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Reflections on Your Week

"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but rather your thoughts about the situation." - Eckhart Tolle

Is there another way of looking at a situation that may be challenging for you at school?

The Virtue of Courtesy also known as: Politeness

Treating other people with respect, recognizing that all are made in God’s image and likeness

Dear Jesus, help me to show respect toward others in my words, manners, and body language.

• Letting others go first

• You can go ahead of me.

The colors of Mardi Gras are traditionally purple, green, and gold, and each color has a symbolic meaning:

1. Purple represents justice: It symbolizes the royalty of the kings and queens who preside over the Mardi Gras celebrations, as well as the justice they are expected to uphold.

2. Green represents faith: It represents the Catholic faith and the religious origins of Mardi Gras, as well as the natural beauty of the world.

3. Gold represents power: It symbolizes the wealth and power associated with the festivities, as well as the glory of the kings and queens who reign over the Mardi Gras celebrations.

These colors are prominently featured in Mardi Gras decorations, costumes, and beads, and are also used in the design of the parade floats. They are an important part of the cultural traditions associated with Mardi Gras and the carnival celebrations that take place in many countries around the world.

King Cake Recipe - Catholic Icing

Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday - Teaching Catholic Kids

https://youtu.be/R9XM0bsjLMw - Fat Tuesday (video) A Guide to Fat Tuesday - https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/lent/fat-tuesday.html - What is Fat Tuesday?

Ash Wednesday Grades 3-8 Lesson Plan - The Religion Teacher

CTN - Ash Wednesday Resources - available to all

Ash Wednesday for Kids - Catholic Icing

Ash Wednesday - How to participate with kids

Ash Wednesday - The Catholic Toolbox

Ash Wednesday - Teach by Faith

Learn about Ash Wednesday - Hallow

​"God has not grown weary of us. Let us welcome Lent as the great season in which he reminds us: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery” (Ex 20:2). Lent is a season of conversion, a time of freedom."

Pope Francis' 2024 Lenten Message

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Join us on February 7, 2024 at St. Cecilia School to hear and experience and in-person presentation on Science Instructional Materials. We will have Amplify, Discovery Education, McGraw Hill, and HMH.

Analyzing Data :

MOY School Data Informed and Planning Decision Making

MOY Slides, or Other (create your own) - Evidence #3

Analyzing Star Data

• Star Screening Report This report shows students’ placement as compared to the district benchmark. Easily identify students who need intervention.
• Star Record Book Use the Record Book to easily review student scores in all assessments side by side. See which students moved benchmark categories.

• Instructional Planning Student/Class Report Reports provide a list of recommended skills for individualized, group or class instruction based on their Star assessment score. Great tool for identifying learning gaps and intervention focus. Resource Here

Sharing Star Data with students and families

• Star Student Report Student and parent friendly Star report. This report helps communicate student performance: how where they are relates to where they need to be. Learn more here.
• Star Data Conversations with Students and Families This helpful document provides resources and tips for educators in preparing to meet with students and families to discuss Star assessment results. Access Resource here..

The Gospel reading for Sunday describes Jesus healing people all day, and then getting up the next morning to be deeply absorbed in prayer. Jesus cared for the poor and the sick and those marginalized by society. But he never forgot the source of the healing which he did—his heavenly Father, whom he called “Abba”, or “Dad”. He kept in close contact with the Father throughout his life. Your challenge this week is to reflect on the relationship between prayer and action in your own lives—as individuals and as a family or household. Do you have a healthy and holy pattern of prayer which is part of your daily routine? Do you let that prayer lead you to the actions which God wants you to take to help heal a hurting world? Remember that part of a vibrant prayer life is letting God speak once you are done. Listen to what God wants you to do just as Jesus did when he lived on earth.

“In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.” –Mark 1:35. Many people find it easier to pray when surrounded by nature. Can you go to a quiet place in nature to pray this week? Do you live in the desert? Is there a forest nearby where you can take a walk? Or is there a body of water you can sit by? What about praying while working on your farm or in your garden? Even if you live in a busy city, see if you can find a sliver of nature to pray in this week.

National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools