The 4th graders at Lumen Christi Catholic School completed their unit on the State of Wisconsin with a fabulous trip to Madison.   

During their trip, they toured the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.  A veteran provided them with first-hand accounts of his experiences in the armed forces.

At the Wisconsin Geology Museum, our students were very fortunate to see the display of the meteor rocks.  This display was only available for one week, as the meteor rocks were then returned to their owners.  It was perfect timing to see such a unique exhibit!

The students' tour at the Wisconsin State Capitol rounded out their educational day in Madison.  Governor Doyle was available to visit with the students for a short time, which was a pleasant surprise. 

This day at Madison was a wonderful way for our 4th graders to experience their social studies topic in true form!

If you felt the ground shake slightly on May 5th, it was not an earthquake.  It was just millions of children all over the world exercising simultaneously.  With childhood obesity on the rise, and young children showing risk factors for heart disease, children are starting to fight back.  Lumen Christi Catholic School - Thiensville participated in this amazing event under the direction of their physical education teacher, Dana Berns.

Project ACES is an acronym for All Children Exercise Simultaneously.  Len Saunders, a physical education teacher from New Jersey, started it in 1989.  Len and HJ Saunders, of The Youth Fitness Coalition, now organize the event each year.  "Children need motivational and fun tools to enjoy exercise," explains Len Saunders.  ACES is just that . . . a fun way to exercise.  Children get excited to exercise because they know kids from all over the world are exercising along with them.  In fact, millions of children from all 50 states and over 50 countries joined in the excitement.

At Lumen Christi, the whole school gathered outside on the playground on the beautiful May morning.  Mrs. Berns led them in warm up exercises and then turned on the music for the real fun to begin.

The whole school performed a dance to "Party in the USA", complete with choreographed moves that all the children could follow.  The school then divided into their grade levels and rotated through stations of a variety of physical activities, including jump rope, hula hoop, and many others.

It was a wonderful way to celebrate exercise and fitness with millions of children around the world!