Saturday, November 29, 2014



Dear Parents and Students,

Once again, All Saints is participating in the“Angels” project for Advent.  Our class has 4 ‘Angels’ we will try to help this Advent season.  Below is the information for each child:




(On Monday, I will divide the class into four groups.  Each group will then name their angel and will decide what they are able to donate. 

 “Noelle” is a 16 year old girl who is in need of shirts (Extra large).  She would also like eye shadow, lip gloss, lotions etc.

    “Serena” is a 10 year old girl who is in need of boots (Women's size 7).  She also likes dolls.
 
    “Charly” is a 9 year old boy who is in need of jeans (Size 10-12).  He would also like a Skippo card game and spy items. :)

    “Frosty” is a 12 year old boy who is in need of jeans (size 10).  He would also like a fishing pole.


     We would like to have all gifts to school by Dec. 12th.  They are to be sent (unwrapped) anytime starting Dec 1st.  If you are unable to shop and would like to make a donation for me to shop for our “Angels”, that would be fine.  I will plan on shopping during the first weekend in December, so anyone wanting to send up money can put it in an envelope addressed ‘Angels’ and I will take it from there.



Thank you in advance for helping this Christmas be special for our “Angels” and God Bless!
                                                                                                     
 



Thank You

Thank you for sharing your blessings.  Our class sent over 40 T- shirts to Haiti, and we collected 44 cans for our Thanksgiving food drive.  You are generous folks!
 Grace M and Lauren W say "Sharing is Caring" - they didn't really; I just made that up!

Thanksgiving




 

A Thanksgiving Reflection
Being a member of the All Saints community as a former parent and now as a teacher, I paused to reflect this weekend on the blessings this relationship has afforded me.  I was a member of the school board when the community determined the mission statement of the school, and at the time, I’m not sure I realized how important this deliberation was.  The students recite the statement each day:  “All Saints Catholic School provides students a total educational experience emphasizing academic excellence and personal responsibility within a Catholic faith community.”  The school has grown so much over the years that the varied and diverse course offerings certainly do offer “a total educational experience.”  I love the fact that teachers, parents and students alike strive for academic excellence, but those two little words “personal responsibility” are so vitally important in this endeavor.  Thank you, parents, for also appreciating this!  Finally, I am so thankful that I work in a school that fosters and promotes our faith so that both children and adults pause in this hectic world to stop, pray, give thanks, and worship.
I am also very grateful to the school and our wonderful P.T.O for your generosity and appreciation at the beginning of this Advent season.
Blessings,
Christine Pain  




Monday, November 24, 2014

Research

Students can share their research projects with me using Google Docs.  My Gmail address is:

ccdemee@gmail.com

 


 

Saturday, November 15, 2014

CAUTION - EIGHTH GRADE AT WORK!

Eighth graders have been working on their "Communism / Russian Revolution" research projects in anticipation of reading Animal Farm.

CAUTION - YOUR CHILDREN AT WORK!!!!

 Anthony F., Reagan S., Abbey J. and Grayson H. presenting their Dust Bowl annotations.

Cameron W., Adam R.  and Stormie B. sharing a famous Dorothea Lange photo in anticipation of reading Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Homeroom Halloween Party

 Kendall O and Maddie M enjoying plenty of treats!
 Bobbing for apples - what a great idea!

 Pumpkin Bowling.
 Matthew - Try to grab the apple with your mouth.
No, you don't need to put your entire head under the water!  Too late!

 There you go!
 Kendall has that mischievous grin.



 Yep!  Donuts on strings!
Thanks to Aidan R.'s mom for organizing.  Thanks also to Paige's mom and Matthew M's mom for helping.  A good time was had by all!

Eighth Grade Halloween Story Time





"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Theme Charts-Seventh Grade




Not saying the seventh graders are the monsters...

About Me

I am so happy to be a part of All Saints Catholic School again! I was born and raised in Surrey, England and started my teaching career there. Interestingly, my high school was called St. Anne's College! My husband and I emigrated in 1981 and became United States citizens in 1994. Our two daughters both attended All Saints and Bishop Kelley, and I was active in the All Saints P.T.O and served on the school board during that time. I taught English Language Arts, mainly at the pre-AP level, at Sequoyah and Childers middle schools from 2001-2014. My first love has always been literature, so I am delighted to be sharing that love with your children this year!