day at the book fair. Watch for more information!
Stay connected to Loyola's Home & School Parent Association in a way that works best for YOU:
SPIRIT SHOP NEWS
The Spirit Shop will host its
Christmas Sale with appearance by Santa on December 1, 3-7pm, Santa arrives at 4pm for pictures!
The
Home Vendor Sale/Spirit Shop Sale will be on December 8, 3-7pm. Watch for more info!
Don't forget- you can now order Spirit Shop merchandise online! Click
here for info
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CONGRATULATIONS, RAE AND LINSDEY
On Wednesday
morning Rae Dose and Lindsey Theuninck signed their national letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college. Rae has signed to play softball at Minnesota State, Mankato. Lindsey has signed to play basketball at South Dakota State University. Loyola fans have had the pleasure to watch these two girls compete at the Varsity level from the time they were in middle school. We have been blessed to watch them compete the way they do. They both are great role models for our younger students. Many of our younger students look up to these two for good reason. Lindsey and Rae have had many successes in the classroom and in the arena of competition. These two have set the bar at a high level for our Girls programs. We are all looking forward to watching them for the remainder of their careers at Loyola and beyond!
KNOWLEDGE BOWL
Congratulations to Team Geel on taking 3rd place on Thursday!
Congratulations to Team Gorm for taking 5th place on Thursday!
ALL CITY SOCCER TEAMS
Congratulations to the following members of the Loyola soccer teams who were named to the Mankato All City teams:
Colton Corcoran
Zan Raverty
Nora Coughlan
Tiara Coughlan
Jenna Helget
Kit Krmpotich
The Lou and Ginny Smith Service Awards for Mankato soccer players were awarded to two Loyola students: Colton Corcoran and Emma Goebel.
BYE BYE BIRDIE
Loyola's secondary level will present BYE, BYE BIRDIE! in the theater on the Lower Campus on Thursday, November 10 - 7:00 P.M.; Friday, November 11 - 7:00 P.M., Saturday, November 12 - 7:00 P.M. and Sunday, November 13 - 2:00 P.M. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.
LOYOLA CHOIR
Please join the Loyola High School Choir, and other community Catholic singers in a musical Advent service to be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish on Saturday, December 10 at 7:30pm. The intent of the concert is to provide our Catholic community the opportunity to participate in a musical Advent Service in order to prepare our hearts for the message of Christmas!
BOOSTER CLUB NEWS
Please click
here for information about an upcoming Booster Club "adults only" holiday event!
Thanks to everyone who sold coupon books this year! Special thanks to the families that sold the most books:
1st: Quigley family
2nd: Waagner family
3rd: Kulas family
The class that sold the most books is 1st grade! They will enjoy a pizza party as a reward for their hard work!
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