Principal's Weekly Update

Dear Families,

The week after Thanksgiving, the 3rd and 4th Grade classes competed in the Music Listening competition. This competition is based on the music memory competition for the University Scholastic League in Texas held for 2nd-6th graders. The competition was modified for St. Marys to incorporate more history and context as well as adding contemporary and diverse selections. Students had a goal of memorizing the titles and composers of 10 pieces of music and beyond that, the year, country, and historical context for the composition of the piece. They competed to see how much they could remember and earn points for their class to be Ultimate Music Listening Champions! I'm incredibly proud of all of the students for engaging as deeply in the music as they did.

Congratulations to Ms. Deluca's 4th-grade class for winning the class award.

Congratulations to our individual winners as well!!

Aika - Overall winner with a perfect score

3rd Grade

1st Place - Tripp Strahm

2nd Place - Cyan Patt

3rd Place - Griffin Miller

4th Grade

1st Place - Alex Clement

2nd Place - Magnus Donaldson zu Ermgassen

3rd Place - Faye Gallagher

Our Christmas Concert is right around the corner! I can't wait to see you all the morning of the 13th at 8:45 in the church to celebrate the season. Please remember dress is Christmas colors (Red, Green, Black, White, Silver, Gold, or within that vein) K1 friends are to wear black, white, or brown to be our sheep for the pageant! Thank you!

December 5th:

• Christmas Tree Lighting-Scholastic Book Fair Launch at 4 p.m.

December 6th: Jesse Tree Performance Grades 6,7,8 (students only)

December 7th

• Coffee with the Principal at 8 a.m.
• Jesse Tree Performance Grades 3&4 (students only)
• Grades 2+3 Field Trip to Boston Public Library

December 8th:

• Immaculate Conception Mass (PreK-8) 12:10 p.m.

December 9th:

• Admissions Open House/ Discovery Day

December 13th:

• School-wide Christmas Concert and Pageant at 8:45 a.m.
  

December 14th:

• Jesse Tree Performance, Grades 1 and 2 (students only)

December 15th

• Jesse Tree Performance, Grades K2(students only)

December 16th:

• Last Day of school before Christmas break
  
• EDP closes at 4:30 p.m.

December 17th-January 2nd

• Christmas Break

January 3rd:

• Welcome Back!

Note from Nurse Wu

I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving break.

We had zero cases of Covid-19 reported to us this week.

If your child had a recent well visit with their PCP please send me a copy. I should have a yearly well visit report for every student.

Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather. As the weather gets colder and wet, students need to have a proper winter jacket/coat, winter hat, mittens/gloves and winter boots. Students go out for recess daily except if there is a weather advisory prohibiting outside recess.

Please make sure everything is labeled.

Enjoy your weekend,

Nurse Wu

Thank you to our Middle School volunteers, Rei and Meghan, for helping set up our new tree. We are looking forward to seeing all our families at our Christmas Tree Lighting on Monday at 4 p.m. for a magical evening! We gifted all our students with a "no homework" day so that all can attend and enjoy the event with their families and friends!

Teachers were invited today to choose books for families to purchase and donate to their classrooms. The Scholastic Book Fair Family Night will run from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, December 5th, and families can choose a book from the teacher's wishlists.

Thank you to parent volunteer, Ms. Mongeon and her son Leo who helped Ms. Broley set up the Scholastic Book Fair. Please visit the link below to get a sense of how the Book Fair will be set up, and we hope to see you Monday night!

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/stmaryoftheassumptionsch1

If you are interested in purchasing Spa Pizza for your child for the remainder of the year, please send in payment by 12/16/2022.

We have 18 Fridays plus 3 Thursdays (01/26,03/16,06/15), totaling 21 days.

1 slice = $60

2 slices = $120

There will not be a hot lunch option on these days.

Grades K2 and 4 made their own Advent wreaths this week! They also learned about how the first candle symbolizes Hope. Thank you Father Jonathan for coming in and blessing the wreaths!

Students were invited to decorate ornaments for our upcoming tree-lighting ceremony. They brainstormed different images and symbols to create their ornaments, such as Christmas trees, stars, angels, and Santa!

In Spanish, Sra. Rocio discussed how everyone's Thanksgiving went they discussed the time they spent with their families. She introduced the new topic “La familia” and the members that comprise a family.

Ms. Chambrelli's Grade 1 students modeled three different ways to get to the solution of the problem below:

Dan had 10 mini-racer cars. He got 6 more mini racer cars for his birthday. Then his brother gave him 4 more mini racer cars. How many mini-racer cars does Dan have in all?

They solved the problem by drawing shapes, a number line, and ten frames. Great job Grade 1!

Our second-grade students are practicing their fine motor skills in Ms. Connor's classroom. Here at St. Mary's, the lost art of penmanship and cursive is alive!

Middle School went on a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts this week! They had the opportunity to explore Greek and Egyptian artifacts that connect directly into what they are learning in the classroom!

Grade 7 presented on different types of cells such as skeletal muscle cells, skin cells, and xylem cells. They presented on how their specialized cells work and differ from regular plant and animal cells in their organelles and functions.

Mr. Holmes began teaching at St. Mary's this fall, and he is pleased with the positive experiences he has had with the students, teachers, and staff. He attended the University of Maine and received his degree in physical education. He has taught for over thirty years grades PreK-High School. He enjoys teaching students at St. Mary's School and in his free time likes running, Shakespeare, and spending time with his family including his beautiful cat!

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