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.
The Gospel for the 5th Sunday of Easter is Jesus’s message to love one another as He has loved us. The class reflected on times in their lives when they have felt the love of Jesus. Their stories consisted of powerful moments like the birth of a sibling or simple moments when a parent helped […]
The Eighth Graders led their families in a beautiful Earth Day Project over the last two weeks. They led their families in a discussion of our Schoolwide Learning Expectations that focus on taking care of God’s world and participating in various modes of prayer. Then they helped each family member trace a template onto construction […]
Sixth grade has been studying earthquakes. We have learned how to use seismograms of the primary and secondary seismic waves to pinpoint an earthquake’s epicenter. Last Thursday, we used what we’ve learned about building safety and designed our own buildings out of toothpicks and marshmallows on a base of jello. Then, we put them to […]
The 6th grade class enjoyed a spectacular day at the Getty Villa in Malibu. With the sun shining we spent the day surrounded by antiquities ranging in age from 4,000 to 2,000 years old. A few highlights were the actual villa with marble floors and hand painted ceilings, gold jewelry, and many marble statues of […]
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes have begun the Family Life Series in religion class. The focus for all three grades is how to know themselves better and to improve communication skills. The discussions in class focus on using the Catholic virtues to help make good decisions. Another topic we are covering is for […]
The 8th grade class presented a Living Stations of the Cross today at Sacred Heart Church. The class reenacted the Passion of Christ by acting out each station. The readers explained the event of each station and related the suffering and pain to our lives today. Each actor, reader, and altar server did an amazing […]
The 6th grade is studying the Old Testament in religion and the Ancient Israelites in history. We just finished reading about the Exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. In history we are examining early biblical history, including the Exodus and the Passover celebration. The class viewed a Seder plate with Hebrew writing […]