After a two-year Covid based lay-off, the Annual Middle School KnockOut Tournament completed over three days this week. Competing over three lunch periods, the competition settled to the final fourteen and then the final five. With the court surrounded by cheering students, the final five put on a great basketball show. The Final Five 5 […]
The 6th grade has left Ancient Egypt and landed in Ancient Greece. We are studying the many advancements made by the Athenians. The class will also learn about Greek gods, myths, and Sparta.
Akhet, Peret, and Shemu are the three important seasons in Ancient Egypt. The class created wheels that represent the months of the year and the flooding, planting and harvest times. Next we are learning about the many important Egyptian gods.
The 6th grade class enjoyed a drawing lesson today during art class. They created a dragon and other fun characters to go around the dragon. We used pencil, Sharpies, and triangle crayons for color and shading. The next art lesson will focus on something from Ancient Egypt to tie into our history lessons on the […]
Every morning the 6th grade class reads from a daily prayer book. This week the readings focused on how we should all strive to live in the light of God. St. Paul’s letters to different peoples discusses loving our neighbor, putting on an armour of light each day and our call to live in the […]
The 6th grade class is studying Ancient China. We just learned about the long lasting Zhou Dynasty. To keep the country stable after they fell, Confucius taught his philosophy about respect and how to treat others. The students then researched many of his quotes and wrote one down that spoke to them. We had a […]
The 6th grade is completing their studies of Mesopotamia. Part of the journey is learning about the daily life of the people and their culture. Gilgamesh is a tale about a king, a hero with plenty of exciting adventure. We also learned about Sumerian gods and added them to our stories. Each tale is exciting […]
The 6th grade is studying Ancient Assyrian and Babylonian Empires. The kings and queens created cylinders to seal their important documents with wax. The cylinders featured animals, chariots, and gods designed by artisans in the empire. They also created a form of writing called cuneiform to keep track of trade. The students created a seal […]
The 6th grade class is studying the Agricultural Revolution. After learning about the technology of farming 10,000 to 6,000 years ago the students created dioramas of farming villages. Each was very unique and reflected some of the inventions and techniques used long ago, such as slash and burn to clear for new crops, irrigation of […]
The 6th grade is studying the Old Testament in the Bible. We are learning the different sections and how to find book, chapter, and verse in both the Old and New Testament. Every morning we read from a daily prayer book and last week we read about God’s Creation in the book of Sirach which […]