St. Sebastian STEM Academy is a Catholic School community that models Jesus’s love, faith, kindness and compassion toward each other while working together to solve problems in order to make a difference in our community and world.
May 24, 2024
"Do small things with great love." - St. Teresa of Calcutta
It is hard to believe we have reached the last week of the school year. I am forever grateful to our students, teachers, staff, families, parishioners, and everyone else who has helped to make the first year of St. Sebastian STEM Academy a success. We look forward to the growth of our school next year and will continue to move forward with this upwards momentum. To celebrate our last week of school, please read through our "fun-themed" days below!
Please report your sick child to the main office 262-425-0009 before 7:45am. Also, please remember that the day starts at 7:25, if you are running late, please bring your child through the main doors and sign them in to the main office. Thank you!
Also, if you will checking out your child early on a school day. Please call Ms. Lori at the school office. Teachers do not always get a chance to look at their email or Dojo during the school day. Thank you.
262-425-0009
Just a reminder that your child needs to be 24 hrs. fever free before they can return to school.
Also, if your child comes to school after 7:45, please make sure that they have had breakfast. Thank you.
May 25th - Stutevant's Memorial Day Parade. More information below.
May 27th - No School.
May 31st - Last Day of School (Dismissal at 11:00am).
May 31st - 5K Completion Ceremony 10:00am.
June 10th - Home and School Meeting - St. Sebastian - 6:00pm.
July 15th - Home and School Meeting - St. Sebastian - 6:00pm.
August 18th - Noodle and Co. Dine and Donate 4:00 - 8:00.
August 21st - First day of School.
September 2nd - Labor Day.
October 4th - No School.
October 12 - Soles Walk.
October 25 - No School.
October 7th - 8th - No School.
November 27-29 - Thanksgiving break.
December 23 - January 1st - Christmas break.
Last Week of School Activities
Tuesday - BEACH DAY
Wear your sunglasses, visors, hats, hawaiian shirt, lei, etc.
Please no swimsuits or sandals.
Please send a beach towel with your name on it.
Wednesday - BUBBLE DAY
Dress in circles/polk-a-dots or any color of the rainbow.
Bubble fun!
Thursday- SPORTS DAY
Dress in your favorite sports team attire.
Outdoor sports activities.
Soda floats for everyone.
Friday- SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY
Dress in your spiritwear or school colors.
5K Completion Ceremony at 10:00
11:00 am Dismissal.
St. Sebastian's STEM Summer Camp
Please see information for our summer camp for incoming 5K and 1st graders here.
St. Sebastian's STEM Academy will be in this year's Memorial Day Parade in Sturtevant. The parade is on May 25th at registration is at 8:00am and the parade starts at 10:00. We would love for you to be a part of it. Please fill out this form if you are planning on joining us in the parade!
Please meet at Schulte School by 9:00 - more information on Dojo.
Our person of the week this week is Father Thomas! We are so blessed to have had him support us throughout our 1st year. Our students have learned so much from him and we will miss him next year. He will always be an important part of our St. Sebastian STEM Academy family.
3K As a part of PLTW, students learned that matter can take 3 forms: a solid, a liquid, and a gas. They were able to observe that different types of matter can float in water; such as plastic, wood, acorns, and sponges. They also learned that as an item fills with water it may sink. They were able to observe that rocks and shells are the types of matter that sink right away. Students were able to "play" with a gas once it was inside of a balloon. Many students shared how they observed the fog earlier this week on their way to school. Students also participated in an experiment using ice. Using their prior knowledge about weather changes, students hypothesized that the ice cubes would melt as they sat on a table within our classroom. Then during centers, they used a magnifying lens and their hands to see and feel the ice as it changed from a solid to a liquid.
We also finished their lesson on the life cycle of a chicken. Then following directions, and using scissors and glue, they learned how to complete a sequence in 4 parts; egg, hatching, chick, chicken. Each student also designed their own baby bird by painting with a fork, adding a beak, legs, and googly eyes.
4K PLTW 4k successfully coded squares that doubled in size. They were able to look at the pattern in their code and incorporate two "forward" commands between their turn arrows to create a larger square. We were also busy collecting bugs , worms and roly polys on the playground.
5K This week in Math K5 finished their unit on finding patterns counting to 100 and will finish the year identifying and classifying shapes. In Science, we watched a Mystery Science video "How did Cotton Candy get its name?" We worked on our final PLTW project in our Sunlight and Weather unit. We are designing models to reduce the heating effect of the sun. Today we colored tie dye shirts which we will wear on the last day of school.
Home and School met Monday, April 13th. Our next meeting will be on Monday, June 10th at 6:00pm at School. Here are the minutes from Monday's meeting.We are working on a lot of fun things to do at the start of the new school year. Please consider joining us!
Here is some information on a summer camp that Gateway offers for Pre-K through Kindergarten this summer.
https://www.gtc.edu/business-community/additional-information/summer-camps
Journey with Christ on Saturday June 1st at 4:30. This will be a beautiful way to celebrate The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ/Corpus Christi.
If you are interested in subbing for Siena Catholic Schools, please look at the attached flyer. We would love to see you in our school.
Here's what's new at St. Sebastian Catholic Church!
Mass times at St. Sebastians
Thursday, 8:15 am
Saturday, 4:30 pm Confession every first and third Saturday of the month from
3:30 - 4:00pm in the North Overflow room or by appt. 262-886-4398
Sunday, 9:15 am
Mass times at St. Lucy (sister parish)
Daily 8:15 am Confessions, Friday following 8:15am Mass
Saturday 4:00pm. Confessions 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 3pm - 3:30pm
Sunday 8:00am, 10:30am, amd 5:00pm
There is still time. If you want to be Catholic, if you have not been baptized, received your First Communion, or want to be Confirmed, contact our Faith Formation Minister Eric Antrim at eantrim@stlucychurch.org or text him at 262-498-9028.
Growing your knowledge
Our churches have some great ways to learn more about your faith. If you are looking for something new to grow in your faith life, contact Eric Antrim to learn about the many learning opportunities St. Lucy and St. Sebastian's churches have to grow.
