by thelewisaw1dev | Jun 27, 2016 | Excellence in Teaching, News
Mrs. Marilyn Stuit, 5th grade teacher, was awarded the 2016 Monsignor Gerald Lawrence Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mrs. Stuit teaches 5th grade Language Arts and Science at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Chapel Hill.
On April 20, 2016, Bishop Michael Burbidge celebrated Mass at St. Thomas More and Msgr. Gerald Lewis delivered the homily and concelebrated. Fr. Scott McCue, Pastor at St. Thomas More, and Fr. James Labosky concelebrated as well.
by thelewisaw1dev | Jun 8, 2016 | Excellence in Teaching, News
Mrs. Marilyn Stuit received the 2015-2016 Msgr. Gerald Lawrence Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching. The photos are of the Annual Lewis Award Dinner, given in honor of Mrs. Stuit and all previous Award Recipients. Photography by Nick Crettier.
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by thelewisaw1dev | Apr 22, 2016 | Excellence in Teaching, News
Mrs. Marilyn Stuit, 5th grade teacher, was awarded the 2016 Monsignor Gerald Lawrence Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mrs. Stuit teaches 5th grade Language Arts and Science at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Chapel Hill. She is in her 30th year of teaching with the last seven years at St. Thomas More.
On April 20, 2016, Bishop Michael Burbidge celebrated Mass at St. Thomas More and Msgr. Gerald Lewis delivered the homily and concelebrated. Fr. Scott McCue, Pastor at St. Thomas More, and Fr. James Labosky concelebrated as well.
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Msgr. Lewis, for whom the award is named, spoke of the light of Jesus that is inside each person. “We are all called to be that light to the people around us and teachers at Catholic schools help teach us about the light of Jesus.” He continued, “Each of you have a special light and you are to light up your part of the world.”
After Mass, Anne Stahel, Chair of the Lewis Award Committee, spoke about her recent visit to the Mrs. Stuit’s classroom. She was impressed by Mrs. Stuit’s creative ways to encourage and correct the children during a writing assignment with an amusing puppet, Mr. C.O.P.S.
Mrs. Stuit received a silver tray, plaque and a monetary award. She was chosen to represent the Diocese at the Excellence in Teaching Conference at the University of Notre Dame.
Principal, Dr. Michael Ashton, received a plaque to display in the school building. “Perhaps the most enduring gift she has given to her children is the ability to draw from them their own passions and interest in helpings others,” said Dr. Ashton. “Students in Marilyn’s care grow from being children participating in a prescribed project, to young pre-teens initiating service and raising awareness on an issue that touches them.”
Reprinted with permission from dioceseofraleigh.org.
by thelewisaw1dev | Apr 11, 2016 | Excellence in Teaching, News
The Lewis Award Committee visited the classroom of Mrs. Marilyn Stuit, the 2015-2016 Recipient of the Monsignor Gerald Lawrence Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mrs. Stuit teaches Fifth Grade Language Arts and Science at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Chapel Hill. We captured a few teachable moments to share with you.
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On this particular day, students are working on a multi-faceted writing project by creating “monsters” that peers will later use for descriptive writing.
The puppet, Mr. C.O.P.S., comes out during the writing process to engage students in a lighthearted manner. C.O.P.S. is an acronym for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation and Spelling.
Mrs. Stuit has a beautiful classroom with two walls of windows looking out over the school grounds. Several bird feeders can be viewed throughout the day and Mrs. Stuit uses this to her advantage to enhance the students observational skills.
by thelewisaw1dev | Mar 9, 2016 | Excellence in Teaching, News
Mrs. Marilyn Stuit
St. Thomas More Catholic School, Chapel Hill
The Lewis Award Committee is pleased to announce that Mrs. Marilyn Stuit has been selected as the 2015-2016 Recipient of the Monsignor Gerald Lawrence Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mrs. Stuit teaches Fifth Grade Language Arts and Science at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Chapel Hill. She is in her 30th year of teaching with the last seven years at St. Thomas More.
Beyond the classroom, Mrs. Stuit is very active in school, parish and community activities. In 2012 she was chosen to represent the Diocese at the Excellence in Teaching Conference at the University of Notre Dame.
Mrs. Stuit feels that teachers striving for excellence in Catholic schools should recognize “that we are very fortunate to be in a Catholic School. Let’s use the privilege of a God-centered environment to make a profound impact on each student we encounter.“In the Award nomination letter for Mrs. Stuit, Dr. Michael Ashton, Principal of St. Thomas More, wrote that
“Mrs. Stuit recognizes the great opportunity we have in the Catholic schools to imbue in our children a true sense of what it means to be Christ to others. Students see Mrs. Stuit’s excitement about building service projects, they learn from her example of how to show your love for everyone through your daily words and actions, and they receive the Eucharist from her hands weekly at Mass. Perhaps the most enduring gift she has given to her children is the ability to draw from them their own passions and interest in helpings others… Students in Marilyn’s care grow from being children participating in a prescribed project, to young pre-teens initiating service and raising awareness on an issue that touches them.”
Mrs. Stuit received a Bachelor of Arts at University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Arts at University of Kansas.
The Lewis Award will be presented to Mrs. Stuit at a special Liturgy on April 20 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
Mrs. Marilyn Stuit, St. Thomas More Catholic School, Chapel Hill
