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**Good morning, Scholars!** **Today is Monday, June 11, 2018 and the feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle.**  **On this date in 1880, Jeannette Rankin was born. What do you know about Rankin?** **Happy Monday!**      **Today is Friday, June 8, 2018, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.** **On this date in 1786, ice cream was first advertised and sold in America.**  **On this date in 1869, Frank Lloyd Wright was born. What do you know about Wright?** **June 8 is World Oceans Day.**  **Congratulations on completing assessments thus far! Do your best on the remaining math assessment.** **TGIF!** **Today is Thursday, June 7, 2018 in the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time.** **On this date in 1917, Gwendolyn Brooks was born. What do you know about Brooks?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1943, Nikki Giovanni was born. What do you know about Giovanni?** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Pray to the Holy Spirit to remember all that you studied for today's assessments. ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, June 6, 2018 and the feast of St. Norbert.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1944, D-day occurred. What was D-Day?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy died from gunshot wounds which happened late on the night of June 5. What do you know about RFK?** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Pray to the Holy Spirit to remember all that you studied for today's assessments. ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, June 5, 2018 and the feast of St. Boniface. What do you know about Boniface?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in the year 469 B.C., Socrates was born. What do you know about Socrates? Do you think there is anything unusual about his birth date?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Pray to the Holy Spirit to remember all that you studied for today's assessments.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**June 5 is World Environment Day.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, June 4, 2018 in the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1965, Major Ed White became the first American to walk in space.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1987, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American female astronaut.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Focus and think so you can remember all you studied for this week's end-of-year assessments.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, June 1, 2018 and the feast of St. Justin.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1070, cheese makers in southern France learned to make what is now known as Roquefort cheese.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1796, Tennessee became the sixteenth state.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**June 1 is National Donut Day. What is the traditional way of spelling donut?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Remember to use your study guides to prepare for next week's tests.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, May 31, 2018 and the feast of the Visitation. What do you know about the Visitation?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1819, Walt Whitman was born. What do you know about Whitman?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1909, the first meeting of the NAACP was held. What do you know about NAACP or about where this meeting was held?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 2002, President George W. Bush declared June Black Music Month. How would you define "Black Music?"** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1868, Memorial Day was first initiated to honor Civil War veterans.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated. Where is the Lincoln Memorial located?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1903, Countee Cullen was born. What do you know about Countee Cullen?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**May 30 is World MS Day. What is MS?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Remember to be your best self on today's field trip and enjoy "West Side Story."**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Welcome back after your long weekend! Did you do anything special this weekend?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1790, Rhode Island became the thirteenth state to ratify the Constitution. What do you know about Rhode Island?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1848, Wisconsin became the thirtieth state. What do you know about Wisconsin?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1917, John F. Kennedy was born. What do you know about Kennedy?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, May 25, 2018 and the feast of St. Bede the Venerable, St. Gregory VII, and St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1951, Willie Mays began to play in the Major Leagues for the New York Giants.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is our Spring Show. Let's all do our best!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Monday is the Memorial Day holiday. Enjoy your extra-long weekend.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, May 24, 2018 in the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1830, "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale was first published.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1844, Samuel Morse sent his first message. What kind of message did he send? What was his message?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1785, Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocals.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the Constitution.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, May 22, 2018 and the feast of St. Rita of Cascia.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is International Day for Biological Diversity.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**I hope you had an enjoyable weekend and a good time at Neshaminy Picnic Park yesterday.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**End of year assessments begin in two weeks!**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, May 18, 2018 and the feast of St. John I. His name gives you a clue as to his ministry in the Church.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1896, the Supreme Court upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Let's hope and pray for better weather on Monday so we can enjoy the trip to Neshaminy Picnic Park.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, May 17, 2018 in the Seventh Week of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**//TODAY//, not yesterday, is the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education... I'm sorry about my mistake listing it yesterday.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is World Information Society Day.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**The eighth graders are on their class trip to Washington, D.C. today.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**By now you have heard that the Neshaminy Picnic Park trip has been postponed until Monday because of tomorrow's weather forecast. So, tomorrow IS a school day for everyone.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in the Seventh Week of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1954, the case //Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas// was declared. What do you know about that case?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1975, Junko Tabei summited Mt. Everest. What do you know about Tabei? What do you know about Everest?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, May 15, 2018, and the feast of St. Isidore. What do you know about St. Isidore?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1856, L. Frank Baum was born. What do you know about Baum?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1869, the NWSA was founded. Do you know the name and the purpose of the group? Do you know who founded it?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1930, Ellen Church, an RN, became the first in a particular occupation. Do you know what that job is?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, May 14, 2018 and the feast of St. Matthias. What do you know about Matthias?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1686, Gabriel Fahrenheit was born. What do you know about Fahrenheit?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1804, the Corps of Discovery departed. What do you know about the Corps of Discovery?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1908, Charles Furnas became the first passenger to fly in an airplane. Do you know with whom he flew?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1948, Israel became an independent nation. What do you know about Israel?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, May 11, 2018 in the Sixth Week of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state. What do you know about Minnesota?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1895, William Grant Still was born. What do you know about Still?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**We have a noon dismissal today for a faculty meeting. Enjoy your extra-long weekend.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, May 10, 2018 and the feast of the Ascension.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**This date is a holiday celebrated in Japan and Hawaii called "Boys' Festival."**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1940, Winston Churchill became the Prime Minister of Great Britain.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first President of South Africa.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**We celebrate this feast with our school community at our 10:30 Mass this morning.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in the Sixth Week of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1800, John Brown was born. What do you know about Brown?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1914, Mother's Day became a public holiday.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is May 8, 2018 in the Sixth Week of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1884, Harry S. Truman was born.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1926 the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was formed.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, May 7 in the Sixth Week of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1812, Robert Browning was born. What do you know about Browning?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1840, Peter Tchaikovsky was born. What do you know about Tchaikovsky?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, May 4, in the Fifth Week of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1626, Peter Minuet landed on Manhattan. What do you know about Peter Minuet? What do you know about Manhattan?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Star Wars Day.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, May 3, 2018 and the feast of Saints Philip and James. What do you know about Philip and James?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1898, Golda Meir was born. What do you know about Meir?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1933, James Brown was born. What do you know about Brown?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the feast of St. Athanasius. What do you know about St. Athanasius?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1920, the first game of the Negro National League was played in Indianapolis, IN. What sport was this game?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1945, the Soviets took the city of Berlin. In what war was this battle fought?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by the United States. Who was Osama bin Laden?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**May is National Cystic Fibrosis Month. What do you know about Cystic Fibrosis?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, May 1, 2018, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. What do you know about St. Joseph?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**May 1 is called May Day. Do you know why?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1607, Henry Hudson began his maiden voyage. What do you know about Hudson?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1931, a famous NYC skyscraper was opened to the public. Do you know the name of this building?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**The flower for May is the lily of the valley and the birthstone is emerald.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, April 30, 2018 and the feast of St. Pius V. What do you know about Pius V?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1789, the first POTUS was inaugurated. Who is POTUS? Who was the first one?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1803, Napolean concluded the largest real estate transaction in world history. What do you know about this transaction?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1812, Louisiana became the eighteenth state. What do you know about Louisiana?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1822, black children were admitted to Philadelphia public schools.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1863, Sarah J. Thompkins Garnet became the first African-American female principal in New York City public schools.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**"Thirty days has September..."**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy last day of April!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, April 27, 2018 in the Fourth Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1822, Ulysses S. Grant was born. What do you know about Grant?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1898, Ludwig Bemelmans was born. What do you know about Bemelmans?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1927, Coretta Scott King was born. What do you know about King?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Enjoy the Buddy Walk this afternoon!**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, April 26, 2018 in the Fourth Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1785, John James Audubon was born. What do you know about Audubon?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1865, John Wilkes Booth died. What do you know about Booth?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is World Intellectual Property Day. What is Intellectual Property?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today's scheduled snack is black grapes.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**I enjoyed meeting your parents yesterday.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in the Fourth Week of the Easter Season and the feast of St. Mark. What do you know about St. Mark?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1917, Ella Fitzgerald was born. What do you know about Fitzgerald?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1944, the UNCF was founded. What is the UNCF?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is National DNA Day. What is DNA?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Administrative Professionals Day. Who is an Administrative Professional in our school? What does this person do?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**I look forward to meeting with parents this afternoon.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in the Fourth Week of the Easter Season and the feast of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen. What do you know about St. Fidelis?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1704, the first American newspaper was published. Do you know the name of the paper? Do you know who published it?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1884, the NMA was founded by twelve African American physicians. What do you know about the NMA? Does it still exist today?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1996, the WNBA was formed. What do you know about the WNBA.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today's snack is radicchio. What do you know about radicchio?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, April 23, 2018 in the Fourth Week of the Easter Season and the feast of St. George. What do you know about St. George?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1564, William Shakespeare was born. What do you know about Shakespeare?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1791, James Buchanan was born. What do you know about Buchanan?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1856, Granville Woods was born. What do you know about Woods?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, April 20, 2018 in the Third Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1853, Harriet Tubman began working with the Underground Railroad. What do you know about the Underground Railroad? What do you know about Harriet Tubman.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1898, the elements of radium and polonium were uncovered. Do you know who discovered these?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, April 19, 2018 in the Third Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1775, a significant battle took place (related to yesterday's event in the same year). What was the battle? Why was it significant?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1897, the first Boston Marathon was held. What is the Boston Marathon? What happened at the Marathon a few years ago?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today's scheduled snack is blackberries.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in the Third Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride. What do you know about Revere? What do you know about his ride?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1906, a great and terrible event happened in San Francisco. What was that event?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1934, the first store equipped with public washing machines opened.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in the Third Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1983, Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for //The Color Purple//. What do you know about Walker.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tax Day. What does that mean? What day is usually Tax Day? Why is Tax Day on this date this year?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today's snack is coraline. What is coraline?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, April 16, 2018 in the Third Week of the Easter Season and the feast of St. Bernadette of Lourdes. What do you know about Bernadette?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was shot. He died the next day. What do you know about Lincoln's assassination?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was born. What do you know about da Vinci?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On April 15, 1912, the //Titanic// sank. What do you know about the Titanic?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On __//this//__ date in 1867, Wilbur Wright was born. What do you know about Wright?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, April 13, 2018 in the Second Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born. What do you know about Thomas Jefferson?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1796, America saw its first elephant. Do you know in what city the elephant appeared? Do you know from what country the elephant came?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1902, Marguerite Henry was born. What do you know about Henry?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first African American male to win this award. What was the award?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1997, Tiger Woods first won this prestigious tournament. What was the tournament and what was the sport?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Do you have triskaidekaphobia? What character in literature, whom we have read about in this classroom, had triskaidekaphobia?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, April 12, 2018 in the Second Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1861, the U.S. Civil War began. Do you remember where the fighting first occurred?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1877, James Tyng, a Harvard catcher, wore this piece of equipment for the first time. What is it? What sport did he play?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1961, Yuri Gargarin became the first man in space. What country was he from? What did his space journey consist of?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in the Second Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1968, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law. Do you know the President who signed this?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1970, Apollo 13 was launched. What do you know about Apollo 13?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in the Second Week of the Easter Season.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1790, the U.S. patent system was established. What is a patent?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1849, Walter Hunt patented a very useful invention. Do you know what his invention is?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1975, Robert Lee Elder became the first African American to participate in a major sports tournament. Do you know the name of the tournament?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, April 9, 2018 in the Second Week of the Easter Season and the feast of the Annunciation. This feast was not listed in your April feast days. Why are we celebrating it today?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1833, the first free public library was established. Do you know when and where it was established?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1865, the Civil War ended. How did it end?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1939, an historic concert took place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Do you know who gave this concert?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1966, Emmett Ashford became the first African-American umpire in a sport. Do you know which sport?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1996, George Walker became the first African-American to receive the Pulitzer Prize in a particular area of the arts. Do you know what area?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, April 6, 2018 in the Octave of Easter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1896, the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens! Why do you think they are called the "modern" Olympic games? Why do you think they were held in Athens?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1909, the North Pole was discovered. Who made the discovery?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1917, the United States entered World War I.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, April 5, 2018 in the Octave of Easter and the feast of St. Vincent Ferrer.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1792, the first Presidential veto was issued. What is a Presidential veto? What was this one issued for?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1827, Joseph Lister was born. What do you know about Lister?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1839, Robert Smalls was born. What do you know about Smalls?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1856, Booker Taliaferro Washington was born. What do you know about Washington?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in the Octave of Easter and the feast of Saint Benedict the Moor and St. Isidore of Seville. What do you know about Benedict? What do you know about Isidore?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1928, Maya Angelou was born. What do you know about Angelou?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. What do you know about King? What do you know about his assassination?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in the Octave of Easter. Do you remember what an octave is?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**April's flower is the sweet pea and its birthstone is the diamond.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1783, Washington Irving was born. What do you know about Irving?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1934, Jane Goodall was born. What do you know about Goodall?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1973, the first call was made from a mobile phone.**  <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Did you attend any Holy Week Church services? What did you do fun or interesting on your long Easter weekend?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy April! Happy Easter season! Happy Tuesday!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, March 28, 2018 in the Holy Week of Lent.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1797, Nathaniel Briggs patented an invention. What do you know about his invention?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday! Happy Triduum! Happy Easter!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, March 27, 2018 in the Holy Week of Lent.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1724, Jane Colden was born. What do you know about Colden?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1845, Wilhelm Roentgen was born. Do you know what this German physicist discovered?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On March 26, 1874, Robert Frost was born. What do you know about Frost?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On March 26, 1930, Sandra Day O'Connor was born. What do you know about O'Connor?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Linda Brown died yesterday. What do you know about Brown?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Friday, March 23, 2018 and the feast of St. Turibius of Mogrovejo. What do you know about St. Turibius? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1775, the famous "... give me liberty or give me death!" speech was delivered. What do you know about who and where this famous speech was given? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1857, the first passenger elevator in the U.S. was installed. What do you know about this elevator and its inventor? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1916, Marcus Garvey arrived in the U.S. from Jamaica. What do you know about Garvey? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TGIF! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Thursday, March 22, 2018 in the Fifth Week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">March 22 is World Water Day. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1846, Randolph Caldecott was born. What do you know about Caldecott? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1873, Puerto Rico abolished slavery. Do you remember when and how slavery was abolished in the U.S.? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Thursday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in the Fifth Week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1852, __Uncle Tom's Cabin__ was published. What do you know about __Uncle Tom's Cabin__? Do you know who the author is? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1883, a patent was issued for the first machine to manufacture an entire shoe. Do you know the inventor of that machine? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is the first day of Spring. Is the first day of Spring ALWAYS on March 20? What determines the first day of Spring? Ironically, a wintry mix is forecast for today and heavy snow for tomorrow! What is a wintry mix? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Tuesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Monday, March 19, 2018 and the feast of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary. This is the feast day of the Sisters of St. Joseph. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Monday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Friday, March 16, 2018 in the Fourth Week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1751, James Madison was born. What do you know about Madison? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1827, the first African-American owned and operated newspaper, the "Freedom Journal" was published in NYC. What do you know about another newspaper we heard about this week? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1926, the first liquid propellant rocket was launched. What do you know about this rocket? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">May seventh graders do your best on the Terra Nova! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TGIF! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Thursday, March 15, 2018 in the Fourth Week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1767, Andrew Jackson was born. What do you know about Jackson? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1820, Maine became the 23rd state. What do you know about Maine? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1947, John W. Lee became the first African American commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Thursday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in the Fourth Week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1794, the cotton gin was patented. Who invented the cotton gin? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1879, Albert Einstein was born. What do you know about Einstein? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Two events happened yesterday which captured national attention. What are they? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Why did we pray and march this morning? Today we will hear about a student whose peaceful protest of a different kind continues to make a difference in our world. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">What is the nickname for this date? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">If you receive your report card today, examine it closely and decide what you need to do for this last trimester of the school year to make the best use of your God-given talents. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Wednesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Tuesday, March 13, 2018 in the Fourth Week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1773, Chester Greenwood patented earmufflers! Why is this especially interesting? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1884, standard time was established. What is standard time? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1932, the Atlanta Daily World was published. What is the Atlanta Daily World? Why is it notable? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Tuesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Monday, March 12, 2018 in the Fourth Week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1888, a blizzard hit the New York City area, dumping 40 inches of snow! NYC was isolated from the rest of the country for weeks because of massive snowdrifts! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1933, FDR gave his first fireside chat. Who is FDR? What were his fireside chats? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is the first day of the last trimester. Even if you have not done your best work from September until now, there is still time for you to improve your effort and your grades. If you are in seventh grade, remember that your final report card in June is the first thing which high schools will look at when you apply next fall. If you are in eighth grade, remember that your final report card may influence your placement in a track for freshman year. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Monday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Thursday, March 8, 2018 and the feast of St. John of God. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is International Women's Day. What do you know about this celebration? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On March 7, 1849, Luther Burbank was born. What do you know about Burbank? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On March 7, 1876, the telephone was patented. Who invented the telephone? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">How did you spend your snow holiday yesterday? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Thursday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in the third week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti was born. What do you know about Buonarroti? How is he most famously known ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1857, the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to African Americans. What do you know about Scott? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1932, John Philip Sousa died in Reading, PA. What do you know about Sousa? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Tuesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Monday, March 5, 2018 in the third week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1770, ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Crispus Attucks was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre. What do you know about Attucks? What do you know about the Boston Massacre? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Do you have any Nor'easter stories to share? How long did it take you to get home on Friday? Do you think we should have had early dismissal? Are there trees down in your neighborhood? Did you lose power over the weekend? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Seventh Grade will notice that the bubbles have been reset for ClassDojo. It's a good time to begin again! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Monday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Friday, March 2, 2018 in the second week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1793, Sam Houston was born. What do you know about Houston? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1867, Howard University was chartered. What do you know about Howard U? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1904, Theodore Seuss Geisel was born. What do you know about Geisel? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On March 3, 1955, St. Katharine Drexel, SBS, died. Tomorrow is her feast day. What do you know about Drexel? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is also known as "National Read Across America Day." Can you guess why? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TGIF! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Thursday, March 1, 2018 in the second week of Lent. One month from today is Easter Sunday. Do you need to renew and/or revise your lenten resolutions? ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">March is "Women in History" month. Think about famous women in history whom you know. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1781, the Articles of Confederation were ratified. What do you know about the Articles of Confederation? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1841, Blanche Kelso Bruce was born. What do you know about Bruce? ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1867, Nebraska became the thirty-seventh state. Can you locate Nebraska on the map? What is the capital of Nebraska? ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1871, Yellowstone National Park was established. Do you know where Yellowstone is? Have you ever visited there? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1927, Harry Belafonte was born. What do you know about Belafonte? ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1961, President Kennedy established the Peace Corps. What is the Peace Corps? Do you know anyone who has ever served in the Peace Corps? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Thursday! Happy March! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in the second week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1890, Vaslov Nijinsky was born. What do you know about Nijinsky? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1932, Richard Spikes invented the automatic gear shift. What do you know about Spikes or about the gear shift? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1953, Crick and Watson discovered the chemical structure of the DNA molecule. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Wednesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Tuesday, February 27, 2018 in the second week of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born. What do you know about Longfellow? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1872, Charlotte Ray became the first African American woman lawyer to graduate from Howard University Law School. Do you know anything about Ray? Do you know anyone who has graduated from Howard University? What do you know about Howard University? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Tuesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Monday, February 26, 2018 in the second week of Lent. Are you keeping your Lenten resolutions about praying, fasting, and sharing? Do you need to review, to renew, or to change your resolutions? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1846, William Frederick Cody was born. What do you know about Cody? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1919, Congress established the Grand Canyon in Arizona as a national park. Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1932, Johnny Cash was born. What do you know about Cash? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Monday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Friday, February 23, 2018, and the feast of St. Polycarp. What do you know about St. Polycarp? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1685, George Frideric Handel was born. What do you know about Handel? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1868, W.E.B. DuBois was born. What do you know about DuBois? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TGIF! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Thursday, February 22, 2018, and the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. Do you remember what this feast celebrates? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1732, George Washington was born. What do you know about Washington? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today we participate in the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser. Did you bring a donation to participate? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Thursday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Wednesday, February 21, 2018 and the feast of St. Peter Damian. What do you know about St. Peter Damian? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1878, the first telephone directory was issued. Do you know the city and state where this happened? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Wednesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Tuesday, February 20, 2018. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1872, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in NYC. Have you ever been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Have you ever been to the Philadelphia Art Museum? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1895, Frederick Douglass died. What do you remember about Douglass? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1927, Sidney Poitier was born. What do you know about Poitier? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. What else do you know about Glenn? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">What did you do on this extra-long weekend? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Tuesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Friday, February 16, 2018 ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1874, Frederick Douglass was elected President of the Freedman's Savings and Trust. What do you know about Douglass? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1923, Bessie Smith made her first recording for Columbia Records, "Down Hearted Blues." What do you know about Smith. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today begins the Year of the Dog. What do you think that means? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Remember you have noon dismissal today as we teachers have a faculty meeting this afternoon. Remember that Monday is a school holiday for Presidents' Day. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TGIF! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Thursday, February 15, 2018. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1564, Galileo, Galilei was born. What do you know about Galilei? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1804, New Jersey became the last northern state to abolish slavery. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. What do you know about Anthony? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Thursday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Wednesday, February 14, 2018, the feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Valentine Day, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Have you decided what you can do to grow closer to God during this season? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus was born. What do you know about Copernicus? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1859, Oregon became the thirty-third state. Can you locate Oregon on the map? What is the capital of Oregon? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1912, Arizona became the forty-eighth state. That means that Arizona was the last of the contiguous United States. What does contiguous mean? What is the capital of Arizona? Can you locate Arizona on the map? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Lent! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Tuesday, February 13, 2018. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1741, the first magazine published in America, called //The American Magazine//, was issued in Philadelphia. Guess how many issues it printed before it folded. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1920, Andrew "Rube" Foster organized baseball's Negro National League. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1923, the New York Renaissance became the first black pro basketball team. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Monday, February 12, 2018. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1809, Charles Darwin was born in England and Abraham Lincoln was born in the United States. What do you know about Darwin? What do you know about Lincoln? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1909, the NAACP was founded. What does NAACP mean? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1915, Ernest Just received the first Spingarn Medal. What do you know about Just and about the Spingarn Medal? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Monday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Friday, February 9, 2018. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1773, William Henry Harrison was born. What do you know about Harrison? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1870, the U.S. Weather Service was founded. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1971, Leroy "Satchel" Page became the first Negro League baseball player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1995, Bernard Harris, Jr. was the first African American to walk in space. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Yesterday, an international event began. Do you know what the event is? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Did you go to the Eagles Championship Parade yesterday? How did you spend this extra holiday? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TGIF! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Wednesday, February 7. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1812, Charles Dickens was born. What do you know about Dickens? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1867, Laura Ingalls Wilder was born. What do you know about Wilder? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1887, Eubie Blake was born. What do you know about Blake? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Wednesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Tuesday, February 6, 2018, the feast of St. Paul Miki and Companions. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1788, Massachusetts was the sixth state to ratify the Constitution. What do you know about Massachusetts? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1895, George Herman Ruth was born. What do you know about Ruth? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1911, Ronald Reagan was born. What do you know about Reagan? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Safer Internet Day. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Tuesday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Monday, February 5, 2018. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1934, Hank Aaron was born. What do you know about Aaron? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Yesterday the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII! They are bringing home the Lombardi Trophy. For whom is the Lombardi Trophy named? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Monday! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Friday, February 2, 2018, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Do you remember the names of the two people who greeted Mary and Joseph when they brought the infant Jesus to the Temple? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Groundhog Day. What do you know about Groundhog Day? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1876, the National League of baseball was formed. What is the name of our city's baseball team? What else do you know about baseball in Philadelphia? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TGIF! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Thursday, February 1, 2018. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1861, Texas seceded from the Union. What do we call the group of states which seceded from the Union? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1902, Langston Hughes was born. What do you know about Hughes? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1976, Black History Month was inaugurated. What do you know about Black History Month? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1978, the first U.S. postage stamp in the Black Heritage series was issued. Who was honored with this stamp? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 2003, the Columbia space shuttle mission ended in disaster. How did that happen? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy February! ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today is Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the feast of St. John Bosco. What do you know about this saint? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1865, the 13th Amendment was passed abolishing slavery. ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1919, Jackie Robinson was born. Who was Jackie Robinson? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1988, Doug Williams was the first African American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl. He was named MVP of the Super Bowl. What team did Williams lead to victory? ** __**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">TODAY **__**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> there was a Super Blue Blood Moon. Do you know what that is? Did you see it? ** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Crazy Hat Day! ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, January 30, 2018.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1882, FDR was born. Who is FDR? What do you know about him?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1948, Gandhi was assassinated. What do you know about Gandhi?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Crazy Sock Day!**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Enjoy this afternoon's activities! **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Thursday! **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Where did it open? ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">What do we call this kind of store? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1966, Bill Russell became the first African American coach of a professional basketball team. What team was it? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1977, Alex Haley won a special Pulitzer Prize for his book //Roots//. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Today's snack is scheduled to be rainbow carrots. What do you think the snack will look like? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Wednesday! **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Do you know what an adage is? Have you ever heard the adage, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb?" What do you think that means? Do you think that will happen this year? Why? **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, January 29, 2018.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1843, William McKinley was born. What do you know about McKinley?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1845, "The Raven" was published. Who wrote that short story?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1861, Kansas became a state. What do you know about Kansas?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1891, Liliuokalani was proclaimed queen of Hawaii.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1954, Oprah Winfrey was born. What do you** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**know about Winfrey?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">** Happy Catholic Schools Week! ** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**LEARN! SERVE! LEAD! SUCCEED!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, January 25, 2018 and the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. What does it mean to be converted? Today we will listen to a video about a modern-day conversion.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is "Opposite Day." I wonder who designates days this way.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**I look forward to parent conferences today.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, January 24, 2018 and the feast of St. Francis de Sales.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1848, the California gold rush began. What do you know about this event / time in history?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Be sure to give you parents the message - in your Communications Folder today - about tomorrow's conference times.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, January 23, 2018 in the week of prayer for Christian Unity.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1730, Joseph Hewes was born. What do you know about Hewes?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1737, John Hancock was born. What do you know about Hancock?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, January 22, 2018 in the week of prayer for Christian Unity.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1791, Benjamin Banneker surveyed the land in Washington, DC. What do you know about Benjamin Banneker?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, January 19, 2018 in the week of prayer for Christian Unity.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1809, Edgar Allen Poe was born. Sister Owen was also born on this date...although she is not as old as Poe. What do you know about Poe?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1986, the first IBM computer virus appeared. What does IBM stands for?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 18, 2018, the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1919, the post-WWI Peace Conference began in Paris. What U.S. President attended this conference?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1966, Robert Weaver became the first African American cabinet member as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Who was President at this time?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 17, 2018, the feast of St. Anthony, Abbot. What is an abbot?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1706, Benjamin Franklin was born. What do you know about Franklin?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1916, the PGA was formed. What do the letters PGA mean?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1964, Michelle Obama was born. Who is Michelle Obama?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1994, an earthquake rocked Los Angeles. In what state is Los Angeles?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 16, 2018 and Tuesday in the Second Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1776, Congress accepted the enlistment of free Negroes in the Revolutionary Army.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1941, the 99th Fighter Squadron was formed. Do you know what its nickname was? Do you know what war the U.S. was involved in at the time?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1978, NASA named the first three African American astronauts. Do you know who they were?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1919, prohibition took effect. Do you know what prohibition was?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Were you able to give service in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. yesterday? Thank you to Mahyra, Marle, Sukahnya, Karmen, Aminah, and Crystal for helping here.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 12, 2018 and Friday in the First Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 2010, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Haiti.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today we will celebrate a prayer service in church to honor the life and service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remember that church is a special place of prayer. Please respect your own and others' need for quiet so you can pray for those intentions which are special to you.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On Monday we have a day of service instead of a school day to continue honoring Dr. King's example of service. If you are not giving service at some other location, consider coming here to help.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 11, 2018 and Thursday in the First Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1908, President Roosevelt declared the Grand Canyon a national monument. What do you know about the Grand Canyon?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1989, Reagan gave his farewell address. Who was Reagan? What was his first name?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 10, 2018 and Wednesday in the First Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1920, the League of Nations was instituted. Who first proposed the League of Nations?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1946, the United Nations met for the first time. Where is the headquarters for the United Nations?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 9, 2018, and Tuesday in the First Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1776 "Common Sense" was published. Who was the author?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1913, Richard M. Nixon was born. Who was Nixon? Do you know something for which he is famous?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**
 * <span style="color: #101010; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 2007, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone—a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera and Web-browsing capabilities, among other features. **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**What a surprise we had with TWO snow holidays last week! Now we have used up all of our snow days!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is January 8, 2018, the feast of the Baptism of Jesus. Liturgically, the Christmas season ends today and Ordinary Time begins. Last week we missed the feasts of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. John Neumann. What do you know about either of these saints?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1815, Andrew Jackson defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans. Do you know what war this was?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1825, Eli Whitney died. What do you know about Whitney?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1918, President Wilson stated his "Fourteen Points" before Congress. Do you know what war we had just fought before this?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1935, Elvis Presley was born. What do you know about Presley?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy New Year!...a new calendar year. Today is January 3, 2018, the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Do you know what St. Paul says about the name of Jesus in one of his letters?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1793, Lucretia Mott was born. What do you know about Mott?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1892, J.R.R. Tolkien was born. What do you know about Tolkien?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Communication folders will not be sent home until next week.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 21, 2017, Thursday in the Third Week of Advent. We pray, "O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law, come to save us, Lord our God!"** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1911, Josh Gibson, known as the "Black Babe Ruth," was born.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1956, Montgomery buses were integrated.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is the first day of winter.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**I am not with you today because I am attending a family funeral. Please show Mr. Robinson the BEST of OMSSI. I will see you at the show tonight. Remember that all 7th and 8th graders who attend the show tonight will receive extra credit points in religion.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Merry Christmas!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 20, 2017, Wednesday in the Third Week of Advent. Today we pray, "** **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">O Key of David, ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">opening the gates of God's eternal Kingdom: ****<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">come and free the prisoners of darkness!" **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union, initiating the Civil War. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">On this date in 1954, Sandra Cisneros was born. What do you know about her? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Happy Wednesday! **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 19, 2017, and Tuesday in the Third Week of Advent. We pray "O Root of Jesse's Stem, sign of God's love for all his people: come to save us without delay!"** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1843, __A Christmas Carol__ was published. Who was the author of this book?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1875, Carter G. Woodson was born. What do you know about Woodson?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 18, 2017, Monday in the Third Week of Advent. How have you been living your Advent promises to come closer to Jesus thus far?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United States, went into effect. The trip which eighth graders are taking today is related to this period in United States history.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 15, 2017 and Friday in the Second Week of Advent.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven was born. What do you know about Beethoven?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1791, the Bill of Rights became law. What is the Bill of Rights?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, December 14, 2017, the feast of St. John of the Cross.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1829, John Langston was born. What do you know about Langston?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Wednesday, December 13, 2017, the feast of St. Lucy. What do you know about St. Lucy?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Tuesday, December 12, 2017, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We will learn more about this feast today.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1870, Joseph Rainey became the first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Hanukkah begins today. What do you know about Hanukkah?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 11, 2017, the feast of St. Damasus I. What do you know about St. Damasus?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Mr. Rundle's birthday. Today is International Mountain Day.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On December 10, 2009, President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1961, Langston Hughes's __//Black Nativity//__ opened on Broadway.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 8, 2017, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Do you remember who and what this feast honors? We will celebrate this feast with our school community at a prayer service this morning.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1730, Jan Ingenhousz was born. What do you know about him?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1991, tap-dancing legends Fayard and Harold Nicholas received Kennedy Center Honors.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 7, 2017, the feast of St. Ambrose, Bishop.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date 76 years ago, an event happened which caused the United States to enter World War II. Do you know what the event was? Do you know in what year it happened? Do you know who our President was at that time?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1992, Derek Walcott received the Nobel Prize in Literature. What do you know about Walcott?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 6, 2017 and the feast of St. Nicholas. What do you know about St. Nicholas?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Many of you will receive report cards in your folder today. When you look over your report card, ask yourself if it represents your best work. Decide what you can improve beginning today.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 5, 2017, and Tuesday in the first week of Advent.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1871, the Mill Hill Fathers arrived in Maryland to minister to Black Catholics. The Mill Hill Fathers are important to the history of the Catholic Church in the United States.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 2013, Nelson Mandela died. What do you know about Mandela?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 4, 2017, the feast of St. John Damascus and Monday in the first week of Advent.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Because yesterday was New Year's Day in the Church, it's time to make spiritual new year's resolutions. What do you need to do personally to notice how Jesus comes to us each day and to be ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus at the end of this month?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today begins computer Science Education Week. Did you see today's Google doodle? Perhaps it's related to this week.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Advent!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is December 1, 2017, the First Friday of the month and Friday in the Thirty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date, 62 years ago, Rosa Parks performed an action for which she is famously remembered. What did Rosa Parks do? In what year did she do this?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy December! TGIF!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 30, 2017 and the feast of St. Andrew. What do you know about St. Andrew?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1835, Mark Twain was born. What do you know about Twain?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 29, 2017, Wednesday in the Thirty-fourth Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1918, Madeleine L'Engle was born. What do you know about L'Engle?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**The first trimester ends this Friday, and you will receive your report card one week from today. Have you done your best work during this first trimester? Have you been your best self during these first three months of school? How can you improve in the second trimester?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 28, 2017, Tuesday in the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1929, Berry Gordy, Jr. was born. What do you know about Gordy? (Hint: have you ever heard of Motown?)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1961, Ernie Davis became the first African American to receive the Heismann Trophy. For what sport is the Heismann Trophy awarded? Why is this award named the Heismann?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 27, 2017, Monday in the Thirty-fourth and last week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1701, Anders Celsius was born. What do you know about him? (Hint: Think about his last name.)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1990, Charles Johnson received the National Book Award for __Middle Passage__. What do you think is the topic of this book?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**What is one enjoyable, interesting, or surprising activity you did this weekend?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 22, 2017, the feast of St. Cecilia and the remembrance of Jeanne Fontbonne, SSJ. What do you know about either of these?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1963, JFK was assassinated. What do the initials JFK stand for? Who was JFK?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1989, Frederick Gregory became the first African American to lead a U.S. space mission.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**What are your plans for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Remember to give the card you made to the recipient for whom you created the card.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Enjoy a lovely weekend!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 21, 2017, the feast of the Presentation of Mary. Do you know what event this feast marks?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1620, the Mayflower reached America. Do you know what the Mayflower is? Do you know where it landed? Do you know who came on the Mayflower?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1842, the Holy Family Sisters were founded. Do you know who founded this Congregation?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 20, 2017, Monday in the Thirty-third Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1923, Garrett Morgan patented the three-position traffic signal. What do you know about Garrett Morgan?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 17, 2017, the feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1980, the first African-American PBS radio station began broadcasting from Howard University. What does PBS stand for? Where is Howard University? What else do you know about Howard University?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**In addition to remembering Ms. Floyd on her birthday, please pray for Mrs. Thornton, a long-time helper at OMS. Today is her 91st birthday.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 16, 2017, the feast of St. Margaret of Scotland and St. Gertrude. What do you know about either of these women?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1930, Chinua Achebe was born. Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and professor who is widely regarded as the Father of Modern African literature. His first novel, Things Fall Apart, is often considered his best work.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is International Day of Tolerance. What does the word "tolerance" mean?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today we will gather in church as a school community to thank God for the many blessings we receive each day. One week from today many of us will be gathering with family members to thank God for the many blessings we receive through our families.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 15, 2017, the feast of St. Albert the Great. What do you know about St. Albert?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date 130 years ago, Georgia O'Keeffe was born. In what year was she born? What do you know about O'Keeffe?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1979, Rosa Parks received the Spingarn Award. We have already heard about the Spingarn Award this year. What do you remember about the award? Why do you think Rosa Parks was chosen to receive the award?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Last evening, a notable singer received the Marian Anderson Award in Philadelphia. Who was the singer? Who was Marian Anderson?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 14, 2017, Tuesday in the Thirty-Second Week of Ordinary Time.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is the 131st birthday of the hole puncher. What year was the hole puncher invented? Who invented the hole puncher?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1969, Apollo 12 was launched. What part of the universe did the Apollo missions explore?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Congratulations and thank you to our Academic Challenge team who represented our school well at yesterday's event.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 13, 2017 and the feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. What do you know about this saint? What does the spelling of the first name tell you?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1955, Caryn Johnson was born. What do you know about her?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Good luck to our Academic Challenge team this afternoon.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 9, 2017 and the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Do you remember why Catholics celebrate this feast? (Hint: Recall what was printed in light font when you copied the November feasts.)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1731, Benjamin Banneker was born. What do you know about Banneker?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Remember that tomorrow is a school holiday for students while teachers have a faculty meeting.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 8, 2017, Wednesday in the National Week of Prayer for Vocations. This is also Media Literacy Week. What does "Media Literacy" mean?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1966, Edward Brooke was the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction. Do you know what state elected Brooke?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Yesterday, a great Philadelphia athlete died. What do you know about this person?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Tomorrow is Picture Day. If your parent wants to order your school picture, you must bring the order form and payment tomorrow.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 7, 2017, Tuesday in National Vocation Awareness Week. Today is also election day in Pennsylvania. Do you know what may be considered the most important position to be filled in the city of Philadelphia? Based on commercials you may have seen on TV, what may be considered the most important position to be filled in the state of New Jersey?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date 50 years ago, Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher were the first African Americans to be elected the mayors of major cities. Do you know what cities they were elected to?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**We have a surprise guest in our school today.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 6, 2017, Monday in the Thirty-First Week of Ordinary Time. This is National Vocation Awareness Week. What does the word "vocation" mean? We will be discussing this in religion class today.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1854, John Phillip Sousa was born. What do you know about Sousa?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 2012, Barack Obama was elected to a second term as U.S. President. What is something notable about President Obama?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Our current President is on a 13-day visit to what continent? He has already expressed his condolences to those who suffered a great tragedy yesterday? What was that tragedy? Where did it occur?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Congratulations and thank you to those who supported our candy sale and are enjoying certain treats today.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 3, 2017 and the feast of St. Martin de Porres. What do you know about St. Martin?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date 44 years ago, Mariner 10 was launched. In what year did this mission begin? What do you know about Mariner 10?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1983, Reverend Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy for President of the United States. Rev. Jackson was seeking the nomination of which party? What else do you know about Jesse Jackson?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 2, 2017 and the feast of All Souls.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1911, Raphael Robinson was born. What do you know about Raphael Robinson?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1983, a bill which made the third Monday in January a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was signed into law.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**The World Series ended last night with a team winning the baseball classic in Game 7 for the first time in the history of the team. Which team won? Which team lost?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is November 1, 2017 and the feast of All Saints. For Catholics this is a holy day of obligation which means that we attend Mass on this day. We will be going to Mass at 10:30 this morning.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1955 the Vietnam War began. What do you know about this war? Do you have any relatives who fought in this war?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Yesterday, a tragedy occurred in New York City. what do you know about that sad event?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is October 31, 2017, All Hallows Eve...thus, Halloween!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Yesterday was the 282nd birthday of our second President. Do you know his name? Do you know what year he was born?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1893, William H Lewis, from Harvard University, was the first African American football player to be named All-American.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Will you be going trick-or-treating tonight? If so, be safe.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Halloween!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is October 30, 2017 and Ishakeerah's birthday.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1954, the last segregated unit of the Armed Forces was abolished. On this date in 1965, Judith Jamison debuted with Alvin Ailey's American Dance Theater in Chicago, IL.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Did you go to any Halloween celebrations this weekend?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is October 26, 2017** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1911, Mahalia Jackson was born. What do you know about Mahalia Jackson?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**October 24, two days ago, was United Nations Day. Do you know why we call that date United Nations Day?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Remember that today is noon dismissal, and tomorrow is a school holiday. Enjoy your long weekend!** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is October 25, 2017.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. became the first African-American general in the U.S. Army.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Do you know who won the first game of the World Series last night?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Remember that tomorrow is noon dismissal and Friday is a school holiday.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is October 24, 2017 and the feast of St. Anthony Claret.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 2005, Rosa Parks died. What do you know about her?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**The World Series begins tonight. What sport is the World Series? What teams are playing in the World Series this year?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Tuesday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Monday, October 23, 2017 and the feast of St. John Capistrano. What do you know about this saint?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1940, Pele was born. What do you know about Pele?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1947, the NAACP sent a petition to the U.N. about racial injustice in the U.S.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Monday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Friday, October 20, 2017 and the feast of St. Paul of the Cross. What do you know about this saint?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1904, Enolia McMillan was born in Willow Grove, PA. She was the first female president of the NAACP. What do these initials stand for? What did you hear about NAACP this week? Do you know where Willow Grove is? Have you ever visited the Willow Grove Mall?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**I enjoyed meeting so many of your parents yesterday. How do you feel about your progress report? What are you proud of? In what area do you most need to improve?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**TGIF!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is Thursday, October 19, 2017 and the feast of Saints Isaac Jogues, John de Brebeuf, and their companions, also known as the North American Martyrs. What do you know about these saints?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**We have noon dismissal today so that we teachers can meet with your parents. I look forward to these conferences. Remember that we expect you to come with your parents to the conference.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**We DO have school tomorrow.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Thursday!**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Today is October 18, 2017 and the feast of St. Luke. What do you know about St. Luke?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Did you know that this is Digital Citizenship Week? Some of the BrainPOP videos we see this week are connected with this theme.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**On this date in 1945, Paul Robeson was awarded the Spingarn Medal. What do you know about this award?** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**I look forward to meeting with parents at conferences tomorrow.** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">**Happy Wednesday!**


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Tuesday, October 17, 2017, the feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch. What do you know about St. Ignatius? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1711, Jupiter Hammon was born in Huntington, NY. What do you know about Hammon? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Tuesday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Monday, October 16, 2017, the feast of St. Hedwig and St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Yesterday was "Founder's Day" for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Do you know what "Founder's Day" means? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">I hope you enjoyed your extra long weekend. Your teachers worked very hard at our meeting with teachers from other IMS schools on Friday. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Monday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Thursday, October 12, 2017. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1492, Christopher Columbus first sighted land in the Caribbean. Do you remember what he named the island he landed on? Why did he call the Native Americans "Indians?" **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is World Sight Day. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Remember that students have a holiday tomorrow while teachers have a professional development day. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Thursday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Wednesday, October 11, 2017, the feast of St. John XXIII. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1887, Alexander Miles received a patent for an automatic elevator door. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Thank you for trying to stay focused yesterday in the midst of all the activity. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Wednesday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Tuesday, October 10, 2017. **
 * <span style="color: #060606; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1780, a hurricane killed 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean, hitting Barbados first. It is the Atlantic's deadliest recorded hurricane. It seems it did not have a name. Do you know when we first began naming hurricanes? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1863, the first African-American Catholic Church in the United States, St. Francis Xavier Church, was opened in Baltimore, MD. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1889, Isaac Johnson received a patent for a bicycle frame. What do you know about Johnson? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today will be a NOISY DAY to start. On this date in 2017, Smart Boards are being installed in our school! What makes a Smart Board "smart"? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Tuesday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Monday, October 9, 2017, Columbus Day observed. Why do you think today is characterized this way? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1835, Camille Saint-Saen was born. On this date in 1940, John Lennon was born. These men share something in common. Do you know what that is? What do you know about these men? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1962, Uganda became an independent country. On what continent is Uganda located? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Monday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Friday, October 6, 2017. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1871, the Fisk Jubilee Singers began their first tour. What do you know about the Fisk Jubilee Singers? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Please open your social studies copybooks and write as many sentences about current events as you can in the time which Sister Rosanne gives. Remember to skip two spaces after the last thing you wrote, put today's date, and write the title "Current Events." **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">TGIF! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Thursday, October 5, 2017, the feast of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. What do you know about Blessed Francis? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Remember there is Youth Group this afternoon. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Congratulations to the 8th Grade on a great first MAP testing session. Good luck to the 7th Grade this morning. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Thursday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Wednesday, October 4, 2017, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. What do you know about St. Francis? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1864, the New Orleans Tribune, the first African-American-owned daily newspaper, began. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Wednesday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Tuesday, October 3, 2017. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1790, Cherokee leader John Ross was born. Who are the Cherokee? What do you know about John Ross? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Our fruit and veggie program begins today. Even if you think you might not like a certain fruit or veggie, give it a try. You may discover a new favorite food. **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy Tuesday! **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Today is Monday, October 2, 2017, the feast of the Guardian Angels. During the month of October, the Catholic Church focuses and prays on three themes: the Rosary, Respect Life, and missionary work. What do you know about these themes? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">On this date in 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was born. What do you know about Gandhi? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Sixty years ago yesterday something appeared for the first time on our paper currency. Previously, this appeared for the first time on coins during the Civil War. Do you know what this is? **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Let's have a great start to a new month! **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Happy October and Happy Monday! **

Today is Friday, September 29, 2017, the feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. One week after autumn began, the weather is finally feeling like fall! Enjoy the beautiful weekend weather forecast. TGIF!

Today is Thursday, September 28, 2017, the feast of St. Wenceslaus. What do you know about him? Can you sing the Christmas Carol which names him? On this date 61 years ago, Elvis Presley released the song "Love Me Tender." What do you know about Elvis? Remember that the first meeting for the seventh and eighth grade Youth Group is this afternoon. You need to bring the permission form you received last week from Ms. Jen, completed and signed by your parent, when you go to the meeting this afternoon. Please remember to cross at the corner with the crossing guard. Happy Thursday!

Today is Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the feast of St. Vincent de Paul. On this date 19 years ago, Google started. What year did Google begin? Yesterday a historical "first" occurred in the city of Philadelphia. What do you know about this event? In today's folder there is a letter for your parents about important testing which will begin next week. It is called M.A.P. testing, and it replaces the Performance Series which we have been using for the past several years. Remember that the first meeting for the seventh and eighth grade Youth Group is tomorrow, September 28. You need to bring the permission form you received last week from Ms. Jen, completed and signed by your parent, if you want to attend the meeting tomorrow. Happy Wednesday!

Today is Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the feast of Saints Cosmas and Damien. Do you know anything about these two saints? On this date in 1937, Bessie Smith died in Clarksdale, MS. What do you know about Bessie Smith? What do you know about the circumstances of her death? How does this relate to something we spoke about yesterday? Happy Tuesday!

Today is Monday, September 25, 2017. On this date in 1789, the Bill of Rights was created. What do you know about the Bill of Rights? On this date in 1957, nine black students integrated Central High School in Little Rock, AR. What do you know about this event or about segregation? Many new TV shows begin this week. Is there a certain one that you are interested in watching? Today's high temperature could be a record-setter! Happy Monday!

Today is Friday, September 22, 2017 and the FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN! Can you believe it is autumn with the temperatures being as warm as they have been lately? The forecast high for Monday is 90! What is the common synonym we use for autumn? On this date in 1891, Alma Thomas was born. What do you know about Alma Thomas? TGIF!

Today is Thursday, September 21, 2017, the feast of St. Matthew. What do you know about St. Matthew? Today is also International Day of Peace. Do you know who or how this day began? On this date in 1872, John H. Conyers became the first African-American admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy. Where is the Naval Academy located? On this date in 1937, The Hobbit was published. What do you know about The Hobbit? Remember that technology class is in our classroom today. Are you able to cooperate in a way which will prompt Ms. Wimberley to teach your class in the computer lab next week? Happy Thursday!

Today is Wednesday, September 20, 2017, the feast of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Paul Hasang, and their Companions. We will hear more about them today. From September 15 to October 15 we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Be sure to be your best self on our field trip today. You will have a note-taking paper to complete during today's visit to the National Constitution Center so you will need to take a pencil with you. Please remember to express your thankfulness to everyone who helps us today including chaperones, bus drivers, and any tour guides who help to make today's trip enjoyable. You will have at least one assessment in today's folder. Be sure to get that signed. Happy Wednesday!

Today is Tuesday, September 19, 2017, the feast of St. Januarius. On this date in 1881, President Garfield died as a result of an assassination attempt. Sadly, President Garfield died from another reason, not from the gunshot wound. Do you know when and where the assassination took place and who attempted this deed? Do you know what ultimately killed Garfield? On this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson was named Rookie of the Year. What do you know about Jackie Robinson? What is a "rookie?" Did you return your permission form for tomorrow's field trip to the National Constitution Center? You will have a report to write about this trip for social studies class. The report will be due on Monday, September 25. You will receive more information about this report today or tomorrow. Happy Tuesday!

Today is Monday, September 18, 2017. This year, it is Constitution Day because September 17 was on Sunday. What do you know about the Constitution? Do you know why we celebrate the Constitution on September 17? Do you know what Constitution Day used to be called? We will all know much more about the Constitution by mid-week since we have been given the gift of a free trip on Wednesday to the National Constitution Center! On this date in 1851, the New York Times was first published. What is the New York Times? I hope you studied for your social studies test today! If you did study, you may want to ask God's Holy Spirit to help you remember what you studied! Happy Monday!

Today is Friday, September 15, 2017, the feast of Our Mother of Sorrows. Happy Feast Day! As we celebrate in church at Mass on this feast, please remember to keep a quiet atmosphere in church so that each person has the opportunity to pray for his or her needs. As we discussed yesterday, the Cassini spacecraft's mission of orbiting Saturn and getting information about that planet ends today when it enters the atmosphere of Saturn and burn up. I was happy to meet so many of your parents last evening. TGIF!

Today is Thursday, September 14, 2017. Today is the feast of the Triumph of the Cross. In religion class, we have already spoken about why Christians think of the cross of Jesus Christ as a triumph. On this date in 1959, Luna 2 landed on the moon. What do you know about Luna 2? Please remind your parents about Back-to-School night tonight at 6:30 PM. You are not required to come with your parents, but if you do, please allow the adults to use the chairs in the gym and the classrooms. Happy Thursday!

Today is Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Today is the feast of St. John Chrysostom. His nickname was "Golden Mouth." Why do you think he had such a nickname? On this date 101 years ago, Roald Dahl was born. So, what was his birth year? What is Dahl famous for? Have you sold any of your candy yet? Remember to take home your Communications folder today. Also, remind your parents about Back-to-School Night tomorrow night at 6:30 PM. Happy Wednesday!

Today is Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Catholic Christians celebrate the Holy Name of Mary today. On this date in 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go into space. How many years ago was this event? Tomorrow you have art class in the morning and gym class in the afternoon. Remember to wear your gym uniform tomorrow. Happy Tuesday!

Today is Monday, September 11, 2017 in the Twenty-third Week of Ordinary Time. On this date in 2001, our country was attacked. We call this event "9/11" because it happened on the 11th day of the 9th month of the year. Do you know how we were attacked? Do you know where we were attacked? This date is now known as "Patriot Day?" Can you guess why? We will discuss more information about this today. Happy Monday!

Today is Friday, September 8, 2017. Today the Catholic Church honors Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus, by celebrating her birthday. On this date in 1957, Althea Gibson became the first African American athlete to win the U.S. National Tennis Championship. On September 9, 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first African American man to win the U.S. Open. Do you know for what sport he won the award? What natural disaster afflicted our country during the month of August? What natural disaster could affect our country this weekend? What natural disaster happened in the world within the past 24 hours? We look forward to "Specials" classes next week. TGIF!

Today is Thursday, September 7, 2017. On this date in 1912, Eddie Collins stole a record 6 bases in the Athletics 9-7 win over Detroit. What sport does this fact refer to? What context clues in the sentence above help you to know? On this date in 1970, the Fifth Muscular Dystrophy telethon was held. Do you know the famous comedian who hosted these telethons every year on Labor Day weekend? Do you know why his name was in the news recently? If you forgot to return your Communications Folder today, please remember to return it tomorrow. Happy Thursday!

Today is Wednesday, September 6, 2017, the first day of a new school year! Welcome back to Our Mother of Sorrows / St. Ignatius of Loyola School! I am happy to be with you in seventh grade. This is such an important year in planning for your high school career. We will talk more about that today. I look forward to a good day and a great year ahead!