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Catholic Schools Week helps us to look at ourselves to see how well we're really doing with everything.
We take a second look back and then look forward to getting the word out to people that a Catholic education is a good investment in their child's future."
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From Mrs. Rowley
This week we continued Scantron testing with our 4
th
and fifth graders. We will finish up next week with the 3
rd
graders. We are underway with our January fundraiser: infant items to support the Tepeyac Family Center. Please consult the flyer for items to donate. The collection box is in the lobby of the school. Our annual science fair will be on Friday. Our 7
th
and 8
th
graders have been working hard, and coming up with some very creative ideas. We are excited to see the fruits of their labor.
As Catholic Schools week starts on Sunday, we will once again recognize our students at Mass, and any student who wears their uniform to Mass will earn a dress-down day!
REMINDER: Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of all that makes Catholic schools so special. We have many activities planned for that week:
Sunday: Open House
11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Tuesday: Student Appreciation
No homework.
Dress down - spiritwear
Ice Cream at lunch.
Wednesday: Teacher Appreciation
Luncheon
Dress Down
Thursday: Priest Appreciation
Students will make cards before Mass to leave in a basket in the vestibule for the priest.
After Mass, there will be a panel discussion assembly for the whole school on vocations. It will include seminarian Jeff Petroski, Fr. Hinkle, Fr. Fisher, and Fr. Hayes.
Friday: Family Appreciation
A family member may come and eat lunch with the students. It could be a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle.
Blessing of the throats for the Feast of St. Blaise.
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School News
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Letter from Bishop Burbidge
Click
here to read a letter from Bishop Burbidge in celebration of Catholic Schools Week .
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Respect Life Infant Gift Basket Service Project January 19 - February 3, 2017
 The St. Ambrose Community in supporting the importance of "Respect Life" month will be collecting items for Infant Gift Baskets for the Tepeyac Family Center. Under the umbrella of Divine Mercy Care (DMC) a non-profit healthcare organization, the Tepeyac Family Center opens its doors to provide pregnancy healthcare to the poor and underserved. If possible, please join in helping others by donating any of the following (
new items, please):
- Newborn or Size 1 Diapers, wipes, rash ointment
- Sleepers, Onesies, outfit (male, female, gender neutral)
- Take Along Pack: baby shampoo, baby wash, baby lotion, baby powder, Destine, nourishing lotion
- Hooded towel with wash cloths
- Pacifiers, toys, rattles, bibs
- Bottles (small and large) (No formula/No food items)
- Nice baby blankets and receiving blankets
- Gift Cards, Cash or Check Payable to Divine Mercy Care (memo: Infant Gift Basket Fund or General Donation)
There will be boxes placed in the school foyer for donated items and any gift cards, cash or checks can be given to the front office or through the
Wednesday folder. If you have any questions regarding this service project please contact Clare Stalnaker at
clarestal@gmail.com. Thank you for your consideration!
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From the Health Clinic
Mrs. Maureen Earner
Wonder if your painful sore throat is from a cold, strep throat, or tonsillitis? Here is help with how to tell.
What is the Difference between a Cold, Strep Throat, and Tonsillitis?
A sore throat is often the first sign of a cold. However, a sore throat from a cold often gets better or goes away after the first day or two. Other cold symptoms such as a runny nose and congestion may follow the sore throat.
Strep throat, which is an infection due to streptococcus bacteria, is another cause of sore throats and tonsillitis. With strep throat, the sore throat is often more severe and persists.
Tonsillitis is a painful inflammation or infection of the tonsils, the tissue masses located at the back of the throat.
Continue reading
here.
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Last week in STEM Club we took advantage of the 60 degree January day and had an outside and inside option for our elementary and middle school members. Inside, we had our laptops and 3D printer running and worked on making key chains. The students had the option of designing a key chain with their name on it, or designing another small shape to attach to a key ring. We had rectangular and heart shaped name tags, an arrow key chain and even a hamburger key chain.
Outside, we soaked up some Vitamin D and had a free option opportunity to work with building sets including K'Nex and magnetic tiles.
In our Kindergarten and 1
st
grade STEM Club on Thursday, we read "Engineering Elephants" by E. Hunt, Ph.D. and M. Pantoya, Ph.D. This book was a huge hit and everyone was participating. The book discusses what engineers design and make, such as "Engineers make rainbows... wait a minute, do Engineers really make rainbows? No, but they do make rocket ships!" "Engineers make toes, big, little and stinky...." It's not hard to imagine the shrieks of delight with this book.
It introduces a variety of Mechanical Engineering areas and some really big words, such as aerodynamics, heat transfer, composites and nano threads. Although not every student will be interested in a STEM career, our STEM Club objective is to give them the exposure, experience and opportunity to explore different aspects of STEM at a very early age. The last page in this book challenges the reader and asks "What will you design when you are an engineer?" I was all smiles with the answers being shouted out.
One page in the book discusses the production of energy via wind turbines. We used this opportunity to discuss wind energy and make our own pinwheels!
Click on the images to enlarge.
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From the Editor
Please send in your submissions! I accept submissions from teachers, staff, and parents. If you know of something interesting going on in our community, or want to give a shout out to someone at the school, I'd love to add it to the Buzz. I especially enjoy pictures. Please contact
Mrs. Rowley to make sure that we have permission to publish pictures of every student in the picture and make sure the pictures are
less than 5MB. Submissions are due by
Mondays at 5pm. Thank you!
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Next Meeting:
February 8th 7pm
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Important Dates
(All events and important dates can be found on our website's Google Calendar!)
Thurs 1/26:
- Advanced Band Rehearsal 3:15p;15pm
- STEM for K-1st grade 3:15pm
Fri 1/27:
- 11:30am Dismissal
Mon 1/30:
- Strings Program 3:15pm
- Kolbe Kids 3:30pm
Tues 1/31:
- Choir 3:20pm
Wed 2/1:
- STEM Club for 2nd-8th grade 3:15pm
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