The message in this Sunday’s Gospel is about forgiveness. Jesus reminds the people that they can punish someone only if they have no sins. The 8th grade discussed the idea of second chances and forgiving others. We also focused on spending the remaining days in Lent trying to do extra acts of kindness for others.
This week 6th grade finished studying Ancient China with a final project. Each group researched and reported on a dynasty, art, and inventions from Ancient China. After each group presented the students completed a 4 worlds chart listing the factors that applied to each of these 4 categories political, economical, social, and cultural. The final […]
This year for the SHS school fair the students focused on the Cathoic Core Beliefs. These beliefs include the Ten Commandments, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, the Beatitudes,the Fruits and Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Catholic Virtues. They researched bible stories showing these beliefs in action, a saint performing these actions, […]
As March begins, we head straight into the month long event of Read Across America. Reading is not only an essential part of American culture but it also grants you knowledge and entertainment, which is one of our School-Wide Learning Expectations. Books have the power to take you all over the world (or even out […]
Today SHS began the second week of Lent with the first of 5 Station of the Cross liturgical services. The Stations are led by the Class of 2013 and all grades participate in the service. There are prayers, meditations, and singing during the Way of the Cross.
The 6th grade has spent the last two art classes drawing and using pastels to create Chinese dragons. We studied the use of color blocking for dramatic effect. The pictures are amazing!
The 6th grade is studying Ancient China so the class organized a Chinese New Year party to celebrate. This is the Year of the Snake and the class enjoyed many treats. They had special cakes with flavors such as green tea, taro, and strawberry. One student brought in delicious fried rice. Then we all tried […]
The 7th grade is preparing for a field trip to the Getty Center on Tuesday. We downloaded the Getty app to our Kindles and evaluated many beautiful paintings in class today. Each student presented a famous painting and the class had the painting on their Kindle so that everyone could offer opinions on the different […]
The 8th grade continues their focus on the New Testament and the Gospels. Today’s lesson featured a worksheet comparing and contrasting the 4 Gospel authors. The students used their Catholic Youth Bibles or the Bible on the Kindle to research different Gospel passages. The class did a great job understanding the various readings.
This Sunday is the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel is from Luke and discusses the beginning of the ministry of Jesus. The crowd listening to Jesus was impressed with his teachings but quickly turned on him when they realized he was a simple carpenter. The 8th grade class reflected on the importance of […]