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 […]
The 7th grade class is beginning their religion studies this year with examining the life of Jesus. The goal is to understand Him as both divine and human and to improve our friendship with Him.
Our 7th and 8th know! Students worked in groups of 4 to complete an activity highlighting numbers 1 – 100 in order. Our first attempts did not score well even though we were trying and helping each other. Until…a pattern was noticed…and strategies suggested. Next attempts were much better. What does good group work look […]
We subscribe to Scope Magazine to give the students more exposure to nonfiction reading. The students are not allowed to take them home; however, they can access the magazine online. To Access Scope magazine online- go to scope.scholastic.com- click on the student view-password: bluewaves678 Independent reading– students need to read 30 minutes a night 5 […]
PROCEDURES PARENT CONFERENCES are scheduled for all students after the first trimester in January. Parents will meet with the homeroom teacher only; however, are encouraged to send in questions for the other two teachers and these will be addressed as soon as possible. However, parent conferences can be scheduled earlier if the need arises. 7th […]
The 7th grade class entered the realm of the marvelous Mayans this week. We are learning about their calendar, farming methods, government, and religion. We know much about their culture from their codex. In class today the students created a colorful codex with information about the Mayan culture using their numbers and pictographs. Next we […]
The 7the grade continues their Renaissance experience and learning. This week we discovered more information about Michelangelo and da Vinci. To appreciate the effort needed to paint the Sistine Chapel the class taped paper to the bottom of the desk and laid down to draw a nature scene. The students had fun but realized how […]