The focus of the 2014 VIRTUS lesson is online safety for students and families. The middle school children are discussing various types of social media being used today by young teens. They then viewed a few video clips about being smart and safe online published by NSteens. Next they watched and took a quiz on […]
This Sunday is the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel is again from Matthew and continues explaining the teachings of Jesus. This week the 8th grade class choose to explore the teachings on anger. Many students came up with ideas for coping skills to deal with anger so they can forgive the people who […]
This is the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the Gospel comes from Matthew. The message is simple because it asks us to be a light for all in the world. And yet the class discussed how hard it is to do this on a daily basis. There are many times we all feel life […]
The 8th grade class read the upcoming Gospel for Sunday. The Gospel comes from Luke and discusses the presentation of the child Jesus in the temple. A man at the temple tells Mary and Joseph about salvation that will come through Jesus. The class reflected on how they can help out their own families through […]
This is the second Sunday of Ordinary Time and the Gospel focuses on the testimony of John the Baptist. He tells us that Jesus is the “Lamb of God” and his message is for us to follow Jesus. The 8th grade class discussion centered on giving testimonies about our faith and the role of the […]
This Advent season the middle school students have been studying the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. Each day one of the 12 fruits was shown on the projector and then the class discussed how they can use these fruits, such as generosity, faithfulness, self-control, and joy to better prepare themselves for the coming of Jesus […]
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 […]
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 […]