by og | Sep 21, 2016 | Teacher Talk
As a new school year begins, it is important for students to know the role that adults play in their educational experience. Many students in grades 1-4 often don’t fully understand the role of the school counselor. Doing a “Meet the Counselor” activity during...
by og | Sep 21, 2016 | Teacher Talk
Today we celebrate international Peace Day at Mater Christi; a day dedicated to honoring and celebrating peace in our world. Our middle school students have been working on a variety of projects that are intended to raise awareness about how individuals and...
by og | Jun 9, 2016 | Teacher Talk
Mater Christi first grade students just finished learning about community helpers and published our Community Helpers Books. The class had visits from doctors, a physical therapist, geologist, teachers, pastor, and a parent from the Air National Guard. We pretended we...
by og | May 30, 2016 | Teacher Talk
After three weeks of waiting, observing, journaling, measuring, recording data, researching, estimating, doing art projects to learn about symmetry, reading and writing books about the Painted Lady Butterfly and it’s life cycle, the Kindergarteners at Mater Christi...
by og | May 27, 2016 | Teacher Talk
Kindergarten has been focusing on the life cycle of butterflies. Students have been eagerly and patiently watching the process unfold in their classrooms and finally the butterflies have emerged from their chrysalises! In Art class, students watched a time-lapse video...
by og | May 24, 2016 | Teacher Talk
As part of the regular physical education curriculum, Mater Christi School annually schedules Safe Swim classes at the YMCA in Burlington for the second graders. This program is funded with the support of North Country Federal Credit Union and is open to every school...