#CatholicEdchat Archive
CatholicEdChat is a twitter chat. Topics focus on discussions around educational issues for Catholic Educators and topics beneficial to Catholic Schools. We look forward to continuing to connect Catholic Educators online to discuss education and teaching with faith in our schools. The chat takes place on Saturday mornings. Time 9am EST.
Saturday January 23, 2016
Yeah! Glad you are taking a break? How many inches of snow for you?
Good morning from PA 15 inches and going strong-may get up to 30
Good morning from snowy Philadelphia
Welcome to today's chat as we talk about
Good morning Waiting for the snow to start...
Looking fwd to discussing w/ & everyone on
Good morning from a snowy Music City USA. We're sitting under 6-8 inches of snow. Not going anywhere any time soon.
Good Morning! Happy to be here to celebrate with
that's a lot for you! Good morning~!
Good morning from snowy Richmond, VA! Looking forward to today's topic with
Morning all, Gregg from St John Vianney in GR MI lurking to read your awesome insights while watching my son's swim meet
Welcome! Great to see you!
Good morning! Happy to be here to celebrate with
Good morning from Virginia Beach!
good morning! I'll have the archive up later today. Tell you son to 'swim fast'!
Good morning from sunny Chicago!
Good morning from mid-Missouri!
Tom Burnford, NCEA Interim President here tweeting live from - excited to connect with and talk !
Great to see so many friends checking in!
Hello and welcome to as we discuss
Good morning from Peabody, MA
Good Morning from Southern MD.
so nice to meet you today! Looking forward to meeting you IRL in San Diego in March!
morning! I'm getting pictures of the snow in your area from my SIL in Hollywood, MD.
Good morning! This is Andrea Kopp, Educational Resource Manager tweeting on behalf of NCEA.
so glad the snow didn't get in the way of you hosting the chat!
Welcome Tom. I believe this is a first for to have the Interim President is an honor https://t.co/0b4RdWUV4i
Tom Burnford, NCEA Interim President here tweeting live from - excited to connect with and talk !
good morning! I think we are all ready to share ideas for
congrats on your new position Glad to connect w/you on
Q1: Does anyone have any special plans, celebrations, or activities to observe during ?
Awaiting news of birth of 2nd granddaughter in snowy DC
we're expecting closer to the 20's but still categorized as "a lot of snow!"
A1: My school is celebrating its 140th birthday in the during !
A1: Student dance party on student appreciation day, student-made gifts for our volunteers
A1 Yes, we have plans each day for !
A1 Special activities each day as we celebrate our school's 60th anniversary
A1 whiteout challenge to collect tt paper for a shelter. Last year we filled a school bus.
Thanks for sharing this link- Love the idea of incorporating the March for Life!
activities planned all week. Including a community service project for the needy. Slippers/PJ collection.
A1 Bookfair planed for the library, religion bee Let's do lunch
A1: Excited to add the collecting of socks for local shelters on our
, Hello from snowy NJ- John- soon-to-be Catholic School Teacher- specialty is History. SHU'16
A1: We have a career day, a Holocaust survivor presentation, and a Religion Bee
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A1 our committee put an awesome week together. Lots of great stuff everyday!
Oh my goodness! So many great ideas here!
A1:I agree, themes helped the planning process. We have an event each day acc. to the theme.
A1: We are also planning a SOUPer Bowl potluck within our faculty. Looking forward to this!
Having daily events, cap off with Mass/reception to end and Year of Religious Life over 50 local religious coming
Great to have joining the chat this mornjng- honor to have you on, Mr. Burnford- with
A1 I will have the opportunity to address the community at the family liturgy on Sunday the 31 after brief homily
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A1 amazing Catholic race planned for students. Will have all Ss in teams racing around the doing faith activities
A1 Buying breakfast for our local safety forces to show our thanks
A: one of our middle school students is coordinating making scarves and collecting for the homeless and much more
love it! Please blog for us. I would love to do this next year!
What a fun way to talk about social justice with kids!
will highlight positive impact Catholic ed has on our students & our communities for
A1: I can't wait to visit St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School in Morgantown, WV with Vincent Schmidt
A1-Activities include celebrating Ss w/tag day and teachers will dress in uniform!
yes, especially during this Year of Mercy!
seniors taking tour of cathedral and going through Holy Door, juniors making sandwiches for local meal center
freshmen and sophomores composing morning and afternoon prayers
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A1: We have daily events, too. One highlight is the faculty v. 8th grade volleyball tournament. Great community builder.
Good morning all! Cold and a bit icy around here this morning!
Love that our 8th graders of attend Mass at I did this when I was in 8th grade!
A1 Valentines for Veterans for community appreciation along with thank you notes for benefactors, fire department, etc.
is a great opportunity to remind everyone the hours of service our students provide our communities
A1. Home Parish's school will celebrate 165 years this week-
Feb. 3 is Feast of St. Blaise, can do blessing of throats (lay people can do it but can't make sign of cross)
A!1: We are holding our Open House on Monday evening in honor of and making it a family game night too!
Always liked when we did faculty v students activities.
A1: During volleyball tourney, the students especially enjoy seeing our Dominican sisters spiking the ball in their habits.
A1: Student Council members will speak at all weekend Masses to thank our parish for supporting us!
thanks! You be safe as well
be sure to share out that photo using the hashtag
Thanks - praying for safety for all
A1 Opening Mass on Sunday 1/31 and open house at school after Mass.
A1: so many fun things at ! Academic expo, Penny wars fundraiser, Mass, open house..
this tradition has been a part of CSW for over 30 years here in Indy love the VBall game
A1 will be hosting Open House after mass on the 31st as well.
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A1 K-8 Ss will contribute small toiletries & $5 to fill "blessing socks" for community in need.
I love this tradition! I wish all dioceses were able to do this, sometimes schools are too far apart.
A1: connecting and student appreciation day on Wednesday of
yes we have all school Mass too
Wonderful idea! Great way to engage your families
Our class will be making cards, one of my students is knitting a scarf for our lunch-money counter
Pls share your photos captured during the week using hashtags and - If we all shared 2 photos each - great display!
we're doing a different SOUPer bowl with a canned soup donation and jersey day
students will be serving kitchens, nursing homes & visiting parishes to thank them
Greeting parents on Monday morning with coffee and donuts as they drop off their kids
our parish runs the canned collection part too!
Great point! Very important to proclaim the good news of your school during
A1: We also have a Saints Fair. Each homeroom creates a display about their patron saint and displays it.
We have "appreciation" days for Ps, Ss, Ts, parish, service projs, talent show, 8Gvs. Ts bb game. Ss speak at Sun Mass
Invite every person in your parish to the event! In your church, there are potential donors and students.
Having students plant seedlings (500) to offset our school's carbon footprint, lesson in science and Laudato Si
A1 We do "Behind the PraiseFest" student reads scripture then whole school sings modern worship song with church Praise band
will have a page to grab all the photos with the hashtag ? It was great to see last year!
Noticing a lot of local focus. Anyone doing anything broader? We're trying to line up some mystery Skypes.
students just prepared breakfast bags for a shelter on MLK Day
That's great! Make sure you post pics during
would love to Skype with your 3rd graders during
That would be great! Let me see what I can work out.
love it! How do you pick class saints?
Open House during allows families to learn more about our schools We can no longer be diamonds in the rough
I really enjoy seeing schools taking the oppty to thank the parents- says a ton!
We can make a storify too
Make sure to involve your alumni in your CSW events
This year's thank you happens to be ice scrappers. They may get passed out a few days early!
We are excited to announce our Daily Photo Contest focused on the daily themes! Tag your pics using .
We have a Spiritual Life Committee that has chosen the saints. Changes can be recommended by teachers.
Our recent grads are tour guides at open house
Still finalizing our plans for - any suggestions for student appreciation day that are low/no cost?
always writes letters to thank our parents. We use the logo on our paper too.
we do a thank you breakfast for volunteers faculty provides good things to eat.
Movie and popcorn? We also do a homework free night
So welcoming! That is great
Great idea! Are these written within each classroom and sent in the mail or brought home? https://t.co/8wKoM8W0Xz
always writes letters to thank our parents. We use the logo on our paper too.
how about a dance off? or use your PA system to play fun music
We have day for attitude of gratitude, classrooms ÷ up list of all Church volunteers from past year, write/make indi TYs
We are doing dress down, global play day, geography/spelling bees, and no homework! https://t.co/xAJV08emmd
Still finalizing our plans for - any suggestions for student appreciation day that are low/no cost?
nice to feel appreciated... Those volunteers do so much
The letterhead is a great idea!
We play Bingo with our buddies. Prizes are sit w/ a friend, hw pass, wear a hat to school, etc. Huge hit!
the students take them home. I know the 3rd grade does this, not sure about other grades.
Yes Jodi! Alumni are a great source of support for the future of your school!
Q2: How does your school plan to engage local media to raise awareness about Catholic education during ?
and Spelling Bees are so fun!
have students speak parish bulletins w/some $ radio ads newspapers & especially word of mouth
good morning, I slept in, after almost no sleep, please pray for our community, this is why https://t.co/LzR3klm0sv
We invite alumni to talk also. Fab stories bcause most of them were taught by current staff!
The SLC put some thought into selecting each class saint. We tried to choose saints that Ss can identify with acc to age.
A2 The principal of will tweet out news of plus our parish
A2 deserves a lot of credit for doing a super job promoting all the schools in our dio at CSW and rest of year
A2 Facebook will be our biggest since school is not on Twitter...yet!
Let's make sure we have faculty appreciation day for those dedicated to their ministry in Catholic Ed
you and your community are in our prayers saw your tweet yesterday
Great example of simple ways to build excitement for the kids!
Because of the weather coverage this hasn't gotten much attention here in the States. Promise of prayers.
A2: Twitter, Facebook, pulpit announcements about our Open House, students wear uniforms to Sunday Mass.
Catholic Identity is our reason to exist, but also use to show parents the acad excellence they want to see
Great way to show some love to your teachers and honor their call to ministry
we have done muffins in recent years. The 7th and 8th Ss make them and package them the day before
Q2: We invite local gov officials for special proclamations. Most went local Catholic Schools too.
A2 I know our superintendent and will tweet the good news of
A2 Social Media provides many opportunities to share the good news of your school with families, the world
great idea! Hearing 1st hand from other happy families makes it more authentic
I loved seeing so many different schools on twitter sharing during but would love to see it everyday too!
Catholic identity is at the heart of schools, and it happens because of teachers - thank you teachers!
A2 classroom Twitter account, school FB page, and sending info to diocesan/local newspapers
Stay safe & warm -- & have a great Saturday!
A2 tweets everyday! Maybe more photos during
is a great jumping off point to think about year round marketing strategies
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Have to go. Kids' sporting events await! We are going to Play Like A Champion Today !
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A2: social media posts at least daily with and website
Remember that Social Media needs to be tied with Face-to-Face. Young parents crave community.
And, kids sell schools to other kids.
The National Catholic Schools Week 2016 Marketing Handbook is full of tools and templates to reach out to local media
A2 Allow students to create content on school to share via social. They will be amazing at it. Their joy will shine through
Sharing student work is a great way to show their creativity and school pride! Great idea
Yes! We are responsible to engage local media. We must own our stories & tell the Good News of Catholic Ed
social media quandaries. Do most schools have a public account or private?
Make it public! Share all that good news to the world!
great idea to offer a token of appreciation allows faculty/staff know they are valued
We don't have active Twitter yet. Our Facebook is more or less one way.
So many good things happen in the course of a school day! Share it with the world!
It is so important to thank parishioners as well as parents.
Good point. Engaging the community in multiple ways is important.
Amen didn't I read somewhere that you're not supposed to hide your light under a bushel basket! https://t.co/1K2EFIgtMH
Make it public! Share all that good news to the world!
My 9th grade Rey students researching Catholic universities and creating pennants to host a "college fair"
yes, Absolutely! Their prayers and donations are appreciated so much.
Q3: is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. Why do you choose Catholic schools?
Yes, parishioners love seeing the kids and school flourish.
Schools can use social media to celebrate activities Toady just shows weather does not impede our efforts
Always great to see kids actively involved in the liturgy
A3 I love teaching at a Catholic school. It truly is a community of Faith, Knowledge and Service.
Busy all week ... service, open houses, mass, flag raising!
Being able to openly talk about God, share prayers, & community with children
A3: I choose Catholic Schools because they are beacons of hope for the communities they serve.
Let's see how long it takes to repackage and republish bet he has it out before this Tweet goes out
A3: They focus on spreading the Gospel through the everyday acts of educating the whole child - mind, body, and soul.
Catholic schools serve as Missionary Disciples & offer quality Catholic ed & making a difference in communities
Thank you will need to get it for our library.
being able to serve in a school that embraces those at risk, academically and financially
will do! Our college counselor will "judge" and award prizes. Penants will focus on values
A3: I love Catholic Schools we develop our Ss and Ts minds to know, love and serve God
A3 the math is simple: 35 hours of faith formation a week > 1 hour of faith form a week. Faith in class all day every day
Have a safe and warm weekend those that are being hit with snow. Thank you for so many wonderful ideas for
I love this! Thank you for doing this again this year.
