VIRTUE OF THE MONTH

Our Ignatian virtues for January are “Learned and Wise.” Students in a Jesuit school are growing to be learned, finding God in all things; and wise in the ways they use their learning for the common good.

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON

We were filled with joy and the Christmas spirit as our students sang songs of the season and shared the Nativity story.

CHRISTMAS IN SCIENCE

Christmas fun filled the week in the science classes at St. Ignatius School. The 8th grade students learned about electrical circuits and made light up Christmas cards. Designs based on cell biology were the drawn by 7th graders and then shrunk to create ornaments. 6th graders used their knowledge of the solar system to create beautiful constellation ornaments. The 5th grade students added some sparkle to Christmas celebrations by growing ornaments of borax crystals.

CHRISTMAS ART

Christmas was celebrated in art. The Art Club made Raised Salt Paintings of Christmas Motifs. Painting on salt creates texture and interesting color-blending effects due to the hygroscopic property of the salt.

8th grade students utilized patterns and lines to unify the figures in the Advent drawings of the Holy Family in the style of Gustav Klimt.