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Good Combo – Beautiful Weather and Math Skills

Second grade students enjoyed math class outside on a beautiful day! Students practiced their measuring skills on the playground, taking turns hopping and measuring the length of their hops in inches and centimeters.  Thank you to Miss Keller for sending this information and photos.
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12
Apr

Hunting for 180 Eggs!

Miss Micki’s class in San Damiano Hall had their egg hunt today and they set out to find the 180 hidden eggs!  Great, beautiful day for an egg hunt!  Thank you to Miss Micki for sending these photos.
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12
Apr

Donate Blood in Memory of Sam

Mrs. Judy Tridico, Sam’s mother, shared Sam’s story with the junior high and high school students and staff this morning during an assembly and explained how blood transfusions helped prolong Sam’s life by several months in the late fall of 2010. The Seventh Annual Sammy Tridico Bloodmobile Drive is scheduled for this Wednesday, April 12,...
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10
Apr

Bishop Thomas Visits St. Peter’s

It was a busy and wonderful day and we were fortunate that perhaps the last small snow storm of the season wasn’t quite bad enough to cause a delay or cancellation of the Bishop’s visit to St. Peter’s. Bishop Thomas offered Mass Friday morning with over 750 students and staff from St. Peter’s, Mansfield St....
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08
Apr

Team Roger/Matt

These guys can repair, build, hang, and move just about anything and it’s always with a smile.  How lucky we are to have them here on campus!  It just doesn’t get much better than these two.  Thank you, Roger and Matt, for tending to every maintenance need we have in our buildings.
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06
Apr

Montessori Physical Education Class

Our physical health is so important and Miss Grubar keeps the Montessori students moving.  Her activities also help with hand eye coordination, a sense community and having a FUN day at school!  They love gym class!!!
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31
Mar

Seussical — This Weekend and Next Weekend!

Our Seussical cast presented a few musical numbers to the student body at an afternoon assembly . . . and they’re getting ready for tonight’s premiere!
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31
Mar

Butterflies

The third grade class has been working on a butterfly unit.  They ordered caterpillars that were 1/2 inch long,  journaled how much they grew, how much they ate, and how they were making webs.  Then they watched them turn into the chrysalis and when they started to hatch, they sat and watched them.  The fifth...
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30
Mar

Seussical The Musical

Seussical The Musical is not only for the young but for the young at heart. This musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based on the books of Dr. Seuss (mainly “Horton Hears a Who!”, “Horton Hatches the Egg” and “Miss Gertrude McFuzz”) opened on Broadway in 2000. Now one of the most performed shows...
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28
Mar

Science Time in Montessori

Throughout the year in Montessori, a science shelf in maintained in the sensorial room where all the children learn about the scientific method. They use their “observation skills” to explore the items found there. In these photos, the children are learning about hydration/dehydration, orbs and different ways our vision can be altered. Also, they recently...
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27
Mar
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