Kids on the Block

“The Kids on the Block” is a special Troupe of Puppets with an important message to teach awareness of abilities rather than disabilities, visited students in grades K-2 at St. Aloysius Campus of the Kaukauna Catholic School System recently. Each performance involves a dialogue between puppets, followed by a session in which the puppets engage the students in an educational conversation of questions and answers, leaving students with a better understanding of what they have in common with someone who has a disability than not.

Ski Club

Holy Cross School in Kaukauna went on their first Ski Club trip Friday, (January 8th). Ski Club is for any student in grades 6-8th that would like to go along and improve their skiing skills. This is just a really nice time for the students to be together and have some fun outside of school. Many parents also go along on the trip to do some skiing or just spend time watching and chatting with other parents. This club has always been a very big hit with all the students.

May Your New Year Sparkle

“May Your New Year Sparkle” was the message Pre K students gave by using glitter to decorate ice skates as they learn about the letter I. They also stamped in the New Year of 2010 by using stamp paints. Pre K made paper snow globes, snowmen using scrap paper and paint. These projects helped them with shape, color, number recognition, fine motor skills, and organizing materials to create a final design.

Kristin Steede from NBC's The Biggest Loser Visits Holy Cross Campus

Kristin Steede was brought to us on behalf the KEEN Foundation. The Keen Foundation encourages new and unique learning experiences in Kaukauna and promotes activities that benefit the community. Today is the first in a series of "Healthy Start" events that they have planned for the community.

Kristin Steede is a natural leader and tenacious young business entrepreneur who has never been afraid to address challenges head on. But with her fast-paced, always on-the-go lifestyle, a healthy diet and exercise often fell to the bottom of Kristin's priorities.

That all changed when Kristin, along with her -mother Cathy, were selected as contestants on the hit NBC reality TV show the Biggest Loser. After losing a total of 167 lbs, Kristin is ready to share what she has learned in hopes that it can help others.

Our students participated in a POP challenge from the show which is harder than it looks. A few teachers at the Holy Cross Campus participated in a "wall sit" challenge. Ask a student from Holy Cross how the teachers did and who won that challenge!

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Advent

Advent is a time of preparing and waiting for the coming of Jesus. The children of St. Aloysius campus of the Kaukauna Catholic School System are eagerly awaiting the coming of Jesus. During this Advent season they are preparing by performing their Christmas program, making Advent chains, opening doors on the Advent calendar, and lighting the Advent candles.

The students in fifth grade have been busy making a little Advent gift for the neighbors around the school. Now the fourth grade students will be taking the gift and going through the neighborhood leaving a little surprise on the doors of all the neighbors around the school. This is something that has become a very big part of the school life here at Holy Cross. The students come up with different gifts to give to the neighbors just to let them know they are appreciated and thought about by the students. Giving and do for others is something the students are learning here at school to do and do often.

Holy Cross Campus Band

The Holy Cross 6-8th grade band students, under the directions of Ms. Michelle DeGroot, were invited on December 3rd to play at The Bank of Kaukauna. The students played some favorite Christmas music that went right along with the Christmas Cookies the bank was serving. It was just a special time for everyone to sit back with a nice decorated cookie and listen to beautiful Christmas music. Then adding in just a touch of snow outside it really put everyone in the Christmas Spirit.