Illness keeps all of the MS teachers from being able to meet on Monday, September 11 as originally scheduled. There will be no Back to School for the MS classes as originally planned for Monday. As we see healthy conditions restored, we will announce the new date for families to meet with all three of […]
The 7th grade is finishing learning about the Middle Ages time period. From feudalism to knights tournaments to the role of the church the class has discussed the hardships of life during this time period. The students also designed beautiful stained glass windows. Next we will learn about the Renaissance.
The Song dynasty used inspiration from nature to make beautiful landscape paintings. The 7th grade worked hard on painting ethereal and serene nature scenes. We are almost finished with the China dynasties. Then we are going back in time to Europe!
The 6th and 7th grade are studying the interesting dynasties of Ancient China. This year the Lunar New Year began on Sunday and it is the year of the rabbit. Mrs. Morales Ruiz prepared a very interesting and fun lesson on tea. She explained the Lunar and Solar calendar and the role tea plays in […]
What better way to kick off the New Year than with a Literature Parade! For the monthly independent reading assignment, Middle School students read a book of their choice, drafted a script featuring internal and external conflicts and theme, and created a float depicting a significant scene from their book. The Literature Parade highlighted various […]
As the 7th grade class closes their study of Ancient Japan, they created beautiful Zen gardens. We listened to traditional Japanese music and created a peaceful setting with a few plants and rocks. The gardens came out very unique and we all felt very calm and Zen like when they were completed.
The 7th grade class is currently studying the history and culture of Japan. We learned about their love of nature and poetry. The students wrote their names in Japanese and then chose a landscape scene to write a haiku about. They also illustrated their beautiful poems.
The 7th grade class researched Christmas traditions around the world. Then they decorated Christmas trees with the country’s flag and ornaments that reflect the traditions, geography and culture of the country. Each classroom received a tree. Merry Christmas!
The 7th grade class is finishing their study of Islam. We learned about the 5 Pillars and compared how some of their practices are similar to Christianity. The class also read about how the religion expanded and the many art forms that were influenced by their use of arabesques and patterns. Next we are learning […]
The 8th grade continues the tradition of completing a research report on a favorite saint and then presenting the information to the different grades. Their drawings are so beautiful and powerful of each saint and their reports are very interesting. The 7th grade is working on saint superhero posters and 6th grade is creating Buncees […]