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First and foremost I would like to congratulate the second grade class in receiving their First Communion on April 15th. They have been waiting since the beginning of the school year and spent a lot of time preparing for their “Big Day”, which turned out to be wonderful. Fr. Beighlie came to the classroom to interview the first communicants about their feelings towards receiving the Body and Blood for the first time. See the Video Page to find out what they said.
Bread Breaking Day 2012
Besides preparing for Holy Communion, the second graders have been keeping busy learning about all kinds of things. One of their reading stories, titled The Emperor’s Egg, taught them some interesting facts about Emperor penguins. They went a step farther and researched different penguins. By working together they found out where certain penguins live, what they eat, and how big or small they can grow. After researching, they made life size posters of the penguins they learned about. They did a great job of working together and their posters were amazing. They are currently getting ready to perform a Reader’s Theatre play titled, “The Pine Park Mystery” for their 5th grade reading buddies.
In their math classes they have been studying plane shapes, solid figures, spatial sense, and patterns. They enjoyed creating and naming solid figure “friends” out of play-doh. Some of their new friends were Stephanie Sphere, Robbie Rectangular Prism, Kelsey Cone, Cameron Cube, Paige Pyramid, and Cece Cylinder. They had fun working with patterns and did a fine job of comparing and identifying the same patterns being made out of different items. To help reinforce their skills the students are able to access helpful websites on the computers at each pod (which were installed in January). The Smartboard also allows them to practice using new skills by playing engaging and motivating games.
We have been spending some time exploring our world and learning about the Solar System. We have learned about the planets, talked about constellations, and took a virtual field trip into outer space. In the near future, we will be making our own stargazers and begin observing the moon’s phases.
It’s hard to believe that the school year is coming to an end. I have enjoyed working and exploring with these terrific students. They have definitely been enthusiastic, energy-filled, and fun-loving.
Mrs. April Pieper
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What an amazing year this has been! We've been blessed with positives – the Christmas program and the Archdiocesan Song Festival. The greatest blessing of all for me has been getting to know your children. Teaching at OLQP is one of the highlights of my career.
Since the beginning of 2012, your children have accomplished the following:
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All grades studied the life and music of J. S. Bach.
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Grades K-6 grade also studied the life and music of The Beatles. It sounded like they got a lot of help from home on this one! Thank you, Parents!
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First and Second grade prepared for and attended the Archdiocesan Song Festival. I realize it is difficult for me to be non-judgmental about this, but I thought their performance was by far the best of any of the groups in attendance!
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Fourth grade has been learning how to read music and to play the recorder.
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Seventh and Eighth grade are preparing for the Spring Concert which is on Tuesday, May 1 at 1:30 and 7:00 PM in the church. Please know all are invited. The students have been working hard and they sound incredible!
Thank you for your support this year and for raising such
great kids. I look forward to seeing you in the fall. If you ever
have any questions, please feel free to email me at
janne.boneau@olqpparish.org.
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We have had an amazing second semester. The 6th graders have journeyed with the Israelites from slavery to freedom in their study of the book of Exodus. They each created a shadow box depicting an event from the Moses story. They presented their projects to each other and to the 5th grade class. Mrs. Oppelz worked with the 6th grade students on the Passion Play. They presented the play to the entire school before Easter.
The 7th grade class had the awesome opportunity of participating in the Pro-Life action day in Jefferson City on Tuesday, March 27th. They were able to be a voice for religious freedom of conscience. We also enjoyed visiting and learning about our state capitol.
The 7th grade led the school in prayer through the living Stations of the Cross. On Friday, April 20th the students attended a Homelessness presentation at St. Patrick Center. The students are using the information from that day to build their Box City project in early September.
In the afternoon on April 20th we visited Black Madonna Shrine near Eureka, MO. Even though it was cold and damp we felt the warmth of the love that Brother Bronaslaus had for Jesus and the saints as he created the many grottos at this shrine.
The 8th grade have been working hard growing in faith, knowledge and understanding this semester in preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. On January 16th they attended a retreat here at OLQP. They each decorated a wooden block with symbols of faith and their Confirmation saint. They then built a “Church” on the sanctuary steps to symbolize that they are each an important piece of the Church. They also went on the Pro-Life trip to Washington, D.C. in January. They learned how to be a voice for the voiceless as they marched with 400, 000 other people from across the country that were doing the same thing.
Congratulations to Bailey Alexander and Melanie Boyer for being selected as finalists in the Chastity Essay contest. They received their award from Bishop Rice at the Rigali Center.
The 5th through 8th grade enjoyed celebrating a mini Passover meal Tuesday of Holy Week.
Mrs. Terry Ostlund
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