Catholic Schools Week
January 28 - February
2, 2007
The Good News in Education
Catholic Schools Week kicked off with a bang on Sunday, January
28. Parishioners were invited to an Open House following
the 12:15 mass. Refreshments were provided by the teachers and staff
of St. Jude School in appreciation for the stewardship and support
that is continually offered to the school.
Monday, January 29
Teacher Swap
Students were greeted with some surprise visitors when they arrived for
class on Monday! Teachers in all grade levels swapped for the chance
to teach an older or younger class. Students had a blast and teachers
were inspired - it was a great way to begin Catholic Schools Week.
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St. Jude teachers and staff were treated to a lovely lunch in honor of the Teacher Appreciation celebration. Food was prepared by Mrs. Ervin, decorations were set up by parent, Rhonda Barkeloo-Carter and lunch duty was offered by the Home and School Association. Thank you for the special attention!
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Tuesday, January 30
Celebration Day
Thank you to the Home and School Association and our awesome parent
volunteers for providing ice cream sundaes as part of our Catholic
Schools Week celebration. Smiles were everywhere as students enjoyed
a delicious dessert!
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Wednesday, January 31
Student Appreciation Day
We are so fortunate to have almost 400 students at St. Jude, each a wonderful
individual, full of unique talent and inspiration. Today we celebrate
you and all that you do!!!
Country Villages
Students, after passing through U.S. Customs to receive their passport,
had the opportunity to visit various booths, created and manned by the
classes. These booths represented countries or American regions that
the students assisted through their efforts in the Heifer Project. Each
village displayed art or decor native to that region and many gave away
a treat or goodie that would be served in that particular area, everything
from maize muffins, Egyptian bread and honey, Russian cookies and Peruvian
pound cake.
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Carnival
Students were also hosts and participants at a carnival,
held in the gym of the Family Life Center. Activities included bowling,
golf, bean bag toss and face painting...
St. Jude Students - Your are awesome!! We
are so proud of you!
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Friday, February 2, 2007
Service Day
All school mass kicked off a blustery service day with members of the
always enthusiastic 5th grade choir providing musical leadership! At
the end of mass, Mrs. Fazio announced the final total for the Heifer
Project as $6849.
Many classes held special projects to raise money for the project and
by now, many needy families throughout the world have received assistance
as a direct result of the efforts of St. Jude School.
During religion period, individual classes did special projects for area
nursing homes. Projects included Valentines Day cards and hand made placemats.
6th grade was host to residents of the Red Bank Life Care Center. Guests
enjoyed refreshments, musical entertainment and a Bingo game.
St. Jude School extends a HUGE thank you to Katie
Leahy, Donna Picard, Kyra Ross, Chris Sapala, Loraine
Torrence, Jason Hill and the MANY individuals who helped
make this Catholic Schools Week so special.
We are proud to say that Catholic Schools really are ... The Good News
in Education!
At St. Jude School...Together, We Make a Difference.
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