OLL Times - Winter 2016 - Our Lady of Lourdes School

OLL Winter
Newsletter
January 2016
We came back to school on January 4, 2016 from a nice Christmas vacation.
January 16th our 2nd graders made their First Reconciliation.
First Reconciliation Excitement!
It was an exciting day for the second graders on January 16th. They received
First Reconciliation with Fr. Frank. Afterwards they went downstairs to the Church Hall
where they received their certificates (and cotton candy). The children put a lamb in a
farm to represent that now they are followers of Jesus.
By: Daniel S.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
January ended with the start of Catholic Schools Week on Sunday the 31st. It
began with 9:30 Mass led by Fr. Frank. The Murray family gave some inspiring speeches about why Catholic school is so important. All the Faculty attended and many student and their families came too. Then it was on to Open House in the school.
We had a great crowd at our Catholic Schools Week Open House!!! Many
families came. Each grade displayed their work for all to see from the School Hall
to the 3rd floor.
My grade, the 4th grade, did a project on the National Parks. My group had
Mesa Verde, Daniel’s group did Fort McHenry, Tess’ group did Yellowstone National
Park, Liam’s group did Mt. Rushmore and Lucia’s group did Gates to the Arctic. The
Art Club displayed their beautiful artwork, a cardinal in a tree on canvas. There
were so many great projects done by every class. There were raffles, coffee, juice,
cookies, donuts……………..it was so much fun that people didn’t want it to end!
By: Peter S.
Monday, Feb. 1st was Faith Painting Day. It was an exciting event. Mrs. Schubart
Made three pictures, a heart, a cross and a peace sign. Each class picked a picture and
every student got to paint a part of the picture. My class, 4-2 Mrs. Celiberti’s, did the
heart, Mrs. Goodwin’s class, 4-1 did the cross and Mrs. Powers’ class, 5th grade, did the
peace sign. The Middle School chose their own theme. The finished pictures are hanging
up in all the classrooms.
By: Lucia M.
LIVING in SPACE
On Tuesday, February 2nd, Mr. Angler from the Cradle of Aviation came to visit us. He told us how people live in space. He explained how they eat, sleep and use the bathroom. It seems really
tricky living in space, the food has to be put in little containers. Mr.
Angler brought a space suit to show us. Some students even got to
try it on. It was very interesting!
By: Daniel S.
Wednesday February 3rd, was Sports Day for grade 6, 7, & 8th with the
5th grade as spectators, Game Day for K, 1, 2, 3, & 4th, and Wacky Wednesday
for Nursery & Pre-K. Everybody had a lot of fun!
Thursday, February 4th was Dress Down Day. We also had Mystery Guest Reader
Day. Each grade invited a guest to read a story for their class. It was a lot of fun! Then in
the afternoon each class watched a movie. My grade, 4-2, watched the movie, Home. I
bet every grade had a great time!
By: Daniel S.
Friday, February 5th was supposed to be our All Saints Day Celebration, hosted by
the 1st grade with an early dismissal. However, Mother Nature had other plans and we
ended up having a snow day. The All Saints Day Celebration took place on March 17th.
The 1st graders did a wonderful job!
Groundhog DAY
Groundhog day was February 2nd and Malverne Mel did not see his
shadow, and neither did Punxsutawney Phil. So, guess we’ll have an early
spring!
Feast of St. Blaise
The Feast of St. Blaise, February 3rd is the blessing of the
throats. He is the Patron Saint of illnesses of the throat. The
whole school went to church to get our throats blessed. Fr.
Frank, our new priest, Fr. Andres Fernanadez, Mrs. Murphy and
Mrs. Malone blessed our throats using candles and saying a prayer.
By: Lucia M.
SUPER BOWL
UPSET
On Sunday, February 7, 2016, The Denver Broncos pulled off a
huge upset against the Carolina Panthers. The score was 24-10, with
the Broncos winning. The MVP of Super Bowl 50 was Von Miller, who
is a defensive end for the Broncos. He had 3 sacks, and he made Cam
Newton fumble the ball twice. It was Payton Manning’s last game because he recently announced his retirement. It was the Panthers
worse loss of the season, even though they had only 2 losses.
By: Peter S.
On Wednesday, February 10th we entered the season of Lent. The school went to services at church and received ashes. Lent begins the 40 days of fasting and prayer in order for
us to prepare for Easter.
On Thursday, February 11th we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes by
going to Mass. This is a very special day for all of us because she is the Patron Saint of
our school.
February is American Heart Month. On
Friday, February 12th, we had a dress down
day and we wore red. The 14th was Valentine’s Day, which started our Presidents’ Week
vacation.
Fourth Grade Follows in the Footsteps of God
On March 4th, my fourth grade class led the First Friday Mass.
The theme was “Following in the Footsteps of God.”
Emma R., Esther G., Brianna B., and Paige Z. showed that sharing
God’s love and praying are two ways to follow God’s footsteps. Father
Frank suggested that being kind and merciful and spreading God’s word
are a few other ways we can be just like Jesus.
Patrick C., Liam H., Eoghan W., and I were the altar servers. Daniel
S., was the lector.
I have to give credit to the chorus because they helped show the
theme through their songs.
Thank you to Ms. Celiberti and Father Frank for a wonderful
Mass.
By: Peter S.
On Friday March 11th, our school performed
the Live Stations of the Cross. It was a beautiful
and moving event. Thank you to all who performed and to Fr. Frank, Mrs. Murphy and everyone who helped put on such a great and holy reenactment.
We’ll be back in the Spring with more
OLL news. Have a Blessed Easter!
OLL newspaper staff:
Peter S., Daniel S., Lucia M.