This is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel for Sunday is from Luke and focuses on how we have to follow Jesus and carry our crosses. Our discussion focused on the duties they have at their age and how they can meet their obligations in school and home. The 8th grade class completed […]
The theme for the Gospel on this 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time is humility. Luke recalls a time when Jesus told a parable about where to sit when you are a wedding guest. The message of the parable is to sit at the lowest place and to be humble in all the things we do […]
Every Thursday the Class of 2014 will read and discuss the upcoming Sunday Gospel. This is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time and the Gospel comes from Luke. The main message of the Gospel is that we need to be our best to keep the door of Heaven open to us in the next life. […]
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes are off to a great start in History and Religion. We are already working in our journals on geography activities using the Kindles and taking notes in history. Each class has read from their Catholic youth Bibles and begun self reflection on how to improve their relationship with […]
The 6th and 7th grade classes spent the last 3 days researching and building many amazing structures that have been built from 400 B.C.E. to 1800 C.E. Some of the buildings recreated were the Colosseum, Taj Mahal, ancient castles, and many others. The projects were very creative and the presentations interesting.
The 6th and 7th grade students are spending the last few weeks creating glogs on different history topics. These “online” posters allow student to input music, pictures, videos, and information on their topic. They are so creative and interesting. For the last few lessons in history both classes are using their Kindles and a mind […]
The 6th grade has spent the last 8 weeks studying Ancient Greece. We have learned about their geography, government, daily life and culture, and their contributions to our world today. Visiting the Getty Villa in April was a highlight of our studies. The students completed various projects to demonstrate their knowledge of Ancient Greece. The […]
The 8th grade class has spent the last 2 months studying the United States Civil War. We have examined the causes, the battles, the strengths and weaknesses of the Union and Confederate armies, and the effect the war had on the nation. As the final product the class worked on Weebly websites, created magazines, composed […]
Eighth Grade was up early this morning and on their way to The California Science Center well before the bell rang for the start of school. We arrived in time for our lab – dissecting a cow eye. The students learned quite a bit, got right down to work and enjoyed the lab tremendously. We […]
The 6th grade class viewed paintings by Picasso and then created their own Picasso pictures. Their work came out beautiful. Some of the pictures are hanging in the 6th grade classroom, the computer lab and some went home.