Dear Saint Paul School Community & Friends,
For families with young children at home for the foreseeable future: God, help mothers and fathers to partner together creatively for the care and flourishing of their children.
This morning's email was dedicated to all of the Saint Paul School Parents!
Overnight you went from getting your students out the door in the morning in uniform with backpack and lunch to keeping them home for seven weeks. You are all to be applauded for now having to organize their day of studies, getting them signed in to videoconferences, learning our new LMS, providing snack and recess, participating in daily challenges from the Principal, art lessons and song, and we can’t forget daily prayer. And that is just for your students. While most of you are working remotely from home there are the extra messes around the house to clean-up, extra laundry (I bet we all appreciate uniforms), and 101 meals you are making. If you don’t already, now would be a good time to start those chores! If you have high school or college students home – maybe they could help your Saint Paul Student with navigating our new, but temporary norm, of distance learning … this too shall pass.
I ask that we all step back from technology, email, and schoolwork this weekend. I am going to try too! Enjoy the outdoors, work on a puzzle, play a board games, curl up with a book, or pray the Holy Rosary.
If your family is in need of ANYTHING please reach out to me and I will help find the resources. We are here to help support each other.
Sincerely,
Principal
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COMMUNITY PRAYER
On
March 30 at 9:00 am
we invite the Saint Paul School Community to stop what they are doing to pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for
Fr. Nestor, School Board, Faculty, Staff, Parents and Students.
In the name of the father, son and Holy Spirit.
Our Father
, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death
Glory be
to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen
.
In the name of the father, son and Holy Spirit.
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IMPORTANT SCHOOL CALENDAR UPDATES
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MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORT CARDS
- April 2
PTO MEETING
- April 2 @ 6:30p via ZOOM
Meeting ID:
514 404 512
Password:
804171
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR / GRADE 5 SCIENTISTS
- Moved to May 20th
GRANDFRIENDS DAY
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Canccelled
(May 1)
FIRST COMMUNION
- (May 2) n
ew date to be announced
SPRING MUSICAL
- (May 8 & 9)
TBD
MIDDLE SCHOOL NYC TRIP
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updates TBD
GR 4 STATES FAIR / GR 5 FAMOUS REVOLUTIONARY AMERICAN
- May 27
GRADUATION
- June 5
PTO END OF YEAR SOCIAL
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TBD
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IDEAS FOR HOME LEARNING
from the Director of the SPS Academic Excellence and Support Center
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IDEAS & RESOURCES
- Make something from old puzzle pieces
- Make the alphabet from sticks or other nature items
- Learn to identify trees from their leaves.
- Write instructions on how to make a sandwich and let someone follow them exactly.
- Make a paper airplane! foldnfly.com
- Build the tallest tower with 1 piece of paper and tape
- Observe the moon each night and take pictures to make a time-lapse video
- Measure items around your home with a tape measure
- Practice coding with Scratch or code.org
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Family Math Ideas
- Make a meal together, talk about the measurements of each ingredient.
- Measure items around your home with a tape measure
- Construct Lego Ten Frames
- Use dice to practice math facts.
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Homemade Clay!
(source: Arm and Hammer Recipe)
(Clay is not edible, and this is a supervised project with the family!)
What You Need:
2 cups Baking Soda
1 cup corn starch
1 ¼ cups water
Food coloring
What to Do:
Pour 2 cups ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda into a saucepan.
Add 1 cup corn starch, then stir until mixed.
Add 1 ¼ cups cold water, then food coloring if desired.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until consistency of mashed potatoes (10-15 mins).
Remove mixture to plate and cover with damp cloth.
When cool to the touch, pat until smooth.
Now.... see what your kids can create!
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Board Games = Learning!
Scrabble
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Spelling/Phonics
UNO
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Mathematics
Monopoly
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Mathematics
Clue/Battleship
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Logic
Telestrations
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Art
Twister
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Physical Education
Trivial Pursuit
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Social Studies/Geography
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ONLINE LEARNING
Saint Paul School teachers are creating videos that inspire discovery and creativity for our school community and friends.
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with Mrs. Mary Snell
Resources you may find helpful when planning
ACTIVities
with your students
- use them for free, customizable follow-along workouts for kids (after an adult logs in) just click on the “Kids Workouts”
Follow Along Workout Channels on
Youtube
Captain American, Harr
y Potter, Star Wars and many more.
- PE With Joe – Daily follow along at home workouts broadcast from Richmond, England. (Free!)
YOGA
for Preschool - Grade 1
for Older kids and adults:
FOLLOW ALONG DANCES
- GoNoodle Follow Along Dances: Best for younger students, this site below offers a huge library of follow along videos teaching dance moves and health concepts to kids (Adult supervision is recommend the first couple times on the site)
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Mrs. Jennifer Lightfoot, our Middle School Science Instructor started a bi-weekly video series designed to encourage all SPS students to explore and enjoy their yards and neighborhoods.
Check out her Thursday outdoor adventure!
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Mrs. Jackie Bruno, our Art Instructor, encourages every SPS student to use their creative talents with items you can find easily in our home.
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HEARTS CHALLENGE
To show our love and support for people caring for us ....parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, health care workers, and more lets make some hearts!!
Check out these artists hearts: Romero Britto (
https://britto.com/
), Jim Dine, Simon Bull ,Autumn de Forest and Peter Max.
The Challenge:
- Create your own hearts with whatever supplies you may have: construction paper, crayons, paint, pom poms, etc.
- Place in window to share!
- I will be collecting when we return to school and making a gratitude heart mural!!!
- Be sure to send pics to us at school, too!
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SHARING LOVE
This week two of our Spectacular SPS Students.
Declan (PS) and Jack (K) Brady
painted hearts for healthcare workers.
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STORYTIME WITH MRS. MONTGOMERY
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Mrs. Montgomery is happy to share that she is reading a book a day and uploading it to the SPS digital classroom! We'll also be posting many of these on Facebook and Twitter.
Enjoy this break time and some of her favorite stories! Click on the story # below.
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BSO HOMESCHOOL
BSO HomeSchool is an educational resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the Boston Symphony Orchestra. They will be uploading an archive of Youth & Family Concert lesson plans created by the BSO Educators Advisory Council, as well as videos created by BSO Musicians that cover a wide variety of topics from demonstrations, excerpt tutorials, and more! New content will be uploaded every Wednesday.
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IMPRESSIVE SCHOOLWORK & CHALLENGES
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Mrs. Woodgate's Preposition Challenge
As we know, a preposition is a word that connects a noun or a pronoun to a verb or adjective in a sentence. Prepositions can be tricky. But, memorizing common prepositions can help us to easily identify them in writing. Grade five has been challenged to memorize the attached list of 49 common prepositions before May 4th. Studies have shown that memorization improves neural plasticity, which helps maintain cognitive functioning (your brain is a muscle - it needs exercise).
Any student
who achieves this memorization goal may choose a prize from Mrs. Woodgate's prize box, and will get his or her name added to the running list. Email a video submission to Mrs. Woodgate's SPS email (
awoodgate@spshingham.org
) to win.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS - Grade 6
In Grade 6 Zoom class, we worked on incorporating juxtaposition into poetry. Here is Hannah’s poem....
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MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES - Grade 8
Mrs. Deitsch says hello from Marstons Mills. She is enjoying her walks in the cranberry bogs and wakes up every morning to the view of a beautiful farm! Middle school students, here's your challenge: if you can guess the name of this castle in the puzzle that Mr. and Mrs. Deitsch are working on email Mrs. Deitsch (at
sdeitsch@spshingham.org
) for extra credit!!!
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During this time away from school, it is important for all of us to balance our body and mind.
Each day Principal Fasano is challenging our students to take a break from their learning and see how many of her favorite childhood activities they can complete!
Below is a Principal Challenge Calendar with activities for all ages - what can you complete these next three weeks?
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ADMISSIONS UPDATE
Saint Paul School will continue to process applications, render admissions decisions and respond to any inquiries.
During this time of school closure, tours will be postponed. We will plan to conduct screenings and Imagine Days for all prospective PS – Grade 8 applicants upon our return to school.
We welcome you to contact us with interest and any inquiries by calling: (781) 749-2407 or email the Director of Enrollment, Jean Schnorr, at
jschnorr@spshingham.org
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LEARNING IS FUN!
Keep sharing these great ideas and images of our students and families
making the most of learning opportunities at home!
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Neighborhood
Door Decorating Contest
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For more resources, ideas and school updates from Saint Paul School, watch us on:
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