Middle School Team Meeting ;)

 

 

All Classes: Remember, parent teacher conferences are from 3-7 on Wednesday and 8-3 on Thursday. Please drop in and see all the great things your child is learning. No need to schedule an appointment!



 

Sixth Grade - We are just beginning our intensive study of Ancient Greece. A major victory for Greeks was at the Plains of Marathon. The video below will be seen by students in class to help them visualize the battle and see what an important victory it was for the Greeks...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seventh Grade -  Seventh graders have done an amazing job unraveling the intricacies surrounding the growth of the U.S. as a world power at the end of the 1800s. Next up, European Geography as we begin to study World War I and the Russian Revolution!

 

Eighth Grade -  In 8th grade we continue our in-depth study of the Constitution as a foundation for our Civics unit. We are dissecting this great document, article by article, and discussing real-world scenarios as a way to apply these concepts.

 

 

 



Sunday, October 6, 2013

This week has been another whirlwind in Social Studies!

 The sixth graders breezed through a lesson on the beginnings of Christianity and Judaism with flying colors. They are so knowledgeable when it comes to their faith and quite inquisitive of other faiths. It is such a privilege to teach them through the prism of our Faith.

Seventh graders are culiminating their study of America's role in imperialism by compiling all of their articles, cartoons, editorials, and advice columns into their newspaper. The finished product should tell the complete story!

Even though this is not a huge election year, our 8th grade is seeing the constitution at work with our current impassse in Washington, D.C. They are very curious and insightful!

We continue to use CNN Student News (www.cnn.com/studentnews) to prompt our discussions. It has really helped to de-mystify the process in an un-biased way!

We will be taking 8th grade portraits on Friday, Oct. 11th. Watch for permission slips to come home Monday!