The 8th grade has spent many lessons studying and applying the Catholic virtues. They understand the Theological and Cardinal virtues and have discussed ways to apply them to their everyday lives. They are looking forward to sharing the children story books they wrote and illustrated for each virtue with the primary grades next week.
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 […]
A tradition at Sacred Heart School is the Eighth Grade class selection of their class sweatshirt. Not only do they choose the sweatshirt and font color, but they also design the logo embroidered on the front. As one can imagine, it is the subject of many conversations! The sweatshirts will be “unveiled” and presented to […]
This Sunday is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Gospel Luke recalls when Jesus was asked about the end of the world. Jesus replies and states, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them! When […]
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 8th grade class is studying the American Revolution. Last week after much research and discussion they wrote a short essay explaining the difficult choices facing the colonist as they considered what side to be on during the Revolution. They examined several primary source documents explaining both sides. Then they wrote about the hardships the […]
The 8th grade class completed a chapter in religion that focused on prayer. They learned the different forms of prayer, how to pray, and the meaning of the Liturgy of the Hours. To complete the lesson the class prepared a liturgy. The theme they chose was healing to tie in with October cancer awareness. Ironically […]
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, […]
This is the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel according to Luke tells the parable about a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. The message of the Gospel is to take action in our life time to help others. The 8th grade class offered up many great ideas about how to help […]
After several weeks of studying the different forms of government and the Founding Fathers, the 8th grade class completed an Icivics lesson on Sovereign States. Icivics is an amazing website created by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The site provides in-depth lessons and interactive games to engage students in civic education. The assessment […]