Thursday, April 11
- Testing for 3rd through 9th years
Friday, April 12
- Testing for 3rd through 9th year
- Friends of the Garden Work Day, after drop-off (Welcome Center)
- PSO Welcome Committee: Morning Child Playdate, 11:30 AM (Soccer Field)
Saturday, April 13
- GHCAA Track Meet, 8:00 AM (Barnett Stadium)
- Friends of the Garden Work Day, 9:00 AM (SCM)
- Sociables: Art Car Parade VIPit Experience, 12:00 – 4:00 PM (Hermann Square at City Hall)
- Sociables: Fairy Tea Party, 3:00 – 5:00 PM (Bayer Residence)
Tuesday, April 16
- Friends of the Library Work Day, after drop-off (Library)
Wednesday, April 17
- Christian Meditation for Parents, 8:05 AM (Atrium)
Thursday, April 18
- Grandparents and Special Friends Day, 9:00 – 11:00 AM (Gym)
- Family Night Out at Skeeters, 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM (5529 Weslayan)
- Early Dismissal at 12:00 PM. No Childcare Available
Friday, April 19
- No School. No Childcare Available. Easter Holiday
Monday, April 22
- No School. No Childcare Available. Easter Holiday
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More Guest Panelists Confirmed for Climate Change Symposium
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Dr. Shivas Amin, Associate Professor of Biology at the University of St. Thomas; Jesse Bounds, Director of the City of Houston's Office of Innovation; Grant Hughes, Sustainability Specialist at Jacobs; and Nina Mayes, Outreach Director for the Office of Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) are just four of the newly-confirmed guest panelists who will appear at the climate change symposium on May 3rd.
We invite you to come out to support the work of the AC and HS students on May 3rd, and learn how you can make a difference.
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PSO Usborne Online Book Fair Ends Tomorrow
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The Usborne Online Book Fair extends through tomorrow, April 11. A portion of the proceeds benefit the St. Catherine’s Montessori library. To browse samples of the available books, visit the display in the Welcome Center.
Click here
to place your orders now.
Remember: Before you hit the confirm button, make sure St. Catherine’s has been selected as your organization.
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Volunteers Still Needed for Grandparents and Special Friends Day
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We are looking for a few more volunteer photographers and photography assistants to help us on April 18th! Please click here to
sign up
. If you have already volunteered to be a photographer, please consider asking a friend to join you as your assistant. We appreciate all of your help in ensuring we capture the day’s special moments!
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Family Night Out is Thursday, April 18
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Take a day off from cooking and join your SCM friends at Skeeters Weslayan for Family Night Out! On Thursday, April 18 from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Skeeters will donate 20% of our food purchases (dine in or carry out) to St. Catherine’s.
Click here
to print or save the flyer you must present to the cashier at checkout.
Remember: April 18th is Grandparents and Special Friends Day, as well as an early dismissal day. Plan an afternoon out at Skeeters for the whole family!
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This week we visit with the Upper Elementary students, who are increasingly aware of the gray areas of life and exploring their sense of justice beyond the classroom. The students continue to ask “Why?” and want to know how rules and circumstances benefit themselves and others as they develop a basis for talking about politics and government. The curriculum allows our fourth- through sixth-grade students to make more detailed examinations of the five “Great Stories”. Additionally, the students grow their independence and expand their movements outside the classroom with “going out” activities and longer overnight field trips.
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The journey that all children take at St. Catherine’s is made possible by contributions to the
SCM Fund, which helps support our annual operating needs.
The goal for this school year is $175,000 with 100% parent participation.
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Every week – leading up to the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena – we are showcasing one Montessori program to illustrate the journey our children take as they progress through St. Catherine’s, from Infant Community to High School. We invite you to reflect on your family’s journey, and ask that you participate in the annual SCM Fund campaign.
Click here
to re-visit the Lower Elementary student journey.
If you have not yet made your gift to this year’s SCM Fund,
give today
!
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Annual Ladies Bunco
Tickets Still Available!
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OH YEAH! It's ladies’ night and the feeling's right...for Ladies Bunco! It's that time again for the pink feather prize. What's Bunco? Come and find out! No experience necessary. Mouth-watering dinner and delightful cocktails provided, but best of all, a chance to catch up with friends and make new ones while crushing them with your killer dice rolls.
May 11, 2019 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Ticket Price:
$40/person
Maximum # of Attendees:
40
Location:
SCM Welcome Center
Hosts:
Tracey Ledoux, Shannon Lowry, Leisa Novak, Cathy Wicks, Kristin Zipple-Shedd
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Accio Paintbrush! Harry Potter Craft Making Afternoon
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Color Me Wine: Women, Wine and artwork
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AM Child Playdate is Friday, April 12
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The PSO New Parent Welcome Committee would like to invite the families of
all
AM children to join us on the SCM soccer field this Friday, April 12 at 11:30 AM for snacks and play time.
Thanks,
The PSO New Parent Welcome Committee
Amber McCarthy, Angela Schmeidel Randall, Dana Bayer, Erin Allison, Vy Collett
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Spring Garden Working Day is This Saturday, April 13
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Friends of the Garden will host Spring Garden Working Day on Saturday, April 13 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Come out to help prepare the school grounds for Spring Fling. In case of rain, some projects can be accomplished inside. Families are welcome, and snacks and drinks will be provided!
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Spring Fling Volunteers Needed
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Join us for Spring Fling, the annual PSO family potluck and picnic, on Saturday, April 27 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on the St. Catherine’s grounds. We're looking for volunteers to make this year's Spring Fling another successful time for us to come together.
Click here
to see how you can volunteer for a 30-minute shift.
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Square 1 Art Online Orders Due April 16
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The extended deadline for online sales for Square 1 Art projects is April 16. The order form that was sent home in your child’s Red Folder two weeks ago included a packet with your child’s specific order code, which you must use to place your order at
square1art.com/shop
.
The deadline to order with the paper form was April 5.
Please contact Cindy Fontno at
cfontno@gmail.com
if you have any questions or have misplaced your child’s order code.
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PSO Volunteer Opportunities for 2019-2020 School Year
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It is time to sign up to volunteer with the PSO for next school year! Please consider signing up either as a co-chair of a committee or as a committee member. Committee members support the co-chairs by signing up to complete tasks on an as-needed basis. Many of these tasks can be completed at home or at the office (such as calling vendors, setting up a SignUpGenius, writing emails, etc.) and do not require coming to campus! All parents are members of the PSO simply by having children enrolled at St. Catherine's.
Click here
to sign up!
Courtney Lerch
PSO President
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The SCM track team competed in a GHCAA meet on Saturday, April 6. The rain held off, and it was a great day to compete in track and field events.
Come out to Barnett Stadium on Saturday, April 13 for the next track meet of the season.
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INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
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The Adolescent Community traveled to Austin yesterday for their four-day trip to learn more about how the Texas government operates. In advance of the trip, the students researched and learned about the US government, the Texas government, and how bills become law. They also researched their state representatives and the bills being proposed this session. The students will meet with their representatives to discuss bills they care about and lobby for actions they want officials to take. AC students learned about lobbying and the important role that storytelling plays in the process during a recent classroom visit from the executive director and congregational outreach director of
Texas Impact
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Welcome to the High School Corner!
As many of you already know, a major part of the weekly curriculum in the High School is Current Events. Each week, two students give detailed presentations on topics that have been in the news recently. While in the past, we have been free to pick almost any topic that is both current and interesting to us, this semester we have taken a more focused approach. With the goal of integrating Current Events with other classes, such as Human Geography, Environmental Science, and our coursework for the climate change symposium, all student presentations have been linked to at least one of the following three areas of study: trade/economics, migration, and the environment. We didn’t love the idea at first because it gave the impression of being difficult. However, we have come to realize that almost everything that is in the news is in some way related to these topics.
Most recent presentation topics:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Palm Oil Industry
- Connected to trade and the environment
The History of Vaccines: What the Anti-Vaxxer Argument Means for our Health
- Connected to the environment
The Kim Jong-un and Trump Summit
Boeing 737 Max 8 & 9 Crisis
- Connected to economics/trade
Trade Sanctions on North Korea
- Connected to economics/trade
Cyclone Idai: The Aftermath in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe
- Connected to economics/trade and the environment
Migrant Caravans from Central America: Why They’re Moving
- Connected to the environment and migration
For many of us, Current Events ranks as one of our favorite classes. This class has taught us how to discuss delicate issues and how to think critically about the issues facing the world today. All of this had led us to learn more about ourselves and the issues that we are passionate about. We are extremely lucky to have Current Events be part of our curriculum.
Thanks for reading this week’s entry, and we hope to see you back next time!
Jacob B. and Sophia D.
High School Corner Committee Members
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