Every graduation week, we gather as a school to learn which of the 8th grade students were able to receive academic awards. Friday afternoon, we gathered online to hear the names of the first round of this year’s academic winners. First, The Scholar Award is given to students who receive an A in two given […]
Middle school has been busy. Remote learning (and teaching) has its challenges but with some help from our science lab assistant we were able to pack up some necessary items for family pick up and were able to complete a few labs remotely! 8th graders have completed their studies on the Solar System with a […]
The Class of 2020 is starting their Civil War unit. Today in online class we watched the Brainpop on Frederick Douglas. As an escaped slave he went on to be an inspiring public speaker, champion for rights of all people, newspaper editor, and best selling author. The students completed a worksheet on his accomplishments and […]
If your schedule allows, please join us as our 8th grade students lead us through the Stations of the Cross each week of the Lenten season. Listening as the eighth grade students read, our students will review and reflect on the Passion & Death of Jesus and anticipate the celebration of His Resurrection. Please check […]
Our 8th graders take turns every Friday (and on special days) reading a prayer over the public address system. These prayers are found and/or composed during our monthly department meetings. This morning’s prayer was a beautiful reminder to each of us regarding our own personal Lenten journey. .. Lord, bless us as we gather to […]
The 8th grade class continues to study the United States in the early 1800’s. After learning about the Trail of Tears and its impact on Native Americans the students played an interactive game in the computer lab about growing up as a young Cheyenne boy. They are asked to make moral decisions that reflect the […]
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 8th grade class continues to read the upcoming Sunday Gospel on Thursdays. We then discuss the Gospel message and reflect on how we can incorporate this message into our everyday life. This week we read about the baptism of Jesus in all four Gospels and compared the information. We are excited to renew 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 […]