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		<title>From Christina Clem, M.Ed.  Principal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print &#8220;St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School:  Faith, Academics, Service&#8221; Catholic Schools Week 2012-2013 It was great seeing all of our St. Elizabeth children again after the nice Christmas break!  Time continues to fly by,  and we will already be kicking off our 2012-2013 Catholic Schools Week on Sunday, January 29th, with an Opening Mass at 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Important Dates-January &amp; February 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print January 29     CSW Opening Liturgy, 10 am January 29     Open House for Prospective Famillies, 11:30 am-1:30 pm January 30     Prayer Service, 9 am January 30     3rd &#38; 4th Grade Field Trip to Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, 9 am-2 pm January 30     Family Appreciation Spaghetti Dinner, 6 pm-7:30 pm January 30     Dress Down Day for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Beth Belcher, MTS – Director of Religious Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintWelcome back to school after a wonderful Christmas vacation!  I hope that your time away from school was as blessed and fulfilling as mine was! Catholic Schools Week is coming right up, January 29 &#8211; February 3.  The theme this year is Faith, Academics, Service.  We will open the week with 10am Mass on Sunday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/from-beth-belcher-mts-%e2%80%93-director-of-religious-education-4/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Belew &#8211; School Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print We are so excited about the iPad Project!  The Apple iPad is a great tool for learning and for research and students of all ages. The learning possibilities are limitless when an iPad is introduced to a classroom. Kids will learn new ways to express themselves in a multitude of ways. Here’s a snapshot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Steven Thompson &#8211; Advisory Council</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintThe functions of the Advisory Council are to: Advise the Principal on School policies, programs, services, and strategic planning. Serve as an information resource for the School when requested. Conduct special studies and assignments as requested by the Pastor or Principal. Advise the Principal and Pastor on financial matters including assisting the Principal in development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Saint&#8217;s Finest Chocolate Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE SALE FUNDRAISER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!  The World’s Finest Chocolate Sale Fundraiser is one of our school’s major fundraisers.  The proceeds will go toward the school’s operating budget to meet expansion needs and to provide enhancements to our school’s educational programs.  It is important we all do our part to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/5338/</link>
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		<title>Box Tops for Education Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintBox Tops Contest DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 15TH!! TOTALS SO FAR TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!!!   Great Prizes: 1st Place Student $50.00 gift card  Homeroom of winning student   (Ice Cream Sundae Party) 2nd Place Student $25.00 gift card 3rd Place Student $15.00 gift card Choice of gift cards includes: Walmart, Target, Game Stop, Sonic, McDonald’s &#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/box-tops-for-education-contest/</link>
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		<title>Miss Vercillo &#8211; Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintI want to thank all the parents who came to our first Parent Reading Workshop! The feedback was terrific! I will definitely be scheduling a second session soon! The reading intervention classes are going well ,and we will be hosting a Take Flight Parent day on January 17th. If you are interested in seeing what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Porter &#8211; Pre KA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintThis is my FAVORITE time of the school year when everyone already knows one another, the little quirks have been ironed out, and the children already have a sense of what the expectations are in the classroom.  So now we can spread our wings and FLY!   We will be doing just that in the next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/mrs-porter-pre-ka-2/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Strunk &#8211; Pre-K B</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintHappy New Year! We pray God blesses all of our families with health and happiness this year. PreK B will be working very hard this month. RELIGION We will talk about the Epiphany and how the three kings came to visit baby Jesus. We will be getting ready to go to church with the rest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Guerrero &amp; Ms. Lane – Kindergarten</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintHappy New Year!  This is what we will be doing for the next couple of weeks: Religion – We are working on a book about the life of Jesus. We are reading the Bible and learning about Jesus’ life and the many miracles He performed. Language Arts – Wind is the new unit we will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Patton &amp; Ms. Meroni &#8211; First Grade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintHappy New Year!!  What an eventful year 2011 was, and 2012 promises to be just as busy and productive. January will be packed with activities.  We will have a day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and begin the Catholic Schools Week with many fun projects and events. Here is a brief monthly overview for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Jurik- Second Grade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintMath:    The students will subtract two-digit numbers with and without regrouping.  They will subtract horizontally and vertically.  Students will also begin the unit on Geometry. Spelling:  Students will spell words with oo, u_e, wh, sh, th, and ch. Reading: The students have begun a reading unit on animals and camouflage.   They will continue to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs Schmitz -Third Grade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintMath We will be finishing up our multiplication and division unit. Most of the students in the 3rd grade have done an awesome job of memorizing their multiplication facts. This will really help them in the future with math. Once we have finished multiplication and division, we will be focusing our attention on learning to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/mrs-schmitz-third-grade-2/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Fabian &#8211; Third Grade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintWelcome back from your holiday!  Hope everyone had a peaceful time off. Now that we are all rested, it is time to get back to working.  The following is what we will be doing over the next month and into the next month of February. Reading &#8211; Whole group reading of Stuart Little;  Then in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. McClure &#8211; Fourth Grade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintI hope this month finds all of you falling “head-over-heels” in love with your family and loved ones all over again. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help assist you and/or your student.  Please continue to check the class website.  You can access it through the school website [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/mrs-mcclure/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Gilburt – Fifth Grade English/Language Arts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintAs a new year begins, we reflect on the previous one. Before Christmas break, the 5th grade worked together to present the Jesse Tree. The students did a fantastic job in showing everyone the true meaning of Christmas. Here are a few photos&#8230;      English We will be applying our Shurley English when we start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Fernandez &#8211; Fifth &amp; Sixth Grade Math, Fifth Grade Science</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintMath: 5th Grade - We are working on the world of fractions.  We are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. 6th Grade &#8211; We are working on fractions, ratios, proportions and percents.  We are using our new knowledge to price groceries and figure out sales tax. Science: In science we are working on our science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mrs. Feil – Fifth and Sixth Grade Social Studies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintI hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed start to a new year. I would like to thank all the families for all the thoughtful gifts I received for Christmas. I was overwhelmed with all your generosity! Again thank you. 5th Grade: We are beginning our studies of the 13 colonies which will then lead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/mrs-feil-%e2%80%93-fifth-and-sixth-grade-social-studies/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Belcher, MTS – Fifth – Eighth Grade Religion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintReligion classes have been working very hard throughout the entire 1st semester and have accomplished a great deal!  Below is our focus for the next few weeks: 8th:  Faith Sharing #4 will practically be a thing of the past by the time you read this!!  I know that we are all excited about the end [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Powell &#8211; Middle School Social Studies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print7A &#38; B Social Studies Welcome Back! The students did awesome on their Multimedia Projects over the Texas Revolution. Thank you all for helping the students with coordinating the projects.  They were really entertaining.  We have begun Unit 4. We will work on Unit 4  during the latter part of January and throughout February. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Ms. Houston &#8211; Middle School Science</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintChristmas break is behind us, and we move forward into a new year! Students continue to prepare for the Science Fair on February 1st.   We are in need of volunteers! If you are interested please contact Mrs. Robb or Ms. Houston. In addition to the Science Fair during Catholic Schools Week, middle school students will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/ms-houston-middle-school-science-2/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Robb &#8211; 7th &amp; 8th Grade Math/Assistant Principal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintReminders: Math Score should be completed every week.  Students have from Monday &#8211; Sunday at midnight to complete.  For the month of January students need to have 30 minutes of actively engaged time in order to receive credit. Students should work on fractions for the month of January. Tutoring takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/mrs-robb-7th-8th-grade-mathassistant-principal/</link>
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		<title>Ms. Johnson&#8211;Middle School MLA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print6th Grade Regular English—Sixth grade regular has just started a unit on adverbs.  This will include: how to identify, time, place, manner, degree, affirmation, negation, comparison (regular and irregular), and special cases of adverbs.  The test is scheduled for February 9.  We will then begin the major research paper. Look for the letter to come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Borth &#8211; Middle School Literature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print6th grade &#8211; We are currenty finishing Ten Little Indians, such a wonderful little thriller!  The next novel that we will read is One Handed Catch. Students will need to purchase this novel; I do not have a class set. 7th grade &#8211; We are currently reading Feathers and will begin a short story unit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Barrientos &#8211; Spanish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintPreK-3:  This quarter we will be concentrating on body parts and clothing, learning new songs to help us identify body parts.  We will continue to practice our basics of ABC’s,  phonics, vowels, numbers, days of the week, and colors. PreK-4: We are doing great on our basics and sounding out small words in Spanish from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Stepniewski – Pre K through Eighth Grade Computer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print 8B &#160; Pre-K and Kindergarten students continue working on basic skills using educational websites such as starfall, sheppard software, julia’s rainbow, abcya, and kidport,  to name a few. First Grade students are working on their typing skills while studying spelling words in spellingcity and in Microsoft Word. Second Grade students are practicing typing and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Connelly &#8211; Library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintHappy New Year, and welcome back to all!   I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas.  Many thanks for all the wonderful gifts, cards, and well wishes during the holidays.   Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. Thanks to all volunteers and shoppers who made our December Book Fair such a huge success. Our school [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Green – PK, K, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print&#8220;The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem solving purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity.&#8221; Lesson 4 in 10 Lessons the Arts Teach by the NAEA We are continuing to learn and create in the art room.  All of the classes will participate in the Catholic School&#8217;s Week Poster [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/mrs-green-%e2%80%93-pk-k-1st-2nd-4th-6th-7th-8th-grade-art-3/</link>
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		<title>Mrs. Connelly &#8211; 3rd &amp; 5th Grade Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print“A sculpture is just a painting cut up and stood up somewhere”.  Frank Stella Many thanks for all the wonderful gifts, cards and well wishes during the holidays.  Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. Art classes have completed a study of Impressionism.  The students produced some awesome watercolor paintings in the style of Henri [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Coach Cervenka &#8211; K – Eighth Grade Physical Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintAll the students have done wonderfully coming back from the Christmas break and showing that they have stayed in shape. The first few weeks we did fitness exercises getting into shape as well as practiced for the fitness gram. Basketball season has started with the DPL.   And as we did with volleyball, we are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Mary Kuterbach, Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print Congratulations to our students for a beautiful Christmas presentation! A job well done! Thank you to our parents for your support of the performing arts. It is so important that our students have the opportunity to share their talents through a live performance. I would also like to thank everyone for your generous Christmas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>NJHS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintFirst, we would like to congratulate the newest members who were accepted into the NJHS this year: Johanna Alvarado. Josef Barrilleaux, Oscar Gurrola, Alex Leal, and Manon Williams. Members are chosen based on academics, leadership abilities, behavior, and community service.  Congratulations again! In December, NJHS members acted as St. Nicholas’s helpers and delivered goodies into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Tech/Lego/Robotics Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print&#160; Tech Club members teamed up with Environmental Club for a festive Christmas pizza party and recycled-ornament contest.  Participants were: Amaia Murphy (KA), Blaine Wells (3B), Cassidy Christian (KA), Cole Hawkins(4A), Elizabeth Stratton (5B), Grant Barksdale(4A), and Madison Goza (2A). Our next Tech/Lego/Robotics Club meeting will be the second Wednesday in February, the 8th,  from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Cub Scout Pack 788</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;PrintCub Scout Pack 788 has been busy during the winter months!  Before the Christmas Break, Cub Scouts assisted various classes at St. Elizabeth of Hungary by assembling care packages and gifts for the residents of the St. Joseph&#8217;s Nursing Home.   The Cub Scouts also made Peanut Butter Bird Feeders to help our feathered friends during the winter months.   The December [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/cub-scout-pack-788-2/</link>
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		<title>Saints Booster Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Booster Club is investing in custom basketball uniforms for all of our athletes. Jerseys will be provided to all athletes and returned at the end of the season. The matching shorts will be purchased by the athletes to keep.]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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		<title>Environmental Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;Print Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 7, from 3:30 &#8211; 4:00 in Mrs. Fabian&#8217;s room. &#160;Print]]></description>
		<link>http://saintspride.com/newsletter/2012/01/</link>
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