Michael Weigel
August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
This year, the first Senior Spotlight will shine on Michael Weigel.
Underneath Michael’s calm and quiet demeanor is the speed and quickness that helps power Faustina’s new high school sports teams. This year, Michael is the Captain of the first Faustina Falcon’s football team and a starting running back. In the first two games of this season he has rushed for 526 yards on 27 carries scoring 8 touchdowns. He is also a dangerous return man racking up 268 return yards on 7 returns for an average of 38.2 yards per return. He also plays defense recording 7 tackles and 2 sacks.
Michael has been using his speed not only on the gridiron, but also on the track. In 2007, in the first year of Falcon track, he was the TCAF state champion in the 1600m and the state runner up in the 100m. He was also the district champion in the 1600m and the district runner up in the long jump. He anchored the district runner up 4×100m relay team. He is a letterman not only in track, but in basketball, where he plays guard for the Falcons.
Michael’s athletic participation is not limited to Faustina. He is a member of Premier Track Club in Dallas competing in the 400m, the 800m and the 4×400m. He also uses his speed on the rugby pitch as a winger for the University of Dallas Rugby Club.
While enjoying his athletic accomplishments, Michael also pursues those things at the heart of Faustina Academy: leadership, academic excellence and commitment to his Faith. Michael was an Honor Roll student in the Fall of 2007 and was his class representative to the Student Council his sophomore year. He won the Best in History Award his sophomore and junior years. Since 2003, he has been an altar server at Mater Dei Latin Mass Community and he was the confirmation sponsor for his younger sister Sofia.
Michael’s hobbies outside of team sports are paint ball and snow boarding. He has four brothers and five sisters. His two older brothers are alums of Faustina, both now attending the University of Dallas. His younger siblings all attend Faustina. His favorite food is crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jelly sandwiches. He plans on attending the University of Dallas next year, where he hopes to run track and continue playing rugby (and of course study!).
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Welcome to my weekly newsletter!
Thanks.
Rachel
PreK4: An Overview of the Curriculum
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Dear Families,
I feel very privileged to be your child’s preschool teacher this year. I am excited about the curriculum that we will be using and would like to share a little information about the programs that we have chosen.
For phonics, reading readiness, and handwriting we will be using a very well respected program called Zoo Phonics. It is time tested and very kid friendly with an emphasis on making the activities age appropriate. What makes this program so successful is that it is multisensory. The children will be speaking, listening, singing, feeling, and moving. The more modes of sensory input, the better. We will start out the year learning letter sounds and how to write lowercase letters. The second half of the year I will introduce capital letters and by the end of the year, those that are ready will be putting together basic three letter words. I look forward to sharing more about this program with you as the year progresses.
For math we will be using Saxon K. At this level, it is auditory and manipulative based. This is a survey course that introduces them to many different math concepts such as sorting, acting out story problems, shapes, money, time, measuring, geoboards, and more. There is also a strong emphasis on calendar activities, which will introduce them the days of the week and months of the year, as well as weather, graphing, patterning, and skip counting.
We will be using the Little Saints- A Catholic Preschool Program as a supplement. Each week has a theme such as “Fun on the Farm” or “Planets and Stars”. Our storytime books will be drawn mostly from this program, as well as crafts and learning games that tie into the theme. The class will listen to classical music recommendations and will enjoy an overview of children’s poetry. This program also incorporates Bible passages and ideas on celebrating the liturgical year.
Science at this age is best learned through a study of the child’s own natural surroundings, so we will focus our atttention on nature study. We will take nature walks, children will be encouraged to bring nature items from home and we will build insect and leaf collections in the classroom. We also have a designated spot behind the school where we will be able to have a garden. We will start right away with planting different types of sugar snap peas. (drawing by Anne Runyon)
Most importantly, we will spend time this year learning about our faith. Faustina Academy’s mission is to work collaboratively with the parents to get all of our children to heaven- to make saints. At this young age, it is important to gently nurture in the children a love for the faith. We will read stories of the lives of the saints, read Scripture, sing songs about the faith, and say prayers throughout the day . We will celebrate the feast days, with the first celebration being a birthday party for the Nativity of the Blessed Mother on September 8th.
I look forward to getting to know you this year as we work together to educate your children. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Mrs. Skinner
Homework for Sept. 2-5
August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sept 5
No Homework
Sept 4
Read Chapter 15
Section 3
Sept 3
Read Chapter 15
Section 2
Complete Section Review
Sept. 2
Read Chapter 15
Section 1
Complete Section Review
Homework for Sept. 2-5
August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sept 4
Read Chapters 1-3
Sept 3
Read Chapters 1-3
Sept 2
Read Chapters 1-3
Complete Handout
Homework Sept 2-5
August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sept 5
Read Chapter 1
Section 3
Sept 4
Read Chapter 1
Section 2
Complete Section Review
Sept 3
No Homework
Sept 2
Read Chapter 1
Section 1
Complete Section Review
Homework for Sept. 2-5
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Sept 5
Read Chapter 1
Section 1
Sept 4
Read Chapter 1
Section 1
Sept 3
No Homework
Sept. 2
Read Chapter 1
Section 1
Complete Handout
9th Geometry Homework for Mr. Marshall
August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Week of April 27, 2009
Monday: rework missed problem from p. 289
Tuesday: Class Review work for ch. 9 quiz tomorrow
Wednesday: CH. 9 Quiz
Thursday: p. 499
Friday: p. 507
Week of April 20, 2009
Monday: rework missed problem from p. 289
Tuesday: Class Review work for ch. 9 quiz tomorrow
Wednesday: CH. 9 Quiz
Thursday: p. 499
Friday: p. 507
Week of March 30, 2009
Monday: Empirical study of mulch volume
Tuesday: p. Review for Test
Wednesday: Test
Thursday: p. 451
Friday: p. 457
Week of March 23, 2009
Monday: p. 416
Tuesday: p. 422
Wednesday: p. 439
Thursday: p. 441 (Review for tomorrow’s quiz)
Friday: Quiz
Week of March 16, 2009
Monday: p. 399, 1-24
Tuesday:Review for Ch. 7 Test
Wednesday: Ch. 7 Test
Thursday: p. 409
Friday: p. 416
Week of Feb 23, 2009
Monday: p. 354
Tuesday: Review for ch. 7 test
Wednesday:Ch. 7 Test
Thursday: p. 366
Friday: p. 370-373, 1-45
Week of Feb 9, 2009
Monday: p. 340, 1-34, 1-6
Tuesday: p. 346 all
Wednesday: enjoy your break!
Thursday: Ski trip!
Friday: Ski trip!
Week of Feb 2, 2009
Monday: p. 327, 1-32
Tuesday: p. 332, 1-30
Wednesday: p. 339, 1-34, 1-6
Thursday: p. 346, 1-24
Friday: p. 350, 1-18
Week of Jan 26, 2009
Monday: p. 304, 1-24
Tuesday: p. 307, 1-19
Wednesday: p. 312, 1-37
Thursday: p. 319, 1-39, 1-7
Friday: p. 327, 1-32
Week of Jan 20, 2009
Monday: no school
Tuesday: rework missed problem from review sheet
Wednesday: review concepts
Thursday: chapter 5 test
Friday: p. 304, 1-24
Week of Jan 12, 2009
Monday: p. 276, 1-34
Tuesday: p. 282, 1-33
Wednesday: p.284, 1-10
Thursday: p. 288, 1-36
Friday: p. 293, 1-30 (Review)
Week of Jan 5, 2009
Monday: p. 259, 1-65
Tuesday: p. 266, 1-32
Wednesday: p. 268, 1-8
Thursday: p. 271, 1-28
Friday: p. 276, 1-34
Week of Dec 1, 2008
Monday: p. 234, 1-24
Tuesday: p. 234, 25-38
Wednesday: Ch. 4 Test
Thursday: p. 245, 1-25
Friday: p. 230, 1-26
Week of Nov 17, 2008
Monday: p. 216, 1-21
Tuesday: p. 216, 22-41
Wednesday: p. 219, 1-43
Thursday: p. 225, 1-7
Friday: p. 230, 1-26
Week of Nov 10, 2008
Monday: p. 191, 25-48
Tuesday: p. 199, 19-22
Wednesday: p.203, 1-27
Thursday: p. 206, 1-7
Friday: p. 209, 1-36
Week of Nov 3, 2008
Monday: Review concepts
Tuesday: Test
Wednesday: p. 185, 1-44
Thursday: p. 191, 1-24
Friday: p. 191, 25-48
Week of Oct 27, 2008
Monday: p. 163 1-27
Tuesday: p. 168 1-48
Wednesday: p. 174, 1-23
Thursday: p. 174, 24-46
Friday: Review for Test on Monday
Week of Oct 21, 2008
Monday: p. 141 1-38
Tuesday: p. 147 1-38
Wednesday: p. 155 1-52
Thursday: p. 158 1-5
Friday: p. 163, 1-27
Week of Oct 14, 2008
Monday: no class
Tuesday: Ch. 2 Test Retake, HW p. 131, 1-8
Wednesday: p. 129, 1-34
Thursday: p. 135, 1-35
Friday: p. 141, 1-38
Week of Oct 6, 2008
Monday: p. 112, 1-29
Tuesday: p. 117, 1-37 (Review exercises)
Wednesday: Ch. 2 Test
Thursday: p. 129, 1-34
Friday: p. 131, 1-8
Week of Sept 29, 2008
Monday: p. 93, 1-40
Tuesday: p. 99, 1-25
Wednesday: p. 99, 26-56
Thursday: p. 105, 1-52
Friday: p. 108, 1-17
Week of Sept 22, 2008
Monday: p. 71, 1-42
Tuesday: p. 79, 1-43
Wednesday: p. 86, 1-35
Thursday: p. 88, 1-14
Friday: p. 89, 1-16
Week of Sept 15, 2008
Monday: p. 56, 1-40
Tuesday: p. 59, 1-49
Wednesday: p. Review for Ch. 1 Test
Thursday: Ch. 1 Test
Friday: p. 71, 1-42
Week of Sept 8, 2008
Monday: p. 23, 1-18
Tuesday: p. 28, 1-48, 1-15
Wednesday: p. 35, 1-64
Thursday: p. 43, 1-27
Friday: p. 50, 1-48, 1-4
Week of Sept 2, 2008
Tuesday: p. 7, 1-54
Wednesday: p. 11, 1-18
Thursday: p. 15, 1-57
Friday: p. 20, 1-64
7-8th Religion Homework for Mr. Marshall
August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
Week of April 20, 2009
Monday: Ch. 28 SQ
Tuesday: CH. 28 PE
Wednesday: Break out groups for males and females
Thursday: Review
Friday: Quiz on 6th and 9th Commandments
Week of April 20, 2009
Monday: Review Study Questions and exercise over 5th commandments
Tuesday: SAT
Wednesday: SAT
Thursday: Review
Friday: Quiz on 5th Commandment
Week of April 13, 2009
Monday:
Tuesday: 5th Commandment SQ
Wednesday: Review for Test on Friday
Thursday: 5th Commandment PE (Mr. Marshall on field trip)
Friday: Test on 4th and 5th Commandments
Week of March 30, 2009
Monday: Quiz on 3rd Commandment
Tuesday: Read ch. 22
Wednesday: Ch. 22 SQs
Thursday: Adoration
Friday: Holy Mass
Week of March 23, 2009
Monday: Ch. 20 PE
Tuesday: Read ch. 21
Wednesday: Ch. 21 SQs
Thursday: Ch. 21 PEs
Friday: Ch. 21 Review for Test on Monday
Week of March 16, 2009
Monday: Ch. 19 SQ
Tuesday: Ch. 19 PE
Wednesday: Review
Thursday: Quiz on 1st Commandment
Friday: Ch. 20 SQ
Week of March 2, 2009
Monday: read ch. 19
Tuesday: Ch. 19 SQ
Wednesday: Ch. 19 PE
Thursday:Adoration
Friday: Holy Mass
Week of Feb 23, 2009
Monday: CH. 18 PE
Tuesday: Ch. 17 Review for Test
Wednesday: Cumulative Test over Ch. 17 and 18
Thursday: Read Ch. 19
Friday: Ch. 19 SQs
Week of Feb 9, 2009
Monday: Review for Section Cumulative Test
Tuesday: Review Game for Section Cumulative Test
Wednesday: Cumulative Test
Thursday: Read Ch. 17
Friday: Ch. 17 SQs
Week of Feb 2, 2009
Monday: Present essays to class
Tuesday: Ch. 16 Review
Wednesday: Ch. 16 Test
Thursday: Read Ch. 17
Friday: Ch. 16 SQs
Week of Jan 26, 2009
Monday: Quiz on Holy Matrimony; Read ch. 16
Tuesday: Ch. 16 SQ 1-6
Wednesday:Ch. 16 SQ 7-11
Thursday: Ch. 16 PE
Friday: Ch. 16 Review for Test on Monday
Week of Jan 20, 2009
Monday: no class
Tuesday: Ch. 15 SQs
Wednesday:Ch. 15 SQs
Thursday: Ch. 15 PE
Friday: Ch. 15 Review for Test on Monday
Week of Jan 12, 2009
Monday: Read ch. 14
Tuesday: Ch. 14 SQs
Wednesday:Ch. 14 PEs
Thursday: Ch. 14 Rev.
Friday: Ch. 14 Quiz on Anointing of the Sick and Last Rites
Week of Jan 5, 2009
Monday: Read ch. 13
Tuesday: Ch. 13 SQs 1-9
Wednesday: SQs 10-17
Thursday: Ch. 13 PE
Friday: Ch. 13 Quiz
Week of Dec 8, 2008
Monday: No class!
Tuesday: Ch. 12 SQs 1-8
Wednesday: SQs 9-16
Thursday: Ch. 12 PE
Friday: review for final
Week of Dec 1, 2008
Monday: CH. 10 PE
Tuesday: CH. 10 Review
Wednesday: Ch. 10 Quiz
Thursday: Ch. 11 SQ 1-8
Friday: Ch. 11 SQ 9-16
Week of Nov 17, 2008
Monday: Memorize Ch. 9 Vocab
Tuesday: Review for Test
Wednesday: Ch. 9 Test
Thursday: Ch. 10 SQ 1-7
Friday: Ch. 10 SQ 8-13
Week of Nov 10, 2008
Monday: Test
Tuesday: Ch. 9 SQ (first half)
Wednesday: Ch. 9 SQ (second half)
Thursday: Ch. 9 PE
Friday: Review
Week of Nov 3, 2008
Monday: Ch. 8 SQ 1-18
Tuesday: Ch. 8 PE
Wednesday: Review chs 3-5
Thursday: Review chs 6-8
Friday: Test over material from chs 3-8!
Week of Oct 27, 2008
Monday: Sharing Proverbs verses
Tuesday: Quiz Review
Wednesday: Rosary; Quiz
Thursday: Ch. 7 SQ
Friday: Ch. 7 PE
Week of Oct 21, 2008
Monday: Ch. 6 PE
Tuesday: Revew
Wednesday: Rosary; Ch. 6 Test
Thursday: Ch. 7 SQ
Friday: Ch. 7 PE
Week of Oct 13, 2008
Monday: No class
Tuesday: Field Trip
Wednesday: Study for Ch. 6 test
Thursday:Ch. 6 Test and OT books memorized
Friday: Ch. 7, SQ 1-7
Week of Oct 6, 2008
Monday: Study for Test
Tuesday: Ch.5Test on the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wednesday: Class Rosary, Watch Bernadette
Thursday:Ch. 6 SQ
Friday: RCh. 6 PE
Week of Sept 29, 2008
Monday: read ch. 5 about the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday: Ch. 5 SQ 1-5
Wednesday: Ch. 5 SQ 6-10
Thursday:Ch. 5 PE
Friday: Review over the weekend for Ch. 5 Test on Monday
Week of Sept 22, 2008
Monday: Ch. 4 SQ 1-8
Tuesday: Ch. 4 SQ 9-16
Wednesday: Study for quiz
Thursday: Quiz NT books, 8 Beatitudes, 10 Commandments, 7 Virtues, 7 Deadly Sins
Friday: Test on Ch. 3
Week of Sept 15, 2008
Monday: Ch. 3 SQ 1-8
Tuesday: Ch. 3 SQ 9-17
Wednesday: Ch.3 PE
Thursday: Study for Chs. 1-2 Test
Friday: Test on Chs. 1-2
Week of Sept 8, 2008
Monday: ch. 1 PE 1-2
Tuesday: Read chapter 2; Memorize 8 Beatitudes; SQ 1-16
Wednesday: ch. 2 PE 1-3
Thursday: Study for Quiz
Friday: Quiz on 10 Commandments and Seven Virtues; 8 Beatitudes; 27 NT books
Week of Sept 2, 2008
Tuesday: Read chapter 1; Memorize 10 Commandments; SQ 1-9
Wednesday: Remaining of SQs
Thursday: Memorize Seven Virtues
Friday: Quiz on 10 Commandments and Seven Virtues