The 6th grade class had fun looking at their favorite Dr. Seuss characters and creating a book cover with the characters and a moral message. There were messages about faith, kindness, friendship, family, and, trust.
The 6th grade class is learning about Ancient China. So far we have studied the Shang and Qin dynasty. We have explored the Great Wall and the Terra Cotta Warriors. The class also drew and used chalk pastels to create these adorable pandas. We have been watching the pandas at the National Zoo via the […]
The 6th and 7th grade are studying the interesting dynasties of Ancient China. This year the Lunar New Year began on Sunday and it is the year of the rabbit. Mrs. Morales Ruiz prepared a very interesting and fun lesson on tea. She explained the Lunar and Solar calendar and the role tea plays in […]
What better way to kick off the New Year than with a Literature Parade! For the monthly independent reading assignment, Middle School students read a book of their choice, drafted a script featuring internal and external conflicts and theme, and created a float depicting a significant scene from their book. The Literature Parade highlighted various […]
As the 6th grade continues the study of the Old Testament we learned about the Jesse Tree. The class read from Isaiah about the Jesse family tree. We also read some stories from the Old Testament that are symbolized with ornaments for the Jesse Tree. Each student colored the ornaments and glued them onto a […]
The 8th grade continues the tradition of completing a research report on a favorite saint and then presenting the information to the different grades. Their drawings are so beautiful and powerful of each saint and their reports are very interesting. The 7th grade is working on saint superhero posters and 6th grade is creating Buncees […]
The 6th grade class is finishing their study of the Stone Age and moving into the first civilizations. On Monday we learned about farming and tried a few foods that we still eat today. We also drew a picture of the houses and people as history transitioned through the ages to empires. We concluded our […]
The 6th grade has been studying archaeology these first weeks. We are learning all of the questions and skills needed to analyze the ancient civilizations. Today we looked at prehistory with a timeline activity. From 13.7 billion years ago to 2,000 BCE. Talk about God’s wonderful creation plan!
In 2015 Pope Francis declared September 1 Care of Creation Day. He encourages to pray for our mother earth and sister moon and brother moon. This prayer and celebration continues through October 4 which is St. Francis of Assisi feast day. The 8th grade crafted a nature scene using pipe cleaners. The 7th grade worked […]
Inspired by our first grade buddies who did a similar assignment on parts of speech, the 6th grade class worked in small groups drawing and describing an important person from history or religion. First they drew amazing pictures of the person and then they listed adjectives and verbs to describe their personality and accomplishments. We […]