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Dear Families and Friends of OLQP:
At OLQP, our mission is to teach the whole child: body, mind, and spirit. Students are offered many opportunities to develop as leaders. In lower elementary, students have classroom jobs, work cooperatively, give presentations, perform, and more. As students mature, additional leadership opportunities are given. Students are leaders at morning prayer and special events. They serve on student council. They mentor younger students. At morning prayer, the middle school students serve as role models for the "little ones." They assist during class and after school by reading with younger students. Most recently, the middle school students researched saints and wrote children's books about their chosen topic. They then read their books to the younger students. This is a "win-win." The older students are applying their research and summarizing it in an understandable way. The younger students are learning something new and valuable. Both groups are enjoying the fellowship of familial sharing. Our school does not have artificial divisions of children by age but is more like a true family where the older children learn by caring for the younger children. It is a great gift that the children give to each other. 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.
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Counting our Blessings...
╈ Family Fitness for donating weight lifting equipment to the athletics program.
╈ Coach Murphy and Coach Gutierrez for coaching OLQP Girls Basketball and OLQP Boys Basketball, respectively.
╈ Fr. John Taosan, pastor at St. John the Baptist, Alvin, for celebrating Mass with us on the great feast of All Saints.
╈ Vicki Orscheln for her Music Ministry to the school.
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OLQP Shining Stars
First 9 Weeks Top AR Students
Congratulations to:
Julia Meiller- Kinder
Hunter Gonzales-Kinder
Cora Albarran-1
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Anthony Salazar- 1
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Sebastian Oliver-1
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Gavin LaPointe-2
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Thomas Jones-2
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Zadan Lara- 2
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Julian Gamino-3
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Peter Nguyen- 3
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Benjamin Albarran- 3
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Aryahi Kadiyala-4
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Craig Hightower- 4
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Audrey Mulholland - 4
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Summer Averill- 5
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Penelope Mulholland- 5
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Reina Gamino- 5
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Caleb Warren- 6
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Gregory Bonnen- 6
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Troy Meagher- 6
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Emily LaPointe- 7
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Andres Jimenez- 7
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Sabra Averill- 7
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Cristian Finley - 8
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Maggie Orscheln - 8
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Jackson Bonnen - 8
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Did You Know?
Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader is one component of the Renaissance Learning suite of services. The research-driven program supports student outcomes in several ways. It is a tool used to support the reading curriculum at OLQP. Students are required to participate in an "independent reading" program. Teachers are able to identify and direct student reading to the appropriate level. Comprehension tests are taken and evaluated on-line. Teachers can use the data to validate student achievement or provide intervention strategies to strengthen competence. Vocabulary quizzes are also available on-line and are structured in a way to actually help students develop vocabulary skills. The tests use repetition to increase mastery.
Parents can support student achievement in reading by helping students reach their reading goals. Teachers either set a number of points or daily length of reading time for students. Encouraging students to commit to reading each evening can make a difference. Making time for reading as a family helps students see it as a family value. Providing good reading material, sharing what is read as a family, and discussing books, news, and articles all contribute to developing students who become life-long readers.
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News You Can Use....
Recycling Opportunity to Benefit OLQP STREAM Lab
The STREAM Lab is a very busy place. STREAM runs on teacher talent, student enthusiasm, STEM SCOPES curriculum that has been tailored to fit our school, materials purchased with grants, gifts, and more. In addition to the "hardscape," there are many consumables that are used in a variety of activities. Please consider sending the following items to school with your child earmarked for STREAM:
- paper towel tubes
- toilet paper tubes
- shoe boxes
- miscellaneous parts (nuts, bolts, gears, pipe, magnets etc.)
- old craft supplies (string, ribbon, beads, paint, etc.)
- old toys (Lego's, building blocks, Hotwheels)
- cardboard egg cartons
- tennis ball containers
- left-over Halloween candy
- milk/juice cartons
- small water bottles (empty)
Parents Web
ParentsWeb is now available to parents. Parents can create an account in order to view grades and homework. Soon to come will be access to lunch accounts. Click
here for more information.
Book Fair has Arrived
For your convenience, you may visit the OLQP Book Fair on line or in person! Mrs. Garcia has planned incentives for every day / evening of the book fair. Please click
here for more information.
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Support Our Supporters!
Family Fitness Lake Jackson
979-297-3200
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Children's Mass 10am
Early Dismissal
12:45 (PreK)
1pm (K-8th and PreK siblings)
November 5
Choir at St. Jerome's Catholic Church 10:30am
November 6-10
Scholastic Book Fair
November 6
Boys Basketball Home Game 4:30pm
November 7
Girls Basketball Home Game 4:30pm
November 10
Veterans'Day Program
8am
Children's Mass 10am
November 12
Choir at St. Mary's Star of the Sea 9am
November 14
School Pictures (Individual)
November 15-17
Jr. High to Forest Glen
November 15
Board of Trustees Meeting 6:30pm
November 16
3rd/4th/5th to Brazoswood HS to see performance
PreK/Kinder Grandparents' Day and Thanksgiving Feast
November 17
Children's Mass 10am
Early Dismissal
PreK 12:45pm
K-8th 1:00pm
November 18
Festival of Lights and Parade
November 20-24
Thanksgiving Holiday
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