St. Ursula School 2010-2011
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Fall News
2010
St. Ursula School sings the National Anthem
Students from St. Ursula School
sang the National Anthem
before
the September 19th Pittsburgh
Pirates game. The students were
led in
their singing by 4th grade
teacher Patricia Cross. The school
has participated
in this event
many times and it is always a
fun time for the students and
their
families. After singing the
National Anthem, the students
and their families stayed and
enjoyed the game. And the
Bucs won!
St. Ursula School 2009-2010
Awards, News, & More
Spring News
2009
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Reilly's Summer Seat Farm |
The Ready K & Kindergarten
field
trip to Reilly's Summer Seat
Farm
was great fun. The children
rode
hay wagons and enjoyed an
educational
talk about how
strawberries grow
given
by
Sherrie Reilly and her
puppet friend Blossom. Finally,
the
children went to the barn
to
pet the baby animals. You can
tell
from the smiles that the children
were
delighted.
St. Ursula School Field Day & Science Olympiad 2010
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Field Day and Science Olympiad
held at St. Ursula was the perfect
combination of kids, teachers,
parents and principal having
healthy fun together –a great
work out for body and mind.
The games were played outside
in the ball field. Mrs. Coup had
activity sheets and some upper
grade students helped the lower
grades with instruction and
participation in “Iceberg”,
“Sponge Bob Relay”, “Steal
the Bacon Soccer”, “Obstacle
Course”, and “Capture the Flag”
and “Parachute”.
Mrs. Heyl’s Science Olympiad had
morning and afternoon sessions so
all students could try their hand at
paper card tower building,
spaghetti, marshmallow and
tape building to hold the most
weight, ramp races and more.
Mrs. Patricca, Mrs. Bridgeman,
Mrs. Hofbauer and parent helpers
worked with the Ready K and
Kindergarten classes to have a
super bubbly Science Olympiad
where the students tried many
items in the bubble solution to
see what would produce results. The kids had a surface texture lesson to see
where their cars would roll. Popsicles were a welcome treat!
Thanks to all who volunteered their time and to Mrs. Coup and Mrs. Heyl for
their organizational skills!
Developmental Soccer is Fun!
Developmental Soccer for
Third and Fourth graders was
held in the fall and spring.
John Wallace coached the kids
and the weekly practices taught
them the basics and developed
their skills. Jeff Bittner and Kim
McLoughlun assisted and through
the efforts of our devoted parents,
a rewarding experience was the
result. Seven games were played
this spring against Christ the
Divine Teacher, Butler Catholic,
Aquinas Academy, St. Mary,
St. Bonaventure, and St. John
(Monaca). Ties in the last two
games against Aquinas and Christ the Divine Teacher highlighted the
season. St. Ursula thanks the coaches for
a great job.
St. Ursula School presents Honk, Jr.
This year’s spring musical was
“Honk, Junior”. The cast was
made up of students in grades 3
through 8.
They performed in this
Broadway Junior musical from
Music Theatre International on
May 13th and May 14th. This show
is a contemporary retelling
of Hans Christian Andersen's
classic story of "The Ugly
Duckling" and featured enjoyable
music sung by a lively cast.
Mrs. Cross, Director, and
Professor Coury, Musical Director,
volunteered their time to practice with the student cast after school a few days a week from February to May to
get the cast
ready for performances. Mrs. Heyl worked with the students to make the
background and gorgeous
“hatchable” eggs. Through the creative efforts of the
parents, the cast also wore outstanding costumes. The
production of “Honk,
Junior” certainly proves that the many ways we are different can come together
in a
wonderful way. Behind the
scenes photos can be found on the Fourth Grade Page.
Spring Concert & Art Show
The students of St. Ursula
School performed in the annual
band concert and Ready-K
& Kindergarten concerts.
The school band is directed by
Susan Chambers. Each year, the
8th grade students present
Mrs. Chambers with a music stand
with their names on the back. Also
that evening, the annual art
show was on display for everyone
to enjoy.
North District Honors Band
Congratulations to the students
of St. Ursula School who
represented the school at the
North District Honor Band
Concert. Congratulations to Joel,
Matt, Erica, Danny, Catherine,
Eric, & Bridget.
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Iceburgh Surprises St. Ursula Students
St. Ursula students are great
Penguin fans and they were totally
surprised when Iceburgh showed
up in their classes. Iceburgh
worked a few problems, spelled a
few words and even sang and
danced for the students. The
students, however, were most
interested in getting an
autograph and a picture with
the famous Penguin.
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even more photos here. You
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photo slideshow.
2010 Eighth Grade Receives Sacrament of Confirmation
Eighth grade received the
sacrament of Confirmation from
Bishop Wm. Winter on April 22.
Their personalized banners are
on display in the church. Students
are well prepared and their
Confirmation names were
published in the April 25th parish
bulletin. Go forth Christian
soldiers!
Our annual Bring-A-Friend to
Lunch day was bigger and better
than ever! 104 guests came to
dine with their students during the
lunch periods. Extra volunteer
staff prepared the delicious and
fresh chicken wraps, salads, fruit
and plated desserts that would
make any kitchen or restaurant
reality show drool. Thanks to Mrs.
Huber and Mrs. Cullen, the
Nutrition staff, and Student Life for
the planning. Seems St. Ursula
School is a great place to learn
AND eat lunch!
Ready K and Kindergarten
celebrated Pastor Appreciation
Day a little early this year when
they gave St. Ursula's Pastor,
Father Garrett Dorsey, a card
before the weekly Friday school
Mass. The children listen intently
each week as Father tells them in
the homilies about Banana Kings,
Tempered Swords, and The Good
Shepherd. The children enjoy
having Father join them to share
school lunches and other activities
throughout the year. At these
times, they talk to him about their
moms and dads and what they
enjoy doing and Father is always a good listener. Kindergarten is blessed
to celebrate Mass and school days with
Father Dorsey. The students were delighted to be able to show their
appreciation by making a special card for him.
Grades 4th through 8th traveled
to the Allegheny River to spend
the day on the Riverquest boat.
The Riverquest is a floating lab
that travels on Pittsburgh's three
rivers. Students learn by doing
hands-on experiments of samples
that are taken from the rivers.
This trip was possible due to a
grant that Mrs. Cross was able to
secure through Target Field Trip
Grants.
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Safety Week - Orange is Better! Kids and Parents
Agree!
St. Ursula Safety Outside School
Awareness week was successful in
sharing the best way to drive,
park and discharge students in the
school zone. With the help of
parents, Margy, the safety dog,
and our orange safety cones, we
were able to draw attention to an
important issue. Look for a
summary and pictures on the
school website soon. Thanks!
Some facts:
● About 15 *new* parents began
using the bus lane for drop off.
Simply go up Cole Ave. past Cella
and bear left and continue on Kirk Ave. and stop in front of the school.
Never pass a bus, just wait in line.
●
About 10 *new* parents used the parking lot and crosswalk to enter school.
●
No parking in front of the telephone pole. Please pull past it. Staying in that
yellow zone blocks cars traveling out of Cella and going down Kirk safely.
●
Park 30’ from stop sign. We will have a white line painted there soon. Parking
at this distance is a state law as well as keeps congestion out of the
intersection.
●
We had a great weather week for safety, but remember in Bad Weather, Rules still
Rule.
On
Saturday, March 20,
St. Ursula made a huge splash
with its first-ever Electronic
Recycling Day! We started the day
off with two SUV-sized loads of
monitors, keyboards and servers
that the teachers and students so
kindly cleared out from their
classrooms. Parishioners and
school families wowed us with how
many recyclables they brought-
the electronics piled up quicker
than we could load them into our
cars! In total we collected 7 car
loads, (around 60 cubic feet) of
materials, including 70 computer
monitors! All of the electronics collected will be fixed and resold or
broken down in environmentally-friendly ways
by our friends at Hi-Tech Recyclers. This project could not have been done
without the help of the many gracious
volunteers who stepped in last-minute to help out, including the
Lamperski, Huber and Spohn families and
Mrs. Lehmeier. This project was a huge success for St. Ursula School and the
entire community, and it is great
to see the ideas of "reduce, reuse, recycle" working in our daily lives!
Chrissy Spohn Girl Scout Gold Award Project
St. Ursula Celebrates St. Joseph's Day
The St. Joseph’s Day
Celebration on Friday, March 19
was a great success. Wearing red
to honor St. Joseph, students
invited their dads, grandfathers,
uncles, godfathers, or other
special men in their lives to
breakfast. What a wonderful way
to start the day. The kids enjoyed
‘showing off’ their dad and the
fathers & grandfathers had a
chance to talk. Afterward, all were
invited to join the entire school at
mass.
Loving God, you gave St. Joseph to Jesus to be his father in this world.
Bless all fathers and help them to be an example your love for us. --
Sponsored by the Student Life Committee
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The following
was written by the students at St. Ursula School and will be |
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published in an
upcoming Pine-Creek Journal |
Our contributing writers: 6th
grade boys and 6th grade girls
The North Hills
Art Center is
hosting an “ECO-ART SHOW”
for Junior/Senior High School
Students. Opening reception
will take place on March 27,
2010 from 6 pm to 9 pm and
will run until April 14th. In
lieu
of an entry fee, the Center
is
asking for a donation of pet
products. The art show will
feature the best art from
students in both public and
private schools in the North
Hills area. Students will be awarded cash prizes. St. Ursula School’s
teacher, Mrs. Diane
Pontoriero, submitted art from the following students: Matthew L, Catherine C, Rebecca D, Kayla
M, Megan D, Riley M, Robby K, Erica D. Matt’s print and Catherine’s pottery each won
a prize.
St. Ursula School Honors Band Participants
Honors Band will perform at North
Catholic on March 28.
Box Top
Contest by Kelsey M , Paige G
St. Ursula School students had a General Mills Box Top
competition for students in kindergarten - 8th grade. The box top contest
started on March 1, 2010 and ended March 9, 2010. The competition was boys vs.
girls. The girls won with 1,832 box tops. The boys came close earning 1,388 box
tops. Because of this, the school earned $430.00.
Every year we have two box top competitions and there
are different kinds of teams each time.
The girls won a jeans day which will be announced at a later date. We will be
have another contest in the fall.
The two major companies that make the box tops are
Nestle and General Mills. When there is not a competition going on there are
bins in the lobby were you can put in Box Tops, Campbell Soup labels and used
printer cartridges.
THE LIVING STATIONS! By: Luke F and
Albert I
One of the Catholic
traditions is the Stations of
the
Cross but on Good Friday we
have the living stations
performed by the 8th
grade. The stations tell us
about Jesus’ journey to
Calvary, how he had to
suffered so that we could
live
forever in his kingdom of
Heaven. Catholics pray the
stations during Lent season
until Easter when Jesus rose
from the dead.
Here at St. Ursula School our religion teacher, Mrs.
Duffy, composes a living stations’ tableau with the 8th grade. This year the
part of Jesus is played by Ryan W. The three guards are played by Billy S, Matt
L, and Joel N also as Pontius Pilate. Simon is Adam B and Veronica is played by
Tina S. The part of Mary is played by Maggie W. Narrators are Sarah R and Jaime
B. They first performance was in St. Ursula Church on March 30 at 2:05. They
performed them on Good Friday The class works with Mrs. Duffy during Religion
class. While the narrators read each stations the rest of the class acts it out.
All the actors dress up so that they will look like all the characters in that
time. The living stations make you feel like you are really there and that it is
happening right in front of you.
Forensic Tournament by Matthew M and
Riley M
On April 10th, St. Ursula School, will host the novice
tournament for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Forensics League. Competitors will
be students from 30 Diocesan schools in grades five through eight who haven’t
competed before. Registration will begin at 8:30 am. Teams will meet in the
school cafeteria. The tournament will be from 9 am - 12 pm. Parents can wait in
the school cafeteria. Mrs. Heyl, our eighth grade homeroom teacher, and Sr.
Joanita, our principal, organize this tournament.
Students read in a specific category and the scoring by a judge is based mostly
on fluent reading, speech, and character plus other required traits of the
category. The categories are poetry, prose, drama and declamation. Awards
ceremony will follow when the judging is completed. Good luck, Thespians!
Honk, Jr! by Gabriella G and Bridget M
Our annual spring musical for this year is Honk, Jr.
Anthony Drewe wrote the play with music by George Stiles. Honk Junior is based
on Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale, The Ugly Duckling. The story is about a
duckling that gets made fun of by his brothers and by the other duck yard
characters. The story tells how a young duckling deals with the struggle of
being different. He finally realizes that being different isn’t always a bad
thing. It will be preformed May 13th and 14th in the school cafeteria.
Mrs. Patricia Cross is the director and choreographer and Professor Lillian
Coury teaches the music. Students had try-outs for parts in early February and
now have started practicing. The staring roles are Ugly, the ducking, played by
Sarah R, Ida, his mom, played by Monica R, and the Cat, played by Bridget Mc.
The cast consists of students from grades five through eight. We also have 28
supporting cast members.
There is a lot of fun music in this show, from the
opening number, “Poultry Tail”, to “Play With Your Food”, to “Warts and All”.
The music is fun to sing and dance to. Professor Coury helps us with the
beautiful music and harmonies. The dance moves are fun and quirky, thanks to
Mrs. Cross.
The actors and directors are working very hard to get ready for the performance.
They only have a short time to pull this together. They are all very
appreciative of all the parents who helped. They are also very grateful to have
Mrs. Cross and Professor Coury who without which we couldn’t put on the show.
Riverquest Field Trip by Danny W and
Robby K
River Quest is an all day educational science cruises.
It takes you on a boat through the Ohio River in the city of Pittsburgh and
teaches you about environmental science. We have the privilege to go on this
field trip because Mrs. Cross was a recipient of Target Field Trips Grants. The
original date for Saint Ursula would River Quest was Monday, March 22, but due
to boat difficulties and bad weather field trip is now scheduled for April 9.
This field trip is full of science and adventure. Since
1995 more than 80,000 people have experienced the environmental mysteries and
river revelations on board River Quest’s unique floating classrooms. Their
newest boat “The Explorer” has three classrooms and is capable of carrying up to
90 people. This boat is one of the world’s first green educational vessels. It
will offer students the opportunity to study environmental science on
Pittsburgh’s three rivers.
Students will be able to identify point and nonpoint pollution sources, collect
and classify plankton and macroinvertebrates, test water samples for chemical
and physical indications of pollution, correlate form to function in identifying
birds and fish, explore concepts sustainability and green designs, discover how
they fit into in the river eco system--no mater where they live. Students from
grades 4-8 have been preparing for the adventure and really looking forward to
it.
St. Joseph Day By Erica D and Eric H
A St. Joseph’s celebration
was on Friday, March 19th,
2010. This was the second
annual St. Joseph celebration
at
the school. Students invited
their dads, grandfathers,
uncles, godfathers, and any
other special man in their
lives
to have breakfast with them.
Milk , coffee, donuts and
juice
were served for $1.00 per
person donation.
One hundred fifty eight
people attended the event.
Everybody was asked to wear
red in honor of St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus and the loyal
husband of Mary, mother of
Jesus. The special guests were invited to join the kids at the 9a.m. Mass
to honor Saint Joseph.
On the nice sunny day the special guests enjoyed the
breakfast. They talked and relaxed before
they had to go to their jobs.
The kids and their special guests had a wonderful time! Thanks to the
moms that put this breakfast
together.
Western Pa English Festival! By : Reagan
W and Caitlyn M
The English Festival is a competition for grades 4-6
about books that they have read. Students are asked to read 4 books. This year’s
selection by the Pennsylvania Teachers’ of English are Lottery Rose, Marley and
Me, Regarding the Trees, and Silver Dollar Girl. Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholic
Schools compete at Seton LaSalle High School. The reason for this is to promote
reading for the students and to communicate the value of reading in their lives
The students get to hear and meet an author of one of
the books they have read. The author this year is Kate Klise. She will talk and
sign the book she wrote which is “Regarding the Trees”. The students also get a
chance to meet the author and get their books autographed.
After the main speaker, the kids will be divided into
teams of four to six. Each team will participate in different events or games
using the material from the books they have read. There are four games that each
team will play and try to win. Each person in the group chooses one book to
specialize in. Winners of the events get a book
St. Ursula students are preparing diligently and
looking forward to winning many books!
New On-Line Writing Program By Thadeus B
and Thomas P
Recently at St. Ursula School, our 6-8th grades
have been introduced to the Criterion Writing online program. It is a program
where students can receive assignments from teachers and type online in computer
class, or at home. The 6th grade has just received and finished their first
assignment, called a Person to Remember. The program looks at the
article, and will evaluate it with a holistic score. The highest score is a 6,
the lowest a 1. It shows the writer all of the writing and grammar mistakes,
including capitalization, and run-on sentences. It also makes sure that one
includes a conclusion, and an introduction. After it identifies the errors, the
writer may attempt to correct them, and re-submit the article. The teacher has
the option to determine the amount of times a student is able to resubmit the
article.
Criterion will be useful to teachers, who can give
students assignments online. Any teacher can login and give an assignment to a
class, for any subject, not just computers. The students enjoy typing on this
program, and are looking forward to using it for their essays. Each student has
his or her own password and username that they use to login each day. They will
use Criterion for many projects now, and are looking forward to it.
Winter News
2009
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Catholic
Schools Week - Dennis Bowman Visits |
KDKA's Dennis Bowman visited
St.
Ursula School for Catholic
Schools
Week.
You
can watch the KDKA News
video
here.
had a
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100
Books on the 100th Day! |
On February 3rd, the
students
of St. Ursula
celebrated
the 100th day of
school
and were issued a
challenge
by the Library
Committee
to Read 100 books
during
the school day. The
Challenge
was aimed at
students
in Ready-K through
4th
grade, but students in the
middle
school were
encouraged
to participate also.
Teachers
supported this
challenge
by providing special
time
during the day for the
students
to read. Many
classrooms
joined forces and read books together. Each student who read a book filled out a
card and placed
it
on the 5’ tall 100 wall sign just outside the library. The final count for the
day was 234 BOOKS! The
enthusiasm
that St. Ursula students have for reading really showed through in students of
all ages! Thanks
to
all the teachers and students who made the day such a success!
had a
108 children attended a
pajama party, held on
January 29th in the school
cafeteria with their parents,
siblings and friends. The
event was sponsored by the
Book Fair Committee and
Student Life. The Scholastic
Book Fair was held
January 27th to February 1st
and the theme was Book Fair
Diner. During the pj party,
students made diner-themed
placemats, listened to stories
read by fellow students, and watched Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
while eating popcorn comfortably
with their blankets and pillows. Many families took advantage of the
opportunity to shop the book fair
throughout the evening. It was a great opportunity for the St. Ursula
community to come together!
had a
Join us at the Hampton
Middle School Gym for
some Saturday fun. Check
the basketball schedules
to see the remaining boys'
& girls' basketball games.
They are lots of fun --
great basketball,
cheerleading, 50/50
drawings, concession &
plenty of good company.
Bring the family and
cheer on the Vikings!
To raise
money to assist in
the relief efforts in Haiti,
the
student were asked to make a
donation to the collection
during
the school Mass. In return,
they
were permitted to wear jeans
to school that day.
God bless you for all your
generosity toward the
people of Haiti. At our
All-School Mass this past
Friday we collected $1,825
to send to the relief effort
for the earthquake victims.
Thank you for your
overwhelming response.
Go
Team! The St. Ursula
School Cheerleaders are now in
full uniform and have added so
much spirit to our boys
basketball games. The
cheerleaders continue their
support of our school teams
and will be cheering on our
undefeated girls JV basketball
team on Saturday, January 23,
at 12:15pm at Hampton Middle
School. The varsity girls play at
1:30 and the JV boys play at 2:45. Join the fun and show your spirit by
supporting our teams and
cheerleaders. Thank you to Angie & Mary Ann, two St. Ursula Alumni,
who are coaching the girls
this season.
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Christmas Season Activities |
The days before Christmas at
St. Ursula School are full of many
activities. The fourth grade
portrayed the Nativity
in a short
play directed by Mrs.
Cross at the
all school Mass before the
Christmas break. Other activities
include concerts, presentations
and parties.
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Christmas Choral Concert, Band Concert & Christmas Play |
Students, family, and friends
were treated to songs of the
season. The performances were
held during the day for the school
and in the evening for friends and
family.
The students in grade Ready-K
through 4th grade presented their
annual choral concert full of
Christmas songs. Beginners
Band
and the Advanced Band under the
direction of Mrs. Susan Chambers
performed a variety of songs to
celebrate the season of Christmas. The fourth grade portrayed the Nativity
in a short play directed by
Mrs. Cross. If you missed the performances, you can watch the third grade
performance on
YouTube.
The boys basketball season
started in early December. Come
watch the Vikings and cheer them
on to victory! Visit the Sports
Page for their
schedule.
The basketball season is
underway. The girls are off
to a good start with some
wins. Come watch the
Vikings and cheer them on
to more victories! Visit the
Sports Page for their
schedule.
sure that everyone had a
Family and friends
enjoyed cookies and
conversation with Santa.
Included in the day's
activities are balloons,
crafts, and games. Cookies
with Santa is hosted by the
Student Life Committee.
Thank you to everyone
who volunteered to make
sure that everyone had a
wonderful time.
Fall News
2009
On the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving the fifth grade
students
carried out the Thanksgiving
tradition
of acting out the gospel
during the
all-school mass.
Pictures of the 5th grade
acting out
the 10 lepers being
healed are
shown at left.
Congratulations RoboVikings
Congratulations to the nineteen
5th through 8th grade students who
competed at the First Lego League
robotics competition on December 5.
The event was held at the National
Robotics Engineering Center in
Pittsburgh with over 70 teams in
attendance. A big thank you goes to
Mrs. Lehmeier, who mentored the
teams and met with the students
many days after school to help the
teams prepare for the competition.
Thank you to all of the parents
and St. Ursula alum Chris Z.
(older brother of Dan) who
helped make the experience so great for our students.
To see more about the First Lego League Competition,
visit their
website.
Students from grades 3
through 8
were given to opportunity to attend a
practice session for the Pittsburgh
Penguins. The students earned points
by practicing their math skills online
with FirstInMath.
While watching the Pens practice,
two of St. Ursula's students were
interviewed by KDKA
News and
one student even ended up on
the evening broadcast!
Watch it here.
Look up as you head north on Route 8....
Recognize this young lady? This
billboard is located just north of
Harts
Run Road on Route 8. Look
for it
on your next trip.
Students from St. Ursula School,
along with students from
St. Athanasius School and
St. Mary School,
performed Christmas
songs at the Crèche. The Blessing of
the Crèche kicks off the official start
of the Christmas season in Pittsburgh.
The bands are directed by
Mrs. Susan
Chambers and they preformed
for the
crowds at USX
before and after the
blessing.
First, Second and Third grades
visited the National Aviary on
Nov. 23. Each class had an
instructional class. Third grade has
been studying owls so they provided
much of their own knowledge to the
instructor who was very impressed
with the students.
They met Barkly, a screech owl and
a much larger 3 pound eagle owl, and
dissected owl pellets. A graph helped
them determine the animals the owls
had preyed upon. They saw a
presentation on the wetlands birds
and some students were able to feed
the birds mealworms and grapes
right out of their hands! Some students fed nectar to the colorful
lorikeets. The students saw the penguin
encounter, crawled through the tunnels for a close look and were able to
observe their feeding time. Many
amazing penguin facts were shared by the instructor. We ate lunch, toured
the rest of the rooms and by the end
were scratching our heads wondering what a two-toed sloth was doing
in the National Aviary...
2009 Halloween Parades & Parties
The annual parade had a variety
of very creative costumes and the
students showed them off as they
walked through the school's
neighborhood.
Each year the parents plan great
Halloween celebrations for the
students. Thank you to all of
the parents for planning all of the
games and providing all of the
treats. As always, the kids had a
great time!
Box Tops Contest Earns Great Returns!
Congratulations to 6th, 4th, and 3rd grades for winning a jeans day for
collecting the most Box Tops.
Sr. Joanita will determine the date of the jeans day in December. Thank you to
all participants.
We raised $930 for St. Ursula School! Keep collecting your Box Tops for our
Spring contest.
The fall soccer season has come to an end. Thank you to the students for being
part of a fun team and a fun season. Thank you to the coaches for your time and
for the great soccer instruction.
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We are very excited about the revival of the
robotics program this year! St. Ursula has 2 teams of 10 students each: the
Robovikings (7th & 8th graders) and the Junior Robovikings (5th & 6th graders).
Thanks to Mrs. Lehmeier for leading the students and many parent volunteers in
this fun and educational program. Kudos to St. Ursula alum Chris Z. (older
brother of Dan) for sharing his knowledge and experience with all of the
newcomers. It is a true blessing!
The students have been busy setting up the field mat
along with designing and building their robots. The next steps involve
programming the robots to perform various task or missions within a 2.5 minute
time frame. In addition, each team is developing a project involving
transportation. It will be presented to a panel of judges the day of the
competition.
The competition will be held on Saturday, December 5th
at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville with some 70 teams
participating. We wish all of our Robovikings the best of luck!
The cross country season came to an end with the annual
championships at Cooper Lake in early October. Thank you to the coaches, Eileen Curry and Sharon
Whelan and all of the parent volunteers who make the season a success. Most
importantly, congratulations to the runners who give it their all each season.
Pictured here is Regan W. and Coach Curry. Regan placed 19th in
the J.V. Girls race. Congratulations Regan!
Students from St. Ursula School sang the National Anthem
before the September 21st Pittsburgh Pirates game. The students were led in
their singing by 4th grade teacher Patricia Cross. The school has participated
in this event many times and it is always a fun night out for the students and
their families. After singing the National Anthem, the students and their
families stayed and enjoyed the game.
St. Ursula School Awarded Tri-State Petroleum
Corporation Education Grant
Thanks to Mascari Auto Body in Allison Park, St. Ursula
School is the recipient of a $750 grant for their science and math programs. Sam
Covelli of Mascari Auto Body, a St. Ursula parishioner, submitted the school’s
name as part of Tri-State Petroleum Corporation’s participation in the
Educational Alliance Program. The grants are distributed by Tri-State Petroleum
and the participating local retail convenience stores and Exxon and Mobil retail
facilities that successfully submit an application for a school that is served
locally in the community by one of their stores or franchises. “We will use the
money to purchase a new Lego Robotics System for students in our middle school.
Our students can’t wait to participate in this competition. This grant gives
them the opportunity to do so” says Sr. Joanita Fedor, St. Ursula Principal.
Tri- State Petroleum has participated in the grant program for 10 consecutive
years. They awarded 38 grants to area schools this year.
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