WINTER 2012‐2013 Tolle Lege Regina Angelorum Academy Classical Curriculum—Catholic Formation Events January 7 Classes Resume 21 Open House 24 Family Movie Night 25 March for Life No School 28 Catholic Schools Week Begins February 1 Catholic Schools Week Concludes 2 Jamie Thietten Concert 9 Valentine’s Dinner 11-12 Winter Break 13 Ash Wednesday 15 Butterfly Project 18 Open House 28 Philadelphia Orchestra Fieldtrip Inside This Issue Answering the Call to Catholic Engagement Catholic School Spirit at Regina Angelorum At the end of January, week from St. Ignatious of The academic highpoint of Regina Angelorum Academy Loyola Elementary in the week was the Third Celebrated Catholic Schools Northwest Philadelphia. Annual Declamation Contest Week with a host of activities Students gathered in the on Friday, February first. supported and organized by auditorium to recite a Living Rebecca Lorenz, Jacqueline Regina parent Kathy Ranieri. Rosary around an enormous Guerra, Joseph Hayden and The RAA community got a rosary fashioned out of Olivia Guerra competed with head start on Thursday, the balloons by the Peter and fourth through eighth graders twenty‐fourth with a Family Kathy Ranieri family, and graders from Regina Coeli Movie Night. Snacks were everyone enjoyed a special Academy in Abington and Provided by the girls of soft pretzel treat before Regina Luminous Academy in Troop Kateri Tekakwitha, and heading home. Downingtown. Competition The Sound of Music was Pastries for Parents and was in the morning and shown on a new, big screen plenty of hot coffee greeted students from the other donated by the Troop with parents in the library during Regina schools returned the proceeds from previous morning drop off on home after joining us for bake sales. Wednesday. It was a big lunch. In the afternoon Mr. The week officially opened “Thank you” for the Thomson led students and with a special mass for the sacrifices our parents make teachers in a less formal school at St. Colman’s to provide a Catholic competition of “spirit day” Chruch on Sunday, January education for their children. Activities. 27. A Hospitality Hour On Thursday the students Finding we had too much followed in the school were invited to wear spirit for our school to auditorium. appropriate play clothes to contain the celebration in a Decorations on the doors school, the better to enjoy single week, parents of every classroom Movie Day. Teachers and organized a special thank established a festive tone as students gathered in the you luncheon for teachers students accessorized their auditorium for popcorn and a the following Tuesday. uniforms with crazy socks special showing of The The extended week was and hats on Monday. Miracle of Marcelino. “I energizing reminder of how Tuesday was a Day of remember this movie from blessed we all are to be part Service, and students my childhood,” remarked of such a vibrant Catholic brought in non‐perishable Office Manager Christine community. food items for St. Ignatious Simeone, “and later shared it food pantry, which with my own children who Below: Second Graders distributes free food every loved it as much as I did.” display their “crazies”
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WINTER2012‐2013
Tolle Lege Regina Angelorum Academy Classical Curriculum—Catholic Formation
Events
January 7 Classes Resume 21 Open House 24 Family Movie Night 25 March for Life No School 28 Catholic Schools Week Begins February 1 Catholic Schools Week Concludes 2 Jamie Thietten Concert 9 Valentine’s Dinner 11-12 Winter Break 13 Ash Wednesday 15 Butterfly Project 18 Open House 28 Philadelphia Orchestra Fieldtrip Inside This Issue Answering the Call to Catholic Engagement
“… behind the truths Grandma tried to hand down was wisdom that we ought not to have tossed out so easily, a wisdom that might help explain why it is that men and women living a culture given over to the 24/7 pursuit of happiness seem to enjoy less and less of it these days.” Excerpted from Bill McGurn’s Great Defender of Life 2010 Acceptance Speech