Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
                           Matthew 19:14

Faith is at the heart of the curriculum at St. Mary of the Lake School.
   -Faith in the Love of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior for each child
   -Faith in the wonderful image of God in every person we meet
   -Faith in our Church, the Body of Christ and the People of God
In all of our endeavors we seek the prayers and protection of
Our Blessed Mother,  St. Mary


Oh Mary
She moves behind me, she leaves her fingerprints everywhere
Every time the snow drifts, every way the sand shifts
Even when the night lifts she's always there
Jesus said mother I couldn't stay another day longer
He flies right by and leaves a kiss upon her face
While the angels were singing his praises in a blaze of glory
Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place
Oh Mary
You're covered in roses, you're covered in ruins, you're covered in secrets
You're covered in tree tops, covered in birds
Who can sing a million songs without any words
You cast aside the sheets, you cast aside the shroud
Of another man who served the world proud
And you greet another son and you lose another one
On some sunny day and always you stay
Mary

From Patty Griffin  "Flaming Red"
A & M Records 1998

Serving others is the middle school religion classes goal this year.
" DO ORDINARY WORK WITH EXTRORDINARY LOVE." Mother Terersa

ST. MARY OF THE LAKE
MIDDLE SCHOOL (6th grade)
STUDENTS ARE SPONSORING A
COLD WEATHER CLOTHING DRIVE
PLEASE SEND NEW OR GENTLY USED COATS,
JACKETS, MITTENS, GLOVES, HATS, EARMUFFS,
SCARFS, AND BOOTS TO SCHOOL.
PUT IN A BIN IN THE FRONT HALL.
NOW THOUGH OCT. 28.


ST. MARY OF THE LAKE
MIDDLE SCHOOL  (8th grade)
IS SPONSORING A COIN DRIVE
KIDS MAKE CENT$
BRING IN YOUR CHANGE AND PUT IT IN THE
JARS IN YOUR CLASSROOM.  
SEPT/OCT COLLECTION WILL GO TO THE COLD WEATHER CLOTHING DRIVE

7th grade is working on recycling in the school-more information coming

We are planning to have some kind of outreach every month.  We will let you know what we will be doing in November!

Homework not available.

6TH GRADE OLD TESTAMENT
	The 6th Graders are having many adventures studying the Old Testament, the 4 divisions of the books (the first is the Penteteuch or Torah-  See picture to the left.) and all the colorful characters that have made their way into its pages.

7TH GRADE JESUS in the NEW TESTAMENT
	The 7th Graders are studying Jesus in the New Testament.

8TH GRADE CHURCH HISTORY
	In “In my vision the heavenly chariot (the Church) flies thundering through the ages, the dull heresies sprawling and prostrate, the wild truth reeling and erect.” G.K. Chesterton