JOY TO THE WORLD

Dear Saint John School Families,

Here we are in the last school day of 2013.  What a joy it is to count our many blessings that we have received here Saint John’s School during this past year.  Joyfulness abounds when one works daily with children.  The hugs, the smiles, the surprises, and best of all, love is experienced daily. 

Tuesday evening’s music concert was a testimony to the joy of our students giving of themselves as they “sang with all their hearts”.  From the preschoolers to the 8^th graders, it was truly a gift that was given to us.  Mr. Bradberry, you are amazing!  You instill in our youth a true love of music.  What talent you have to bring well over 230 + children together for a concert that they so enjoyed doing.  

I would like to take this opportunity to share some joyous and special words of Mother Teresa:      The fruit of silence is prayer,

                                  The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith,

                                  The fruit of faith is love,

                                  The fruit of love is service and

                                 The fruit of service is peace

“Merry Christmas” Everyone!

Shalom,

Mrs. Schmitt

WHAT IS YOUR SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT?

                WHAT IS YOUR SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT?

Dear Saint John’s School Families,

“Hands on learning” --- Learning by doing”.  Saint John’s Science Fair is just that! What an impressive display to see the work of young minds in one location.  Every single student 5^th-8^th completed their assignment, that of doing a science fair project.  There was no doubt that students had been taught and understood the process needed for this accomplishment. It is very obvious how much creative thought and work it took to make this such a meaningful experience.  The  uniqueness of each study was exciting and brought smiles to the viewers of the Fair i.e. DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION-------PLEASE DON’T PASS THE SALT-----BRIDGE G-FORCE -------HOW CLEAN ARE PUBLIC POOLS----DOES MUSIC AFFECT THE GROWTH OF SEEDS?-----SLEEP DEPRIVATION----HOW ACCURATE ARE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS?    I learned how to make homemade casein glue! 

The draft of each project had to be signed by an adult sponsor and placed in a Science Fair Data Book.  The display had to address the Purpose—The Question, the Hypothesis, the Procedure and, of course, the Results, Analysis and Conclusion. The Scientific Method is no stranger to our students.

Mr. Estergard and Mrs. Rottinghaus you are to be applauded for the outstanding job you did of teaching, guiding and challenging our Saint John’s students to think scientifically.  Congratulations students on a job well done!

Shalom,

Mrs. Schmitt