Our JLCCS Garden Club digs right in to make our campus better. This club is learning about horticulture and working to transform a space in the back of the school. Special thanks to Mrs. Garrison, Mr. Overton, and Mrs. Vianey for helping our students.
Additionally, if you have raised beds, soil, or supplies to make greenhouse tops that you can donate, please contact our school.
Our 6th grade class had an amazing visit to the Perot Museum. We are grateful to provide opportunities for our students to learn outside of the classroom.
We were blessed to have such wonderful treats delivered to school last week in celebration of NCSW from KJZT Society #16 Ennis!
Throughout National Catholic Schools Week our students focused on the virtue of gratitude. They wrote thank you letters to their teachers, staff members, coaches, and advisors. Students also wrote thank you notes to Father Juan Carlos and Father Steve. Additionally, several classes brought thank you treats to both the parish staff and Father Juan Carlos and Father Steve. Father Steve was also able to meet with our middle school students to teach them about vocations.
Congratulations to our PSIA One Act Play team! They did an incredible show in Tyler yesterday. Congratulations to Lauryl and Eva for winning All Star Cast; to Belen and Jolie for winning Honorable Mention All Star Cast; and Ava for winning All Star Tech!!! We are proud of your accomplishments. Special thanks to Kim Freeze and Carson Hoover for co-directing this play.
Our students were “doing the most good” as they volunteered at The Salvation Army of Corsicana this week. Students sorted clothes, cleaned the store, and worked in the food pantry. We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with organizations that give back to our community.
These kindergarten and first grade students are becoming servant leaders! In celebration of National Catholic Schools Week, these students volunteered at the Corsicana Public Library. They scrubbed down every shelf, table, chair, and surface they could reach. Special thanks to the amazing staff at our Corsicana Public Library for hosting our group and for the delicious donuts and juice boxes afterwards.
What a fantastic way to kick off National Catholic Schools Week! City of Corsicana Mayor, Mike Fletcher, came to campus to read a proclamation for NCSW. Afterwards, Mrs. Laura Whiteside was announced as the Educator of the Year nominee. Our students were also recognized for attendance awards, A honor roll, and A/B honor roll for the second quarter. Special thanks to Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille - Corsicana for providing these students with prizes for their achievements.
We hope you can join us tomorrow as our 7th grade plays against our 8th grade in our annual Battle of the Hallways Game at 1pm. We are excited to have the Navarro College Men's Basketball Team coming to play with us. CHS students who are JLCCS alumni, please check in with Mrs. Whiteside if you attend the game.
At our last Little Flowers Girls’ Club meeting, our girls worked on their scrapbook page for the virtue of orderliness. Afterwards they attended adoration at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. We love growing these girls’ hearts.
We were blessed to be able to come to the Navarro County Board of Realtors luncheon today to speak with their members about JLCCS. Additionally, it gave one of our students the opportunity to thank the NCBOR for their generosity is sponsoring the Gingerbread House competition and making donations to five charities on the school’s behalf.
Such a special morning at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church as our second grade class celebrated the sacrament of First Reconciliation!
Our 4H club tried their skill at leather stitching at this week’s meeting. Special thanks to JLCCS alumnus Lisa Whiteside for coming in and teaching our students. Navarro County 4-H
Our students are blessed to have access to our STEM SmartLab! Our SmartLab is a fully integrated learning environment where everything focuses on the STEM curriculum. The four core elements of STEM include SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, and MATH. They are used together to support hands-on, minds-on learning as well as help prepare our students for college and careers in the future. It’s a place where personalized learning and intrinsic motivation engage students of all ages, interests, and abilities.
48 - 7 Bears Win!!!
The Knights of Columbus Council #5211 hosted an art competition for students in kindergarten through 8th grade. The theme of the contest was Keep Christ in Christmas. Grand Knight Ray Orozco awarded the following students from James L. Collins Catholic School prizes for winning the local competition: Caroline (kindergarten through 2nd grade division), Miriam (3rd through 5th grade), and Myleigh (6th through 8th grade). Next, their artwork will compete at the district level for the Knights of Columbus.
Our new playground is being built!
We had a wonderful night at the Festival of Lights Christmas Parade!
We are extremely proud of all of our spelling bee finalists! We are looking forward to our upcoming district spelling bee competition.
Mrs. Gibbs's class had such a great time making clay figures.
