Bishop Schad School Podcasts

Life on Mars

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:32:12 -0500

Let’s give a listen to a wonderful report presented by one of Bishop Schad’s fourth graders on Mars. Congratulations on a job well done!!

Ruby Saves Christmas!

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:44:42 -0500

It is a cold snowy night and Rudolph gets sick. Santa is worried because he doesn’t know if Rudolph can help him deliver the presents.

Then Santa has an idea. He remembers that Rudolph has a wife. Her name is Ruby. The only problem is that she doesn’t know how to fly.

Comet and Cupid decide that it would be nice to help her.
At first she wasn’t very good, so she practiced harder. Soon she was as good as Rudolph.

When it came time to lead the sleigh, she was nervous, but Santa told her she would be alright. She did a good job leading the sleigh...and she had fun!

How she is the substitute for any sick reindeer. She also gets to go in the sleigh with Santa every year. She considers learning how to fly a Christmas miracle.

The Lonely Penguin

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:30:05 -0500

Once upon a time, there was a penguin named Dan. Dan lived in the North Pole.

All the other animals didn't like Dan because of his neon green nose. So, Dan spent a lot of time in his gumdrop fort.

Then, one day Dan's class took a class trip to the Santa's Workshop. There, all elves have a job. Like the toy elf and Santa's elf. And the Friendship Elf.

The next day, the Friendship Elf saw Dan all by himself. Then, Alex the mean polar bear started making fun of Dan's nose. Then, the Friendship Elf got upset because Alex was being mean to Dan.

The Friendship Elf waved her magic wand and made Alex realize that he was being mean to Dan. So, Alex apologized to Dan. And then they became best friends.

Dan showed Alex his gumdrop fort. Alex played with Dan more and more. They played every day in Dan's gumdrop fort and they became the best of friends.

One Monday, at school, Alex was being made fun of because he was friends with Dan. And Alex learned how it felt to be made fun of. So, Alex told them to stop or else he would tell the Friendship Elf to tell Santa not to give them any presents. And one by one they all became friends.

So, all of the animals got presents from Santa Claus. And they lived happily ever after....

The End

A Christmas Experience

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:08:23 -0500

Every year, people from near and far come to the Christmas tree farm to buy Christmas trees. 
Two of the trees grew up together. They were best friends.
Both of the trees wanted to be picked. Every time someone walked by, the trees would shout... “Pick Me!”

One day, both of the trees were picked! But, they each went to different families...

The first tree went to a big house...and the second tree went to a small house.

The first tree was not happy with his new home. The children pulled half of his pine needles off, the cat clawed at his trunk, and the children only cared about getting presents.

The second tree was very happy with his new home. Every day, the children sat by the tree and said a prayer. The little girl even knit a red and green Christmas apron to go under it!

After Christmas, the second tree was planted in the backyard of the house he was brought into and the first tree was thrown into the street for the garbage truck to pick up.

The children from the small house saw the first tree stuffed in a garbage pan, took him out, and planted him next to the second tree. The two trees could recognize each other and they were so happy to be together again.

After they were done telling each other about their Christmas experiences, the little girl came out of the small house. “Oh! I almost forgot to give you this special ornament! We always put an angel on our Christmas trees!”

Right after the little girl put the angel on the tree, he could feel his needles growing back and his truck healing from all of those cat scratches.

He understood that the true meaning of Christmas was the celebration of Jesus’ birthday, not presents.

Photosynthesis

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:11 -0500

4 East has been studying plants, their parts, and how they function. They ended the unit by learning a song about photosynthesis, which is how plants make their own food. The song is by Peter Weatherall.

Christmas In Great Britain

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:33:23 -0500

"Merry Christmas"
Wassail, Plum Pudding, Mincemeat Pie, Yorkshire pudding, mmmm........ Listen to some of the traditions in Great Britain.

Christmas In Mexico

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:18:02 -0500

“Feliz Navidad”

What is Las Posadas? What is the significance of the poinsettia flower? Rosca de reyes? Tamales? Listen and find out more of the Mexican Christmas traditions.

Christmas in Italy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:18:13 -0500

“Buon Natale”

Let’s listen and learn about some of the traditions of an Italian Christmas.

Christmas-Germany

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:21:18 -0500

"Froehliche Weihnachten"

Let’s listen for a few minutes and find out a little about Christmas in Germany.

Triton

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:58:34 -0400

Triton (Τρίτων, gen: Τρίτωνος) is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the deep. He is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and Amphitrite, goddess of the sea. He is usually represented as a merman, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish.
Like his father, he carried a trident. However, Triton's special attribute was a twisted conch shell, on which he blew like a trumpet to calm or raise the waves. Its sound was so terrible, that when loudly blown, it put the giants to flight, who imagined it to be the roar of a mighty wild beast.
(from: en.wikipedia.org)