The
Scholastic Book Fair
is open in the Welcome Center now through Friday, November 30. This annual fundraiser for the Sister Edna Ann Hebert Library will conclude with our traditional Christmas Concert – held in the Gym. All are welcome to attend this holiday event, which features our student musicians from Beginning Band, Orchestra and Ensemble, and the Elementary singers performing Christmas songs that will certainly start your holiday season on the right note!
After the concert, stop by the Book Fair and the AC Market to finish your Christmas shopping. For a true one-stop shopping experience, close out your evening at the AC students’ gift wrapping station!
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Wednesday, November 28
- Christian Meditation for Parents, 8:05 AM (Atrium)
Thursday, November 29
- Girls C-Team Basketball AWAY Game, 4:30 PM (St. Martha’s Kingwood)
Friday, November 30
- Book Fair Christmas Concert, 6:00 PM (Gym)
Monday, December 3
- Boys Varsity Basketball HOME Game, 4:30 PM (Gym)
Tuesday, December 4
- Friends of the Library Work Day, after drop-off (Library)
- AC Market, 3:00 PM (Outside Welcome Center)
- Girls Varsity Basketball HOME Game, 4:30 PM (Gym)
Wednesday, December 5
- Christian Meditation for Parents, 8:05 AM (Atrium)
- Boys Varsity Basketball HOME Game, 4:30 PM (Gym)
Friday, December 7
- Friends of the Garden Work Day, after drop-off (Welcome Center)
Saturday, December 8
- Sociable: British Pub Night, 6:00 PM
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It’s Scholastic Book Fair Week!
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Visit the Book Fair (located in the Welcome Center) from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM this Wednesday and Thursday, and from 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM on Friday. Pick up a great new read for yourself, family or friends, or purchase books to donate to the SCM Library or to the children of Casa de Esperanza. There are so many wonderful titles to choose from that we advise you bring your own bag to transport your purchases. Books also can be purchased
online.
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Arrival Times for Book Fair Christmas Concert Performers
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Musicians performing in Friday’s Christmas Concert must arrive by 5:30 PM. Students need to drop off their instrument cases in the Music Room, then proceed to the Gym.
All
Elementary students (1st-6th year) should arrive by 5:45 PM to meet Ms. Snow in the Gym.
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Relive the magic of Night Owl Soirée by enjoying photos from the evening. We’ve posted a great many on the
school website,
and if you head over to the
TSS Photography site,
you can take advantage of their handy facial recognition feature, and also purchase print packages at a special discounted price. Many thanks again to SCM parent and photography underwriter Felipe Fenton and his team for beautifully capturing this event.
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Every year, the families of St. Catherine’s Montessori support the children of
Casa de Esperanza
through the
PJ and Basic Needs Drive.
Please stop by the Welcome Center and take an ornament from the Christmas tree. Each ornament represents a child currently living at Casa de Esperanza who is in need of pajamas, socks, and underwear this holiday season. Register your ornament at the Front Desk, and return it with your unwrapped gift(s) to the Welcome Center by Wednesday, December 12. The ornament will serve as the gift tag.
You also may consider donating items from the
Casa Basic Needs List,
or purchasing and donating a book from the Book Fair.
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Thank you to everyone who included St. Catherine’s Montessori in your #GivingTuesday plans. We thought it the appropriate time to kick off our SCM Fund giving campaign – just days after families and friends have gathered to give thanks for the year’s blessings and begin the holiday season.
As many St. Catherine’s families know, the SCM Fund is the foundation of all fundraising at our school. The Fund touches every member of our community because it provides the resources to fully fund our daily operations, and allows us to keep tuition rates low. In the coming week, you will receive a formal request to support the SCM Fund, but information and online giving options also are available on our
website.
SCM Fund: Every Family for Every Child
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PSO Spotlight: Friends of the Arts
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The Scholastic Book Fair is open for business! Thank you to parent volunteers Cristina Dixon, Janella del Mundo Gee, Courtney Lerch, Brooke Nyberg, Graham Randall, and Jennifer Wu for helping to set up the Book Fair and sell books!
Happy reading!
Ivy Koteras and Angela Randall
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Mark Your Calendars and Stay Tuned (Volunteers will be needed!)
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Wednesday, December 19:
Dominican Sisters Christmas Concert and Dinner,
4:30 PM
(Gym)
Friday, December 21:
PSO Faculty and Staff Appreciation Luncheon,
12:00 PM
(Welcome Center)
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Preparations for the AC Musical in High Gear!
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Adolescent Community students have been working hard building and painting sets (including a car!) and learning dance steps and songs for the AC Musical,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Tickets are available for $10.
Click here
to purchase today.
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Varsity Soccer Championship Banner Raising Ceremony!
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After a great season of Varsity soccer, the entire team and their parents celebrated at the annual Parents vs. Students Soccer Game and party! The team’s accomplishments were recognized with the raising of a commemorative banner that now hangs in the Gym.
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Welcome back to the High School Corner!
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This semester, the high school guides organized a philosophy class to complement our world history studies and further prepare us for our trip to Greece and Italy. Each Wednesday, we drive to the University of St. Thomas to attend our class taught by Dr. John Hittinger, a professor at UST.
With Dr. Hittinger, we learned about the ideals of three monumental philosophers: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. As we familiarized ourselves more with philosophy as a whole, we explored the connections between faith and reason by discussing their compatibility. In addition, we read and discussed
The Apology of Socrates
by Plato, which presents the speech of legal self-defense that Socrates gave at his trial for impiety and corruption. We learned about the status of the Athenian democracy during Socrates’ time and how society would have viewed him.
More recently, we have had the opportunity to dive into some fascinating moral quandaries with Ms. Catherine Langley, an adjunct professor of philosophy at UST. Under Ms. Langley’s guidance, we dissected sections from
The Republic
by Plato such as the “Analogy of the Divided Line” and “The Allegory of the Cave.” Reading these works gave us ample opportunity to reflect on questions such as “Is it better to commit an injustice or suffer an injustice?” and “What is ultimate happiness?”
This class has certainly helped further our critical thinking and analysis skills while also adding another dimension to our historical and theological worldview, and we are sad that it is coming to an end. We are beyond excited to see the world we have been reading about in philosophy come to life when we visit Athens, and we hope to have many similar opportunities in the future!
Thank you for reading, and we will be back next week!
Jacob B., Sophia D., and Sarah L.
High School Corner Committee Members
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INSIDE
AND
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
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A Tradition is Born at Japhet
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The week before Thanksgiving, the Adolescent Community students embarked upon the year’s work at Japhet Creek by exploring the property with the help of the high schoolers. The day started with treats from nearby Central Bakery, followed by a gathering around the campfire where students heard the words of Maria Montessori, the poetry of Wendell Berry, and the story of Japhet Creek from its days as Karankawa land to its current role as a natural refuge within the bustling city of Houston.
The high school students gave tours of the creek, talked about their environmental work, and gave an aerial view of the property with a live drone demonstration. This all-around inspiring morning filled with sunshine, tranquility, and storytelling ended with a hot bowl of chili around the fire.
The work at Japhet Creek this week included planting the gardens, starting seeds, tending the chickens, preparing space for goats, constructing planting tools, picking ripe fruit and identifying trees in the orchard with the help of Jim Ohmart and Eileen Hatcher, benefactors and former residents. Jim said they found the place “well organized, [with] great improvements, kids all working on wonderful projects.” He found the students to be “smart, attentive and interested.” Jim said he and Eileen felt good about their decision to give St. Catherine’s the opportunity to have a space to experience environmental and sustainable energy. “We got to see the place being used as we dreamed!”
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