Catholic Schools Essay
Mary Queen of Peace has given me the best years of my life. Through Kindergarten all the way to 8th grade I have many made so many amazing memories. In Kindergarten I remember with Mrs. Cordia, always wanting be next to her desk at nap time. First grade with Mrs. Broshears and picking out of the Mystery Buckets, wondering what I would get. Second grade with Mrs. Blessing and Mrs. Shultz, having people make a book out of my favorite things for my birthday. Third grade with Ms. Dyn, now Mrs. Markoski, trying to get a jar full of marbles for a fun pizza party. In Fourth grade, with Mrs. Venker, all her tricks for teaching us all 50 states. In Fifth grade with Mrs. Oberkirsch, learning about Mesopotamia, with her lovely …show more content…
Every grade has one thing they focus on for their stewardship, for example, helping the elderly, protecting God’s creations, and our 8th grade stewardship, social justice. Through Stewardship at MQP you do many stewardship activities, as we call them, where you do something that goes along with your topic. For social justice this year, my grade split into groups and went to different organizations to help out where we could. We went to Webster Rock Hill MInistry, Join Hands East St.Louis, Equine Therapy, and Depaul USA. My group went to Depaul USA where we cleaned up empty apartment buildings and got them ready for homeless people to live in. It made me very happy to think about how many people we were …show more content…
It was a challenge, but one that pushed me to where I am today. I have been prepared for high school more than I could have asked for. I know all 50 states, I know cursive, I know how to express myself through writing, I know how to read, I know how to solve any equation you throw at me and so much more. I couldn’t have asked for better teachers. All of my teachers have helped me with my personal learning and with anything else. They have really prepared me for high school. Along with all academic subjects, I have learned so much about virtues. Each month MQP chooses one virtue to focus on. VBRD is a time after mass where we talk about the virtue of the month and do activities about them. I am so happy with how much I know about the
Mary Queen of Peace has given me the best years of my life. Through Kindergarten all the way to 8th grade I have many made so many amazing memories. In Kindergarten I remember with Mrs. Cordia, always wanting be next to her desk at nap time. First grade with Mrs. Broshears and picking out of the Mystery Buckets, wondering what I would get. Second grade with Mrs. Blessing and Mrs. Shultz, having people make a book out of my favorite things for my birthday. Third grade with Ms. Dyn, now Mrs. Markoski, trying to get a jar full of marbles for a fun pizza party. In Fourth grade, with Mrs. Venker, all her tricks for teaching us all 50 states. In Fifth grade with Mrs. Oberkirsch, learning about Mesopotamia, with her lovely …show more content…
Every grade has one thing they focus on for their stewardship, for example, helping the elderly, protecting God’s creations, and our 8th grade stewardship, social justice. Through Stewardship at MQP you do many stewardship activities, as we call them, where you do something that goes along with your topic. For social justice this year, my grade split into groups and went to different organizations to help out where we could. We went to Webster Rock Hill MInistry, Join Hands East St.Louis, Equine Therapy, and Depaul USA. My group went to Depaul USA where we cleaned up empty apartment buildings and got them ready for homeless people to live in. It made me very happy to think about how many people we were …show more content…
It was a challenge, but one that pushed me to where I am today. I have been prepared for high school more than I could have asked for. I know all 50 states, I know cursive, I know how to express myself through writing, I know how to read, I know how to solve any equation you throw at me and so much more. I couldn’t have asked for better teachers. All of my teachers have helped me with my personal learning and with anything else. They have really prepared me for high school. Along with all academic subjects, I have learned so much about virtues. Each month MQP chooses one virtue to focus on. VBRD is a time after mass where we talk about the virtue of the month and do activities about them. I am so happy with how much I know about the