Bingo!

On Wednesday, February 3, St. Catherine of Siena School students celebrated their families during Catholic Schools Week with an afternoon of Bingo, inviting special people in their lives to share in the fun. Shown above, seventh grade student Elizabeth D. enjoys playing a round of Bingo with her grandfather.

Blessing of the Throats

Monsignor Slipe blesses the throat of Christian S., grade 4 on February 3. All students in the school were also blessed. Saint Blaise's protection of those with throat troubles is asked during the blessing..

SCS Jeopardy!

On Tuesday, February 2, SCS celebrated "Lifelong Learning" with a school-wide game of Jeopardy. The 8th grade mc'd and ran the game with the entire school broken into 3 teams. Questions were created by teachers. Fun was had by all!

Student & Staff Read-In

Surrounded by students reading, Extreme Thinking teacher Mrs. Cicchetti enjoys a quiet moment with her own book in Siena Hall during the school-wide Read-In on February 1.

Celebrate Service

On Monday, February 1, of Catholic Schools Week, students at SCS dressed in class colors and worked on class service projects. Sixth grade students Erin T. and Brigitte M. work on stringing beads for rosaries that will be donated to the elderly while wearing their class color pink.

Netbooks enhance students’ learning experience

Sixth grade student Kristen O. enjoys her Mythology class at St. Catherine of Siena School just a little bit more now with the addition of netbook technology in the classroom. Although the school has a fully updated computer lab and smart board technology, they have found supplementing netbooks in the classroom enhance the students’ learning experience. “We have found netbooks to be the right tool for our middle school students” says Principal Celine Kerwin, “They are easy to use and have the right mobility, battery life, and price.” St. Catherine of Siena School will be demonstrating the use of netbooks in the classroom during their Open House to be held on Sunday, January 31, 1:30 to 3:00 pm; Tuesday, February 2, and Wednesday, February 3, 9:30 to 11:00 am. For more information you can visit the school website scs-school-cedargrovenj.org or call the school office at 973-239-6968.

Geography Bee Winner

Eighth grade student Steven F., shown center above, has won the St. Catherine of Siena School National Geographic Bee, held on January 8. He will attend a state-level Geographic Bee to be held in the spring.  Seventh grade students Alex L. and Vincent M. placed second and third respectively. Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography. Schools with students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging test of geographic knowledge.