After a beautiful Easter day at the monastery, I’ve gone to Dubuque to visit my family for spring break (that’s my little sis Mackenzie with me).
We’ve been to Mineral Point and to Yellowstone State Park in nearby Wisconsin. Great spots, great fun!!!
I miss my students but will see them again on Monday. Really, I can’t wait!
Every year during Lent, the 8th graders act out the living stations of the cross. If you’re close, try to come. We do it at 2:00 every Tuesday at St. Anne’s Church next to Grace in East Moline. (The next and final one is March 24.) Continue Reading
National Catholic Sisters Week is being celebrated this week at Grace.
It’s so much fun to be a part of it!
And, look what I received today (St. Patrick’s Day) from the 1st graders. #ILoveBeingaCatholicSister!!!!! ❤
Developing children’s fine motor skills may sound boring, but they are the foundation of handwriting. Having proper pencil grasp and control of a writing instrument hinges on them!
Weave the following activities into Center Time as part of other, more exciting fun. My students love them! Continue Reading
To help the Quad City Symphony celebrate their 100th Anniversary this year, Grace – and another 99 organizations around the community – decorated a cello. In fact, Grace’s youngest students – preschool through 2nd grade – decorated it!
Preschoolers and bubbles go together like peanut butter and jelly. So, today we bubble painted!!! It was the perfect antidote to being trapped indoors. 🙂
I tried a new way of bubble painting. First, I filled empty yogurt containers with bubble mixture (about 1/3 full). Then I added about a teaspoon of paint. Continue Reading
Catholics everywhere are sporting ashes today … but maybe only the youngest appreciate just how COOL that is.
Actual ashes are on our faces … and nobody’s making us wash them off!!! Continue Reading
Last week we celebrated Catholic Schools Week, one of the favorite weeks of the school year for the kids. The extra activities are fun and different … even if we teachers miss our regular schedules just a tiny bit. 🙂
My schedule was double different. Not only did we do things to celebrate in my classroom, I visited kindergartners and 1st-graders at Jordan Catholic School in Rock Island, Ill. My goal? To introduce them to the idea of a religious vocation. Continue Reading
I am having a blast with my first graders this month. We are learning about the famous artist Henri Matisse. (My kids are now on a first-name basis with him, simply calling him “Henri”!)
Of course, we’re also making lots of great art. 🙂 Continue Reading
Happy New Year!!! As we settle back into our routines (school was canceled on Wed. because of the cold, so I guess we’re not quite “settled” yet), the 2nd graders earned a “free art day.” Oh man, did we have fun!!! Continue Reading
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