Bulletin Dec 14 2014

December 14. 2014
Upcoming Events
Monday, December 15th
Christmas Musical @ 7:00 PM - Church
Tuesday, December 16th
Advent Celebration @ 8:20 AM - Gym
Wednesday, December 17th
All School Mass @ 8:15 AM
3rd - 5th Reconciliation follows
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Advisory Council Mtg. @ 7:00 PM
Thursday, December 18th
Advent Celebration @ 8:20 AM - Gym
Friday, December 19th
Kindergarten Nativity @ 8:30 AM - Church
Caroling follows
Movies after Lunch
Christmas Parties @ 2:30 PM
Dismissal @ 3:15 PM
St. Agnes kindergarten and pre-K students spread good tidings at
the monthly Young @ Heart gathering held on Tuesday, December
9th. Attendees enjoyed listening to these little ones enthusiastically
sing the 4 Christmas carols they prepared for the Christmas
program as well as Feliz Navidad.
What’s Happening at St. Agnes School...
A Visit from St. Nicholas
Advent Celebrations
St.
Agnes
students
are
e n j o y i n g
preparing
for
Christmas
by
celebrating with
weekly advent
celebrations.
Advent Rainbow
is a celebration
that focuses on
the various colors associated with Christmas and their
meanings.
These celebrations are held every Tuesday and Thursday
morning in the gym beginning @ 8:20. All are welcome
to attend.
The
final celebration
will
be
the
presentation
of
the Nativity by the
Kindergarten class
on
Friday,
December 19th @
8:30 a.m. in the
church.
Lunch Help Needed
We have a number of open spots for lunch servers in the
2nd semester. If you are able to help out even a few
times it would be very much appreciated. Please contact
Mrs. Brown with potential times for helping. Thank you!
St. Nicholas paid a visit to the students at St. Agnes
School on Friday, December 5th. While the students were
in the gym learning about the life of St. Nick and listening
to Mrs. Goerke read the story The Legend of the Candy
Cane, St. Nicholas filled each student’s shoe with a candy
cane and a quarter. Ask your child about some of the
meanings behind the candy cane.
Thank You!
We recently received a $300.00 contribution from St.
Thomas Moore church and school of Denver, Co.
The church and school have a children's charity account
that teachers can request contributions to be directed.
Thomas Goerke (who was born in Scottsbluff and a
former St. Agnes Parishioner) requested the contribution
on behalf of his sister-in-law Barb Goerke who is the
librarian at St. Agnes School. The request was approved
by Msgr. Thomas Fryar V.G., who attended St. Agnes
School and still holds it near and dear to his heart.
A big Thank You to this combination of former St. Agnes
parishioners for remembering St. Agnes School.
Hot Lunch Menu for December 13th-17th
Monday 15th
Grilled Cheese
Carrot Sticks w/ranch
Peas, Pears
Milk
Helpers: Paty Garcia &
Alex Stands
Tuesday 16th
Corn Dog
Tater Barrels, Green Beans,
Grapes
Milk
Helpers: Paty Garcia & Mary
Ann Saucedo
Wednesday 17th
Spaghetti w/red sauce &
meatballs, Green Salad w/
Spinach & DL, Apple Slices
Milk
Helpers: Char Pena & Jim
Ott
Thursday 18th
Hamburger on a Bun
French Fries
Banana
Milk
Helpers: Kenny & Jill
Wineman
Friday 19th
Cheese Pizza
Broccoli w/ranch
Corn
Peaches, Milk
Helpers: Ben Ryschon &
Chuck Mulford
Classroom News...
1st Grade Class by Irma Rios
In first grade, we have been working as hard as Santa’s elves!
We have begun working on telling time to the hour in math; students say it is ‘soo easy!’ Will it be so when we tell time
to the half-hour? I certainly hope so!
In reading, we are halfway through our third unit as we hit long vowel sounds, the soft and hard sounds of the letters
‘c’ and ‘g,’ and word blends.
We took a ‘field trip’ to the Eucharistic Chapel. We learned about the tabernacle, the host, the oils and how to
genuflect as we enter. We learned that the candle is a symbol that Jesus is alive and that the body of Christ is near the
candle. We took turns entering the chapel, knelt down and said a prayer before exiting.
We have begun a unit on environments in science. We will learn why animals live in different environments, what a
terrarium is, and culminate the unit as we learn about the food chain and how energy moves from plants to animals.
In writing, we are working on how we can prepare ourselves for Jesus’s coming and what Christmas is about. We will
also write letters to Santa; these letters may be long ones!
I am so proud of my first graders! They all have our daily routine down and get right to work
in the morning. We have progressed in our writing as
well. Students have gone from incomplete sentences to
writing full page narratives in complete sentences!
We all helped decorate the classroom Christmas tree
and have learned the meaning of Advent from our daily
prayer as well as Advent Rainbows celebrations.
Blessings to all and a Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year! See you next year!
3rd Grade Class by Lisa Rogers
Wow! We are quickly approaching Christmas. It is hard to believe how quickly our year is going. We are enjoying taking
part in our Advent celebration of Advent Rainbows and learning the symbolism of the colors of the rainbow. We are
reminded of St. Nicholas and the true meaning of Christmas and giving.
We are learning about matter in Science. We have learned about physical characteristics and classified various items.
We have starting talking about the states of matter, and we got to be “molecules in motion” and “be” different states
of matter. We discussed condensation and evaporation, too.
In Reading we are talking about solutions: what makes a good solution and when you may need a solution. We are
working on compound words and drawing conclusions.
We had a great turnout on our November Reading Incentive projects: Bag of Chips. The students read nonfiction books
and then listed a fact on each “chip” in their bag. They wrote a short summary of their book and also made a cover.
They learned quite a few new and interesting facts! December book has been changed to book of choice since it’s such
a short time span.
We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and encourage each other to remember the TRUE meaning of Christmas!