School Events

Tuesday, Feb. 23

Mandatory First Communion Parents Retreat 6:30PM

Wednesday, Feb. 24

All School Mass 8AM

Thursday, Feb. 25
La Sandia Spirit Day
11AM - 9PM

Big Event Donations DUE!!!

Friday, Feb. 26

Staff Development

No School

Saturday, Feb. 27

Archdiocesan
Advanced Spelling Bee

Wednesday, March 2

All School Mass 8AM

Friday, March 4

$1 for Quarters for Kids means jeans and polos!

Stations of the Cross 9AM

Saturday, March 5

Middle School Academic Decathlon

Monday, March 7

All School Rosary 1:25PM

led by Fr. Chris

Tuesday, March 15 Spirit Night at The Elm

Saturday, April 9
The Big Event
Westin Hotel Downtown

Monday, April 18

Spirit Night
The Kitchen Next Door

Dear Parents!

Last week was such an exciting week for our school programs! We are blessed beyond expectations J

In every Middle School science classe, Ms. Glennon spends the first month of school performing scientific investigations with the students and teaches them how to use the scientific method, research a topic and write a proper hypothesis. Students also learn how to create graphs and write a thoughtful conclusion. For example, this year the students conducted a lab on popcorn to see if white or yellow kernels pop more kernels in 3 minutes. The students had to research the topic and discovered that yellow kernels are bigger than white kernels. They developed hypotheses around the fact that the smaller ones would pop faster.

Once students understood the scientific method, Ms. Glennon, integrated the Science Fair project into the curriculum. The objective for this unit was that students will be able to use the scientific method to develop and create their own scientific investigation, research a topic and find scientific evidence to support their topic, analyze and interpret data in order to draw conclusions from an experiment. Next, students created their own scientific question and they had to do background research on their topic. Students needed five scientific sources to support their research and write a simple literature review on the topic. In addition, students learned how to cite scientific sources in APA format. Once the research is completed students are required to make an informed hypothesis and design their experiments.

Students then carried out their experiments on their own outside of class and they brought their data to class and worked on developing a conclusion based on their results. Every student is expected to complete a project on their own and submit them for the Science Fair. Volunteers were asked to judge the Science Fair projects (science background was a requirement for judging); judges were parents or members of the community. The projects were on display in the Machebeuf Conference Room. Once the judges at the school had made their determination; the top three projects and honorable mention from each grade level went to regional's. At regional's the students who place 1st advance to the state competition which is held in Fort Collins at Colorado State University.

Congratulations to the following students who attended the regional fair:
6^th Grade: Katie M. - Plant Protein, Eamon N.- Can you use Smell to Enhance Memory?, Max S. - Acid and Sour Taste Perception in Citrus Fruit Juices, Lily N. - Shooting Hoops
7^th Grade: Calvin H. - Testing the Holomonic Drive Train, Laila R. - Breaking it Down, Solomon M. - Does Antibacterial Soap Kill More Germs than Non-antibacterial Soap?, Wilson R. - How much Grease? 8^th Grade: Connor M. - Vitamin C in Different Vegetables, David N. - Iron Man's ArcReactor vs. Magneto's Force, Ethan M. - How Temperature Affects the Strength of Magnets, Emmanuel N. - Video Games and Blood Pressure.

At the Regional Science Fair, Connor McCauley won first place for the second year in a row. CONGRATULATIONS CONNOR! Connor will head to CSU in April for the State competition, if he takes first place at State, he is eligible to compete in the national competition.

Our Basketball teams had a big week last week as well!

Congratulations to all of our student athletes, coaches, and to our wonderful Athletic Director, Lucy Sopiarz-Rianda, for a phenomenal basketball season! We had several teams win the championship and or place for their grade and division:

Champion Trophy Winners - Widgets: 3^rd Grade boys coached by Mr. Klossner, 4^th Grade girls coached by Mr. Savoca. The 3^rd place Widget boys winners - 4^th Grade boys Blue Team-coached by Mr. Wilson (games played earlier in February).

In the JV Division, 3^rd place goes to JV Division 2 Girls coached by Mr. Adams and first place championship winners are 5^th Grade JV Division 3 Boys coached by Mr. Couglin, 5^th Grade JV Division 4 Gold Girls coached by Mr. Bebak, and 7^th & 8^th Grade Varsity Boys Division 3 coached by Mr. Moon.

Way to go!!!

Blessings to you and yours!

Carla

Weekly Prayer

God, heavenly Father, look upon me and hear my prayer
during this holy Season of Lent. By the good works You inspire, help me to discipline my body and to be renewed in spirit.

Without You I can do nothing. By Your Spirit help me to know what is right and to be eager in doing Your will.
Teach me to find new life through penance. Keep me from sin, and help me live by Your commandment of love.
God of love, bring me back to You. Send Your Spirit to make me strong in faith and active in good works.
May my acts of penance bring me Your forgiveness, open my heart to Your love, and prepare me for the coming feast of the Resurrection of Jesus.

Lord, during this Lenten Season, nourish me with Your Word of life and make me one with You in love and prayer.

Fill my heart with Your love and keep me faithful to the Gospel of Christ. Give me the grace to rise above my human weakness. Give me new life by Your Sacraments, especially the Mass.

Father, our source of life, I reach out with joy to grasp Your hand; let me walk more readily in Your ways. Guide me in Your gentle mercy, for left to myself I cannot do Your Will.

Father of love, source of all blessings, help me to pass from my old life of sin to the new life of grace. Prepare me for the glory of Your Kingdom. I ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.

Parish Events

Mass Times:

Weekdays: 8:00AM

Weekends:

Saturday

Anticipatory Mass:

4:30PM

Sundays:

8:00 & 10:00AM

Children's Liturgy
of the Word
During 10AM Mass on Sundays

Adoration:

Saturdays

8:00AM - 4:00PM

Reconciliation:

Saturdays

8:00AM until finished

and again from

3:00 - 4:00PM
Sundays during Lent 9:15 - 9:45AM

Saturday, Feb. 27

1st Reconciliation

Monday, March 7
Praise & Mercy Night
7 - 8:30PM

Mondays

Middle School

Youth Group

5:30 - 7:00PM

Fridays during Lent

Stations of the Cross

6:30PM

Preceded by Soup Supper at 5:15PM

Assurance Statement of Compliance with the Purposes of the Title IX Education Act

The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese, under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop, and at the direction of the Superintendent, attest that none of the Catholic schools discriminate on the basis of sex in its admission policies, treatment of students or its employees.

Notice of Student Non-Discrimination Policy

The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Denver, under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L. and at the direction of the Superintendent, state that all of their Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the students at the schools. Furthermore, Archdiocesan schools admit handicapped students in accord with the policy on Admissions, 4.2.1. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national origin in the administration of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic or other school-administered programs.