The 7th grade class is studying the mighty kingdoms of Ancient Africa. As part of our studies each student is doing a Glog on an animal from Africa. The Glogs show their habitat, habits, and characteristics. These same animals will also be used as characters for the African folktales each student will write. Our Africa […]
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 […]
Middle School students are participating in a Citizen Science Project. Cornell Lab of Ornithology in engaging students in the study of real-world science. Their Celebrate Urban Birds project focuses on learning more about 16 key species across North America. We’ve narrowed our focus even further – to species found in our local area and we […]
In the beginning of the school year, it was very hot at Sacred Heart School, so on Thursday, September 5th, at 11:15 am, the 17 Sacred Heart School families, and staff, participated in the “Popsicles With Families” Activity. At the lunch tables, 2 families shared a table and each family played games like “Guess my […]
The 8th grade at Sacred Heart School has come up with a way to help younger students recycle and take care of the planet. Recycling has become important to the 8th grade class. They have been trying to incorporate recycling into their school activities. Two students each day are picked to wear striped referee shirts […]
The 7th grade class is presenting reports on different countries from the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. We are enjoying our adventure learning about different cultures, places to visit, and geography. Next up we will study ancient Africa kingdoms.
By: Nicolas Flores Sacred Heart School, Ventura, California, started celebrating Constitution Day several years ago. “This year… it’s going to be bigger and better than ever, with Constitution Day presentations for different Grades” said Joaquin Rodriguez, the President of the school. Sacred Heart School celebrated Constitution Day on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019. Constitution […]
Once a month each level at SHS mixes up the grades and works on projects. The middle school theme for Friday centers was the environment. During one of the center rotations the group recycled newspaper into baskets, another group played trivia games with science questions, and the last group rotation featured making ocean dioramas. All […]
All grades in middle school use the Catholic Youth Bible along with their religion textbook, websites, and handouts to enhance their understanding of our faith and Jesus. The 7th grade is reviewing the layout of the Old Testament and learning the layout of the New Testament. Then we will spend time reading and analyzing many […]
The 7th grade class is studying the Eastern Roman Empire and the Silk Road. To understand the challenges and hardships of traveling the Silk Road they played an interactive game trying to buy enough food and form caravans to safely make it to the next town. They worked in partners and quickly realized what a […]