The SAN Script – the week of February 2 – 6
A Psalm of Praise
Today is the 100th birthday of Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a man who almost single-handedly brought contemplative spirituality back to Western Christianity’s awareness. He was a Trappist monk, poet, and activist, and he was deeply engaged with interfaith dialogue. Merton wrote extensively about contemplation, and his own prayer practice “centered entirely on attention to the presence of God and to His will and His love . . . a kind of praise rising up of out of the center of Nothing and Silence” (The Hidden Ground of Love, pp. 63-64). Here is one of his exuberant, joyous psalms:
Today, Father, this blue sky lauds you.
The delicate green and orange flowers of the tulip poplar tree praise you.
The distant blue hills praise you,
together with the sweet-smelling air that is full of brilliant light.
The bickering flycatchers praise you
with the lowing cattle and the quails that whistle over there.I too, Father, praise you, with all these my brothers,
and they give voice to my own heart and to my own silence.
We are all one silence, and a diversity of voices.
You have made us together,
you have made us one and many,
you have placed me here in the midst
as witness, as awareness, and as joy.Here I am.
In me the world is present,
and you are present.
I am a link in the chain of light and of presence.
You have made me a kind of center,
but a center that is nowhere.
And yet also I am “here.”
-Thomas Merton, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, pp. 131-132
Spend some time witnessing the wonder of creation and write, draw, dance, or sing your own psalm of gratitude.
Kids in snow
St. Anthony This Week
Monday, February 2
Pizza numbers going in today for next week – students who did not order last week can order for the upcoming weeks, please see Krista for a form
Paul out at Board Office – 10:00 AM
Paul away – 1:00 PM
Tuesday, February 3
9:00 AM Collaborative team meeting – Geraldine, Paul, school board team
chess at lunch
Table Tennis 3:15 – 4:15
Wednesday, February 4
Cathlee O’Connell to read with Mrs.Rupnik’s class
Rosary visit to St. Anthony:
Every 1st Wednesday of the month, beginning October 1st
FDK1 10:30-10:45
FDK2 10:45-11
(Lucy)
1/2 Cook: 12:15-12:35 (Maruka)
1 and 2/3: 12:35-12:55 (Maruka-Learning Commons)
Gr. 4/5 Mr. Girard: 12:55-1:25 (Lucy)
Gr. 5/6 1:45-2:30 (Lucy)
Dorothy reading with Mrs. Rupnik’s class
Y Kids Academy – 11:30 – 1:30 Grade 5/6 class
Paul away at CLL – all day
Plans to Paul today in preparation for Peter’s Friday morning visit.
Thursday, February 5
Mill of Kintail Trip Gr. 1 and 1/2
Free Throw Forms due Gr 5 & 6
Paul at St. Nicholas H.S. 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Paul out – Peace Festival meeting 1:30 PM
Young Rembrandts – session # 3 after school
Friday, February 6
Little Horn Theatre MUSIC WITH AUDREY LEMIEUX – same schedule as previous weeks
Last day for Student Teacher in Mrs. Rupnik’s class
Pizza numbers going in today for next week – students who did not order last week can order for the upcoming weeks, please see Krista for a form
Peter visiting our school 9:00AM – 11:00AM – please let me know what you will be doing during this time so I can give an outline to Peter – I will need this by Wednesday.
Report cards due to Paul
Why Minecraft?
There are many blog posts and articles on how Minecraft can be used as a learning tool in school. While I have attended demonstrations on all the great things Minecraft, I am no expert on how it can be used.
We decided to ask some of our grade 5 and 6 students how Minecraft would be of value in the classroom. Here are their answers addressed as letters to our school board. We always need to look for new ways to release the creative potential of our students – obviously, Minecraft is another tool we should be accessing in our classrooms. Their answers show a great deal of insight.
What are we waiting for?
To Whom It May Concern:
I think minecraft is super cool! What I think about Minecraft is something you can think outside the box, being creative or exploring all around that world. It would be so fun if we can use minecraft to learn. We can use Minecraft for measurements, patterns or even on free time! You can also use Minecraft for projects like building a model of the CN tower or a model of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. That’s why we want Minecraft in the at our school.
To Whom It May Concern:
You can use Minecraft for architecture and symmetry. Also, Minecraft is good for being responsible because of the animals. I hope you have read this.
To Whom It May Concern:
I think it would be a good idea to use Minecraft in the classroom so we can show the school board how we want the school to look like. We would also make the new editions we want in the school like slides and swings and other things. It would help you with building because in Minecraft you build a lot of things and it will help with pets because in Minecraft there are lot’s of animals.
Thank you for reading my letter,
To Whom It May Concern:
Hi! This letter is about Minecraft. I have a Minecraft account myself. I have had Minecraft for 7 or 8 months. I have pretty good experience with Minecraft to be honest. Minecraft is a sandbox game and it has endless possibilities to do. Minecraft consists of Pros and Cons.
The Pros are that you can show your creativity and you can build projects.(ex: Planets,Houses,Towers etc.) The Cons are that if we have a private server, students might rude language to other students in the chat box. Students might build inappropriate things. I’m just saying that these thing could happen.
Thank you for reading this letter.
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing this letter to explain why it is a good idea to have Minecraft at school. Minecraft is used to be creative and to create structures. If we have Minecraft we can create all the different schools in the school board. We can use it to learn new things and to use our creativity. We can work together as a school community to create many things like farms, houses and other things like that.
That’s why I think it’s a good idea to have Minecraft.
