St. Colette of Corbie, Pray for Us
March 6, 2015
VIRTUE of THE month
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Love
IT’S TIME FOR OUR ANNUAL
VILLE DE MARIE STUDENT JOG-A-THON
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Students come to school in school uniform for Mass
Students need to bring PE Uniform for Jog-A-Thon
Students will change into PE Uniform after Mass
Early Dismissal at 12 Noon—All students are required
to stay for Barbeque
$10.00 Donation per family for Food and Prizes, submit
to School Office by Friday, March 13th
Volunteers Needed
during this event!
Contact Erin Fitzgerald,
Lots of Fun for the
Whole Family!
There are those who seek knowledge for
the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.
There are those who seek knowledge to be
known by others; that is Vanity.
There are those who seek knowledge in
order to serve; that is Love.
― St. Bernard of Clairvaux
VdM Upper School students take time out for a group photo after Mr. Dominic Macedonia's engaging and informative
presentation on the work of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. Mr. Macedonia is a mechanical engineer.
Upper school students will be touring the center this coming Tuesday, March 10th.
Please Remember in Prayer…...
For the Faculty, Board of Trustees, Families and Benefactors of Ville de Marie
For Fran Crotty, Melissa King, Judy McDonough, Mark Seitz, John and Donna Kurtz,
and for all those who are sick and suffering.
The General Intention of Pope Francis for March—That those involved in scientific research
may serve the well-being of the whole human person.
The Missionary Intention of Pope Francis for March—That the unique contribution of
women to the life of the Church may be recognized always.
Dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Great Opening Lines in Literature Creative Writing Seminar
High school students in Grades 9-10 recently completed an assignment in their Creative Writing
Seminar we thought we would pass along to you. They were asked to share what they consider to be
great opening lines in literary works and why. Here are some of their responses:
“In sooth, I know not why I am so sad.” (Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice)
This opening line grabs my attention in a deep way. It mainly stirs up a sense of wonder
and curiosity. The reader wants to read on to find out why this character is sad, and why
he himself is confused about his feelings.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune
must be in want of a wife.” (Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice)
This is one of my favorite openings, not only because I happen to be partial to Jane Austen, but as I read this line, a
million different thoughts rush into my mind. For example, you can immediately see her witty humor, for this statement was quite the opposite of what was clearly the truth when she was writing this book. Women often wanted a
husband in possession of a good fortune, and some still do today. It also makes you curious as to why she is saying
this is true, and how it ties into the story.
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” (J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit)
I doubt I even needed to write what book this opening line is from because it is very famous today. This memorable
line grabs my attention not just by filling me with wonder, but also because an unusual character is introduced. It’s
not often you hear of hobbits, and it made me long to read of this unique hobbit who, no doubt, must have an interesting story. [Another student: This beginning is intriguing because it is strange. What on Earth is a hobbit? And
why does it live in a hole?]
FOR MORE EXAMPLES, SEE ATTACHED
PSAT BOOK CAMP: Strategies & Practice
The Preliminary SAT (PSAT), also called the National Merit Qualifying Scholarship
Test (NMSQT) is a test that helps students prepare to take the SAT. It also enables
students to enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The vast majority of
the approximately 3.5 million students who take the PSAT each year are juniors;
however, we are encouraging freshman and sophomores - and, yes, even our 7/8th
grade students if they are interested - to get the feel of the test prior to that time. This
program, which we are calling "PSAT BOOTCAMP", will begin later this spring
and will consist of a series of after school sessions designed to help students prepare
for this and other important standardized tests. Catholic homeschooling families expressing interest in having their upper school-aged sons/daughters participate will be
invited to join us in this important college preparatory experience. Details will be
coming soon.
March 9
March 11
March 12
March 13
March 16
March 17
March 18
March 19
March 20
March 23-26
March 23
March 26
March 27
March 30
3:30-4:30p Legion of Mary
Spirit Day
Chess Club 3:30-4:30p
Crochet Group 3:30-4:30p
Tutoring Grades 7-12—3:30-4:30p
End of Third Quarter
Chess Club 7:00a
3:30-4:30p Legion of Mary
St. Patrick’s Day
Report Cards go Home
Jog-A-Thon
Early Dismissal 12 Noon
NO SCHOOL
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
9-11:45a Iowa Basic Skills Testing for
Grades 1-8. Classes for all other grades will
be held and Dismissal will be at 3:00 p.m.
3:30-4:30p Legion of Mary
Chess Club 3:30-4:30p
Crochet Group 3:30-4:30p
Tutoring Grades 7-12—3:30-4:30p
Chess Club 7:00a
3:30-4:30p Legion of Mary
EASTER BREAK
Thursday, April 2—Friday, April 10, 2015
April 13
School Resumes
Easter Celebration
Don’t Forget to Buy Scrip!
Mother of Divine Grace
Prayer Group
Hannah and Aubrey, cofounders of the student –
lead Mother of Divine Grace Prayer Group have put
together a prayer box to hold the intentions of the
Ville de Marie Academy family. If you have any
petitions please place them on a piece of paper, give
them to one of our students and ask that they be
placed in the prayer box. Intentions will be read in
front of the Blessed Sacrament during the group's
prayer session which takes place for 5 to 10 minutes
every day in the St. Philomena’s Chapel.
St. Louis de Montfort 33-Day
Consecration
Join Fr. Foeckler as he conducts a series of spiritual
talks on the consecration at our school in St. John
Bosco classroom from 6:30—8:00 p.m. (see below for
schedule)
Fr. Foeckler has also agreed to Celebrate the
completion of the consecration with a Mass in our St.
Philomena Chapel on Wednesday, March 25, the Feast
of the Annunciation. All are welcome to attend!
Schedule: Tuesday, March 10—6:30-8:00p
Tuesday, March 17—6:30-8:00p
VDM NOW RECEIVING DONATIONS
FROM AMAZON SMILE
Ville de Marie will receive .5%
of all eligible purchases Automatically!
Check the Lost and
Found bin. Located in
the School Office.
Simply go to smile.amazon.com
►Log in using your normal account info
►Select Ville de Marie as your charitable organization
►Shop Away!
►SPREAD THE WORD!
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6th through 8th GRADE GIRLS
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 5
3:45 p,m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Wednesday, March 18
3:45 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Tuesday, March 24—HOME GAME
3:45 p.m. Against Our Lady of Perpetual Help
2015
CRUSADER
GIRLS
BASKETBALL
SCHEDULES
Monday, March 30
3:45 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Tuesday, April 14
4:00 p.m. at St. John the 23rd
Thursday, April 16—HOME GAME
4:15 p.m. Against Annunciation
4th and 5th GRADE GIRLS
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 7
12 p.m. at Chaparral High School
6935 E. Gold Dust Ave. Scottsdale 85253
Saturday, March 21
9:00 a.m. at Chaparral High School
Saturday, March 28
11:00 a.m. at Chaparral High School
12:00 p.m. at Chaparral High School