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 […]
On Wednesday the 8th grade class had an awesome experience at the Ventura Courthouse. The students were able to sit in on discussions in traffic court and preliminary hearing court. The judges also answered questions from the students. Next a bailiff explained his job and all the tools on his belt. Lastly, we were able […]
This is the 7th Sunday in the Easter Season. The Gospel for Sunday shows us Jesus’s concern and love for his Disciples as he prepares to leave them to be with God. The timing of this Gospel is perfect for the 8th grade as they prepare to leave SHS and begin high school. To prepare […]
This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Easter. The Gospel uses the analogy of Jesus as our Shepard and we are his flock of sheep. The class discussed the many ways we all try and act like good sheep and follow the ways to act taught by Jesus. The Gospel mentioned the wolf who represents […]