Christmas is quickly approaching and with it much distraction, but we here at St. Ephrem remain focused on providing the best education we can. The faculty spent their PD day going over student data to try to determine areas in which we can better focus and discussed several areas that we can improve our school to better serve our students. Parents are a vital part of our school and we hope that you find time to participate. HAA is always looking for new members to lend a hand and board committees in marketing and development that are well underway with some projects but are always in need of fresh ideas. Finally, don't forget about the Father's Club. Sometime we don't really get to know the dads in our school. This club is a way to change that and have some fun in the process. Just reach out to me anytime to get involved! Craig Mercado
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a night of celebration in song
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An annual tradition here at St. Ephrem is the Christmas concert. This past week we were serenaded by our students. Even number grades sang song of celebration to get us into the Christmas spirit. The students had a sneak preview of the event earlier that day. The rehearsal was a smashing success as was the main event. This clip from the rehearsal features some of our younger students doing a Christmas number to the enjoyment of their peers. Now that the Christmas concert is over I'm sure Sister Mary is already beginning preparations for the spring event. Hope to see you all there.
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Issue 5 | Volume 1 | Dec 15th 2018
Faith and service
Pre-k 3 made a "Helping Hands" tree. We embrace these 4 weeks of Advent, leading up to the birth of our Savior, Jesus. The Children begin to understand the meaning of Advent. Each day we practice good deeds, kindness and ways to be helpful. Pre-K 3 loves to share, are great friends to their classmates, and help by keeping our classroom neat and organized. That's something to be proud of from the youngest class in St. Ephrem Academy.
This week was the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The third grade led our school in celebration along with Father Adamo. It was an extra special Mass as four of our third graders celebrated their first Mass as altar servers. The importance of service in our faith is paramount and it is through initial acts such as becoming an altar server that the values of service begin a lifetime of giving. Thank you to all of the third graders that did such a wonderful job and congratulations to Adam Giordano, Jack Cama, Alessia Marchese and Rocco Guadavaccaro on their first service.
Issue 5 | Volume 1 | 2018
Pre K-3 lends a helping hand
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mathletics
After many weeks of so many gold and silver certificates this week we have only 5 silver certificate awards. It takes weeks for work to attain a silver certificate so big congrats to these five students. In addition to our silvers we had 41 bronze certificates this week, so we are looking forward to many more gold and silvers coming down the pipe line soon.We are excited to see many more names added to our Wall of Fame in the near future. Silver Certificates were awarded to: Caitlyn Casero - Grade 5 Louis Fecci - Grade 5 Molly Merced - Grade 3 Olivia Mone - Grade 5 Thomas Ryan - Grade 3
Typing is a skill that students will need for the rest of their lives, but as many of use know the old hunt and peck method doesn't really work. That's why even our youngest students learn proper typing skills and hand placement. Utilizing typing websites to increase their typing speed and familiarize themselves with the correct hand placement on the keyboard the first grade is able to use their typing skills to write in Microsoft Word. Learning is fun with games in computer class.
When i grow up
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Fourth grade visited “Heights and Hills”, an organization caring for the aging in downtown Brooklyn. Students learned about issues facing the elderly and participated in hands on activities that allowed them to mimic the many challenges older citizens face. They then created beautiful birthday cards which Heights and Hills will deliver to its members. During the Christmas season we often take a moment to help those less fortunate, but it is important to reach out to those in need all year long. Through this experience we hope our students learn to be more empathic and gain a deeper respect for their elders.
putting the fun in fundamentals
