Final Assembly Information-Goodbye, Fourthies

To celebrate our students, especially our Fourthies, before they leave for the summer, we invite you to join us at the Lower School Final Assembly on June 5, 1-2 p.m. in the Kenny Center. Important Information for Lower School Final Assembly We will have designated reserved seating for families of grade 4 girls. Please inform us if special accommodations for wheelchairs or walkers are needed for your group. Contact Katy Moore at kmoore@st.catherines.org to make arrangements by June 1. Students in JK-grade 3 will be dismissed from their classrooms immediately following the Final Assembly, while Fourthies and their families are cordially invited to a reception on the patio of the Kenny Center. Please note that the girls are dropped off starting at 12:15 p.m. on June 5. There is no school that morning for the girls. However, Extended Day will be open for families that use this service. Please drop your daughter off at Extended Day starting at 7:30 a.m. The girls will be transported by bus to St. Catherine’s in time for the final assembly. Any student needing to go to Extended Day after the assembly will be transported back to St. Christopher’s. As always, we are available to answer any questions that you may have about the final days. Also, please make sure to stop by the lost and found one last time before the summer break if you are still missing some items. Thank you for your continued support and most especially your great patience once the construction started. We wish you all a safe, relaxing and fun-filled summer. Girls do come to school on Monday for half a day. Lunch will not be served. The girls are so excited about Tuesday.  They have been enthusiastic, creative problem solvers and hardworking girls, so they deserve this celebration in their honor! See you on Tuesday at 1:00!

THE Royal Wedding and a Day in the Cafe

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind...can you tell? I think that the
Royal Wedding had a definite influence on everything! Who would have thought that something happening across the pond could have such an impact...just kidding!  Fortunately, we incorporated math, in the form of Edpuzzles and research in the form of Princess Eugenie and Beatrice, and innovation...well, you should see the fascinators our class designed. Philip Treacy, watch out, these girls are on their way, and that butterfly hat of yours is passe.  You should have seen the tulle, the ribbons, the sequins, the fur, the shiny green birds and many, many bows....I know that you saw the parade on the green, but here are a few more pictures and videos of the process!

...and please watch our own Royal Wedding! 

I know that I should be writing about math and history and reading, but maybe the most fun the girls have had was last week.  I have been promising them a trip to the Cafe, and it was so much fun.  We had a gorgeous day, and along the walk by the green they asked me so innocently if they could buy gummy bears and cupcakes and cookies, and I said "YES" to everything!  They were so excited, and even more excited to see the older girls come in after class for a treat. 

Our field trip continued to the patio where we read Letters from Rifka in the sun, and then we were spontaneously invited to an outdoor exhibition of bridges that the middle school girls had made. The girls were so impressed, and we had such a good time. I would love to do that day all over again...the year is drawing to a close, and I am sadly realizing how much I am going to miss them...