|
Activities
Information on this page includes:
- Overview of MPS Programs
- St. Joseph's Day Guidelines
- May Crowning Guidelines
- Water Education Program
- Inside the Outdoors Traveling Scientist Program
- Red Ribbon/Safe Environment Week
1. Overview of MPS Programs
Students from the Mission Parish School are offered a wide range
of co-curricular and extra-curricular programs. There is literally
something for everyone. From the opportunity for boys and girls
to participate in a multitude of sports; to try their hand at drama
in a fantastic stage presentation held every spring; to sing in
the choir inside the famous Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano;
to the intellectually challenging Academic Decathlon, and much more.
This broad range of activities delivers a well-rounded background
for the children equipping them with the tools they will need to
be tomorrow's leaders.
2. St. Joseph's Day Guidelines
The criteria used to select the Royal Court are as follows:
- Eighth grade students who have attended MPS continuously for the most years and have participated in St. Joseph’s Day dances for the most years will be considered eligible, providing their conduct and effort are very good.
- A panel of school personnel will then select the king, queen, and Royal Court from the eligible students using criteria which include Christian Behavior, Work Habits, Respect for Authority and School Rules, Cooperation, Initiative, Responsibility, and Participation in School Activities.
3. May Crowning Guidelines
The criteria used to select the May Crowning participant are as follows:
-
Students who have been selected for the Royal Court are not eligible to be chosen to crown the Blessed Virgin Mary.
-
Eighth grade girls or boys, whose conduct and effort in all areas has been consistently good, will be eligible for this honor.
-
Students must have graduation clothes approved on the approval date to be considered.
-
Students will be asked to submit an essay to the eighth grade teacher by a certain date. After review of the essays by a panel of school personnel, a girl will be chosen to receive the honor of crowning the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
4. Water Education Program
One of the most successful and well-recognized water-education curriculums in Southern California is the Municipal Water District of Orange County's (MWDOC) School Education Program. For more than 30 years, MWDOC teachers, assisted by mascot "Ricki the Rambunctious Raindrop," have been educating students in grades K-12 about the water cycle, the importance and value of water, and the personal responsibility we all have as environmental stewards.
Students at MPS experience a class lesson each year and learn about topics such as
- Scarcity of water in California
- The forms and sources of water
- The water cycle
- Water storage, filtration, treatment, recycling & conservation
5. Inside the Outdoors Traveling Scientist Program
This program provides a hands-on opportunity for students in Pre K through eighth grade to develop an awareness and appreciation of the sciences through the exploration of the animal kingdom and physical science concepts. In addition, the program fosters a commitment to the protection and understanding of the environment and community. The programs are aligned with the California Science Content Standards and the California Science Framework to ensure that teachers' curricular needs are met.
MPS students particpate in the following programs:
- Pre K: Creature Feature
- Kindergarten: Me in My World
- 1st Grade: Scales or Slime?
- 2nd Grade: Eight Legs or Six?
- 3rd Grade: Catch the Rays
- 4th Grade: Rockin' Geology!
- 5th Grade: What's the Matter?
- 6th Grade: Rain Forest
For more information on these programs, Click Here.
6. Red Ribbon/Safe Environment Week ~ September 20-24, 2010
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country.
Red Ribbon Week serves as a vehicle for communities and individuals to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our children through a commitment to drug prevention and education and a personal commitment to live drug free lives with the ultimate goal being the creation of drug free America.
Our Kids and Company: Safety-Education Program is a comprehensive program for children in grades K-8 that helps develop a child's knowledge, skills, information, and self-confidence in a way to enhance the child's self-esteem and help prevent abduction and sexual exploitation.
The program takes a positive and constructive approach. It does not teach children to be antisocial or afraid. Rather it teaches them how to respond to situations and make safer decisions.
|
