Catholic Schools Week

 More Catholic Schools Week fun...

freethrow contest on Neon Day

 Rebecca made it to the final five!

 They had an academic fair for all to visit.  It was neat to see some of the things that all the different classes are working on.

 Rebecca with one of her favorite teachers... she has two sharing the position this year.  And they're both expecting!  She thinking they are pretty awesome.

Andrew's graham cracker log cabin with the mega-chimney

Crazies

 Our crazies on Crazy Day during Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week

Look at these crazies on CrAzY dAy!

Teresa even had Pajama Day at Friends Preschool.

Preschool must have been fun today, because she fell asleep on the way home.  When I woke her up enough to come inside, she fell asleep on the couch like this for another 10, then moved to the floor for the final 10!

Catholic Schools Week #4 & 5

 By Thursday morning the snow cleared enough for another fun day at school.  The kids dressed up for Husker Day, brought donations for the soup kitchen, & lots of other fun activities.

 That evening they hosted an Open House at the school.  I forgot to take any pictures in Andrew's classroom where the special guest was Chevy the dog, a golden lab who they get to read to once a week!  They had snowman decorations everywhere, too.  Here's Rebecca trying to get a picture in front of her picture as it cycled through the SmartBoard... instead have a background of her sweet little friend Gianna.

 Showing us her journal

 Playing in the "house" area & seriously wishing SHE was a Kindergartner

Rebecca with her teacher Mrs. R

Friday kicked off with a special Mass with the Bishop!  That was a great way to start the day.  The 2nd graders then headed out to a field trip & the rest of the kiddos enjoyed a movie morning at school.  When I picked them up at noon, they were all smiles!  Apparently, they had done some sort of St. Valentine's Day poem in Kindergarten which led to Rebecca getting but not finishing two suckers.  So, when we emptied out her bookbag at home, she only thought it logical to enjoy them both at once!

 

We love our Catholic School!

Catholic Schools Week #3

It seems to have become a Catholic Schools Week tradition to get snowed in at least one day!  This year was no different.  Wednesday was supposed to be pajama day at school, so instead we stayed home & played in our pjs (sometimes with snowpants over the top) almost all day. 

We read books, played in the snow, cleaned out some closets, & started our valentines.  Rebecca created these flowerpots & butterflies (with a lollipop for the body).  Andrew had me take his photo in his Darth Vader costume & we added a glow stick in place of each light saber.  They turned out so cool!

That night for dessert we made our first ever snow ice cream.  So easy & so yummy!

-big bowl of snow

-can of condensed milk

-teaspoon of vanilla

Mix & enjoy immediately!

Catholic Schools Week #2

COSTUME DAY

 Rebecca as St. Zita "the Little Cook"

 Andrew as Darth Vader

 not so saintly

 Teresa as Angelina Ballerina dancing with our latest hand-me-down toy... so cute!  Thanks, Kim.

Catholic Schools Week #1

 Happy Crazy Day!

 

 Spreading the giggles & joy

Grandparents Day

We started a new tradition for Catholic Schools Week & had Grandparents Day! Any grandparents that could were welcome to enjoy a free lunch with their grandkids at school. Andrew was lucky enough to have ALL of them come to celebrate with him. They even got to stay & play at recess. What a lucky boy! They stopped here before & after, too, so we were able to enjoy their company as well. We're all blest!

I hope that this can become a CSW tradition & maybe add in a little something to make it more of a day. Maybe we could have the Living Rosary that day? Or have them all stay to play Bingo with the kids? Or have them sing a few songs or something? There are such great opportunities... do they do Grandparents Day at your school?

Catholic Schools Week

I love Catholic Schools Week.

It's a great time to celebrate how blest we are to have such wonderful places to send our children. They can grow into smart, happy, holy little girls & boys all in a place that they feel comfortable & know they are loved. They get to go to daily Mass, be taught by priests & sisters, & talk about Jesus. What a gift! This year they had dress-up themes for everyday on top of other special activities. Unfortunately, I forgot to take any pictures until the last day. :( Andrew dressed up in his Cub Scout garb with his buddy Grayson for Twin Day, donned his flannel moose print for Pajama Day, wore his skeleton shirt backwards for Crazy Day, topped himself with a Husker cap for hat day, & covered up with his Husker jersey for Spirit Day. Rebecca was only interested in the last... she was a cheerleader on Friday.We went to their Open House on Thursday night & were able to see all the special projects they are working on in their rooms. Here's Andrew exhibiting his journal. They write & draw on a page everyday. It's rather amusing!

Here he is with Mrs. M. (& Puxatawny Phil)

Rebecca with Mrs. C.

100

Catholic Schools Week was cut short this year due to two snow days! They were still able to have Mass with the Bishop, some fun dress-up days, favorite lunches, & other activities, though. We made this out of 100 Legos to celebrate the 100th day of school, which also got bumped to the next week! We are so thankful for our fantastic faith formation, moral guidance, academic excellence, parental involvement, & overall joy at our Catholic school. My parents, in-laws, & grandparents always made the sacrifice to make sure we had good faith formation at home AND in Catholic school. I hope we can always give that same gift to our children.

Catholic Schools Week

Andrew's first Catholic Schools Week:

sporting his Husker gear on Team Day,

his Daddy's old blue bunny suit on Animal Day (forgot to take a photo!),& his Bishop gear on Vocations Day. So adorable!Rebecca & I celebrated at home by playing babies & tea party. She served root beer, eggplant, & chicken.When I asked her what she put on the chicken to make it so delicious, she replied ecstatically, "FROSTING!" A girl after my own heart.