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Channel 6 Super School News Participants: Thomas Martinez, Jake McGrath, Emily Regalado and Madeline Sladovnik with teacher Dr. Kelly Kelzenberg
 
Rocky Mountain PBS offers schools a chance to market their impact on the community. Fifth and sixth grade students may be chosen from schools to prepare their view of the school and its educational offerings. This was Notre Dame’s second visit to the studio to share what we do. Our theme was “We Are Called.” Students write and prepare the presentations. Our presentation is available Starting on Sunday, January 31, 2010, these are the days and times Notre Dame School’s Super School Newscast will be airing on PBS Channel 6:

Sunday	10:25 am
Monday	4:55 pm
Tuesday	2:55 pm
Wednesday	10:55 am
Thursday	10:25 am
Friday	4:55 pm
Saturday	2:55 pm

The 2009 Notre Dame Student Council

Catholic Cultural Arts Fair - The Catholic Cultural Art Show is held every year for students in grade school through high school. It is open to all Catholic schools in the Denver Archdiocese. Competition is on the junior high and high school level only. Because Notre Dame School feels it is important to promote the excellent spiritual art of its students and to showcase the Catholic culture that flourishes at our school, our students participate in the art show every year. We believe all students who are asked to exhibit work are winners.

Junior Great Books - Students in grades 5-8 reading two years above grade level who meet for an informal discussion of classical books every two weeks in the evening throughout the school year. Groups are guided by a leader using the Socratic Method of discussion.


Community Service:

• 4th grade Toy Drive for the children of Juarez, Mexico
• 1st grade Adopt-A-Family
• Junior High Students help with Senior Luncheon every other month
• 3rd grade School Food Drive for Thanksgiving/Christmas baskets
• Advent and Lenten Projects
• Service projects throughout the year as the need arises

Destination ImagiNation - Destination ImagiNation helps children develop skills of creativity, problem solving collaboration, presentation skills, confidence, time management, research skills and creative and critical thinking. The program is grounded in creative problem solving. Up to seven participants work together as a team for 8 to 12 weeks to create solutions to a Team Challenge. Adult volunteers oversee and guide participants through their development as a team. At the culmination of the 8 to 12 weeks, teams then present and are judged on their presentation.


Rocky Mountain Talent Search - Students in grades 4 through 8 with high-interest and high-ability are offered, through the University of Denver, the opportunity to study with bright and motivated peers in enriched and accelerated courses on the DU campus during the summer. Scores on the PLUS Test, SAT or ACT are used as a criteria.

Leprechaun Post Newspaper  -Monthly publication written by junior high students.

Cultural Events -

• Grandparents’ Mass honoring the grandparents of Notre Dame Students
• Dia de las Muertos (Day of the Dead)
• Las Posadas
• Seder Meal
• Irish Step Dancers
• Cinco de Mayo Dancers

Athletic Programs - Athletic Program for grades 4th through 8th:

• Girls - softball, basketball and volleyball
• Boys - volleyball, basketball and baseball

Music Performances -
Advent Program by students in grades 2, 4 and 6; yearly student Talent Show; Spring Concert by students in grades, 1, 3 and 5.

 

CU Science Classroom labs – Science discovery from the University of Colorado to stimulate scientific interest and understanding. These classes are tied to curriculum standards.

Nature and Science Museum Programs – Allows groups of students to focus on specific scientific topics through inquiry-based activities. These classes are tied to curriculum standards.

Living Voices, “Bringing Life to History” - Live performers present an interactive presentation of theatre, video and interaction that allows students to discover history’s relevance to their lives. Presentation is once a year for 5th through 8th grades.

Science Fair - The Science Fair is the culmination of a semester’s work by Notre Dame junior high students in the field of science. The highlights of the fair are the displays and reports of these students. Projects and reports are judged by a panel, with the winning projects competing in regional and state competitions. Other grades in kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to participate in the fair.

National Geographic Geography Bee

AmeriTowne - Young Americans Center for Financial Education. An award-winning educational program for 5th and 6th grade students to teach them about business, economics and free enterprise.

Junior Achievement - Through its programs, helps students in kindergarten through 8th grade learn the value of contributing to their community. Volunteers show students how to generate wealth and manage it, how to create jobs, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace.

Student Council - Officers and representatives are elected by their peers. Student Council members lead the school service projects and are actively involved in issues that are pertinent to the culture of the school.

Peer Mediator Program - The Notre Dame Peer Mediator Program is moderated by two teachers and is directed by a school counselor intern. Under that leadership, junior high students are selected to act as peer mediators in times of conflict or in times of minor concerns. They are trained by a professional psychologist and remain in communication with the school counselor regarding their contacts. This program is a reflection of the school’s goal for servant-leadership.

Peer Tutoring - Junior high students serve as “Peer Tutors” during the course of the year assisting teachers at all grade levels with activities such as reading and math assistance with students, grading math fact worksheets, and with other duties assigned to them by the teacher.

Student ASSET Group - The Student Asset Group is a group of 8th grade students selected by the 8th grade teachers. This group of school student-leaders is responsible for the planning and presenting of the school’s weekly prayer services. They are also responsible for helping to implement quarterly assets through the school and expected to be outstanding, faith-filled role models for our entire community.

The Notre Dame Spelling Team
Erin Clark won 2nd place in the 2010 Archdiocese Spelling Bee