The 8th grade class completed a chapter in religion that focused on prayer. They learned the different forms of prayer, how to pray, and the meaning of the Liturgy of the Hours. To complete the lesson the class prepared a liturgy. The theme they chose was healing to tie in with October cancer awareness. Ironically […]
The 7th grade has been discussing Guardian Angels and the role they have in our faith and lives. We discussed the meaning of angel in Greek -“messenger” and how guardian angels can protect and support us in many ways. The students drew a picture of what their guardian angels might look like and wrote a […]
The 6th grade is finishing a chapter in religion on Creation. They are learning the Old Testament and began with Genesis. We are in the middle of Powerpoint presentations on books in the Old Testament. The class is taking notes on each book and then we will move along in our textbook and study many […]
The 6th grade is now studying the Agricultural Revolution. This is important to history because farming allowed people to settle down and live together. This begins the idea of labor and government. Since we are so lucky to live in an agricultural area 2 parents of SHS came in the classroom and presented a lecture […]
This 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time the Gospel message, according to Luke, is service to others. The Disciples ask Jesus to increase their faith. The Lord explains to the Disciples that faith is a gift. The Class of 2014 discussed and shared ideas on how they can be of better service to their families, school, […]
This is the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel according to Luke tells the parable about a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. The message of the Gospel is to take action in our life time to help others. The 8th grade class offered up many great ideas about how to help […]
After several weeks of studying the different forms of government and the Founding Fathers, the 8th grade class completed an Icivics lesson on Sovereign States. Icivics is an amazing website created by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The site provides in-depth lessons and interactive games to engage students in civic education. The assessment […]
Today on September 17, 1787 the Founding Fathers signed our United States Constitution. This is the 226th anniversary of the signing. The Founding Fathers spent over 3 months discussing, arguing, and designing the government we have that guarantees the many freedoms we enjoy today! The middle school celebrated with different activities during history classes today.
This Sunday is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel is written by Luke and the point is to teach us that God forgives and accepts sinners. The 8th grade class reflected on the importance of forgiveness. Many mentioned that they need to forgive someone in their own life or ask forgiveness of someone […]
The focus of 7th grade religion is using Scripture to get to know Jesus better and improve our faith. We are studying both his human and divine qualities. We are beginning Chapter 3 in the Christ Our Life book and learning about the books in the New Testament. Today the students used their Catholic Youth […]