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WEDNESDAY BULLETIN

October 19, 2016

Fit Family Night Fun

From the Administration

Dear Parents,

The past week has certainly been eventful. We have had MathNight, Fit Family Night, weekend soccer games, IndividualPicture Day, and Step Up to Middle School. Perhaps you haveeven had a chance to have some "Fall Fun" with your family.The week ahead will be just as busy as we look forward tosecond grade's Celebration of Learning on Friday, the FirstReconciliation Service Event on Saturday, and Confirmationclass on Sunday from 7 to 8:30PM.

From the feedback we have received so far, the Step Up toMiddle School experience was very rewarding for ourstudents. Students had the opportunity to visit the differentteachers in four rotations and learn more about our program.

In this Bulletin

Letter from the Admin

Middle School Update

Lower School Update

AntiBullying Presentation

Box Tops Collection

Math Night WrapUp

Homecoming

Halloween Event

Music News

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Our program makes us unique compared to the private andindependent schools in the area because we are coed and K8. When students first walk through the doors of our school forkindergarten, they begin their journey of mind and spirit, whichprepares them for a bright future. In the primary grades (K2),the children learn how to become students. They learn thefundamentals of reading, writing, and arithmetic and receivethe benefit of a balanced, traditional Catholic education. Duringthe intermediate grades (35), we slowly reduce the scaffoldingand support for the students as they develop moreresponsibility for their work and behavior. By the time thestudents reach middle school (68), they have the fundamentalskills to be successful students and we create an environmentwhere students feel safe to take chances in their learning andleadership opportunities. By focusing on the 21st century skillsof Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, andCommunication, teachers in middle school prepare studentsfor a successful transition to high school. An added benefit ofour middle school experience is that the students get tobecome the leaders on campus as opposed to starting over ata middle school that is part of a high school. The benefit ofbeing the oldest students in the school boosts confidence andprepares our students for future success.

Finally, I would like to invite everyone to join us for theStrategic Plan Unveiling on October 26th, from 6 to 7:30PMin the gym. This will be our opportunity to share the incrediblehard work done by members of the School Board, faculty,staff, alumni, parents and parents of alumni. This StrategicPlan creates a map for a bright future at Cathedral and we areeager to share it with the community. Town Hall sessions willbe held two weeks later to allow everyone time to read anddigest the plan. The dates for the Town Hall sessions areNovember 7th from 8 to 9AM and November 10th from 1:30to 2:30PM. We look forward to seeing you there!

God bless,

Mr. Michael WrightPrincipal

High School Reminders

MS Play Auditions

CASPA Corner

Yearbooks

Our Daily Bread

Sports News

Wellness Committee

Msgr. Woy's Message

Parish News

Prayer Corner

Community News

See the full calendar onthe school website

CASPA [Parent Assoc]Pres., Lauren McQuaidCED: Diane BairdClassroom ParentLunch: The Lunch Box

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Middle School Update

Dear Parents,

Step Up to Middle School Day provided us with a wonderful opportunity to highlight thesignature programs we offer. As we prepare for our November 2nd Open House, wewant to share a little bit about our program.

Beginning in sixth grade, students are paired with a Middle School facultyadvisor. The Advisory program is designed to foster development of academicand social skills. Advisory groups comprise a mix of sixth, seventh, and eighthgrade students. Students remain with their assigned advisor throughout theirMiddle School tenure. Advisory offers an array of experiences including monthlyactivities with prayer buddies, teambuilding, guest speakers on the topic ofleadership and adversity, and academic skill development.

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Middle School has a fully integrated 1:1 technology program. All sixth gradestudents receive a Chromebook that they use in school during their MiddleSchool years. Chromebook use is a part of all core academic subjects andseveral specialty subjects. Teachers use Google Drive, Google Classroom, videouploading and editing software, research databases, and many more onlineresources to supplement instruction.Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students engage in a onceperweek socialjustice class. The class is designed to teach students about social issues in themodern world and provide them with service opportunities to develop globalcitizenship.During eighth grade, students participate in a yearlong capstone project. Eachstudent works with a group of peers to develop a 48 minute TEDstyle talk on asocial justice issue. The talks are shared during the Faith in Focus LeadershipConference.Sixth grade students participate in an overnight retreat.The Stars and Stripes program is a servicebased program that places eachstudent on a team. Teams are responsible for designing and completing serviceprojects. Each team is awarded points for its service efforts, and the winningteam receives the Stars and Stripes Cup for the next year.

These are just a few of our signature events. During the coming weeks, we look forwardto sharing more about the Middle School curriculum and some of our other signatureprograms. Sincerely,

Brent DawsonMiddle School Dean

Lower School Update

Dear Parents, Thank you to everyone who attended our first annual Math Night on Wednesday,October 12. Over 150 students and parents participated in a "scavenger hunt" as theytraveled around the school completing nine different math activities! If you didn't have achance to stop by the library to learn more about Bedtime Math, I encourage you tocheck out the "Bedtime Math" app where you can access a daily math problem as wellas a surprise problem! The FREE app is available for iPhone/iPad or Android.

Congratulations to our Bedtime Math raffle winners who took home a BedtimeMath book to enjoy:Kindergarten Marina D. and Colin F.PreFirst Sylvia B.1st Grade Lena M. and Billy P.2nd Grade Hattie F. and Ellie W.3rd Grade Bing B., Patrick B., and Finn K.4th Grade Delilah F., Luke T., and Campbell D.5th Grade Will N. and Lucy W. Another stop on the "scavenger hunt" was theEstimation Station where students took their bestguess at the number of treats in the jar with thehope of having the lucky number. Estimating issuch an important math skill as it relates tomeasurement, data, money, time, space, andmuch more. It allows us to make quick judgmentsabout how much of an item we may need.

Congratulations to our Estimation Stationwinners who took home a jar full of tastytreats:



Jelly Beans Charlotte F., Connor C., and Emily McD.Cheese Balls Caroline McD., Alex H., Liam C., and Vaughn C.Starbursts Brady B. and Casey N.Goldfish Christina N. and James H.Pretzels Jilly T. and Krysta B.Popcorn Izzy S., Larkin R., Connor W., and Jordan T. I encourage you to continue to engage in a dialogue around math on a daily basis inorder to help your child/ren make connections between math and our everyday lives.Together, we can foster a love of math in our students! Sincerely, Rachel MejibovskyLower School Dean



Remember to clip your Box Tops tohelp raise money for the school.



The Fall Box Tops collection is due October 27th! Containers to collect the Box Topsare in each homeroom, as well as large containers by the office, outside the gym and inthe cafeteria. Be sure to send in your box tops in a labeled baggy & clearly mark thehomeroom so you get credit for the homeroom contest Thanks & happy clipping!!!

Thanks for everyone's great energy on Math Night! The photosfrom the Photo Booth are now available here, on our Facebook.

See you at Literacy Night on November 30th!

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Homecoming registration is now open!The schedule of events and registration can be found here:http://www.cathedralofmary.org/homecoming/

Get your tickets for the Bull & Oyster Roast (Saturday, November 12th)

now! The early bird price discount ends October 21st.

Registration for weekend events includes:Kids Night Out, the Middle School Mixer,

the High School Movie Night, and the Bull & Oyster Roast.

REGISTER NOW for the Halloween Event!

Music News Enjoy the music from these very talented students:

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4B sings an original song with Casey on drums

2A Emma sings

High School Placement Test Reminder 8th Grade students should register to take the HSPT on either December 3 orDecember 10. The deadline to submit documentation for HSPT accommodations isFriday, November 11. Families may complete their registration athttps://baltimore.stsusers.com. Please contact Laura Mooney [email protected] with any questions.

Middle School Play Auditions

Let Your Freak Flag Fly!!Announcing Auditions for Shrek The Musical Jr!

WHEN: Monday, November 28th and Tuesday, November 29th from 3:00 PM to5:00 PM. Where: Mr. Mathis' Classroom.

Contact: Becky Scaletta: [email protected] or4103370394 to reserve your 5minute audition time slot.

Prepare: To sing "I'm a believer" and an optional musical Piece selected by you. Youwill also be reading lines from the script with one of the directors. Please be aware that if you audition and accept a role in Shrek Jr. that you will beexpected to attend any and all rehearsals. Rehearsals begin in January; after school onTuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 PM and on Sundays from 2 to 4 PM. If you areplaying a sport at SCMOQ you will be excused from rehearsal for games but not forpractices. Rehearsals will become more time consuming in March as we approach theperformances on March 24th27th. You will need a signed parental permission form toaudition. An information and permission sheet came home with each MiddleSchool student. You may also get permission forms from Mrs. Seiler in the MainOffice.

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Based on the size of the cast needed for Shrek The Musical Jr, we are limited to thenumber of cast members. It is possible that not all who audition will be cast. We willneed many to help with the production, however. If you do not make the cast, pleaseconsider becoming a part of the crew. Everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure torescue a princess and find true acceptance. both a warm story of friendship and atwisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message foreveryone! We need your help bring this big bright beautiful world to light!

CASPA Corner

Thank you to the Lost and Found andUsed Uniform Committees, SallyGrant, Nicole Diehlmann, GladysUdenta, Deanna Szlegia and LindaHansen Fritz for hosting the NewParents and Lower School breakfast.A great time was had by all whoattended.

Christmas is right around the corner.Why not order your wreaths throughCASPA today? We are offering noble fir

mixed evergreen wreaths and door swags for $25 each. Proceeds will help to defraythe costs of the Cardinal Cup 5k. Orders accepted until Friday, November 4. Wreathswill be delivered the week after Thanksgiving. Save time and money and order yourstoday! Order forms will come home in the Wednesday folders.

Yearbooks

We have a few yearbooks left over from last year. If you areinterested in purchasing a yearbook from 20152016, pleasesend in a check payable to CASPA for $30. Please includeyour child's name and homeroom on the check.

Also, we are now collecting pictures for any event during themonth of September (Field Trips, Haiti Carnavale, StudentCouncil, etc.) Please send in good quality, clear photos thatyou love to Nicole Kelley [email protected]

As always, thank you so much for your support!!!

Our Daily Bread

Don't Forget... Our Daily BreadFirst Tuesday morning of each month

Next school collection: Tuesday, November 1

Pans are available in the school office

Hot Dogs and Baked Beans

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1 10 oz. can tomato soup2 packages hot dogs (cut into bite size pieces)

3 16 oz. cans baked beans DRAINED

1. Spray pan with "Pam."2. Mix all ingredients in pan.

3. Cover pan securely with aluminum foil (not plastic wrap)4. Mark top of casserole with "CMOQ, date, Hot Dogs and Beans"

5. Place in a plastic bag and tie securely and FREEZE.

No baking is needed at home. These casseroles are heated thoroughly beforethey are served. To prevent spillage while transporting them to Our Daily Bread,

CASSEROLES MUST BE FROZEN!

Sports News

CYO soccer is in full swing for the boys and girls. Cathedral had a verysuccessful weekend with many positive results. Each week we will highlight a fewscores from our games.

Mr. Blusiewicz U10 Boys won 10Mrs. McFaul U10 Boys won 20Mr. Scharpf U12 Girls won 21Mr. O'Malley U14 Girls won 40Mrs. Wuestenfeld U8 Boys won 51

Mr. Bush

Athletic Office 4104644083 for any sports related information.

Cathedral Wellness CommitteeThe Cathedral Wellness Committee is an actionbased Committee made upof faculty, staff and parents. The Committee meets once a month; if youwould like to join us please contact [email protected] for more info.

Fit Family Night 2016 was a success thanks tomany community and individual partners! Cathedral's wellness community partners includedMOMs Organic Market, Loyola University Athletics,The Common Market Farm Share and Bare HillsAthletic Club. Many thanks to our parent and faculty volunteers:Kara Keehan, Christine Boyd, Janice Spinnato,Cathy Lobo, Jen Thompson, Ginna Kelly, Maggy Burgess, Karen Wuestenfeld,Catherine Wahl, Lindsay Purpura, Sally Staugautis and Carolina D'Alessio. Special shout out to our awesome student volunteers: Ellie M., Maggie K., Callie F.,Katie T., Nancy H., Scout W., Ellie W., William F., Cate H., Francesca D., ClaireC., Sofia M., Isabel P., Charlotte M., Carter K., Sophie S., Amber S., Lexi D., MayaF., Eva S. and Charlie K.




Msgr. Woy's Weekly Message Dear Friends,

Msgr. Woy asked me to use his weekly message toupdate you on our efforts toward enhancing theefficiency of our building systems while movingtoward consuming cleaner energy.

If you spend much time in the Cathedral of MaryOur Queen, at some point you have likely said toyourself, "It must cost a fortune to heat this place." Our cathedral was certainly builtduring a time when energy of all forms was plentiful and cheap. To give you a sense ofproportionality, our mechanical plant (the garage building located at the rear of the parkinglot) processes so much electric power that BGE considers it a privately owned electricitysubstation. With that designation comes a range of maintenance requirements such asroutine xrays of the switching equipment. Why do we need so much power? Well, eachof our 26 large chandeliers in the main nave draws 3,500 watts of electricity when fullyilluminated. That does not even take into account the electricity demand of the otherlighting, air conditioning, or general electrical needs of the cathedral, the school, or theparish center. Additionally, our boilers consume nearly 50,000 gallons of heating oil duringan average year.

With the maturing of our buildings, much of the mechanical infrastructure has aged to theend of its normal life expectancy. For example, the chandeliers, wiring, and lightdimmingequipment in the church have reached the end of their expected life. Frankly, we struggleto locate domestic sources for the 1,000 watt chandelier bulbs as the incandescentversion is being phased out. Similarly, the three commercial boilers in the plant building,at 28 years, have reached the end of their life expectancy.

These challenges provide us with tremendous opportunities to not just replace ourequipment with more efficient versions of the existing equipment, but to look to newtechnologies on both the energy consumption end and, just as important, upstream in thetypes of energy we consume and how it is produced. So, I want to take what is left of theallotted space to inform you of our efforts in this area.

We are in the final stage of a summerlong project to replace all three boilers along withthe piping, valves, etc... that comprise our centralized heating system. Of course, thenew boilers are much more efficient than the three being removed. Looking beyond simplyreplacing the boilers, we are building flexibility in the types of fuel we consume. The oldboilers consumed fuel oil only while the new boilers have dual source burners. The newburners use less expensive natural gas while preserving our ability to simply switch overto oil if needed; therefore, the new boilers will use less fuel and will burn less expensivefuel.

Working with a subcommittee of our facility commission, we have selected anarchitect/lighting designer team to lead an assessment of the lighting system. Our plan isto assess the condition of the wiring and dimming system with an expectation ofreplacing the mechanical dimmers with a more modern electronic system as well assubstantial sections of wiring. Furthermore, we will evaluate how to rewire the existingchandeliers with the intention of drawing less power while possibly generating more light.Finally, we will assess the interior architecture with an eye toward using modern lightingdesign and technology to better enhance the architecture and to provide lighting scenesettings that enhance the mood of the church to suit the occasion.

While an upgrade of the lighting system may result in a decrease in electricity consumed,we have also addressed how the electricity we consume is generated. As part of anagreement between Constellation Energy, the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and theCathedral of Mary Our Queen, effective this past April, all of the electricity consumed onour campus is generated via a solar array located just north of town. Assuming thecurrent rate of usage, this 20year agreement should generate annual savings ofapproximately onethird and will move us forward in a profound way toward being betterstewards of the nonrenewable resource that is our planet.

Yours in Christ,



Clarence BryantDirector of Management Services

Parish News

Children's Liturgy of the Word

Children's Liturgy of the Word is at the 9:30 am Mass everySunday. STAND approved volunteers are needed to help, pleasecontact Mrs. Lobo.

* * * * * * *2016 Haiti Carnavale update

We are pleased to report that we met our goal at theHaiti Carnavale and raised $17,122.40 this year! We have all seen the devastation that has taken placein Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Much ofthe destruction that we have read about has takenplace in the southern tip of the country, whileGonaives is located in the northern part. We have notbeen able to speak directly to Msgr. Vitesse, thepastor at St. Charles Borromeo, however, we have

heard through another contact that the Cathedral sustained water damage and lossof electricity. That being said, the school that we have been supporting is located ina lower lying area and closer to the ocean than theCathedral, and we do not yet know the condition ofthe school. While we continue to try and speak withMsgr. Vitesse via telephone, we are making plans tosend the money down to our partner parish. We donot know at this point if Msgr. Vitesse will need todivert the money that we are sending for more urgentneeds following the hurricane, but we believe it ismore important that we send what we can for theparish. As we learn more details, we will continue tocommunicate them to you. Thank you all for your support of our partner parish!

* * * * * * *Dinner for Eight

Dinner for Eight is an opportunity for singles and couples of all ages to become betteracquainted with other members of the community, to build new friendships, and to enjoy amonthly meal together in someone's home. The first season begins in November, so signup now. Please indicate if you would like to help organize or host a group, but you neednot do either to participate. For more information visit the Adult Formation link on theCathedral's website. For questions or to sign up, contact Chris McCullough at 4104644014 or [email protected]

Prayer Corner

Please continue to pray for

Archer Senft




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Community NewsThe Painting Workshop offering many classes for all ages. Winter Break Art Camp is beingoffered December 21 December 31. Brochures are available in the office. For informationcall 4106029799 (office) or email [email protected]

Painted Nest Interior and Decorative Painting, Cathedral parent Emily McGeady 4104283641, Experienced, Dependable, Detail Oriented, Reasonable Rates.

Got books? Local charities: TurnAround, Our Daily Bread, Sisters Academy, Family CrisisCenter and Beans and Bread are in need of children's books (preschool12). Contact Andreato donate: [email protected]

Private Piano Lessons: University trained, experienced teacher. Weekly lessons ages 5through adult. Call for details. 4105328381

Halloween Costume Collection for University of MD Children's Hospital: How todescribe Halloween? You get to dress up as a super hero or princess and people hand youcandy what's not to like? For children who find themselves in the hospital, Halloween can bea "gee, look at what I am missing" time. The Staff at the University of Maryland Children'sHospital does its very best to compensate by doing what we call "Reverse Trick orTreating." Since the children are unable to leave their rooms, the staff goes to them, bringingdonations of candy, stickers and other fun items. What would really help our efforts wouldbe to have a costume for each child to wear. Perhaps you have been wondering what todo with those outgrown costumes in your attic/basement/ closet? Please considerdonating them. It would bring much happiness to our youngest patients. Gently worncostumes (if you have time to wash them, great! If not we will wash them) can be brought tothe school to be picked up. Your child's costumes will bring huge smiles to a childhospitalized over Halloween. Deadline Friday, October 21. Drop off all costumes inClassroom 1A. Any questions, please contact Suzanne Boyle at 4103282391.

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