PRAYER
FOR AUTUMN DAYS
God of the
seasons, there is a time for everything; there is a time for dying and a time
for rising. We need courage to enter into the transformation process.
God of autumn,
the trees are saying goodbye to their green, letting go of what has been. We,
too, have our moments of surrender, with all their insecurity and risk. Help us
to let go when we need to do so.
God of fallen
leaves lying in colored patterns on the ground, our lives have their own
patterns. As we see the patterns of our own growth, may we learn from them.
God of misty
days and harvest moon nights, there is always the dimension of mystery and
wonder in our lives. We always need to recognize your power-filled presence.
May we gain strength from this.
God of harvest
wagons and fields of ripened grain, many gifts of growth lie within the season
of our surrender. We must wait for harvest in faith and hope. Grant us patience
when we do not see the blessings.
God of geese
going south for another season, your wisdom enables us to know what needs to be
left behind and what needs to carried in the future. We yearn for insight and
vision.
God of flowers
touched with frost and windows wearing white designs, may your love keep our
hearts from growing cold in the empty seasons.
God of life,
you believe in us, you enrich us, you entrust us with the freedom to choose
life. For all this, we are grateful. Amen.
Sr.
Joyce Rupp, OSM
Jesse Tree This Year
This year we are going to have our students make our Jesse tree ornaments in Art! We have a slightly different design and Cathy will be having one from each class represented on our tree BUT all students will get to make a cool ornament. As a reminder, our Advent Gathering time will begin on December 2nd. For the entire month of December, we will be on a full school AM gathering schedule every day of the week (other than Wednesdays which will be a Mass schedule and no AM Gathering time).
We are in the process of hiring our new PE teacher. This lovely individual will be taking the athletic director role as part of this job but we will be looking for a person to serve as our facilities manager during athletic events held in our gym - ie, CSAL Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling etc.
Preschool/Pre-K, Kindergarten Bathrooms
As you may or may not know, law for Preschool/Pre-K is that they must have designated bathrooms for their program. "Big" people are not allowed to use the same restroom as them. Therefore, over the Thanksgiving Break, we will be cleaning out the Locker Rooms. Beginning the week after Thanksgiving, 1-8 grade students will no longer be allowed to use the bathrooms in the hallways. These will be ONLY for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten. The Preschool/Pre-K teams are making signs noting this change but please do not take your students there for bathroom breaks after Thanksgiving and remind them if there is an emergency, they are to use the locker room bathrooms.
This year we are going to have our students make our Jesse tree ornaments in Art! We have a slightly different design and Cathy will be having one from each class represented on our tree BUT all students will get to make a cool ornament. As a reminder, our Advent Gathering time will begin on December 2nd. For the entire month of December, we will be on a full school AM gathering schedule every day of the week (other than Wednesdays which will be a Mass schedule and no AM Gathering time).
Submissions to the Colt
As a reminder, the Colt Express goes out to our entire school community on a weekly basis and will have content you may find beneficial. If you have GOOD NEWS you would like share with the entire CCCS community, please send it to me!
Pilgrimages and Hot Lunch Program
Please let the kitchen know if your class will not be eating lunch in the cafeteria so that they can plan accordingly. You can email Toni at Toni.Dellow@d11.org at least two weeks in advance.
Mid-Year Review
Mark your calendars - we will be having our Mid-Year Evaluation reviews on Thursday, December 12 and Friday, December 13 for teaching staff. During these two days, we will have each of you come for your planning period or after school to discuss your progress using our evaluation rubric. Please plan to meet with Maureen and I at:
Tuesday, December 10
After School - 2:45-3:45 - Maloney
Wednesday, December 11
1st -7:40-8:32 - Nuvolini
2nd - 8:34-9:25 - Conlon
3rd - 9:27-10:19 - Gieck
4th - 10:21-11:13 - Cave
Lunch - 11:52-12:30 -Gutschick
5th - 11:15-11:50, 12:35-12:50 - Degenhart
6th -12:52-1:42 - Hennessey
Mass - 1:45-2:45
After School - 2:45-3:45 - Bruno
Thursday, December 12
1st -7:55-8:53 -
2nd - 8:55-9:53 - Ortiz
3rd - 9:55-10:53 - Wetta
4th - 10:55-11:52 - Dusbabek
Lunch - 11:52-12:30 -Chromy/Rothstein
5th - 12:33-12:37 - Gonzales
6th -1:39-2:37 - Corbett
After School - 2:45-3:45 -
Friday, December 13
1st -7:55-8:53 -
2nd - 8:55-9:53 - Leckey
3rd - 9:55-10:53 - Sr. Mary
4th - 10:55-11:52 - Smith
Lunch - 11:52-12:30 - Martinez
5th - 12:33-1:37 - Baca
6th -1:39-2:37 - Kowalsky
After School - 2:45-3:45 - Wilson
AdvancEd STAFF Survey
Thanks so much to the teachers who directed parents to the computer lab to complete the parent survey! Unfortunately, we have only had 6 that participated. So we have included in this week's Colt Express a link to the survey. PLEASE encourage your parents to complete their survey. Also, we have a staff survey - please click on the following link to complete our survey: AdvancEd Staff Survey
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD - Athletic Facilities Manager
I have not received any response that any of our staff is interested in this position so we are opening this role to our Corpus Christi Community! If you know of anyone who is interested in this role, please have them pick up an application from the front office. The pay rate for this position is $8/hour.
The job would entail basic leadership of the gym during events that would include:
- On Tuesday and Friday evenings the gym will need to be opened by 5:00 to let players and coaches in
- Additional hours are required for beginning and end of season tournaments
- Games and clean-up are done by 9:00 PM - depending on the CSAL schedule.
- The gym would need to be set up for games and cleaned up following games
- Any "rowdy" behavior would also need to be addressed by this individual
- A prayer and introduction of players is also led by this person
Announcement Schedule:
On all days but Wednesdays we will now have announcements at 8:45 (a few minutes after second period begins) and on Wednesdays at 8:30 AM. As a reminder, please send TWO students to the office just a little before these times so they can practice- November 11-15 - 7B; November 18-22 - 6th Grade; Beginning December 2 - we will have all announcements during our AM morning gathering. We will resume this schedule after Christmas.
Here's What Coming Up This Week and Next:
Friday, November 8 - Spirit Day - students wear their uniform bottoms and a CCCS Colt shirt or a "Holy" spirit wear (Christian-type shirt); Kim out at Principal's Retreat
Saturday, November 9 at 6 PM - Our ANNUAL Dinner Auction - here at our CC Gym! Bring your checkbook or credit card for all kinds of GREAT auction offerings! LET AL KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SIT AT THE SAME TABLE AS OTHER STAFF MEMBERS! :)
Sunday, November 10 - Corpus Christi Catholic School Colors Sunday - all students who wear their Mass uniform to Mass at CC Parish earn a free dress down pass! See Mr. Chromy for a pass while you are at Mass.
Saturday, November 9 at 6 PM - Our ANNUAL Dinner Auction - here at our CC Gym! Bring your checkbook or credit card for all kinds of GREAT auction offerings! LET AL KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SIT AT THE SAME TABLE AS OTHER STAFF MEMBERS! :)
Sunday, November 10 - Corpus Christi Catholic School Colors Sunday - all students who wear their Mass uniform to Mass at CC Parish earn a free dress down pass! See Mr. Chromy for a pass while you are at Mass.
Monday, November 11- Red, White and Blue Shirts with Uniform Bottoms for K-8;
- Veteran's Day Celebration - 1:45 PM - be in gym; please invite your veteran family and friends to join us as our school honors those that have served so boldly!
- Teachers - please make sure you are preparing either a full class or a group of individual presentations!
- SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR OPENS Today in MS Art Room!
Tuesday, November 12 - Everyday Uniform for K-5; PE Uniforms for 6-8; Kim at Principal's Meeting all day
Wednesday, November 13 - Mother Cabrini Day! Mass Uniform for K-8; SAC Meeting - 7:30 AM; Mass - 1:45
Thursday, November 14 - Everyday Uniform for K-8
Friday, November 15 - Everyday Uniform for K-5
Reminder of THINGS to DO:
- Send Kim AND Mike a link to your blog! :) According to my and Mike's notes, we have links from the following teachers:
- Dusbabek
- Baca
- Maloney
- Gieck
- Bruno
- Smith
- Kowalsky
- Nuvolini
- Conlon
- Gonzalez
- Corbett
- Wilson
- Complete the staff survey at the link above
- Please complete your Tier 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring and plan for Benchmarks. Next Data meeting is in January - please turn in monthly Tier 2 Intervention Logs to Kim for November and December
EVENTS COMING SOON:
Friday, November 22- Jeans Day
Monday, November 25-Friday, November 29 - THANKSGIVING BREAK! :)
Sunday, December 1 - First Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 2 - Friday, December 20 - Advent Celebration in Gym EVERY Morning (other than Wednesdays) at 7:40 AM
Friday, December 6 - St. Nicholas Day - during AM Gathering - students put out shoes during first period; First Friday Adoration - 11:15-11:45; Full School PLC 1-4 PM; Optional 8th Grade Explore Test at SMHS
Sunday, December 8 - Corpus Christi Colors Sunday
Thursday, December 12 - HSA General Meeting and Christmas Program - 6:30 PM
Monday, December 16-December 19 - Middle School Mid-Year Exams
Friday, December 20 - End of 2nd Quarter; Preschool-8th Grade - Christmas Parties - 11 AM; Noon Dismissal; Staff Christmas Party Sponsored by HSA - At 12:15ish PM in the Parish Hall
Saturday, December 24-January 5 - Christmas Break - Students return on January 7
Monday, January 6 - Staff is Back! Full School Staff Retreat Day
PLC Schedule and Themes for the Next Few Weeks:
- Preschool/Pre-K PLC -6:30 AM - lead by Jen
- K/1/2 PLC - Mondays at 10:30 AM - lead by Kim
- Middle School PLC - Tuesdays at 12:00 - lead by Maureen
- 3/4/5 PLC - Thursdays at 11:10 AM - lead by Maureen
- Week of November 11 - Bell to Bell Teaching - the objective of this PLC is to learn how to engage students when the bell rings and keep them engaged until the bell rings again - "Bell to Bell Instruction - our goals are 1) to help us all be aware of what happens when students are allowed time with nothing to do, and 2) to suggest a few ways to plan for bell-to-bell teaching :)
- Week of November 18 - Teaching With Enthusiasm - the objective of this PLC is to fake it till you make it! This week we are discussing how we are called to teach with enthusiasm! What does that mean? Walk up to any student on any campus and ask, "Does your teacher LOVE teaching?" The answer is probably - "Well it depends on what teacher it is." Why is that? The bottom line is - Teachers are ACTORS! All of the BEST teachers have to be because we all come to school and feel professional or enthusiastic everyday! So this week we are going to challenge one another to "FAKE IT TILL WE MAKE IT! ":)
Diocesan Committees
Team members please mark your calendars for meetings at the diocesan office!
- No Scheduled meetings noted on the diocesan calendar. :)
Have a BLESSED Week!
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