St. Mary School recognizes its Students of the Month for Christian joy.They are: 3-year-old preschoolers Lyla Woolard and Annaliese Ryks; 4-year-old preschoolers…
Students of the Month
St. Mary School recognizes its Students of the Month for Christian joy.
They are: 3-year-old preschoolers Lyla Woolard and Annaliese Ryks; 4-year-old preschoolers Charlie Intihar and Hailey Burich and kindergartner Aubrey Yeager; first-grader Andrew DiDonato; second-grader Lilah Yeager; third-grader Kayla Schneider; fourth-grader Sidney Weigand; fifth-grader Grace Rowan; sixth-grader Augie Rosace; seventh-grader Max Buzagony; and eighth-grader Nick Balogh.
Student of the Month awards were also given to: Megan Bender, art; Kyle Yates, computers; Adam Frackowiak, library; Adam Rababy, music; Lainey Mardula, enrichment; Adam Zielinski, Spanish; Jonathan Clayton, physical education; and Quentin Fedak, Principal’s choice.
STEM Learning
Anyone wanting someone to blame for all the snow Chardon has had lately may want to check with the St. Mary prekindergarten class. The students were busy this week creating their own snow during a science class. The pre-k children made snow out of baking soda and hair conditioner that felt cold and like real snow. They were even able to make their own snowmen out of the material, all while learning about how solutions change when combined.
STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education. Educators at St. Mary School were honored this year to be recipients of the Thomas Edison STEM Award, one of only 44 schools in the state to earn the distinction.
“Both faculty and students have worked diligently to achieve this goal. STEM education has not only enriched the curriculum for our learners, but is preparing them for the future,” said principal Mary Petelin.
STEM education helps focus on these areas together not only because the skills and knowledge in each discipline are important for student success, but also because these fields are often used together in the real world.
In enrichment class, the third-grade students were challenged by teacher Meg Pawar to design a car that would roll given limited supplies. The students worked together in pairs and used their supplies in creative ways. When all the cars were built, they were able to watch whose car would roll the farthest.
The junior high students are also busily preparing to compete in the annual science fair at the end of the month.
All around St. Mary School, STEM learning and activities are helping to enrich the students’ knowledge and prepare them for the next steps in life.
