The 7th grade just finished studying the interesting ancient cultures in Africa. We learned that salt was more valuable then gold. We also learned about the geography, culture, and the importance of trade. To end the chapter the students made beautiful African masks. The masks were used back then to ward off evil spirits and […]
The sixth grade class spent their monthly art lesson learning how to draw perspective using charcoal. Ms. Spooner taught them several different techniques to create a sense of distance and shading. The pictures are very beautiful and a bit haunting in the design. Perfect for a November classroom decoration!
The Sacred Heart School middle school continued the tradition of celebrating Mary and the Rosary prayer during the month of October with a special Living Rosary para liturgy in the Church on Wednesday. All the students did a great job saying the prayers and the Joyful Mysteries. The Class of 2017 also presented each student […]
As the 6th grade class began the study of the first civilizations, they explored the Agricultural Revolution and farming methods. Using their history book, movies, and special guests in the classroom they learned how farming began and how it works today in their own backyards in Ventura! Next they had a feast of many foods […]
The 7th grade is studying the religion of Islam and countries in the Middle East and Asia. We are learning about their culture, religion, economy, and daily life. During each report the students are taking notes and compiling a booklet with interesting information from each country. We are realizing how different people are in parts […]
The 8th grade class continues their study of the American Revolution. Today they spent the time as a group of loyalists who were interviewing each other to find out if any of them were spies for General George Washington. It was very hard to figure out which towns people risked their life to spy for […]
Happy Constitution Day! To celebrate the founding of our nation the 8th grade class performed a play revisiting the debate about whether to sign or not sign the Constitution at our school assembly. To reach an agreement the founding fathers added the Bill of Rights forming the United States of America. The class also got […]
The catholic church celebrates the birthday of Mary today September 8, 2016. The Class of 2017 prepared presentations and a Q & A session for each grade at SHS. All students were given a treat to celebrate the birth of our wonderful mother Mary!
The 6th grade class begins their journey in history by studying archaeology and early humans. After taking several virtual tours of ancient caves with many drawings the class chose one item from ancient everyday life to draw and display on the cave in the classroom. We are calling the drawings ancient snapchats!
This week Sacred Heart School celebrated our many wonderful National Parks. The parks officially turn 100 years old on August 25, 2016. The Class of 2017 did presentations on the parks to several grades and shared beautiful pictures of the parks with all the students during recess and lunch. Truly these incredible works of art […]