Today, September 17th we celebrate the signing of the United States Constitution. The 8th grade class is currently studying the American Revolution and the rights and responsibilities listed in the Constitution. Today they will go to each classroom and explain the meaning of the Constitution to each grade and ask questions about our Founding Fathers […]
The Class of 2015 participated in a retreat today during religion class that focused on community. The activities included Psalms and a Gospel reading about Jesus and his disciples as well as a team building exercise using decks of cards. Next they discussed their Catholic faith in small groups. Lastly they performed skits featuring the […]
The 6th grade has been studying the Roman Empire and we are finishing with Emperor Glogs. The Glogs are online posters where information, pictures, and videos are uploaded and then shared with the class. The class is learning about different accomplishments and failures that occurred under each emperor. We will spend time next week at […]
The 6th grade participated in a fun art lesson provided by the City of Ventura. The art teacher has lived in Japan and taught the students how to cut out different shapes to create a flying carp. She also taught the students several words in Japanese and shared many interesting facts on their culture. The […]
The 7th grade is currently studying the Native American ancestors of Mesoamerica. These indigenous people include the Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca. After each lesson we use educational videos to visit the countries in this region. In groups the students are placing the factors of each civilization into the 4 Worlds mode. The final assessment […]
The middle school is working on the religion lessons in the Family Life series. The 6th grade is focusing on getting to know themselves and their gifts and talents so that they may use them for the betterment of others. The 7th grade is learning about how to keep their bodies healthy and strong so […]
The 7th grade is studying the Italian Renaissance in history class. We began our journey with a field trip to the Getty Center and now in class we are studying the famous artists from the time. We have learned many different art terms and techniques and researched the various artists. The students used clay in […]
The middle school completed another round of collaborative group projects this week. Mrs. Clemmensen’s group researched different explorers from the last 500 years and then created a Weebly website. The groups worked very hard designing their websites from the point of view of the explorer. The sites contain maps of their expeditions, pictures, timelines, and […]
The 6th grade class is preparing for a fabulous day at the Getty Villa in Malibu next week. We are studying the different types of ancient artifacts on display and recreating some items during art class. Each student chose a vase on display at the Getty and using their Kindles drew the vase and wrote […]
The focus of the 2014 VIRTUS lesson is online safety for students and families. The middle school children are discussing various types of social media being used today by young teens. They then viewed a few video clips about being smart and safe online published by NSteens. Next they watched and took a quiz on […]