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 […]
After a two-year Covid based lay-off, the Annual Middle School KnockOut Tournament completed over three days this week. Competing over three lunch periods, the competition settled to the final fourteen and then the final five. With the court surrounded by cheering students, the final five put on a great basketball show. The Final Five 5 […]
The 6th grade has left Ancient Egypt and landed in Ancient Greece. We are studying the many advancements made by the Athenians. The class will also learn about Greek gods, myths, and Sparta.
Akhet, Peret, and Shemu are the three important seasons in Ancient Egypt. The class created wheels that represent the months of the year and the flooding, planting and harvest times. Next we are learning about the many important Egyptian gods.
The 6th grade class enjoyed a drawing lesson today during art class. They created a dragon and other fun characters to go around the dragon. We used pencil, Sharpies, and triangle crayons for color and shading. The next art lesson will focus on something from Ancient Egypt to tie into our history lessons on the […]
Every morning the 6th grade class reads from a daily prayer book. This week the readings focused on how we should all strive to live in the light of God. St. Paul’s letters to different peoples discusses loving our neighbor, putting on an armour of light each day and our call to live in the […]
The 6th grade class is studying Ancient China. We just learned about the long lasting Zhou Dynasty. To keep the country stable after they fell, Confucius taught his philosophy about respect and how to treat others. The students then researched many of his quotes and wrote one down that spoke to them. We had a […]