FORM III VISITS LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
FUTURE PRESIDENT JAMES SCHWARB
EGYPTIAN CARTOUCHES IN FORM IV
Learning Connections
FORM III VISITS LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
By Form III and Mrs . McCabe
Form III went caroling at the Little Sisters of the Poor on a rainy January 19 . We sang Christmas carols like “ Rudolph ” and “ Jingle Bells ” in front of the residents at the home .
The fourth grade boys had the privilege of serving Mass , and for two of them , it was their first time . After Mass we enjoyed a delicious lunch with the residents .
In between Mass and lunch we were entertained by the colorful assortment of finches that the Sisters own .
We had a great time and all left with full stomachs !
FUTURE PRESIDENT JAMES SCHWARB
By James Schwarb
EGYPTIAN CARTOUCHES IN FORM IV
By St . A Today Staff
Form IV used their imaginations and artistic skill to create Egyptian cartouches as part of their study of Ancient Egypt . Ancient Egyptians ( around 1500 BC ) believed that a dead person ’ s spirit would leave their body during the day , going off to do all the enjoyable things in the afterlife . At night , the spirit would return to sleep in its body . They believed that in order for the spirit to find its way back to the right body , the name had to be written down . Many people inscribed the names of their loved ones on tombs , coffins , cartouches , amulets , and other places — the more the better , just to be sure !
Fifth and sixth grade students learned to write their names in hieroglyphic , then artfully designed their cartouches using embossed metal of silver or gold , bright colors , and wooden plaques .