I would like to thank everyone for making Visitation's First Holy Communion so special. The girls looked absolutely beautiful! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your child's most holy and special day.

The Second Grade presented their EgyptProject, along with the Upper Grade's Silk Road, on May 13th. The children created a wonderful project and it was very well received.

We were very excited on Friday to have Mr. Angelo DeCesare come to our classroom.
Mr. DeCesare was the illustrator and author who visited us on Author's Day. He spent almost an hour in our classroom and the children were very excited. He gave us a little autobiography and explained how he came to draw and write. It was very thrilling to be a part of this. He showed the girls how to draw his characters by using only shapes that they know. He also explained that he took his real life experiences and wrote about them. The interesting part was that all of his characters were animals. The girls then drew one of the characters on their own and wrote a sentence about it. These will be displayed on the bulletin board outside our classroom. It was another great day at VA!

MAY 2010

It is hard to believe that it is already May. The girls have had a wonderful time visiting Ancient Egypt. We have learned so much. We discovered pyramids, hieroglyphics, pharohs, mummies, make-up, jewelry. We learned how to write a short research paper using the Independent Investigation Method. The girls made a sarcophagus, a mummy, jewelry, hieroglyphics and much more.

JUST A REMINDER; communion banners are due this week, a note has been sent home regarding tasting the unconsecrated host and wine, please remember to send this back to school

I would like to remind you that the children may not wear open-toed shoes or sandals. They must wear socks or stockings (your preference). The girls may not wear make-up of any kind, however, they may wear a light pink or french manicure. Please have the girls in the Alumnae Room by 10:30 a.m. Please make sure they eat a little something before you bring them to school. Thank you.