The middle school has been busy in multipurpose room #1. We’ve been conducting experiments and meeting in groups to hypothesize, test, collaborate and have fun!
The middle school enjoyed centers on Friday. The theme was Asia and we made Chinese New Year Cards, enjoyed a kite flying demonstration and even flew some kites of our own. We also were creative and made pictures using Chinese tangrams. The middle school is enjoying the monthly centers and looks forward to the next […]
This Sunday is the second Sunday in Ordinary Time and John teaches us about the time when Jesus called upon the first disciples. The 8th grade reflected on how amazing and hard it must have been for the disciples to leave behind their families, job, and homes to follow Jesus. Yet they did this to […]
This Thursday the 8th grade resumed their study of the Gospels. This Sunday is the Epiphany of the Lord. The class discussed the journey of the three kings. We realized they were brave to follow a star to see the King and listen to God in their dream. They reflected on the gifts each of […]
The eighth graders braved the rain today and traveled to Los Angeles to the cathedral. We spent the morning working with the Adopt-a-Family Program located in the basement of the cathedral stuffing stockings with candy. We enjoyed working with each other while being of service to others. The time passed quickly and we surpassed our […]
This past week the middle school used the 3 parent teacher conference days to begin cooperative learning activities. The activities are designed to increase students critical thinking skills and group work skills. Each grade was mixed together and worked on an interactive, detailed lesson. The students with Mrs. Manning reviewed integers and created board games […]
Today on the second Sunday of Advent the 8th grade reflected on the Sunday Gospel for December 4. The Gospel introduced us to John the Baptist and his role in preparing all of us for Jesus. We discussed ways to prepare for Advent by helping others. Next we talked about taking the right path in […]
There will be no workpackets sent home this week in middle school. Next week the workpacket will reflect assignments from the last 2 weeks, ending on Wednesday November 23, the last day of the trimester. Happy Thanksgiving from the middle school teachers!
On Friday the middle school participated in collaborative learning centers. The objective of the centers was examining the lives of Catholic saints. The grades intermixed into groups and rotated activities every 30 minutes. When they were in the computer lab with Mrs. Manning they researched the skeleton system and how bodies of saints do not […]
The last several weeks the 8th grade class has researched a saint that interests them and prepared a report on that saint. Today they dressed as the saint and spoke to the lower grades about their life. The class did an excellent job on this project. When we finished being saints, we went into the […]