ST. MEL KIDS HAVE `SPECIAL' EVENT; CAMPUS IN VALLEY HOLDS DAY TO BRING FRIENDS OR FAMILY.Byline: Holly Andres Andres may refer to:
Christina Christina (krĭstē`nə), 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter and successor of Gustavus II. From her father's death (1632) until 1644 she was under a regency headed by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna. Zicarelli wasn't exactly sure why she asked her dad, Pat ``Ziggy'' Zicarelli, to do lunch with her Wednesday at St. Mel Catholic School for a celebration of Special Person Day, as part of the annual celebration of National Catholic Schools Week. ``Well, I'm Daddy's girl, that's the reason I asked him to come to my school today,'' the third-grader said on further reflection. ``We ate the lunch that he brought. Then he went and tossed basketballs to my friends at the basketball court. I had fun and I know he had fun doing that with my friends,'' the 9-year-old said proudly. Pupils, from kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through eight grade, at the Woodland Hills school were invited to ask one adult ``special'' person in their life to tour the school during an extended lunchtime. Parents, grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl , godparents godparents npl the godparents → los padrinos godparents npl the godparents → le parrain et la marraine godparents npl or good friends were asked to treat the student with a lunch on the lawn. The 40-year-old school's observance this year began with an appreciation day for Monsignor Padraic Loftus, the pastor at St. Mel Church, a school spirit day and will end Friday with teacher appreciation day. Sister Monica Quigley admitted to hearing jokes about Catholic schools, education and teachers. But the teaching veteran said Catholic educators always have strived to educate the whole child. ``We do teach an amount of discipline. Parents today are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. values education. We try to integrate that idea throughout our whole curriculum. Our goal is to educate our students intellectually, psychologically, physically and spiritually,'' said the principal of four years at St. Mel. ``This is our third year to encourage our students to bring a special person in to tour the school. It's one of the special days where we can highlight the specialness of our school and our commitment to restoring faith in education.'' Christina's mother, Sandra sandra (sänˑ·dr  ),adj , says the reputation of the school is solid. ``It's such a good school academically. It doesn't matter where people live, the word is that the school does an excellent job of preparing the students for high school and college.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) Joey Joey after Joseph Grimaldi, famous 19th-century clown. [Am. Hist.: Espy, 45] See : Clowns Fabrocini, 6, of Woodland Hills kids with his dad, John, as they work on an art project at St. Mel Catholic School on Wednesday. Pupils, from kindergarten through eight grade, at the school were invited to ask one adult ``special'' person in their life to tour the school during an extended lunchtime at the campus. (2 -- 3) Mother Diane Casey sports a crown denoting her specialness. Shaylyn Riley, 10, lunches with her aunt Catherine Diballa at the Woodland Hills campus. Evan Yee/Daily News |
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