After completing research and writing a paper on a scientist that has contributed to change in the world, the students in middle school decided to share their findings with the lower grades. They constructed posters with important facts about the lives of the scientist and then dressed as the scientist. The younger grades visited the museum and were impressed by what they saw. Some of them expressed that they can’t wait until it is their turn to do the same project. The middle school students did a great job holding a pose and their posters were very informative to the other students.
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Prek and K read books with our 7th and 8th grade buddies. Prek and K also worked together in groups to build a town with all different types of blocks! All grades had a fun time working together.
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First grade welcomed spring by writing about what they like about spring, and expressed their excitement for spring through their spring drawings.
Tasty Tuesday
Prek and K baked delicious muffins. We practiced our math skills while measuring and following step by step instructions. Our aprons and chef hats made it even more fun. We sent home a muffin for our families to taste!
Day 2 of Week of the Young Child – an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. This is a time to recognize that children’s opportunities are our responsibility, and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that every child experiences the type of learning environment that will promote their early learning. We know the importance of children’s earliest years in shaping their relationship with God, learning and development.
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“Candyland – Part 2”
Second Grade ran quite the scrumptious Candy Store today. As a conclusion to their math unit on money, second grade honed their money counting skills while learning how to create a marketing & advertising campaign and finally, opening their store to grades K-8 for one day only. Our entrepreneurs made a store sign, created their own flyers and went class to class, promoting their store. In addition, each second grader was tasked with selling a single type of candy for a quarter, dime or nickel. Happy chatter and the clink of coins could be heard as our ACS students checked out the variety of candies for sale. It was a sweet and successful day!
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ACS Pre-K and Kindergarten
Celebrating the Week of the Young Child, April 4th-8th
The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. This is a time to recognize that children’s opportunities are our responsibility, and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that every child experiences the type of learning environment that will promote their early learning. We know the importance of children’s earliest years in shaping their relationship with God, learning and development.
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Kindergarten has been bitten with the springtime bug. They could be found buzzing happily making handprint butterflies. Each student traced their own hand and then cut them out, followed by decoration of their “butterflies”. Next, they attached a straw and colored cotton for the body. They added eyes and were then ready to fly into spring.
The next day keeping with their spring feel, students made handprint sunflowers. They once again traced their hands, but this time it was eight prints that they needed. Next they glued a stem and leaves to a blue piece of construction paper. They next put their handprints in a circle to make the flower. Finally, they added a brown construction paper circle to represent the center of the flower. What a great way to welcome Spring!
Women’s History Month
“A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong.” For Women’s History Month 2022, the 3rd grade chose and researched influential women, whom have shaped the world we live in today. They learned that through challenges and the struggles these women faced, they didn’t let anything stop them. They accumulated information and had the opportunity to complete their first poster project with decor and all. Way to go third grade!
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Report on the Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine.
Thank you all for your solidarity in helping the people of Ukraine. We are overwhelmed by the response from our local community and our parishioners. I cannot help but to remind you that many of our parishioners have families and friends now caught up in a senseless war. They need our help and the Assumption Catholic Parish and School working tirelessly to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. This is what we did so far:
1.We sent checks totaling $23,500 to the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Humanitarian Aid Fund. This total includes $10,000 from our parish and over $13,500 in checks sent to us but written to Ukrainian Archeparchy. Also, many of our parishioners send their checks directly to the Ukrainian Archeparchy. You can still donate on the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s website www.ukrarcheparchy.us and click on Donate through PAYPAL and select “WAR VICTIMS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE”
2. We sent a check of $10,000 to the Ukrainian Hero Fund in Chicago that will be used to buy protective military gear for the soldiers.
3. Helped, Anna Maria US ($500) and Collegium Musicum ($550) with shipping of items that will be assembled to Medical Rescue Kits and delivered to paramedics “Hospitallers” directly to the fields and hospitals in Ukraine.
4. We have been collecting medical supplies for the past three weeks and spent a lot of time sorting and boxing up those donations. With a little muscle and a lot of faith, recently we sent 27 boxes (987 lb) of medical supplies to Ukraine. The 2 palets of supplies were sent to Sambir – Drohobych Seminary, to the attention of Bishop Hryhoriy Komar, an Auxiliary bishop of Sambir– Drohobych Eparchy, who has contacts with hospitals, soldiers units and refugees that now are living in the seminary and in the city. Bishop Komar, seminarians, priest chaplains will distribute our goods to the Ukrainian soldiers, hospitals and refugees. Thanks to the MEEST parcel delivery company for the discount on shipping, we paid $2,270.10 in shipment. We are preparing another shipment of medical supplies to Ukraine.
5. Planing to organize a Parish meeting with immigration lawyers to guide people through a mound of paperwork when applying for Temporary Protected Status. If any Ukrainian speaking Immigration Attorney willing to come and speak to our parishioners, please call Fr. Turyk 202 368 2408.
5. Through faith, so many people have donated, folks we’ve never heard of and folks we don’t know. Churches, Assumption school parents and individuals from all over NJ. Right now, we’re actually taking a pause in collecting any supplies because what we hear from our colleagues who are working around the clock in Ukraine, on the ground, is that money is what will help people the fastest.
For the monetary donation, you can write a check to Assumption Catholic Church, leave your donation at the school office or send it to our parish office at Assumption Church, 684 Alta Vista Pl, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861.
May God bless all of you! Together to Victory!
God Protect Ukraine and God Bless the United States of America!
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The six steps of research
Ms. Shumny’s third grade class learned about the six steps of research: identifying the area of study, choosing the topic, formulating a research plan, collecting and then analyzing the data and then finally writing up the study.
Working in groups of two or three, every student had to create a safety feature to protect an egg from falling 1 yard. Oh how creative they were! Contraptions to protect the egg ranged from simple to complex (with glitter!) and the students really had the opportunity to test their theories.
Then the fun part came… testing it out.
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