On Wednesday the 6th grade was treated to a feast of food from the Middle East. We are studying the importance of the Agricultural Revolution. Mrs. Schott and Mrs. Hoffman discussed the agriculture industry in Ventura and the variety of foods from the Cradle of Civilization, modern day Turkey and Iraq. They tried two different […]
This Sunday is the thirty second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The reading we focused on this week is the Gospel from All Saints Day, the Beatitudes. The discussion revolved on how we can enact the Beatitudes in our everyday life. We formed small groups and each group applied a Beatitude to everyday situations. They showed […]
On November 1, the girls’ volleyball team played a home game against the Holy Cross Hawks – and the Cardinals won! We won 3 – 1. Everyone was excited and we’re anticipating an amazing game on November 3 against Saint Mary Magdalen. Hope to see you there, Gabby
Dear Parents, October 30, 2011 We will be finishing up theme 3 in our reading series this week. Our reading strategy is “questioning”. Before reading a story, we look at the cover, the title and the pictures and make a prediction about what the story will be about. While making our predictions, we ask […]
Hello Sacred Heart Families! Last Friday, our school families got together and the 8th grade leaders presented to their families the craft of creating Halloween masks. This activity was tons of fun and everyone created lovely masks. We look forward to our next family get- together and plan to make it just as fun as […]
Hello Sacred Heart Volleyball Fans! Here’s the latest on the Girls’ Volleyball Team: Last week on October 27th we played a very exhilarating game against the Saint Sebastian Saints. We won the game and were excited! We have a couple of more games this week- a home game on Nov. 1st against Holy Cross and […]
The Core Leaders asked the teachers for websites that they like to use in their classrooms or that they’d like their students to use. Here are their favorites. Have fun! The Primary Grades (K-4): www.spellingcity.com www.sheppardsoftware.com www.starfall.com www.learninggamesforkids.com Middle School (5-8): www.freerice.com www.catholic.org/saints/funfactsarch.php www.freepoverty.com www.kongregate/genghiskhangame.com www.icivics.com www.pbs.org/benfranklin.com All Grades: www.spellingcity.com www.learninggamesforkids.com www.freerice.com www.zingylearning.com
Fans of Sacred Heart School Volleyball: On Tuesday, October 25, we had a game against Our Lady of Assumption. Unfortunately we lost, but we’ve improved so much. Then on Thursday, October 20 we played against St. Augustine. In the end, we came out as winners! Our next game is Thursday, October 27 at St. Sebastian. […]
The 8th grade read the upcoming Gospel for this weekend, the 3oth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel focused on the Greatest Commandment, love the Lord God with all your heart, mind, soul, and your neighbor as yourself. They discussed how easy it is to love your neighbor when you like them and get along […]
This Sunday is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The parable told by Jesus in this weeks Gospel is hard to understand. After much discussion and interpretation, the 8th graders realized that the vineyard represents the earth and that the vineyard owner’s son is Jesus. They reflected on 3 ways they can be good stewards […]