St. Alphonsus Catholic School

Students in Mrs. Webb's and Mrs. Gena's 4th grade have been reading the book 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 by Judy Blume. Every time they finish a set of chapters, they do a tableau for each one. Students stand still and, in silence, show a moment in the story, and their classmates attempt to determine the characters that they are acting out.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

As they read their letter books, Ms. Katherine and Ms. Darlene's Pre-K4 class are learning letter names and sounds. They have also been familiarizing themselves with the high frequency words that they are reading.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

Students in Mrs. Goley and Mrs. Brenke's 5th grade class are learning about different types of animals and the environment and habitat that they live in. To conclude this week's unit, they selected an animal and drew their own version.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

Today is the feast day of Pope Saint Pius X and Mrs. Emile's 4th graders served at Mass.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

The Campus Ministry students had their first meeting of the year during this week's Enrichment Block. Over the course of the school year, Campus Ministry will engage in spiritual and corporal acts of mercy within our Ocean Springs community. They will pray for homebound parishioners, the priests and deacons of our diocese, the residents of Villa Maria, and our school community. They will also create bulletin boards, make cards for new families, and support our Faith House events and activities.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

School pictures will be taken tomorrow, August 19, and Thursday, August 20. 1st through 6th grade will have their picture day August 19 and PK & Kindergarten will have theirs August 20. Students should wear their Mass uniform on their assigned picture day.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

Mrs. Leddy and Mrs. Brenke's 6th graders have been learning about "Living vs Non-living." They learned about what constitutes living things and what differentiates them from things that are not alive. They looked through microscopes, analyzed what they saw, and made a determination. Many thanks to the 6th grade parents for providing the microscopes and gear used for this lesson.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

After reading the story "The Great Puppy Invasion," Mrs. Hanley and Ms. Brown's 2nd graders were divided into three groups and each group painted a different part of the story. Each one of the groups illustrated the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story on a large wall canvas. This project encourages spatial awareness, development of the understanding of story structure, and greater comprehension of meaning and literary purpose.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦