_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ LC Quarterly Q1 - September-October 2019 Read, Imagine, Discover & Learn in the LC! _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ REsearch Across the Curriculum The freshmen visited the Learning Commons two times during the first quarter. In September, they came in with their English I teachers for an introduction to the LC and all we have to offer. October marked the beginning of their Research Across the Curriculum journey. For the first session, the students researched notable people, choosing a biography from our print collection as one of their sources. They also practiced using our subscriptions to Britannica Online and the Gale Databases as they looked for two additional articles. The Grade 9 scholars each wrote a 5-paragraph essay about their chosen person and his/her greatest accomplishment. I read many interesting papers about a variety of celebrities and historical figures, including Big Papi, the Beatles, Elizabeth Blackwell, Joseph Stalin, Frida Kahlo and Catherine de Medicis and learned some fascinating facts about these remarkable individuals. Students were required to include in-text citations and a properly formatted Works Cited page with the assignment. _______________________________________________________________________________ #sjplc 1
REsearch Across the Curriculum The freshmen visited the Learning Commons two times during the first quarter. In September, they came in with their English I teachers for an introduction to the LC and all we have to offer. October marked the beginning of their Research Across the Curriculum journey. For the first session, the students researched notable people, choosing a biography from our print collection as one of their sources. They also practiced using our subscriptions to Britannica Online and the Gale Databases as they looked for two additional articles.
The Grade 9 scholars each wrote a 5-paragraph essay about their chosen person and his/her greatest accomplishment. I read many interesting papers about a variety of celebrities and historical figures, including Big Papi, the Beatles, Elizabeth Blackwell, Joseph Stalin, Frida Kahlo and Catherine de Medicis and learned some fascinating facts about these remarkable individuals. Students were required to include in-text citations and a properly formatted Works Cited page with the assignment.
Did you Know? Did you know that the American Association of Architects has named Boston’s Trinity Church in Copley Square as “one of this country’s top ten buildings?”
Read more about the National Historic Landmark and its parish at the Trinity Church website.
Spotlight on the Collection Through our Junior Library Guild subscription, we have added an array of fantastic nonfiction titles to our print collection. These books are great for pleasure reading, as well as research. Written in an appealing narrative voice, the JLG selections are always informative and engaging. The Notorious Benedict Arnold (921 ARN) Guilty? Crime, Punishment and the Changing Face of Criminal Justice (364.97 KAN) The Factory Girls: a kaleidoscopic account of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire (974.7 SEI) Chocolate: sweet science and dark secrets of the world’s favorite treat (338.76)
Blood, bullets and bones: the story of forensic science (363.25 HEO) Every falling star: the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea (951.93 LEE) Noah Webster: a man of many words (423.092 REE) Unlikely warrior: a Jewish soldier in Hitler’s army (940.54 RAU)
Everyone in our reading community is invited to browse our bookshelves and discover a fascinating nonfiction title to borrow. What will you find hidden in the stacks?
What are you Reading? Are you an avid reader? Do you enjoy talking about books? If you answered yes to these questions, please join the Parent-Faculty Book Club. At our first meeting for this year, we read a new best-selling novel by a Nigerian author. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, is a darkly comic novel that delves into the relationships between sisters, between men and women and among co-workers. For our next meeting on December 10, we are reading Chances Are by Richard Russo.
Our High School Quiz Show team admirably represented SJP at Super Sunday on October 20. To prepare for the event, the six members of the “smart squad” held weekly lunchtime meetings in the Learning Commons to review trivia topics.
At the public television station, Hannah, Cecelia, Annabelle and Adam worked together to complete a tough 50 question written test covering ten subject areas in a determined effort to qualify for the televised competition on WGBH. Bridget and Madeline are team alternates.
Of the ten topics (Pop Culture, Vocabulary, Civics, History, Math, Literature, the Arts, Current Events, Science and Geography), the team felt they were strongest in Math and Civics. Although we were not chosen to fill one of the 16 slots for the television competition, we were pleased with our results, scoring significantly higher than in previous years.
The team plans to return to the WGBH studio for a taping of one of the episodes. The new season of High School Quiz Show will air every Saturday on Channel 2 beginning in March.
Not only is the Learning Commons a quiet haven for our students during the school day, it is also a great gathering place for members of the SJP family to celebrate. On October 5, Mrs. Woolston and Ms. Grzybowski hosted an MSJA Reunion in the LC after the Fall Festival. Returning alumnae from classes ending in 4 and 9 caught up with old friends, flipped through yearbooks and relived memories of the Mount that evening. Several girls from the Class of 2009 were happy to reconnect with
two of their favorite teachers (turned administrators), Ms. McCarvill (theology) and Mr. Ward (Global Studies). Everyone enjoyed the delicious food catered by The Stockyard.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Are you reading The tie? Our student journalists published two issues of The TIE during Q1. Our staff is growing. We have welcomed a few new reporters including Madeline Gilmartin and Brigid Duffy. Teresa Varadan has created a new popular feature, writing enticing restaurant reviews. Our editor in chief, Naz Shokri, has risen to the challenge and takes her leadership responsibilities quite seriously. If you haven’t seen the September or October issues yet, please visit sjptie.wordpress. com to read about Brian Hobin’s summer internship; the Phoenix players; Inktober; volleyball and much more.
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