High School Sits for Advanced Placement Exams
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This time of year, it is not uncommon to see High School students diligently studying and staying up late hitting the books preparing for end of year exams.
The SCM High School students, just like every other High School student in the country, are preparing for Advanced Placement exams (commonly referred to as AP Exams). AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they're still in high school and earn college credit and placement. Students can opt out of taking the AP exam and still earn high school credit for graduation purposes.
This semester SCM High School students took the following AP courses: AP Computer Science Principles, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Art Design 3-D, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, and AP Statistics. Students will sit for all of the exams, except for statistics. They have been preparing for these exams in the most unusual of circumstances—a global pandemic! Today starts three weeks of testing for these students—we wish them the best of luck on these exams.
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Friday, May 15
- Virtual PSO Book Club Meeting, 7:30 PM
Thursday, May 28
- Live on Facebook: End of Year Mass, 5:00 PM
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Prayer Request For Ms. Maria's Family
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Please keep Ms. Maria and her family in your prayers.
Ms. Maria's sister passed away last week and her daughter is currently in the hospital fighting COVID-19. She is grateful for your prayers.
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PSO Book Club—Virtual Style!
THIS Friday, May 15 | 7:30 PM
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Join us virtually this Friday, May 15 for our next PSO Book Club. Our book selection,
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
, is a fascinating read by an extraordinary women.
Password:
PSO
As a reminder, all are welcome to join in the discussion whether you have read the book or not.
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Save the Date: End of Year Mass
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Thank you to everyone that has already contributed to the St. Catherine's Montessori
Celebration of Life
quilt.
There is still time to create and send in your squares. You can mail them to
SCM, 9821 Timberside Houston, TX 77025
.
Families are welcome and encouraged to create more than one square to add to the quilt.
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Registration Still Open for Summer Swimming Classes with Coach Keith
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Did you know our gymnastics coach, Coach Keith, has also been teaching swimming for more than 35 years? He's offering classes for children aged 2 and older this summer, and will donate 20% of r
egistration fees to St. Catherine's for every SCM student enrolled.
Click here
to learn more and sign up.
The registration form can be found online at
ParentsWeb
in the Resource Documents section.
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Sign up to Join Us in Prayer for Our Living Rosary
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From May 16 through May 31, the St. Catherine's community can participate in a Living Rosary. This is a wonderful way that we can participate virtually in community prayer.
Please
click here
to learn more about the Living Rosary and
here
for the SignUpGenius to select your spot to pray a daily decade of the Rosary.
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INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
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Check Out The Newest Images in the Together Apart Photo Gallery
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Having fun and cooking with mom are among the latest additions to our
Together Apart
photo gallery.
Check out this
link
for new photos.
Please send us your Mother's Day and distance learning photos to share with the community to
[email protected]
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REMINDER: Mr. Snow's Class PJ Drive for DePelchin
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We need the pajamas by Friday, May 29.
There will be a plastic box in front of the school at SCM (9821 Timberside Dr, Houston, TX 77025). Bring items Monday through Friday, beginning May 6 - May 29 between the hours of 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
THANK YOU!
The students in Mr. Snow's Upper Elementary class
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Weekly Fitness Activities
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Check out the Week 8 links below for new creative ideas on how to have fun and stay fit. These activities will help you get moving and start your day off right!
Week 8 information:
Coach Lewis' previous videos and fitness tips now have their own link on the Community Resources webpage, under Health & Wellness
.
Click here
to visit.
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Wednesday Wellness: A Message From the SCM counselor, Sandra Espinosa
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Dear St. Catherine’s Community,
I hope your weekend was filled with moments of family connectedness, relaxation and a deep knowing that your efforts – even the smallest ones – are moving things forward for the better. As we enter the second week of May, two months into the world of virtual home-schooling, many of you have found a rhythm that works best for you and your family (or at least one that you have deemed, “good enough”!) Others may be continually challenged by the complicated juggling act of working from home while keeping kids engaged in their school work, keeping them entertained, or preventing the fifth meltdown of the day. I’m taking some deep belly breaths for you in spirit, and for any parent who is struggling to cope with the challenges of increased family time at home. This is not easy, and for many it can feel like the movie Groundhog Day – being stuck in the same scenario day after day.
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REMINDER: Free Parent Support Group – What’s Next: Families Recovering and Thriving from a Pandemic
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Throughout
May, Dr. Kimberly Harrison, clinical psychologist and founder of
The Conative Group
,
is hosting a free weekly support group via Zoom for parents. Topics with cover some of the many issues parents face working from home, managing virtual classrooms, dealing with emotions relating to the pandemic, and reconfiguring summer plans as many vacations and summer camps have been cancelled. Sessions will include practical guidance for next steps during these uncertain times. The meetings are free, open to all and no registration is needed.
- May 13, 2020 08:00 PM
- May 20, 2020 08:00 PM
- May 27, 2020 08:00 PM
Meeting ID: 933 6262 8396
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How To Save Seeds for Home Use
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Today Blas demonstrates how to save seeds by using plants from the SCM gardens as an example. Click the image to watch the video.
Click here
for instructions on how to save a variety of seeds from the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.
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Want to see Blas' previous garden tips and videos?
Click here
to visit his section of the Community Resource webpage, filed under Family Activities.
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Ms. Jacinta is doing well! Her children take great care of her and make sure all of her necessities are delivered to her front door. Besides keeping busy in her role as Infant through Elementary Program Coordinator, she has been walking almost three miles a day and live-streaming yoga classes.
For Mother’s Day she enjoyed a sumptuous dinner with her daughter and her family. They even arranged for a Zoom call so she could see her Chicago family.
She misses being around the energy of SCM and seeing everyone. Ms. Jacinta particularly misses seeing the happy faces of children playing in the Primary Courtyard!
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Welcome back to the HS Corner!
Staying at home has led us all to explore different hobbies and come up with new ways of entertaining ourselves. One of the pastimes that has become popular across the internet is recreating famous works of art. Mrs. Lindsey, one of our guides, suggested that we try it ourselves, and we definitely laughed out loud several times while making them!
Click on the video to see our recreations!
Thank you for reading; we will be back next week!
Jacob B. and Sophia D.
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