The Gospel for the 5th Sunday of Easter is Jesus’s message to love one another as He has loved us. The class reflected on times in their lives when they have felt the love of Jesus. Their stories consisted of powerful moments like the birth of a sibling or simple moments when a parent helped […]
The 7th grade just finished reading Dragonwings by Laurence Yep. It is the story of young Chinese boy who sailed from China to join his Father in America. The two had never meet. The class learned a great deal about the discrimination the Chinese people endured in the early 1900’s. On the lighter side, the […]
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes have begun the Family Life Series in religion class. The focus for all three grades is how to know themselves better and to improve communication skills. The discussions in class focus on using the Catholic virtues to help make good decisions. Another topic we are covering is for […]
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 […]
The 7th grade is studying the Middle Ages. The class is learning about the role of the Catholic Church during this time in Europe and the architecture of castles. We had fun today designing castles out of cardboard inserts from the grocery store. The castles are very clever and beautifully decorated. The 2nd and 5th […]
This year for the SHS school fair the students focused on the Cathoic Core Beliefs. These beliefs include the Ten Commandments, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, the Beatitudes,the Fruits and Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Catholic Virtues. They researched bible stories showing these beliefs in action, a saint performing these actions, […]
The 7th grade is preparing for a field trip to the Getty Center on Tuesday. We downloaded the Getty app to our Kindles and evaluated many beautiful paintings in class today. Each student presented a famous painting and the class had the painting on their Kindle so that everyone could offer opinions on the different […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]