8th grade students read the nonfiction article “Out of the Tornado”. As a follow-up activity, they researched historical accounts of local or state disasters and wrote a poem about what happened. Here are a few examples for you to enjoy. The Great San Francisco Earthquake by Anna Houses, buildings toppling over “Crash” they went as […]
Middle school parents and students- I called Pearson to find out why some people were having difficulty opening the ebook. They told me that it is necessary for you to download the updated versions of the following: Adobe flash player Adobe shockwave player Quicktime javascript I hope this information helps to solve the problem. Let […]
The middle school teachers have added a new section to the weekly workpackets. Each teacher will have a Kindle Korner listing any downloaded apps used in the classroom for the past week on the workpacket. We hope this improves communication between students, parents, and teachers regarding downloaded apps during school time. If there is a […]
Today the 8th grade class had a fall retreat. The purpose of the retreat was to build the community of the class. We opened with a powerful Gospel telling us to love our enemies. After a brief discussion the students discussed their faith in small groups. Next they created skits about the different Fruits of […]
This Sunday is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel focuses on Jesus preparing the Disciples for his suffering, death and resurrection. The 8th grade discussed the feelings of Peter when he realizes Jesus is the Messiah but will also experience suffering. The class then wrote reflections on how they can show concern for […]
Every Thursday the 8th grade class will read and discuss the upcoming Sunday Gospel. this Sunday is the twenty first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel focused on attaining Eternal Life. The class discussed how hard it is to follow in the footsteps of Jesus everyday. Yet they realized they need to do this in […]
Middle school students are excited about science! Our lab today was to determine which soda was diet and which was regular from two samples- without tasting! We are learning about the scientific method; asking questions, stating a hypothesis, observing, testing, analyzing and reporting our data. Today we had an introductory lab in which we practiced […]
Dear Graduating Students, We will soon witness a special ritual that we do not see very often: an elaborate and explanatory ritual of preparing the Altar for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. This will refresh our memories about how Jesus, before He would sit with His disciples to celebrate the Passover, sent two of […]
Our 8th grade closed their last week of classes enjoying learning about the periodic table. They researched various elements from the table, were able to touch and hold various elements and enjoyed freezing flowers with liquid nitrogen. We even built the periodic table out of cookies and enjoyed eating them too! 7th grade finished the […]
The middle school spent this week working in groups designing national monuments. After viewing a video clip on various national monuments the middle school broke out into small groups and designed their own monuments honoring an event or person in history. Some of the choices were Rosa Parks, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and Titanic. Each […]