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📬 Weekly C-STREAM Take-Home Sheet Template

Location: Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School · Belle Plaine, MN · Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Use this template to create quick parent communication sheets each week. Simply fill in the blanks and print/email to parents.

✂️ COPY BELOW THIS LINE FOR PARENT SHEET ✂️

🌟 This Week in C-STREAM 🌟

Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School

Week: _____ | Date: _______________

Unit: _________________________________

🎯 What We Learned

Kindergarten (25 min session)

Today we explored: _________________________________

We discovered: _________________________________

Faith connection: _________________________________

Grades 1-2 (30 min session)

Today we explored: _________________________________

We discovered: _________________________________

Faith connection: _________________________________

Grades 3-4 (40 min session)

Today we explored: _________________________________

We investigated: _________________________________

Faith connection: _________________________________

Grades 5-6 (45 min session)

Today we explored: _________________________________

We engineered/designed: _________________________________

Faith connection: _________________________________

💬 Ask Your Child...

Use these questions at dinner or in the car!

Kindergarten

  • "What did you build/make today?"

  • "What was your favorite part?"

  • "How is God like a _____?" (engineer/scientist/artist)

Grades 1-2

  • "What problem did you try to solve today?"

  • "What didn't work the first time? What did you try next?"

  • "Can you teach me what you learned?"

Grades 3-4

  • "What problem did you try to solve today?"

  • "What would you do differently next time?"

  • "What do you think God wants us to learn from _____?"

Grades 5-6

  • "What was the hardest part of today's challenge?"

  • "How did you work with your team?"

  • "How does today's lesson connect to taking care of God's creation?"

🏠 Try at Home (Optional)

Activity: _________________________________

Materials needed: _________________________________

Instructions: 1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________ 3. _________________________________

Talk about: _________________________________

📖 This Week's Catholic Scientist

Name: _________________________________

What they studied: _________________________________

Fun fact: _________________________________

🔜 Coming Up Next Week

Topic: _________________________________

We'll explore: _________________________________

✝️ Prayer for Wonder

Pray this together as a family:

Dear God, thank you for giving us curious minds that want to explore your amazing creation. Help us to see your love in everything we learn—from the smallest seed to the biggest stars. Give us patience when things don't work the first time, and help us work kindly with others. Amen.

Questions? Contact: _______________ | More info: C-STREAM Website

✂️ END OF PARENT SHEET ✂️

📋 Pre-Written Weekly Sheets

Ready-to-use sheets for common lesson topics. Just print and go!

Week Template: Engineering Challenge

🌟 This Week in C-STREAM 🌟

Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School

Week: _____ | Date: _______________

Unit: Building Purpose with KEVA Planks

🎯 What We Learned

Kindergarten: We built towers and bridges with KEVA planks! We learned that patience and trying again helps us succeed, just like God is patient with us.

Grades 1-3: We engineered structures that could hold weight. We tested our designs, made improvements, and learned that failure is part of the engineering process—God helps us learn from our mistakes!

Grades 4-6: We tackled a complex engineering challenge, working as teams to design, test, and improve our structures. We discussed how engineers serve others by building things that help communities.

💬 Ask Your Child...

  • "How many times did your structure fall before it worked?"

  • "What did you change to make it stronger?"

  • "How do engineers help people?"

🏠 Try at Home

Build a tower using index cards, playing cards, or dominoes. See how tall you can make it! Talk about what makes structures strong.

Week Template: Coding & Algorithms

🌟 This Week in C-STREAM 🌟

Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School

Week: _____ | Date: _______________

Unit: Coding with Scratch/ScratchJr

🎯 What We Learned

Kindergarten: We gave instructions to our characters in ScratchJr! We learned that clear directions help things work—just like following God's directions helps us live good lives.

Grades 1-3: We programmed sprites to move and interact in Scratch! We learned about sequences and loops, and discussed how God has an order and purpose for all of creation.

Grades 4-6: We created interactive stories or games in Scratch. We debugged our code when things went wrong, practicing perseverance and problem-solving.

💬 Ask Your Child...

  • "What did your character do in your program?"

  • "What happened when something didn't work right?"

  • "How is coding like following directions?"

🏠 Try at Home

Play "Robot Commands"—one person is the "robot" and follows exact instructions from the "programmer." Try directing someone to make a sandwich or walk across the room!

Week Template: Nature Exploration

🌟 This Week in C-STREAM 🌟

Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School

Week: _____ | Date: _______________

Unit: Exploring God's Creation

🎯 What We Learned

Kindergarten: We explored nature and found amazing patterns! We talked about how God made everything beautiful and how we can take care of His creation.

Grades 1-3: We investigated living things and their habitats. We learned how plants and animals depend on each other, showing God's amazing design.

Grades 4-6: We studied ecosystems and the balance of nature. We discussed our responsibility as stewards of God's creation (Genesis 1:28).

💬 Ask Your Child...

  • "What was the most amazing thing you discovered today?"

  • "How do plants/animals help each other?"

  • "What can our family do to care for God's creation?"

🏠 Try at Home

Take a nature walk and see how many different living things you can find. Count types of plants, birds, insects, etc. Talk about how they all fit together in God's plan.

Week Template: Robotics

🌟 This Week in C-STREAM 🌟

Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School

Week: _____ | Date: _______________

Unit: Engineering Robots & Rovers

🎯 What We Learned

Kindergarten: We met Dash the Robot and learned how to give it commands! We talked about how people create robots to help others.

Grades 1-3: We programmed robots to navigate paths and complete challenges. We discussed how robots can help people who need assistance.

Grades 4-6: We designed and programmed robots to solve problems. We explored how robotics can serve communities—helping elderly, assisting with disabilities, or exploring dangerous places.

💬 Ask Your Child...

  • "What did your robot do today?"

  • "How do you 'talk' to a robot?"

  • "How could robots help people in our community?"

🏠 Try at Home

Design a "helpful robot" on paper. What would it do? Who would it help? How does helping others show God's love?

Week Template: Art + Math (STREAM)

🌟 This Week in C-STREAM 🌟

Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School

Week: _____ | Date: _______________

Unit: Mathematical Art & Design

🎯 What We Learned

Kindergarten: We made patterns and shapes in our art! We found God's patterns in nature—flowers, shells, and snowflakes.

Grades 1-3: We explored symmetry and tessellations through art. We discovered how math and beauty come together in God's creation.

Grades 4-6: We investigated the golden ratio, fractals, or geometric patterns. We discussed how mathematics reveals the order and beauty God built into the universe.

💬 Ask Your Child...

  • "What patterns did you make today?"

  • "Where do you see patterns in nature?"

  • "Why do you think God made things with patterns?"

🏠 Try at Home

Go on a "pattern hunt" around your house or neighborhood. Look for symmetry, spirals, and repeating patterns. Take photos and create a collage!

Quick-Reference: Conversation Starters by Topic

Topic Questions to Ask
Building/Engineering "What fell down? What worked? Why?"
Coding "How did you fix your bug? What did you create?"
Nature/Science "What surprised you? What patterns did you see?"
Robots "What did your robot do? How did you program it?"
Art + Math "What shapes did you use? Where do you see this in nature?"
Service Projects "Who will this help? How does this show God's love?"

Quick-Reference: Faith Connections by Topic

Topic Faith Connection
Engineering God the Creator designs with purpose; we image God when we create
Failure/Iteration God is patient with us; we learn through trying
Teamwork We are the Body of Christ, each with gifts to share
Nature Creation reveals God's glory; we are stewards
Patterns/Math Order in creation reflects divine wisdom
Helping Others Using our talents to serve (Matthew 25)
Curiosity Wonder leads us to God; seeking truth is good

Template created for OLP C-STEM Program | C-STREAM Framework