Featured: Meet Ms. Kathol!

Ms. Natalie Kathol, our Director of Religious Education and the Grade 5 Religion teacher this year, says that she enjoys experiencing God in nature.

This week's post will shed light on the incredible work that our fifth graders are doing in Religion class with their teacher, Ms. Kathol.

The Thanksgiving Tree project, featured below, is a way for our students to visually remind themselves of all that they are grateful for in life. Each grade will complete a tree that will be brought forth at our Thanksgiving prayer service on November 26 to recognize and celebrate our blessings.

In class, the students have started a long-term project that they will continue working on throughout the year: Write Your Story on My Heart. It is a reflective assignment about finding the presence of God in every day life and includes different narrative writing prompts, creative projects, and experiential learning opportunities in the form of field trips and retreats.

Last week, fifth grade visited St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church and then shared their experiences with second graders through a personal letter. As the year progresses, Ms. Kathol hopes to take the class on their own spiritual retreat, where they can connect with God through nature and share in prayer, reflection, community building, and fun!

Finally, as part of their long-term project, Ms. Kathol had the students select an image in which they truly see God. Their interpretations are paired with powerful words that tie into their faith and memories of how God has influenced their lives. I encourage you to ask your child about their own project. Thank you, Ms. Kathol, for all that you do for our students!

"Vibrant" by Izzy

"Amazing" by Patrick

"Bond" by Chris

"Beauty" by Fiona

"Happy" by Arrington

"Friendship" by Sophia

"Unforgettable" by Joslyn

"Holy" by Sammy

"Loved" by Lauren

"Hungry" by Daniel

"Islam" by Raheem

"Loving" by Aidan

Black History Month and Mardi Gras Celebrations!

Fifth graders celebrated Fat Tuesday for Mardi Gras with a King Cake in Religion class! On Monday, the entire school took part in a Black History Month celebration. Here, Ms. Brown leads the middle school in a round of "Finish the Lyric," where they completed song lyrics by Whitney Houston, the Jackson 5, Bob Marley, Beyonce, and more! At another station, they were given iconic images in black history to recreate through illustration. The best work from each division will be chosen to be posted around the school! At their last station, middle schoolers answered trivia questions about famous figures in Black History. This weekend is the annual auction! We hope you can join us this Saturday evening, February 29 for "A Night in Philly" at the Springfield Country Club. The re-enrollment deadline is next Friday, March 6 ! Please remember to send your registration in by next week.

Sports Stacking!

For this week's Community Time, Holy Child students were introduced to the competitive sport, sports stacking. Fifth and eighth graders gathered together to learn the basics of speed stacking with cups, led by a coach from Speed Stacks . They practiced multiple combinations: 3-3-3, 3-6-3, and even 6-6 and 10. The skills emphasized were speed, of course, but also agility and precision to detail. As you can tell from the photos below, the students also had a great time! If your family is interested in purchasing a stacking kit for your child(ren) at home, Mrs. Mossor will be selling the products featured today by Speed Stacks here at school. For more information, please visit their website (linked above). According to their site, there are many benefits to sports stacking: FITNESS: Sport Stacking is a fitness based sport that kids from all backgrounds and abilities can do. For the athlete and non-athlete alike, regardless i...

Random Acts of Kindness Week

This week, Holy Child students celebrated Random Acts of Kindness! The movement , which has spread nationwide with a special focus this year on the week of Feb. 16-22, encourages students, educators, families, and communities to strive to "make kindness the norm" in every day life. Fifth graders challenged themselves to think about the ways that they could spread kindness throughout the week both in and outside of school. Maybe you've observed your child go out of his or her way to help out with a chore, sibling, or neighbor? They have been recognizing their good deeds anonymously on our star chart. We will quickly be at 100 acts of kindness, but know that the message behind this movement doesn't end when we've colored in each space and the week runs out. Organized by Ms. Kathol, our director of religious education, each grade picked another class from N2-Grade 8 to surprise with an act of kindness at some point during the week. On Wednesday, fifth ...

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