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Christ the Redeemer Catholic School first grade students visited nine classrooms for the nine months Mary was pregnant with Jesus. Better known as Las Posadas (Posadas is Spanish for “lodgings” or “accommodations”), the whole school was able to understand this rich tradition in Latin culture by participating in this “journey.”

Months of preparation by students and faculty go into organizing the S.T.R.E.A.M. Christmas Program every year and students are eager to share this prayerful experience with the Christ the Redeemer Catholic School (CtRCS) community.

Teaching a Kindergarten student to live a holy life sounds like a challenge, but Kindergarten Teacher Renee’ Saunier is allowing her students to discover holiness through the lives of our best examples – the saints.

Honoring the dead is a meaningful and important part of Catholic tradition. Nov. 1, All Saints, and Nov. 2, All Souls, allow us to revere and honor our beloved dead. CtRCS Spanish teacher, Julie Crover, is merging Mexican and Catholic tradition with Day of the Dead celebrations in all of her Spanish classes on the cusp of these holy days.

Mrs. Jennifer Soliman’s 4th grade students were curious about why the covered walkway that was newly installed at Christ the Redeemer Catholic School, between the Redeemer Activity Center and the school building, was two different heights. Soliman then had a thought for a cool project.

Christ the Redeemer Catholic School’s theme this year is A.R.K.: Acts of Random Kindness. The 1st grade students were, so excited about the theme that they started the year off by reading and discussing Noah's Ark and God's promise.

On Friday we had a very special guest, author and Catholic school alumna and parent, Valerie Sweeten. Valerie joined us to read her two books, "Shh, Listen: In the Rainforest" and "Shh, Listen: In the Safari." See the details!

Our 2nd grade engineers worked cooperatively to design and build bridges that were in accordance with the town building code laws to save Patty the Pumpkin.

To study Creation, Mrs. Pye's class made Creation Trail Mix! See a picture and the recipes!

Our 6th grade science students had a test on the Earth's layers. A student, Karilyn Debelo, baked this awesome cake at home modeling the layers of the Earth as a review for their test!

The fifth grade students are using only clay, sticks, and paper to replicate shelters used by the North American Indians. American Indians made shelters with local resources appropriate to the physical characteristics and climate of their region.

Students in grades 3rd through 7th created presentations exploring the traditions, cultures, food, agriculture, history, economy, government, religion, saints, the arts, and other interesting facts about a country. Students in 3rd grade selected Spanish-speaking countries to present. Since grades 5th to 7th choose a language to learn, they selected countries that speak the language that they are learning.

The students made a prediction what would happen if we blew water on the Skittles. Some said it would make a rainbow and others said the Skittles would move. As a class, Mrs. Garcia and Mr. Suarez talked with the students about experiments, predictions, findings and conclusions. The same thing was also done with M&Ms, but instead, the M&Ms were submerged in water and the students had to predict what might happen next.

Pre-K 3 through 1st grade were invited to do some holiday shopping at 2nd grade's St. Nick's Marketplace! The 2nd grade students worked diligently on creating business names with signs as well as products to sell to their special consumers to wrap up their economics unit. The students also discussed the benefits of giving versus receiving while selling their products to the younger students.

Read how students are creating and writing unique songs to show that composition does not need to be the culmination of years of studying music theory. Instead, they are acquiring the skills to grow as composers.

Students were given their recorders and recorder music for "Ode to Joy." Ms. Mary Ann Addis asked the students, “How would you perform this song if I gave you these beakers, a jug of water, and markers?” Read more!

To honor and support United States service men and women overseas, Christ the Redeemer Catholic School participated in Operation Gratitude. Students donated their Halloween Candy and wrote letters to those who are serving our country.

On Feb. 16, Christ the Redeemer Catholic School led an in-service for 250 educators in Region A of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on a learning initiative that integrates science, technology, religion, engineering, arts and math – S.T.R.E.A.M. Read more.

Writer Heather Gossart describes STREAM schools. Does CtR Catholic School fit the bill?