V.F.W. Post 3319

Mr. Willie Rowe (pictured) and other members of V.F.W. Post 3319 of Kaukauna visited students at St. Aloysius Campus of the Kaukauna Catholic to thank them for the beautiful cards the students sent them thanking the veterans for the campuses new American flag. Each veteran shared their story and saluted the children. Mrs. Helen Kortz led the school with a prayer for veterans and Fr. Jerry Pastors gave them a special blessing. The pledge of Allegiance was recited and everyone sang God Bless America with motions. The children then saluted the veterans. Afterwards students and staff shared handshakes and hugs with the veterans thanking them for their sacrifices for our country. A beautiful and touching ceremony was experienced by all.

V is for Vacation

In celebration of the letter V, Mrs. Ortner's Pre-kindergarten decided to take a vacation to the beach. In preparation the class brainstormed what they would need to pack in a suitcase for their adventure. The children really have active imaginations but they all remembered to bring their toothbrushes. The days activities included fishing for ocean fish using their counting skills, reading books on the makeshift ocean shore equipped with beach towels to protect them from the "carpet sand." They also had a volleyball game with a balloon and finished the day singing "The Coconut Song" under the direction of Mrs. W. By the time the vacation day ended all of the children were happy from their adventure and no one was sunburned as they also remembered the sunscreen. Where will the Pre-K go next year? Stay tuned to find out.

Volunteer Appreciation

On Thursday, April 15 we showed our appreciation to our volunteers in a special way. During our All System Liturgy, volunteers received a flower and special blessing. After Liturgy our special guests were treated to a reception with entertainment provided by some of our wonderful students!

Let's Play Ball!

These third grade students began the baseball season by having a fun day of science baseball, creative writing, social studies baseball and decorating their own baseball necklace. The students proudly decorated their necklaces showing support for their favorite baseball team. They all seemed to enjoy themselves very much even those students that didn't know very much about baseball.

Junior Achievement

First graders at St. Aloysius School are participating in the Junior Achievement Program. Mrs. Patty Van Oudenhoven, who works at Appleton Coated--Combined Locks, is a Junior Achievement volunteer who visits the First Graders once a week and talks to them about the variety of job choices they will have when they grow and how they will make a difference in the community.

Holy Cross Census

Both third grade classes at Holy Cross School have prepared a School Wide Census for each student to complete. The questions are all things pertaining to school issues like: What foreign language might you have an interested in taking? or Do you have homework each and every night? Once each class completes their census the third graders will then be tallying up the results and sharing them with the whole school including all the teachers and principal. The big job of tallying should be completed by April 16th. This was a great project for the students to be working on as our country is working on complete a Census too.

Living Stations

The fifth grade students at Holy Cross shared the “Living Stations” for the whole student body on Mach 30th. In this picture at the left doing the reading is Haileigh, in the center of the picture is Bailey as Jesus. Standing next to Jesus holding the cross is Trent. Then at the far right is Caroline doing some of the reading for this station. The rest of the 5th grades in this class are kneeling and expressing sorrow that Jesus has been crucified.

Designer Bunnies

Mrs. Johnson’s first graders at St. Aloysius Campus of the Kaukauna Catholic School System, created their very own designer bunnies to celebrate the joyful spirit of Easter. Students drew the bunny face added clothing, jewelry, bows, or whatever made them unique. The bunny’s arms, legs, and head were then attached to the body to make a very big bunny!