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Queen of Apostles Students Experience the Academy of Science
One of Queen of Apostles School’s
Schoolwide Learning Expectations
is being an Active Learner who dem-
onstrates pride and responsibility
for learning and communicates in-
formation through reading, writing
and speaking. The third-grade class
exemplified being true representatives
of Queen of Apostles’ Active Learners
when they all boarded a bus to the
Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
A busy day was planned ahead for
them. They arrived at the Academy of
Sciences early at 9:30 a.m. and checked
in. There they saw some very interest-
ing animals and got to explore the tide
pools by touching starfish, shark eggs,
Third grade students at Saint Lucy
School recently benefited from an
engaging “At Apple Today” field trip.
They were cheered on by employees
as they entered a local Apple store to
begin their “At Apple Today” expe-
rience. Following their arrival, the
students began a ‘Coding Lab for Kids’
training preparing for a Sphero Robot
Obstacle Challenge. Students were
able to explore block-based coding as
they programmed simple movements;
changing speed, time, direction, color
and sound. An obstacle course was
set up and students worked in groups
of two or three to use their ipad to
program the Sphero’s successful path
and kelp.
Through the aquarium, they learned
about the connection between water
and life. They saw jellyfish, python,
pipefish, snapping turtles, fresh water
fish and seahorses. The most interest-
ing meeting was with Claude, the
albino alligator. The students learned
that while Claude appeared to be all
white, it was actually a complete lack
of pigmentation that made him look
that way.
Next, the third graders attended a
Planetarium show called “Expedition
Reef” where they were introduced to
the endangered marine ecosystems.
They watched how corals grow, feed,
Saint Lucy School Third Graders ‘At Apple’
through the course. Working with the
ipad app programming code is a fan-
tastic way to prepare students for the
innovative jobs and opportunities that
they will discover in future academic
experiences as well as eventual careers.
Field trips outside the classroom
continue to be an integral part of
learning at Saint Lucy School. The
educational experiences are planned
by teachers to correlate with the regu-
lar classroom instructional program.
Teachers often balance in-house field
trips, such as the Walk Through His-
tory experiences, with off campus trips
as they arrange activities which will
enhance their curriculum and engage
student learning.
Trips to the pumpkin patch for the
younger grades are indeed fun-filled
beloved traditions, but in the classroom
they translate to math and language
as well as social studies activities. Off
reproduce, and support over 25% of all
marine life on Earth.
After the show, thanks to beautiful
weather that day, they had lunch by
the fountains and enjoyed exchanging
notes on all that they saw. The final des-
tination was an incredible earthquake
simulator and a visit to a dome with a
neo-tropical rainforest around them.
They met sun beetles, leafcutter ants
and an Amazonian tree boa!
Thrilled and satisfied, the students
thanked their chaperones and headed
back to school excited to write about
what they saw, reflect about everything
they learned, and ask all the questions
they still had.
campus field trips to Hidden Villa,
History Park, local plays, California
missions, the Quicksilver Mine and
the Ainsley House are just a few trips
that the K-5 teachers share with their
students. These experiences enhance
not only science and social studies but
language arts as well. Junior High
students also love to learn and explore
via field trips. Whether studying at
the California Academy of Sciences,
learning about different environments
presented via New Generation Science
Standards at Science Camp, or touring
the state capital, they are all enthusi-
astic learners and love the hands on
learning environment.
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Saint Leo the Great 8th Graders Visit the Cathedral
On a chilly Friday morning, the
eighth graders from Saint Leo the
Great School made a 1.5 miles walking
pilgrimage to the Cathedral Basilica of
Saint Joseph to learn more about the
history of this truly beautiful Cathedral.
Docents led the students through its
history and did a wonderful job explain-
ing the design of the Cathedral and its
artwork.
The stained glass windows were
breathtaking as the light shone through,
reminding us that Jesus lights the way
for all of us. The eighth graders felt truly
blessed to have the Cathedral Basilica of
Saint Joseph in their hometown.
For more information see our website: www.stclareschool.org, contact
Valerye Moore Director email: [email protected] or call: 408 246-2513