Civil War Assessment

8th Grade

Civil War Assessment

No Comments 14 May 2013

The 8th grade class has spent the last 2 months studying the United States Civil War. We have examined the causes, the battles, the strengths and weaknesses of the Union and Confederate armies, and the effect the war had on the nation. As the final product the class worked on Weebly websites, created magazines, composed [...]

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8th Grade

8th Grade Field Trip

No Comments 01 May 2013

Eighth Grade  was up early this morning and on their way to The California Science Center well before the bell rang for the start of school.  We arrived in time for our lab – dissecting a cow eye.  The students learned quite a bit, got right down to work and enjoyed the lab tremendously. We [...]

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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Love One Another

No Comments 25 April 2013

The Gospel for the 5th Sunday of Easter is Jesus’s message to love one another as He has loved us. The class reflected on times in their lives when they have felt the love of Jesus. Their stories consisted of powerful moments like the birth of a sibling or simple moments when a parent helped [...]

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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

How to be a Happy Middle School Student

No Comments 11 April 2013

The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes have begun the Family Life Series in religion class. The focus for all three grades is how to know themselves better and to improve communication skills. The discussions in class focus on using the Catholic virtues to help make good decisions. Another topic we are covering is for [...]

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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Middle School Science Labs

No Comments 08 March 2013

The middle school has been busy in the science lab!  6th grade is studying the earth – from an edible lab modeling the Earth’s layers to creating oobleck which has unique characteristics and acts as both a solid and a liquid just like the Earth’s asthenosphere.  We’ve also used clay to model the layers of [...]

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4th Sunday of Lent

8th Grade

4th Sunday of Lent

No Comments 07 March 2013

The message in this Sunday’s Gospel is about forgiveness. Jesus reminds the people that they can punish someone only if they have no sins. The 8th grade discussed the idea of second chances and forgiving others. We also focused on spending the remaining days in Lent trying to do extra acts of kindness for others.

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8th Grade Religion

8th Grade

8th Grade Religion

1 Comment 05 February 2013

The 8th grade continues their focus on the New Testament and the Gospels. Today’s lesson featured a worksheet comparing and contrasting the 4 Gospel authors. The students used their Catholic Youth Bibles or the Bible on the Kindle to research different Gospel passages. The class did a great job understanding the various readings.

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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Jesus Begins his Ministry

No Comments 31 January 2013

This Sunday is the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel is from Luke and discusses the beginning of the ministry of Jesus. The crowd listening to Jesus was impressed with his teachings but quickly turned on him when they realized he was a simple carpenter. The 8th grade class reflected on the importance of [...]

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Celebrating a Hundred Days with a Timeline!

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Celebrating a Hundred Days with a Timeline!

No Comments 18 January 2013

The middle school participated in Schoolwide Centers on Friday with the theme of 100 days of school. In Mrs. Clemmensen’s activity  each group researched a hundred year time period from the 1st to the 21st century. The groups researched the time period and completed a poster with important events from that 100 year period. The [...]

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Visiting with Parish Senior Citizens

8th Grade

Visiting with Parish Senior Citizens

No Comments 17 January 2013

The SHS 8th grade class had the privilege of visiting with a group of SHS parish senior citizens during their monthly potluck. The students brought over delicious cookies made by a room mom for the parish members. The students then asked a few questions of the seniors to learn more about their opinions and lives. [...]

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