The middle school has been busy in the science lab! 6th grade is studying the earth – from an edible lab modeling the Earth’s layers to creating oobleck which has unique characteristics and acts as both a solid and a liquid just like the Earth’s asthenosphere. We’ve also used clay to model the layers of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our tour of Ancient Egypt, which began back in November while visiting the California Science Museum exhibit on Cleopatra, and concludes on Friday with a final writing piece has been adventurous. The students enjoyed learning a 3,8oo year old game today. The game is called Hounds and Jackals and is similar to Chutes and Ladders. […]
The 6th grade has been studying Ancient Egypt for several weeks. Using actual pictures painted on papyrus from Egypt the students used handmade paper and gold pens to create pictures of pharaohs, gods, scribes, and other scenes from Ancient Egypt. The pictures came out amazing and beautiful.
The middle school participated in Schoolwide Centers on Friday with the theme of 100 days of school. In Mrs. Clemmensen’s activity each group researched a hundred year time period from the 1st to the 21st century. The groups researched the time period and completed a poster with important events from that 100 year period. The […]
The sixth grade is studying Ancient Egypt which is always a class favorite. Today we learned about a female ruler or pharaoh named Hatshepsut who ruled Egypt in 1473 B.C.E. One of her achievements was the building of obelisks. These obelisks were placed at the temple of the sun god Amon-Ra at Karnak. The purpose […]
This week in Religion class the students have been exploring the Old and New Testament. The 6th grade class has been reviewing the story of Joseph and his brothers. It ties in perfectly with our history unit on Ancient Egypt. The 7th grade is studying the amazing miracles of Jesus and the reasons for the […]