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| The Assumption students put on a wonderful Christmas Program where they were able to showcase their many talents. |
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| Assumption students shared Christmas cheer with some residents of the Granger Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. |
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| The Pre-School students were studying "Night and Day" before Christmas. To be silly they dressed like it was night time during the day. |
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| In the month of December the Sixth Graders paired up with First Graders to get some help in their classroom. |
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| The Assumption Teachers sponsored a Drop-n-Shop night so parents could enjoy a night of kid-free shopping (or just a nice night out). The students were involved in numerous activities during the evening. |
| As a class, the seventh graders created a newsletter based on the book "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. Click here to see it. |
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| The Kindergarten through Fourth Grade students spent the day visiting the Historical Building and Art Center. |
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| The Assumption Middle School Students created a newspaper titled "Assumption Times." Click here to read the first trimester edition. |
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| The 5th and 6th Grade students are studying motion in science class. The students are shown here using their newly gained knowledge to create marble roller coasters out of insulation. They tested and presented their roller coasters using the proper terms to the rest of the class. |
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Congratulations to the Assumption Mock Trial team who competed against 44 schools in a statewide tournament on Wednesday Nov. 5th. Our team won BOTH of their trials and missed advancing by only half a point! Outstanding Attorney Awards were given to Nick Musich and Adam Darr. Outstanding Witness Awards were given to Emily Harney, JD Sims and Colin Creighton. Honorable Mentions were also received by Allyson Merry, Sydney Lyddon, Colin Creighton and Adam Darr. The competition team also consisted of Katelynn Major, Elizabeth Godwin and Margaret Creighton. Great job! |
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The Assumption Pre-School students are showing off their spiders they created last week to wear on their heads. |
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| The 2009 Assumption Girls Volleyball Team competed in the Parochial Volleyball League and earned the Sportsmanship Award for the second straight year! |
| Ronald McDonald visited Assumption School to talk to the students about Respect, Trustworthiness, Fairness and Responsibility. |  |
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A representative from the Ronald McDonald House in Des Moines stopped by to talk with Assumption 3&4 Graders about the benefits of their program to the community and how important the pop tabs are to their cause. |
| Two Dowling Catholic students accepted a check from Assumption School on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This money ($60) was raised from the last dress down day in September. |  |
| The Pre-School students are studying Fire Safety and visited the Granger Fire Station this week. |  |
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Third grader Parker Schmitz is doing a presentation on the Oregon Trail. He produced a multimedia presentation using several resources. It was a reading project that took two weeks to complete. This is a good example of differentiation in the classroom that is being promoted on a diocesan wide basis. |
| The 5&6 Graders have been studying Greek Mythology in Language Arts so they created and played Jeopardy to help review. |  |
| BRAG 2009 was held on September 18th. The event raised over $21,000 for our school! Thanks to everyone who participated and helped make the day great! |  |
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| While focusing on the element of texture, the first and second graders went on a leaf hunt. After finding various types of leaves, they used the back of the leaves to make leaf print cards. These cards will then be sent to Patti Smith who is overseas in the military. |  |
| The Assumption Eighth Grade Reading Class has been reading the book Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Click here to see the newsletter they put together discussing the book. |
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The preschool class has been learning about camping and hunting for bears. |  |
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| On Wednesday, September 9th Assumption students were educated on bike safety and the proper way to wear backpacks to ensure good posture. Thank you to Officer Clemons, from the Iowa Department of Public Safety, and Theresa, from the Dallas County Hospital, for taking the time to educate our students. |
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Students came back to school with new technology in the classrooms and jumped right in using it. |
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Students returned in August excited to see their friends and teachers once again. |
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