The Book Nook is set for Christmas

    Christmas in the Book Nook

      The 5th graders have decorated the Book Nook in our corner of the hallway for Christmas.   Comfy chairs are a perfect place to sit, curl up,  and read a good book.   Last year I was in the local grocery store.    I saw a display of candy canes in cardboard cartons.    I love to find free things that I can use in school.     The cartons were designed to look like a red brick fireplace.    BINGO!    A ready made fireplace for our Book Nook! I added a little glitter to the flames of the fire for a extra sparkle.

          Of course all the 5th graders made their own stocking to "hang by the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there".

   Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Beti

A little bird told me...

                       A  Little Bird

               Schools are a very important part of our society.  Catholic schools make a great impact on our Catholic children and families. That is why my fifth graders worked on this display.  St. Michael Catholic School in Livonia, Michigan has been a part of my life for many years. The students have made a huge impact on my life and I hope my teaching made as big of an impact on their lives as well.

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       The fifth and second graders share the first floor of our school.   We were getting ready to celebrate Catholic Schools Week beginning Sunday.  A joint hallway display, with the 2nd and 5th graders, would be fun to do.  We had a bulletin board tree on the wall, so we had a good base for our project.

A little bird    told me....   
.....St. Michael Catholic School is GREAT!  Became the fifth grade theme.   Each 5th grader  got a little bird to design and write a comment about their impression of our school.

       We needed something underneath the tree.  So the second graders  colored and wrote a message on acorns. 
 A cute little squirrel says, " We are NUTS about St. Michael School!"  The 2nd graders thought the talking squirrel was so funny.

       I was impressed this week by how many children stopped to read the little messages written by our students.  We have an OPEN HOUSE for the public on Sunday and a spaghetti dinner and open house for our school families on Thursday.  Hopefully many more people will take some time to stop and read our children's thoughts about St. Michael Catholic School, too.

     Happy Catholic Schools Week! 

  It would be very nice to read your comments, so take a minutes and leave me a note.

Beti

Salt and Light

     "We are the Salt of the Earth and Light for the world".  Matthew 5: 13- 16

       The students made these banners to hang in the hallway after we discussed what it means to be the 
"Salt of the Earth and a Light for the World". 

  
       Pope Francis has named 2016 a Jubilee Year of Mercy.

    After finishing the coloring of the letters, each child signed the banner as a visual reminder to be Salt and Light. 

          The 4th graders worked on these light bulbs and salt shakers to show how they can be salt and light for the world.