Dear Families and Friends of OLQP,
The holidays are behind us. This time of year always feels like the beginning of the school year to me - Students (and teachers) return refreshed and ready to learn. At OLQP, everyone is busy working to make the most of this academic period. Mid-year assessments in reading and math are being analyzed and used to inform instruction. Teachers are gearing up for the next round of school wide project based learning. Recent staff development topics included: curriculum validation, utilizing the on-line components available through the K-5 reading program, and writing across the curriculum. Portfolios are being filled. There are great things ahead as we embark on the second semester.
Staff members traveled to the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament Convent in Victoria for their retreat day. It is always special to return to Sr. Antoinette's mother house. We learned about the beginning of the order and their charism which is greatly influenced by their foundress's writings on the Beatitudes. The history of the order spans across centuries. The foundress, Jeanne Chezard de Matel, was born on Nov. 6, 1596, in France. It was well-established before her death in 1670. The order survived the French Revolution, and in time, began to grow again. When Bishop Odin, the first Bishop of Texas, invited the Sisters to come to Texas, Mother St. Claire Valentine and three companions came from France. They founded the first American convent in Brownsville on Feb. 26, 1853. The house in Victoria was founded on Dec. 21, 1866. At the 30
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anniversary celebration, the theme "Our roots run deep" was used in the décor...Who knew just how deep our roots truly run? What a blessing!
Thank you for being part of the mission and ministry of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam,
Mrs. Marianne Mechura, M.Ed.
Principal
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Save the Date!
Mardi Gras Gala
Saturday, February 18th at the Lake Jackson Civic Center
Dinner, Dancing and Auction benefitting
Our Lady Queen of Peace
Catholic School
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Counting our Blessings...
- The Technology Committee: Mr. Zielke, Mr. Golder, Mr. deValcourt, Mrs. Averill, Dr. Whitmarsh, Mrs. Bouley, and Mrs. Brewster for all the hours being spent working to ensure a strong plan and optimal use of resources.
- Mrs. L'Hote-Gaston for chairing the effort to complete the Strategic Plan.
- All the parent drivers who shuttle athletes to the away games.
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Steps for Students
Help Raise Funds and Awareness for Catholic Education! Steps for
Students 5K is an annual Archdiocesan-wide event that raises awareness of Catholic education and provides much needed funds for our Catholic Schools. All runners/walkers can register to be on the school team of their choice, or can walk independently for the Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program. Steps for Students is an opportunity for all members of the Faith community to work together to support education of mind, heart, and spirit in the many Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
If every Steps for Students participant raises only $40, we will raise over $500,000 for our Catholic schools!
Race Day - Saturday, February 18, 2017
8:00am CST | Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway, Houston, TX |
Steps for Students 5K Run/Walk welcomes runners and walkers of all ages across the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to enjoy a USATF sanctioned 5K race and day of family fun in support of our Catholic schools!
Race Day Schedule:
6:30 am - Sunrise Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
6:30 am - Catholic School Village Opens
7:45 am - Presentation of the David Guite Spirit Award
8:00 am - Chip-timed 5K Start
9:00 am - Post-race Party
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January 16
Martin Luther King Day
No School/Extended Day Closed
January 17
Girls Basketball Away Game
January 18
Board of Trustees Meeting 6:30pm
January 19
Report Cards Go Home
January 20
Children's Mass 10am
January 23-26
Early/Discounted Registration for Returning Families
January 23
Town Hall Meeting 6:30pm
January 25
National Geographic Bee 1:15pm
Boys Basketball Home Game 4:30pm
January 26
Girls Basketball Home Game 4:30pm
January 27
Jr. High NET Retreat
Children's Mass 10am
January 29
Prospective Family Open House 2pm-4pm
January 29-February 4
Catholic Schools Week
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