Cathedral School of St. Mary Eagle Express Newsletter
+J.M.J. Month of Our Lady of Sorrows
September 9, 2010
Principal Mary Margaret Hitt
Vice-Principal Name Here
Principal’s News
Art Classes-Registration papers went
home about after school art classes that
begin on September 14.
Call Mrs.
Langley 477-9857.
Capri Sun Pouches-Help our collection
of these empty drink pouches. Send
them to the office or to Early
Childhood.
Contents
Principal’s News
1
Saints & Prayer Requests
1
Upcoming Events
1
Pre K 3 News
2
Pre K 4 News
2
Second Grade News
2
Third Grade News
2
Spanish News
3
Birthday Club Volunteers
3
Junior High News
3
Library News
4
Reflections
4
Upcoming Events
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Hearing, Vision, Scoliosis ScreeningsWe will have screenings on September
16 for all grades. If you child wears
glasses or contacts make sure he or she
wears them that day.
Chess Club-Mr. Chateau will add CHESS
to his game club day.
Eagle Kudos-Thank you Cecilia Kolb
who drew a great picture for me. It is
on my door. Cecilia is in Mr. LeGros’s
fourth grade class.
Girl Scout Leaders Needed-We have
students who want to be in Girl Scouts,
but we need leaders.
Anyone
Thurs., 9/16Hearing, Vision, &
Scoliosis
Screenings-Wear
your contacts or
glasses!
Thurs., 9/16Progress Reports
go home
Help With Transportation NeededWe have a parent who lives in zip
code 78617 (Del Valle) who needs
transportation for her Pre K 3 and
second grade students. For more
details, contact either Mrs. Hitt or
Ruth Resendez at 512-229-8432.
Protocol-Parents:
I am very
interested
in
your
concerns;
however, I need for you to follow
protocol with these concerns. If you
have an issue of any kind, please
directly approach those involved. Do
not skip straight to the principal or
go even higher to the rector or the
Catholic Schools Office. They will
send you back to the first person
involved as they, and sometimes I, do
not know the issue to which you are
seeking a remedy. Let’s make this a
win-win for everyone.
Saints & Prayer Requests
Thurs., 9/9-St. Peter Claver
Fri., 9/10-St. Nicholas of Torinto
Wed., 9/15-School
Mass hosted by
fifth grade 9:45
A.M.
interested? Contact Mrs. Hitt.
Sat., 9/11-St. Adelphus
Sun., 9/12- Bl. Apollinaris
Mon., 9/13-St. John Chrysostom
Tues., 9/14-The Exaltation of the Cross
Wed., 9/15-St. Catherine of Genoa
Please pray for the repose of the
souls of the victims of 9/11 and their
families.
Also, let us always
remember our troops who serve
this great nation. Lord, hear our
prayers!
Praise Report! Thank you students,
staff, and parents for your prayers
and also for the intercession of the
Blessed Mother and St. Jude. I had
no broken bones, no stitches, and no
bruises in my fall. I guess I simply
have a hard head!
Thank you third grade and Mrs.
Haddad for the homemade card!
Page 2 of 4
Grade Level News
School Newsletter
Pre K 3 News
Pre K 3 will be learning about fire
prevention. Our students will
learn how and when to call 911
as well as how to Stop, Drop, and
Roll. Our perfect Pre K 3 students
are also discussing the Bible story
of Noah and the Animals.
Students continue with the letter
“C” just so they get use to the
routine.
Thank you, Pre K 3, Mrs.
Langley, and Mrs. Ruiz for
doing such a great job!
Pre K 4 News
“Every good painter paints
what he is.” Rembrandt
“Mr. Chateau will
add CHESS to his
game club day.”
We have met Ms. W and learned all the
vocabulary words that she wears on her
"wonderful wearable shirt.” We have
also learned about the weather, painted
rain clouds, and learned what the
appropriate articles of clothing are
depending on the weather. The children
practiced their fine motor skills by
coloring Ms. W, tracing the letter W/w
and cutting circles. The children also
exercised their gross motor skills (& had
Second Grade News
Deacon
Schroeder’s
second
graders are in the midst of
unpacking a great mystery. Daily
they are learning more and more
about the Holy Trinity. Heart and
mind combine in this lifelong quest.
Plants and seeds from home now
provide
second
graders
with
abundant opportunities to employ
lots of fun) while dancing to Ms. W's
song! We wrapped up our lesson by
making wonderful, wearable, word
vests covered in "W" words. We have
also been introduced to Ms. P and
cannot wait to see what fun activities
she has in store for us! Thank you to
Kyan, Nicolas and Natalia for sharing
the contents of their "Me Bag" & "Me
Poster" so that we could get to know
them better! Pre K 4 & Mrs. Anderson
Rocks! Thank you Mrs. Raupp for
assisting us as Mr. Fielder is our P.E.
teacher.
The P-k4
class is This
askingweek
for
science
skills.
the
students will
make
a detailed seed
donations
of used
nature/animal
life
chart.
that can be used by the children for
aAfter
variety
of activities.
lunch
on Friday, Walter and
Kay
Green
(Victoria’s
grandparents) visited the class to
sign and read for the children.
Kudos and thanks for a wonderful
presentation.
Third Grade News
Mrs. Haddad and her terrific
third graders are having fun
with learning!
Third grade
students are
working with
sentence structure and dividing
sentences into subjects and
predicates.
For the month of September, the
boys are the predicates, and the
girls are the subjects. There is a
contest to see who wins in each
sentence. In October, the
students
change
places!
School Newsletter
Grade Level News
Page 3 of 4
Spanish News-From the desk of Sra. Romo!
Remember: Every Friday is ice
cream & pickles day! Bring your
money. This benefits our annual
Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Stay tuned for more info
concerning reports for grades 4-8
over famous Hispanics and
Spanish
Independence
Day
September 16.
Birthday Club Volunteers
We have had several parents say
they would like to help volunteer
with baking cupcakes, buying ice
cream,
decorating,
taking
pictures, etc. Please call Ms.
Castillo to be placed on the
calendar.
You can volunteer
every month, or select a month.
Junior High News
Mrs. Merhar reports that junior
high
school
students
are
reviewing the foundations of
grammar by distinguishing and
diagramming the qualities of
nouns this week.
The students had a great time
with
the
July
&
August
celebration.
Our September
celebration is scheduled for
Monday, September 27.
“Catholic schools prepare
every student to meet the
challenges of one’s future by
developing one’s mind, yes,
but also body and soul and
spirit.”
Who Said It?
Be the first to email Mrs. Hitt
with the correct answer and
receive a BUG!
mmhitt@smcaustin.org
Library News
Cathedral School of St. Mary
910 San Jacinto
Austin, TX 78701
Phone:
512-476-1480
Fax:
Plan ahead for our Book Fair
September 20-September 24 from
8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. daily. Think
service-hours! Mrs. O’Dwyer needs
daytime Volunteers!
Please
consider helping.
Email Mrs.
O’Dwyer at jodwyer@smcaustin.org
to be placed on the schedule. Also,
students, remember the Box Tops
drawings to win a $5 book fair gift
certificate will be held on the 14th,
15th, and 16th of September. All Box
Tops are due by Monday, September
13. Please place 10 Box Tops in an
envelope or Ziploc baggie, and write
student’s name and grade on the
outside. Teachers will collect
envelopes/Ziploc baggies. Students
may also bring them to their library
class.
512-476-9922
Reflections
E-mail:
school@smcaustin.org
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Sunday’s readings were from Wisdom 9:1318, Philemon 9-10; 12-17, and the Holy
Gospel of St. Luke 14: 25-33. This Gospel is
particularly hard to understand. “Whoever
comes to me and does not hate father and
mother, wife and children, brothers and
sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be
my disciple” (Luke 14:26). Do these not
sound like contradictory demands? How can
we hate fame, family, and treasure? For January’s
Super Bowl, I was in New Orleans. I watched
Peyton Manning, the Colts quarterback, play his
hometown team, the Saints, the team that his dad,
Archie quarter-backed from 1971-1982. In playing
against the Saints, Peyton had to “hate” his
hometown team where he and brother Eli grew up.
Following Jesus is much harder than winning the
Super Bowl; however, Jesus gives us the
tools in which to fight the good fight.
WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH MORNING
RECESS!! THIS WILL COUNT TOWARD YOUR SERVICE
VOLUNTEER HOURS!
TIME: 7:20 A.M. – 7:40 A.M. EVEN DAYS GRADES 1-4; ODD DAYS
GRADES 5-8. CALL MS. CASTILLO TO BE PLACED ON THE
SCHEDULE!