The 7th grade is studying Ancient Japan and the geography of the Islands. We are discussing the pros and cons of living on an island. Today in class the students learned how to make cherry blossom origami and created a beautiful cherry tree on the bulletin board.
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 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 7th grade class has spent the last couple of weeks creating their own civilizations. Based on the 4Worlds social studies model each student creates their own civilization with a government, economy, social structure, and culture. We are now sharing our projects and each civilization is very unique and interesting. Today a student brought in […]
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 […]
The 7th grade has been discussing Guardian Angels and the role they have in our faith and lives. We discussed the meaning of angel in Greek -“messenger” and how guardian angels can protect and support us in many ways. The students drew a picture of what their guardian angels might look like and wrote a […]
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, […]
Today on September 17, 1787 the Founding Fathers signed our United States Constitution. This is the 226th anniversary of the signing. The Founding Fathers spent over 3 months discussing, arguing, and designing the government we have that guarantees the many freedoms we enjoy today! The middle school celebrated with different activities during history classes today.
This Sunday is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel is written by Luke and the point is to teach us that God forgives and accepts sinners. The 8th grade class reflected on the importance of forgiveness. Many mentioned that they need to forgive someone in their own life or ask forgiveness of someone […]
The focus of 7th grade religion is using Scripture to get to know Jesus better and improve our faith. We are studying both his human and divine qualities. We are beginning Chapter 3 in the Christ Our Life book and learning about the books in the New Testament. Today the students used their Catholic Youth […]