School Board Member Spotlight: Kitty Boles
Over the next few weeks, we will continue to spotlight our incredible school board members. They are indispensable members of our community who are responsible for big-picture planning, such as directing the vision of St. Mary's, budgeting, and discussing curriculum.
Kitty Boles taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for 25 years, serving as Senior Lecturer on Education and Director of the Learning and Teaching Master’s Program until her retirement in 2018. Kitty was a classroom teacher for over 20 years before earning her doctorate at Harvard. With her colleague, Vivian Troen, Kitty has written extensively about school reform, teacher education, new forms of teacher leadership, and the connection between educational research and teaching practice.
Kitty lives in Brookline with her husband Barney. They have a son, Henry, who lives in Utah with his wife and two children, and a daughter, Molly, who lives in Uruguay. Kitty loves to travel, and in addition to visiting her children and grandchildren, she enjoys trips to New York City and Paris for good food and theatre. Kitty is a parishioner at St. Mary’s and an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Thank you, Kitty, for your dedication to the St. Mary's community!
Southern Massachusetts Catholic School Honor Band Concert
We have big news to share with you! 15 students from St. Mary's were hand-selected by Paul Effman Music Service to represent the school at the 5th Annual Southern Massachusetts Catholic School Honor Band Concert. The concert will take place on April 27th at 1 p.m. at Quincy Catholic Academy. They will rehearse for over 12 hours and perform an amazing concert, so we invite you to support them and congratulate them!
Hand-Selected Students:
- Stella Belculfine
- Alexandria Clement
- Willow Davies
- Grace Do
- Samuel Elwood
- Paloma Gaglia
- Ava Holley
- Adira Jones
- Cleio Kellis
- Emilia Maciejuk
- Kennedy McConnell
- Griffin Miller
- Vivienne Skelly
- Tripp Strahm
- Max Vianello
Hot Off The Press! (Newspaper Club)
Grade 2
This week, Mrs. Fragola's family came in to do an activity to prepare students for their First Penance. Mrs. Fragola's grandmother and aunt joined the students in creating lambs out of yarn and clothespins. Students also discussed why the lamb is important as it represents the offering of redemption and atonement for sin. It was beautiful seeing so many students receive the sacrament of penance from both Mrs. Fragola's and Mrs. Sterge's classes!
Grade 3
Grade 3 students brainstormed a list of activities that help them feel refreshed, recharged, and ready to give their best selves to others. Then, they personalized the list on their own monarch butterfly, listing their top 3 activities. Some students turn toward talking to friends/family, while others enjoy walking their dogs outside.
Grade 4
4th grade students began working on constructing windmills in groups. After learning about different types of energy, students engaged in this hands-on challenge to design the most effective windmill using household materials. Next week, we will see which windmill generates the most power. In order to measure this, a cup will be lifted by the windmills, and washers will be added incrementally until the windmill can no longer generate enough power to make the cup rise.
