All 2nd Grade Students did a fabulous job on their dinosaur projects! Students learned all about dinosaurs, fossils, learning from the past, and more! Each student was assigned a dinosaur and created a model of it after completing their research. 
Dino-mite Job, 2nd Grade!   
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Walking in the footsteps of Jesus with our 8th Grade Class at GSA as they practice for the Living Stations of the Cross   
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Pre-K4 (B) is preparing for Easter by learning about Holy Week! The students pretended to wash the feet of their friends, just as Jesus washed the feet of His Disciples. They also drew pictures of the Last Supper.   
Great job, Pre-K!   
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Good Shepherd girls place in forensic finals! Valerie and Maya placed fourth in the final round of competition. They were up against heavy competition but still placed thanks to their hard work. Way to go 6C ladies!
Special thanks to Mrs. Dupre for being our Forensics moderator this year!!! 
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Students and faculty from Good Shepherd Academy warmly greeted the Most Reverend Joseph Bambera, Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, this morning as he celebrated Mass with their community. Bishop reminded students in his homily that they too can be like the young boy in the Gospel who shared his loaves & fishes--we need to offer what we have to God & He will use it to create a miracle for others.
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When teachers unite, magic happens!   
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May the luck of the Irish be with you!  

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Happy St. Patricks Day, GSA!

Thank you to Miss Shannon from Joyce School of Irish Dance for visiting us last week in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day! Students in grades 1 and 4 received a tutorial on Irish Step Dancing, and even got to try out a few steps, too!

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Students enjoying Pi Day in Luzerne county
Eyewitness News WBRE WYOU
By Ricky Turner

It’s always a fun celebration of Pi Day at GSA! Thank you, WBRE!

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The “Pi” that students at Good Shepherd Academy are singing about is not a slice of apple pie.

It is “Pi day” to celebrate a circle’s circumference of 3.14.

March 14 is pi day because it is the third month and the 14th day.

7th and 8th graders here marked the occasion by experimenting with paper bottle rockets since pi applies to the round pvc launching pipes.

Students also tackled math problems and enjoyed slices of pizza pies for lunch!

“This is definitely a thing that that kind of took off more recently. I don’t remember doing it when I was in school, but it’s a fun day for the kids, something they might remember and take with them as they go,” said Doug Ratchford, 7th and 8th grade math teacher, Good Shepherd Academy.

“Here, it’s always fun. I love Dr. Hoppy. I love all my teachers, and we are always having a good time and this is just an extra little treat for us at GSA, just having a good time doing rockets yeah,” stated Troy Miller, 8th grade student.

Each Good Shepherd Academy student enjoyed a mini dessert pie during class.

 

The Individualized Instruction Classes enjoyed a very special reader and visitor to end their week for Read Across America.   Thank you to Mrs. Engelbrecht and her family! The students had a wonderful time and made unforgettable memories throughout the week!
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Today, GSA’s library had two more visitors for Read Across America Week. GSA Individualized Instruction graduates Grace and Morgan shared some of their favorite stories with kindergarten during their library class. With Grace’s experience as Mrs. Nicolai’s library intern last year, and Morgan’s experience in local theater programs, they both read their stories beautifully. Afterwards, Grace and Morgan worked together to help the students check out books.

Thank you, Grace and Morgan, for visiting us today! We are so proud of you both!

~Be sure to check out the video on facebook in the comments. Grace and Morgan, hard at work!!

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Thank you to Monsignor Tressler for celebrating Ash Wednesday Mass with us today. 
Additionally, thank you to our 6th Grade students who helped participate in this Mass as well as our choir members and their beautiful singing voices.  
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Today, Individualized Instruction graduate Jillian visited the GSA library to continue our Read Across America Week celebration. Jillian is a graduate of both the GSA I.I. Program, and the Holy Redeemer I.I. Program. After reading, Jillian spent time with the students, showed them where her favorite books lived in GSA’s library, and encouraged them to spend some time reading. 
Great job today, Jillian! We enjoyed having you back at GSA!    
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Some students in Miss Kebles’ Social Studies class had to create a model of either an urban, rural, or suburban environment. Then, the students had to present their creation to their classmates. Great job everyone!         
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Sending a special THANK YOU to Scott Schaffer Wnep-Tv for visiting Good Shepherd Academy yesterday and spending time with our students in 2nd Grade! Mr. Schaffer read to the students in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday!   
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It was a Seuss-tastic celebration in honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday! STREAM activities for grades PreK-4 and cupcakes for all students at lunch to enjoy!    
Thank you to all of our wonderful parent volunteers who helped plan this awesome day for our students and for your time and dedication to GSA!!   
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As we continue Read Across America week, Individualized Instruction alumni Sydney returned to GSA to share her love of reading with Guardian Nation. While she was a student at GSA, Sydney completed a library internship with Mrs. Nicolai, where she learned the duties of a librarian, and how a library functions on a daily basis. Today, after she finished reading, she assisted students with checking out their library books.    
Please be sure to check out the video on facebook, posted in the comments, of Syd reading to Mrs. C’s class.
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Individualized Instruction student Jack helped to kick off Read Across America Week by visiting each classroom, dressed as The Cat in the Hat, and reminding Guardian Nation how fun reading can be. Later, Jack read one of his favorite books to kindergarten during their Library class. Awesome job, Jack!    
Please be sure to check out the video of Jack reading to Mrs. Lukatchik’s class. Please to to the "comments" section of this section to view the video. Make sure your volume is on!!    
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