Episode 6: Padrecast 3, Writing Curriculum and Kairos Ministry

In Padrecast #3, Fr. Scott talks about the 18th Annual Alumni Modified Sporting Clay Shoot, highlighting the success of raising over $8,000 for the TMI Alumni Association Scholarship and thanking our event sponsors:

• Briones Engineering
• Don Elliott ‘63
• Wayo Canales ‘91 and Susanna Madrigal
• Ruben Calderon
• Dorado Development
• Drash Contracting, LTC
• Ernest Brown ‘80

We also talked about the Kairos Prison Ministry cookie-baking event that was led by Science Teacher Sherry Lim this past weekend. The Kairos ministry is a redemptive program that addresses the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women, youth, and their families. Their program is a redemptive one that incorporates curriculum designed to build and encourage pro-social character and behavior. Learn more at www.kairostexas.org

We then focused on some academic happenings in the Middle School, starting with the new writing curriculum–The Lucy Calkins Units of Study. This is a workshop curriculum focused in argument, information, and narrative writing and has been the leading writing curriculum for the last 30 years.

Darci Tucker will also be visiting the 7th and 8th grade classes on September 28; parents are also invited to attend the programs (details below) she’ll be presenting that day. Darci Tucker is a storyteller who is nationally known for her portrayals of women from American history and performs in schools and at festivals around the nation.

• September 28, 2018 (presentations will be in All Saints Chapel):
  8:00am–Darci Tucker will be present her original, one-woman play "Revolutionary Women" about the Revolutionary War for all 8th-grade students and parents.
  12:15pm–Darci will present "Jane Long, Mother of Texas" for all 7th-grade students and parents.

All parents are invited to the first general meeting of the Family Association:

• September 18, 2018
  8:30am at the Pryor House (Fr. Scott’s house on campus)

Parents are also invited to the second annual Headmaster’s Social:

• September 26, 2018
  6pm-8pm at The Dominion Clubhouse
  RSVP at www.tmi-sa.org/social

As we wrap this episode up, Fr. Scott shares his highlight moment of the last couple weeks, some words of wisdom, and also shares with us how he was called to ministry. We’ll start introducing a fun get-to-know-you question from our listeners to Fr. Scott as a way to get to know our TMI Headmaster even better! If you want to ask a question, email us at padrecast@tmi-sa.org

As a reminder, you can watch our chapel programs on our TMI Youtube Channel at www.tmi-sa.org/youtube