The Middle school centers kicked off our Catholic school activities on Friday with a variety of activities. Students wrote poems about their faith, painted posters for classrooms, and participated in a scavenger hunt to identify objects and actions that make our school Catholic. Some of the items they found were pictures of saints, bibles, the […]
This Advent season the middle school students have been studying the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. Each day one of the 12 fruits was shown on the projector and then the class discussed how they can use these fruits, such as generosity, faithfulness, self-control, and joy to better prepare themselves for the coming of Jesus […]
The 6th grade just finished the chapter on ancient Mesopotamia and Babylonia. For the final activity the students created articles featuring events and people from the region and time. The class had a great time acting as reporters and delivering the urgent news about angry gods and murdered kings!
The Class of 2014 led the middle school Advent retreat. The theme they chose was unity and the message was to focus this Advent on unity with God and each other. The retreat included readings from the New Testament, an entertaining skit, music, getting to know you activities, and trust exercises. The retreat ended with […]
The middle school students have been studying a wide variety of Saints for the month of November. We have been discussing the virtues and morals that the saints demonstrate for us in our faith. The 6th grade researched a saint of their choice and then placed the information on a cloud for our Saints in […]
Today the 6th grade class had the opportunity to experience unearthing an ancient city by using tools to dig for artifacts. Each group found artifacts such as pottery, weapons, writing tablets, and religious idols. The groups then discussed and presented their findings. Once this activity was completed they went into the Skirball museum and studied […]
The 6th grade is beginning to study the 4Worlds concept which is a critical thinking, analytical tool used for social studies. The concept for 4Worlds comes from USC International Studies program. The four worlds are political, economical, social, and cultural. For example the political world includes government, military, and laws. Using our Social Studies Weekly […]
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, […]