Sixth grade is studying plate tectonics and this week we made a model of one of the 5 physical layers of the Earth. It is a solid but acts as a liquid…it is our asthenosphere and in lab we made oobleck to help us learn about this unique layer of the Earth. Seventh grade is […]
On Friday we had many parents visit the middle school classrooms with their children. In history class the 6th and 7th grade are studying different Ancient China dynasties. So the 6th grade worked on a geography activity about the Forbidden City while enjoying a fortune cookie. The 7th grade enjoyed making different pictures using the […]
The 6th grade class has been studying Ancient India and the Indus Valley. As we conclude our lessons on the geography, Hinduism, Caste System and the culture we read a story about a boy going to the market with his dad who made beads. We wrote an essay about going to the market using our […]
6th Graders have just finished our unit on energy and have been studying alternative energy resources. In our lab this week, we used the energy found in falling water to lift a weight. We challenged ourselves to find various factors that affected how quickly a water wheel could lift a penny. Some of the factors […]
Middle School students met in departments just before Thanksgiving to prepare for the month of December. Our Spirituality Department planned our Mass for December and chose Saint Nicholas as the saint-of-the month. The Service Department counted bottle caps, worked on Advent inspirational posters and virtue posters for Saint Nicholas. Our Social Department created a beautiful […]
On October 25, a Friday afternoon, Sacred Heart’s seventh and eighth graders came together for a middle school department meeting. Departments is the way Sacred Heart School middle schoolers get to plan events for the school, make posters, and use their leadership skills. All middle school grades, sixth, seventh, and eighth, are split up into […]
“ It was very cool and awesome, ”says Jeweliana Rodriguez , a second grader who attends Sacred Heart School. It was Monday, September 9 , 2019 a lady dressed as a ladybug arrived to the Sacred Heart School campus. The second grade class was waiting anxiously in the library. Lunch had just ended and it […]
Mr. Hinojosa is a man of many talents. People say someone is “good with their hands” and he is. On Mondays and Wednesdays he is the music teacher and the music minister for Sacred Heart Church on the weekend. This year he added another job. He is the Plant Manager for Sacred Heart Church and […]
The 6th grade class really enjoyed their October art lesson. The teacher taught them how to use placement on the paper and lines to demonstrate perspective. Each drawing of a barn in fall is unique and beautiful. Mrs. Clemmensen’s perspective is that each student is a talented artist!
6th graders have been busy practicing reading and writing large and small numbers. We’ve been looking for patterns in our place-value charts, reading and writing numbers in standard notation, expanded notation, and number-and-word notation. However, we don’t always use paper and pencil… 7th graders have been learning about light and livings things in science and […]