Last weekend was a blessed one for all of us in Philadelphia. Pope Francis spearheaded the World Meeting of Families that garnered the participation of millions of visitors from around the world. It was truly a joyous event!
Prior to his arrival, Mrs. Grainer and Mrs. Diffendal came to our ...
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Welcome Back!
I would like to welcome old and new students back in our classroom. Phasing in last week was a great success. I'm happy to announce that everybody came back reinvigorated and refreshed. Everybody is excited to work and they are all looking forward to show what they have been doing to their ...
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First Day of School in the Elementary!
Today was the first day of school in the Elementary class, and all 22 students eagerly enjoyed getting to know new friends and experiencing fun lessons. I presented the lesson, "God Who Has No Hands" to the group. This story gives students an idea of how the Universe began, in both a ...
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Day at the Farm
Our Primary Class visited the Frog Hollow Farm owned by the Whiting Family. Luke and his mom, Bobbie, personally gave us a tour of the farm where 400 free-range chickens abound. The children had the chance to gather eggs, some of which were taken straight from under the chickens. It was such a ...
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Elementary Night
At Elementary Night, the Elementary students enjoyed sharing their work with friends, family, and primary students. The students were quite enthusiastic about their lessons! Some of the work shown were musical instruments, various math materials, writing poetry, historical ...
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Day of Guitar Love
In May the school had a special visitor. Timmy Whiting, Luke's oldest brother, performed 3 songs using his acoustic guitar. He showed us how he makes beautiful music. 2 were his own composition and the other was his favorite jazz tune. The children were enthralled and ...
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Philly Trip for the MUPS
Our Philly trip to the historical areas of Philadelphia always starts with an exciting bus trip to both school locations. For some of the children this is their first experience riding on a school bus, and of course it was a lot of fun with many happy faces. Once the children arrived at the ...
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Sleep over with the MUPS
Our annual sleepover with the MUPS was a great success. We all gathered together and played outside for a while and then had our pizza picnic. All of the children enjoyed the variety of fun crafts, such as the stencil canvas bags, origami night light star boxes, glow-in-the dark necklaces and ...
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