St. Ignatius Martyr School

On Saturday, April 26, 2008 seven students competed at the PSIA state competition at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth:

Congratulations go out to Jillian Malone for her third (3rd) Place finish in Ready Writing - 6th Grade at State.

On Saturday, April 26, 2008 the following students will be competing at the PSIA state competition at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth:

Ready Writing - 6th Grade
Jillian Malone
Amanda Dugas

Mathematics - 4th Grade
James Mahoney

Number Sense - 6th Grade
Denny Jung

Maps, Graphs, and Charts - 6th Grade
Jillian Malone

Story Telling - 2nd Grade
Claudia Palomarez

On Site Drawing - 6th Grade
Francis Hodapp

On Site Drawing - 8th Grade
Cella Mahoney

On Saturday, March 29, 2008 twelve students from St. Ignatius, Martyr, Catholic School traveled to Tyler, Texas to compete in the PSIA Area 6 One Act Play Competition. In Tyler they competed against 7 other schools from central, north, and east Texas. The students performed A Midsummer Night's Dram by William Shakespeare and came in 4th place. Over 110 actors competed and our very own, Tomas Maia, won 1st place as Cast Superstar for his role as Puck, the mischievous woodland spirit. Two of Thomas's cast mates received Honorable Mention: Pilar Villanueva as King Oberon and Laura Gomez as Helena. The Cast for this year's competition consisted of Theresa Hodapp, Victoria Ysla, Antonio Garcia, Jillian Malone, Frances Hodapp, Matthew Vondrak, Jennica Totanes, Amanda Dugas, Patrick McCarthy, Tomas Maia, Pilar Villanueve, and Laura Gomez. Next year the team hopes to compete closer to home and best their fourth place finish.

As a Lenten service project, twelve 3rd grade students at St. Ignatius, Martyr have raised over $700 to help support Heifer International in its mission to end world hunger and improve the environment.

The Read to Feed program encourages children to earn pledges from family, friends, and community members for the total number of books read, or amount of time spent reading. At the conclusion of the program, the St. Ignatius, Martyr Catholic School readers collected money from their sponsors and donated it to Heifer. The donations will be used to help impoverished families and communities become self-reliant by providing food- and income producing animals and the training to care for them in environmentally-friendly ways.

Since 1944, Heifer International has helped over 4.5 million families become self-reliant through gifts of livestock. Every family that receives an animal passes on the gift of its offspring to another family in need.

To learn more about Read to Feed and its free resources and materials, visit www.readtofeed.org or call 1-800-422-0474.

To learn more about Heifer International and its mission, visit www.heifer.org.

On Saturday, March 29, 2008 twelve students from St. Ignatius, Martyr, Catholic School traveled to Tyler, Texas to compete in the PSIA Area 6 One Act Play Competition. In Tyler they competed against 7 other schools from central, north, and east Texas. The students performed A Midsummer Night's Dram by William Shakespeare and cam in 4th place. Over 110 actors competed and our very own, Tomas Maia, won 1st place as Cast Superstar for his role as Puck, the mischievous woodland spirit. Two of Thomas's cast mates received Honorable Mention: Pilar Villanueva as King Oberon and Laura Gomez as Helena. The Cast for this year's competition consisted of Theresa Hodapp, Victoria Ysla, Antonio Garcia, Jillian Malone, Frances Hodapp, Matthew Vondrak, Jennica Totanes, Amanda Dugas, Patrick McCarthy, Tomas Maia, Pilar Villanueve, and Laura Gomez. Next year the team hopes to compete closer to home and best their fourth place finish.

The faculty and staff welcome you to St. Ignatius Martyr School.  Read More »

Please join us in congratulating the following students of St. Ignatius, Martyr, Catholic School, whose hard work and dedication earned them a 1st place finish in the team category at the Diocese of Austin Science Fair held at St. Michaels Catholic Academy on Saturday, March 1, 2008:

Elyse Duron (6th grade)
Frances Hodapp (6th grade)
Jillian Malone (6th grade)

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Dear Parents:

This is a reminder that we will be administering the Stanford Achievement Test during the week of March 3rd. The Stanford is given annually to students in grades 1 - 8. It is not an intelligence test. This type of testing gives us an indication of the progress our students have made so that we can plan the next school year.

Please encourage your child to approach this week of testing with a positive attitude. All we ask is that they do their best. We do not, nor should you, expect your child to know all the answers. The students cannot fail this test. Test scores do not affect your child's promotion to the next grade.

In order for the students to perform at their best level, we ask that they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast and be encouraged by Mom and/or Dad on the way to school. Since the third quarter of school is over and this week is aside for testing, the students will not homework.

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL STUDENTS ARRIVE AT SCHOOL ON TIME. Once testing has begun, students will not be allowed to enter the classroom until that portion of testing has been completed. If the student arrives late, they will stay in the office until the teacher notifies us that they are between tests. We will do make-up testing in the afternoon in the administrative office.

Students in grades 4-8 must bring at least two (2) No.2 pencils.  Read More »

SADDLE UP BOCATS!
And Join the PTO for this NEW SCHOOL EVENT!

We would like the staff, parents, and students to participate in the Celebrate, Texas, Texas Independence Day Parade!

The parade takes place on Saturday, March 1st at 10:30 AM.

The march to the Capital starts at the Ann Richards Bridge (Congress Ave. Bridge) and ends at the Capital gates.

This parade celebrates the independence that Texas won in 1836. Many groups of people, from all walks of life, participate yearly to celebrate the beginning of Texas History Month.

Staff, students, and parents are asked to wear their St. Ignatius gold shirts or white t-shirts with jeans. Jazz up your outfit with a bandana, sheriff's badge, coon skinned cap, or cowboy hat!

Parents must stay and supervise and/or chaperone their own children

Parking is available at the corner of Riverside and Congress in the TX Dot parking lot. Staff, students, and parents are asked to meet as a group beside the Bat sculpture near The Living Room (store) no later than 10:00 AM. There will be some refreshments available for student participants near the Bat sculpture. Port-o-lets will be available.  Read More »