The Miracle MachineThe Study of the Human Body

This week long event is filled with a host of exhibits, lessons, events, speakers, projects, experiments and much more to expand every Fatima student’s mind on the topic of the human body.  

Amy Braun – Symposium ChairEllen Gary – Symposium Co Chair

Nikie Patin – Symposium Co Chair

Symposium Shake Up

Monday Morning

Skits, Songs and Speaker

Ashley Moncla – Committee Chair

Christopher Duffley was born prematurely, weighing only 1 lb and 12 oz at birth and also blind. His parents adopted Christopher when he was 14 months old, and later found out that he was also autistic. Surrounded by his loving and caring parents, Christopher began to realize his love he had for music as he got older. He learned to play the piano, trumpet, guitar, drums, and oh yeah…his voice is incredible. He now travels around the United States sharing God’s love and not to mention the miracle of his God-given talents.

Gym Exhibit Space

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Mega Body Inflatable

Computer Station Additional Exhibit Space

Cari Blum –Mega Heart Committee ChairJen Hebert – Computer Station Committee

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Chance Hall Exhibit Space

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Mega Heart Inflatable

Blood Pressure Exhibit

Katie Heard – Committee Chair

Students Teaching Students

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Each grade will partner with a lower grade. Each student will learn about a certain topic and teach it to another student in the form of an activity or experiment. Eighth grader’s and PreKer’s activity will be part of the Symposium shake up.  

Jeannie Patton – Committee Chair

Library Magnification Contest

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

The Library Maker Space will offer children the chance to view and guess magnified parts of the human body. The class with the most correct guesses will win a special prize! 

Gwen Foreman – Committee Chair

Front of SchoolDecorated in the theme of The Miracle Machine

Rotunda

Decorated in the theme of God’s Miracle of Humans

Konni Ashy – Front of School Committee Chair

Janelle Rentrop – Rotunda Committee Chair

Permanent Rosary Garden

Made of stepping stones, decorated by each class with The Miracle Machine Theme and installed near the third grade classrooms.

Lindsay Hoyt – Permanent Rosary Committee Chair

Kate Rountree –Art Show Committee ChairRoom moms – Professions of Human Body

Art Show

Each grade and Jr. High Art elective students will showcase art on the subject of the human body.

Professions of the Body

Each class will have a guest to share their profession as its relates to the human body

Lunch Series

The Thursday before Symposium we will have a lunch series entitled “the Miracle of the Mind”.

Fun Run

The Fatima Fun run will finish off the week on the Saturday after Symposium Week.

Blood Drive A blood drive will be held Thursday of symposium week

Additional Gym Exhibit Space

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Any exhibits or displays that are related to the human body.

ie: black lungs, bones, health exhibits, exercise exhibit, etc.

Resources from community partners, contacts at hospitals, non profit organizations, drs offices, health clubs, physical therpists, etc.  

SponsorshipsThe OLF Academic Symposium is funded mostly by the Parents’ Club.

In order to exhibit the MegaBody Inflatable and MegaHeart Inflatable, additional sponsorships are necessary.

    

Sponsorships include signage at the site of the organ, signage on all body fact cards, signage in the car line in front of school and recognition on the symposium webpage and web brochure

Meeting Summary Following is a summary of the Idea Meeting held on October 16, 2016

* Help needed on each committee. All committee heads listed on slides; Contact committee heads to offer assistance.• Additional exhibit area in the gym will be used for exhibits and displays

from community resources. Help needed reaching out to community partners such as doctors offices, non profits organizations, hospitals, health clubs, etc. to find out what physical exhibits they have to add to gym area (ie: body of bones, expandable lungs, health or exercise exhibit, eye exhibit. • Community contacts are Lauren Swan – eyes, Ellen Gary – black

lungs, Womens foundation – Becky Kramer, UL Physiology and Anatomy Dept – Beth Gossen, UL nursing program – Robbie Stefanski, Ashley Salvaggio – Cardiovascular Inst South, Kim Privat – Heart Starter/CIS

• Committee Chairs for the Additional Exhibit area are Elizabeth Johnson, Lauren Swan, AnnaClaire Inzerella and Margaret Kordisch. Please call any committee chair if you have a community contact.