From Ms. Pech & Ms. Wilder:
Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year!
This year is going to be full of fun! Students will be meeting mummies, making rosaries, developing math skills, debating ideas, and making new friends...and, of course, a whole bunch of other exciting and challenging activities.
Ms. Pech teaches English, Science, and Social Studies. Ms. Wilder teaches Literature, Math, and Religion. You can email Ms. Pech at [email protected]. Ms. Wilder can be emailed at [email protected].
The unique partnership developed between parents and school staff has been a fundamental reason for the success of our school program. We appreciate your ideas, your cooperation in helping with activities, and your support.
God Bless!
Ms. Pech & Ms. Wilder.
Check out Outdoor School pictures and videos from our chaperones and from Ms. Pech at photobucket.
7th Grade at St. Joseph's Catholic School by Julian
St. Joseph Catholic School, Vancouver WA. The 2013-2014 school year ends on June 17 and the 2014-2015 school year starts on August 30. If you are starting 7th grade the 7th grade teachers are Mr. Eastes who has taught at St. Joseph's for 12 years and Mrs. Boyle who has taught at St. Joseph's for 5 years. For 7th grade the standards are even higher than 6th grade. The teachers will expect you to respect others, try your best and always come prepared.
The skills and the knowledge you will need to have for 7th grade are you will need to know the amount of homework, how many field trips we take and where we go and what kind of projects we do. The 7th grade normally has 70-100 minutes if homework per night. In 7th grade we take 2-4 field trips and some of our destinations include Boeing and the Portland Art Museum. For projects we mostly dissect animals in Science class. Some of the thing the 2013-2014 7th grade dissected was worms, squids, grasshoppers, and frogs. You also need to know the schedule. The normal schedule for one week of 7th grade is at the bottom of this article.
You can never be fully prepared for 7th grade until you are there. For 7th grade you will now know what to expect.
St. Joseph Catholic School, Vancouver WA. The 2013-2014 school year ends on June 17 and the 2014-2015 school year starts on August 30. If you are starting 7th grade the 7th grade teachers are Mr. Eastes who has taught at St. Joseph's for 12 years and Mrs. Boyle who has taught at St. Joseph's for 5 years. For 7th grade the standards are even higher than 6th grade. The teachers will expect you to respect others, try your best and always come prepared.
The skills and the knowledge you will need to have for 7th grade are you will need to know the amount of homework, how many field trips we take and where we go and what kind of projects we do. The 7th grade normally has 70-100 minutes if homework per night. In 7th grade we take 2-4 field trips and some of our destinations include Boeing and the Portland Art Museum. For projects we mostly dissect animals in Science class. Some of the thing the 2013-2014 7th grade dissected was worms, squids, grasshoppers, and frogs. You also need to know the schedule. The normal schedule for one week of 7th grade is at the bottom of this article.
You can never be fully prepared for 7th grade until you are there. For 7th grade you will now know what to expect.
All About Catholic Schools Week
By: Lauren M.
VANCOUVER, WA- Towards the end of January and the beginning of February, St. Joseph Catholic School has Catholic Schools Week, or C.S.W. It is run by the school, and the staff and students get to participate in this week of bizarre and fun days. Each day has a fun kick to it: Crazy Day, Pajama Day, Country Day, Grandparents Day, and many more themes that each gets its special day. St. Joe’s does C.S.W. because it celebrates the uniqueness of being a Catholic School!
“We will keep continuing C.S.W. hopefully forever!” said Mrs. Lundy, St. Joe’s vice principle. During the days leading up to C.S.W., the students become excited about the fun that is about to come. Just this year, there were five different themes: Pajama Day, Crazy Day, Formal Free Dress, Sports Day, and concluding with Grandparents Day, where you bring your grandparents to school and tour them around the school after a beautiful Mass. On Tuesday, St Joe’s held a Talent Show where students of all grades could participate. There was also a poster contest held, and the first place winner got to have his or her poster on the front of the yearbook. Other winners got to have their posters inside the yearbook.
“I’ve been in the talent show and the poster contest; one year I won the poster contest and had my poster in the yearbook!” said sixth grader Megan L., who met with Lauren to talk about C.S.W. on Tuesday, June 3.
Many students dress up to the themed days during C.S.W. On Crazy Day, students wear bizarre clothing, mismatched socks, gloves, hair extensions, and put on their craziest personality! “I tried my best this year to wear the coolest, craziest clothing I could,” said Tyson Goode, a sixth grade student. Students also dress up for Sports Day, wearing basketball shorts, Nike brand clothing, sports jerseys, and athletic shoes. Some even mark paint on their faces like football players!
Other themes celebrated are Formal Free Dress, Pajama Day, and the week concludes with Grandparents Day. “My favorite day is Pajama Day, because it’s casual and comfy,” said Mrs. Lundy.
This year on Grandparents Day at the end of the Mass, they called students with January birthdays to the altar. Father Gary, the priest of St. Joseph Church, blessed them with a special birthday blessing. After Mass, students could take their grandparent or special friend on a tour around the school. “One of my favorite days is Grandparents Day because you get to show them around in a fun way,” said Tyson. Megan said one of her favorite days is Crazy Day, because you get to dress up fun.
So how does St. Joe’s set up and decide themes? “The N.C.E.A. (National Catholic Education Association) has booklets for ideas and a marketing plan, and then we add a personal touch to it,” said Mrs. Lundy. “A committee of teachers throws out ideas for themes, we run the ideas by parents, and then decide what’s best for the kids/what they would want.” Every year they do this to set up and decide themes.
Overall, C.S.W. is a fun, exciting week. “I think C.S.W. gets people excited because of all the energy going around and the break from uniforms,” said Megan. All the C.S.W.’s in the past have been fun, so everyone is hopeful that the C.S.W.’s in the years to come will be fun, enjoyable and exciting.
All in all, C.S.W. brings the St. Joe’s community together. It lets people learn more about each other, and lets students take a break from uniforms and have fun!
By: Lauren M.
VANCOUVER, WA- Towards the end of January and the beginning of February, St. Joseph Catholic School has Catholic Schools Week, or C.S.W. It is run by the school, and the staff and students get to participate in this week of bizarre and fun days. Each day has a fun kick to it: Crazy Day, Pajama Day, Country Day, Grandparents Day, and many more themes that each gets its special day. St. Joe’s does C.S.W. because it celebrates the uniqueness of being a Catholic School!
“We will keep continuing C.S.W. hopefully forever!” said Mrs. Lundy, St. Joe’s vice principle. During the days leading up to C.S.W., the students become excited about the fun that is about to come. Just this year, there were five different themes: Pajama Day, Crazy Day, Formal Free Dress, Sports Day, and concluding with Grandparents Day, where you bring your grandparents to school and tour them around the school after a beautiful Mass. On Tuesday, St Joe’s held a Talent Show where students of all grades could participate. There was also a poster contest held, and the first place winner got to have his or her poster on the front of the yearbook. Other winners got to have their posters inside the yearbook.
“I’ve been in the talent show and the poster contest; one year I won the poster contest and had my poster in the yearbook!” said sixth grader Megan L., who met with Lauren to talk about C.S.W. on Tuesday, June 3.
Many students dress up to the themed days during C.S.W. On Crazy Day, students wear bizarre clothing, mismatched socks, gloves, hair extensions, and put on their craziest personality! “I tried my best this year to wear the coolest, craziest clothing I could,” said Tyson Goode, a sixth grade student. Students also dress up for Sports Day, wearing basketball shorts, Nike brand clothing, sports jerseys, and athletic shoes. Some even mark paint on their faces like football players!
Other themes celebrated are Formal Free Dress, Pajama Day, and the week concludes with Grandparents Day. “My favorite day is Pajama Day, because it’s casual and comfy,” said Mrs. Lundy.
This year on Grandparents Day at the end of the Mass, they called students with January birthdays to the altar. Father Gary, the priest of St. Joseph Church, blessed them with a special birthday blessing. After Mass, students could take their grandparent or special friend on a tour around the school. “One of my favorite days is Grandparents Day because you get to show them around in a fun way,” said Tyson. Megan said one of her favorite days is Crazy Day, because you get to dress up fun.
So how does St. Joe’s set up and decide themes? “The N.C.E.A. (National Catholic Education Association) has booklets for ideas and a marketing plan, and then we add a personal touch to it,” said Mrs. Lundy. “A committee of teachers throws out ideas for themes, we run the ideas by parents, and then decide what’s best for the kids/what they would want.” Every year they do this to set up and decide themes.
Overall, C.S.W. is a fun, exciting week. “I think C.S.W. gets people excited because of all the energy going around and the break from uniforms,” said Megan. All the C.S.W.’s in the past have been fun, so everyone is hopeful that the C.S.W.’s in the years to come will be fun, enjoyable and exciting.
All in all, C.S.W. brings the St. Joe’s community together. It lets people learn more about each other, and lets students take a break from uniforms and have fun!
Maps
Testing-Really Necessary?
by: Haley V.
On May fifteenth, sixth grade students of St. Joseph Catholic School began MAPs testing. MAPs testing is an online testing that measures what a student know and also helps teachers in upcoming years. So here I ask, does MAPs testing actually have questions we are supposed to know? Why do as young as second graders have to take this test? To anyone asking, MAPs testing is a very popular test that grades first through eighth take every fall and spring. I have heard many people asking so many questions about MAPs testing in particular, so I thought I should do some research of my own. According to our technology teachers at St. Josephs, Miss Cestnik and Ms. Atkins, MAPs testing is a very popular worldwide test to show growth in student’s subjects and to gives upcoming teachers an idea of what we know and don’t know, and what we need to learn the next year. We take these tests at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year. Beginning of the year to show what we still remember from the previous year and over summer break. Also, at the end of year to see what students contained throughout the year. Both technology teachers also said that we take the tests when we do because it takes up computer time and is very time consuming to the computer lab.
Why can’t students know what kind of questions are going to be on the test? These tests are helpful in many ways, but one especially is when it gives you a variety of questions, rather than having the same kind of questions on paper. They also ask the kind of questions based on how you did the previous test and also scales what you can and cannot do. To answer many questions, yes, MAPs testing should have questions you’ve learned that year or know. If not, that means that you’ve exceeded the expectations for this program. For the students taking the test, everyone has reading and math. Grades second through fifth, however, also have the language arts as well. Then last but not least, grades sixth through eighth in addition, take a science test.
If you could change something about MAPs testing for the future what would it be? Teachers and the principal expect us to keep this MAPs testing program because of accuracy, comprehension, and lots more! “If there was one thing I could change about Maps testing, it would be that we could come to the students with the tests, instead of disrupting the computer lab, and freezing time on the school computers.” Ms. Atkins had said during her interview, that she feels it would make MAPs testing and computer time a lot easier for St. Joseph’s Catholic School. Overall, teachers, students, principals, and staff members of the school seem to think that MAPs testing is the easier and smarter way to go.
by: Haley V.
On May fifteenth, sixth grade students of St. Joseph Catholic School began MAPs testing. MAPs testing is an online testing that measures what a student know and also helps teachers in upcoming years. So here I ask, does MAPs testing actually have questions we are supposed to know? Why do as young as second graders have to take this test? To anyone asking, MAPs testing is a very popular test that grades first through eighth take every fall and spring. I have heard many people asking so many questions about MAPs testing in particular, so I thought I should do some research of my own. According to our technology teachers at St. Josephs, Miss Cestnik and Ms. Atkins, MAPs testing is a very popular worldwide test to show growth in student’s subjects and to gives upcoming teachers an idea of what we know and don’t know, and what we need to learn the next year. We take these tests at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year. Beginning of the year to show what we still remember from the previous year and over summer break. Also, at the end of year to see what students contained throughout the year. Both technology teachers also said that we take the tests when we do because it takes up computer time and is very time consuming to the computer lab.
Why can’t students know what kind of questions are going to be on the test? These tests are helpful in many ways, but one especially is when it gives you a variety of questions, rather than having the same kind of questions on paper. They also ask the kind of questions based on how you did the previous test and also scales what you can and cannot do. To answer many questions, yes, MAPs testing should have questions you’ve learned that year or know. If not, that means that you’ve exceeded the expectations for this program. For the students taking the test, everyone has reading and math. Grades second through fifth, however, also have the language arts as well. Then last but not least, grades sixth through eighth in addition, take a science test.
If you could change something about MAPs testing for the future what would it be? Teachers and the principal expect us to keep this MAPs testing program because of accuracy, comprehension, and lots more! “If there was one thing I could change about Maps testing, it would be that we could come to the students with the tests, instead of disrupting the computer lab, and freezing time on the school computers.” Ms. Atkins had said during her interview, that she feels it would make MAPs testing and computer time a lot easier for St. Joseph’s Catholic School. Overall, teachers, students, principals, and staff members of the school seem to think that MAPs testing is the easier and smarter way to go.
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