A Message from Dr. Nadjarian
Dear Families,
As this week comes to a close, it is an amazing experience to walk through the classrooms to wish the students a wonderful February Break! Some students are excited to go on vacation or rest at home, while others are sad to leave their St. Mary's community. I look forward to welcoming the students back, feeling refreshed and rejuvenated!
On a different note, I have some bittersweet news to share with you. As you know, Fr. Bobby is an incredibly involved, compassionate, and faithful priest to our community. His dedication does not go unnoticed. As a result, Cardinal Sean has assigned him to become the pastor of the Reading Catholic Collaborative beginning June 1st. While this is very sad news for us, it is good news for the people of Reading, who will be getting a great pastor. He will likely be the youngest priest (by years of ordination) to become pastor of a parish in the Archdiocese of Boston. Make sure to congratulate him the next time you see him!
Have a great weekend!
K1
This week in Mrs. Schneiders' K1 class, students continued their artist unit, adding two more works of art to their portfolio based on the works of Henry Matisse. First, the children created a collage based on “The Snail” by tearing colored paper and creating a snail collage. Second, they put their creative talents to work, and created their own version of Matisse's “Woman with a Hat”. They were welcomed with much more praise than Matisse received at his first public showing of this piece. Many found his hat to be too gigantic and outrageous. Well done, young artists!
Grade 2
Ms. Connors' students began their week with a lesson on Lent. They discussed what prayer, fasting, and giving looks like for students their age. They learned fun facts about the season and practical tips on applying it to their lives. Ask your children to show you their amazing book they designed to showcase their preparation for Lent! Later in the week, they celebrated the 100th day of school with lots of activities! Students were invited to dress up like they are 100 years old and completed 100th day themed reading and math activities like 100 Bingo! Mrs. Enrique joined in the fun too!
Grade 3
Grade 4
