In Mrs. Chesterton's class, kindergarten students learned all about Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist who was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana. Kindergarten students discussed what it means to be brave like Ruby and made connections to a time in their lives when they felt brave, too, through a schoolhouse craftivity!

A performance by Holy Name of Mary's Choir and Handbell Choir aired on the Catholic Faith Network (CFN) during the 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm TV time slot this Saturday. Families could tune in online (https://www.catholicfaithnetwork.org) or on the television (Optimum channel 29 or Verizon FiOS TV channel 296). Miss McEnaney leads HNOM's choirs and Mrs. Powell helped record the video!

In Miss Cutrone's fourth grade class, students presented their Black History Month projects. The fourth graders had to research an inspirational African American and summarize their accomplishments and how they've made a difference in everyone's lives.  Click on the article's title to view more student presentations!

Through miniature observatories, first graders are learning about life cycles by observing the growth of a ladybug. Students are watching the habitats as live ladybug larvae grow and emerge as adult ladybugs! Click on the article's title to view more photos!

In an after-school home game, the HNOM girls basketball team played Holy Family Catholic School. Congratulations on the win, girls! Click on the article title for more photos from the game!

As a collaborative activity between Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Chesterton, kindergarten students completed a STEM challenge using candy hearts. They had to make a prediction about how many candy hearts they thought they could stack before the tower fell. They then tested their predictions and stacked until their pastel towers collapsed!

First grade teacher, Miss Fischer, sweetened up her students' Valentine's Day by having them practice their estimation skills with conversation hearts. The candy served as a fun and seasonal manipulative in the math lesson!

In Miss Cutrone's math class, fourth graders counted and sorted conversation hearts to create fractions. After adding up their total amount of candy, students wrote fractions for the different amounts of each color, like white, green, purple, pink, and yellow! Students also identified the numerators and denominators before adding and subtracting the different fractions.

In an after-school away game, our HNOM boys basketball team played Our Lady of Lourdes. Great teamwork, boys! Click on the article's title for more photos from the game!

In Mrs. Powell's science class, 7th graders created board games about how environmental and genetic factors can affect the growth and survival of a village weaver bird. Students had fun playing their finished games!

To promote Dental Health Month this February, students from Nursery to Grade 2 gathered for a special presentation by Miss Lynn, who visited HNOM from New Wave Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics. Students learned about trips to the dentist, brushing techniques, and how to keep their teeth clean!

On the 100th day of school, 5th grade students in Miss Mehring's STEM class worked in teams to create a sustainable standing tower using marshmallows and spaghetti. Students were only allowed to use 100 pieces total, so they had to select their mini marshmallows and pasta strands carefully! Through trial-and-error and teamwork, the fifth graders brainstormed how to create a strong foundation and how to work their way up without the tower collapsing. 

HNOM's elementary teachers (Kindergarten to Grade 5) bought coordinating T-shirts in a variety of colors to make the 100th Day of School extra special! Our principal, Ms. Ciminelli, wore a100th Day T-shirt with a mathematical spin!

In Mrs. Chesterton's kindergarten class, students counted up 100 stickers, pom poms, and plastic critters to design a T-shirt with the craft items! On one shirt, 100 heart stickers were splattered. On another, 100 plastic bugs crawled along! Students also arranged pom poms into many themes and patterns. For example, pom poms were a rocky terrain for a truck, the winding body of Eric Carle's "Very Hungry Caterpillar" and Carl Fredrickson's balloons in the movie, UP!  Excellent counting and creativity, kindergarten!

In Miss Cutrone's math class on the 100th day of school, 4th grade had to budget with $100. Given a fake $100 bill and a spreadsheet, students challenged themselves to buy things for the classroom without going over budget. This real-world mathematics lesson also developed students' financial literacy!

First grade students in Miss Fischer's class theorized what they will be doing in 100 years to celebrate the 100th day of school, a special milestone! Students paired their predictions with a selfie aged through a photo app!

In a home game against St. William the Abbot, the HNOM boys basketball team won! Congratulations! Click on the article's title for more photos from the game!

After morning prayer, HNOM students distributed pink, red, white, and yellow potted flowering plants to HNOM teachers and staff. After the half day dismissal, teachers and staff enjoyed a catered lunch of salad, sandwiches, and cake in a faculty room decorated by the Parent-Teacher League (PTL). Click the article's title for photographs of the flower distribution and the PTL-catered lunch!

Gathered in HNOM's gymnasium, students in Grades 6-8 learned about being a college  professor, a remote manager for a tutoring company, a marketing executive, an electrician, and nurses. With Q&A sessions after each guest speaker, middle school students reflected on the presentations and asked thoughtful questions. A big thank you to all HNOM parents and family members who shared their time and talents with us during "Career Day" during Catholic Schools Week!

From medial professionals and police officers to electricians, HNOM parents and family members were guest speakers in many elementary classrooms to talk about the responsibilities of their jobs! Students also assembled in the cafeteria for several parent presentations! Thank you for joining us on Career Day of Catholic Schools Week! Students learned a lot about different career options and loved seeing real work uniforms! Click the article's title to see more presentation photographs!