The Valley Catholic
catholic schools
May 26, 2015
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Student council members Nicole, Klaryssa, Jake and Anna get Bibles ready.
Outside City Hall from l to r (adults) Margie Matthews, City Councilwoman from District 4; Ian
Hinkle, St. Victor Music Teacher; Patricia Wolf, Principal of St. Victor School.
St. Victor’s 6th grade class is
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
On April 28, St. Victor’s 6th grade
class opened the San Jose City Council
Meeting with a song. They performed
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”
from the movie “Mary Poppins.” The
students were also presented with a
commendation plaque honoring St.
Victor School’s 50 year anniversary.
District 4 Councilwoman Margie Matthews, whose five children attended
the school, hosted the event for the
students.
The Bible - The Foundation of Learning
at Queen of Apostles
Queen of Apostles School believes
that the Bible has a special place in the
academic curriculum of its students. The
school has established the Bible as a key
component of its religious program and
uses its guiding principles to mould the
children into mature and honest Catholic individuals.
Marijane Lowell, Vice Principal, said,
“Having their own Bibles throughout
their Queen of Apostles careers allows
the students to grow in love and understanding of God’s word. They use them
in class and each week as they prepare
for the readings of the coming Sunday.
It is a pleasure to see the delighted faces
of the fourth graders and the pride in
the fifth graders when the Bibles are
presented.”
Leading the way, fifth graders prepared a special bookmark for each
fourth grader’s Bible. The Bibles were
blessed in the church and the teachers
presented it to them in a solemn ceremony emphasising its sacredness and
utility for the rest of their time at Queen
of Apostles. The fifth grade students
taught the new owners how to navigate
the Bible and cherish it for the beauty
and knowledge that it imparts. Studying the Sacraments of the Church will be
their first lesson from their new Bibles.
Congratulations Graduates!
St. Christopher School students enjoying traditional songs in traditional Mexican clothing.
St. Christopher's 4th Grade Visits
the Peralta Adobe
As part of their study of California
history, the 4th grade students of St.
Christopher School visited the Peralta Adobe. Built in 1797, it is the oldest
building in San Jose and is named after
Luis Maria Peralta, a sergeant in the
Spanish Army and owner of one of the
largest ranchos in Alta California.
The students toured the museum
of the 1875 El Pueblo de San Jose de
Guadalupe. They were able to visit two
rooms furnished as they might have
been when they were occupied by the
Peralta family and the Adobe’s horno,
an outside working oven.
As they rotated through five activity
stations lead by parent volunteers, students made small adobe bricks, learned
about Spanish and Mexican clothing,
practiced weaving, and made corn
husk dolls. They were also excited to
make candles, roped a bull, and made
tortillas from masa and yerba buena
(mint) tea.
The visit to the Peralta Adobe and
hands-on activities reinforced and
brought to life the background work
students had done in the classroom. This
annual trip is one of the highlights for
the school’s 4th grade students.
St. Chris students enjoying traditional songs in traditional Mexican clothing.
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