Mrs Schmitz -Third Grade
Posted on January 27, 2012, by Maria Schmitz, under Third Grade.
PrintMath
We will be finishing up our multiplication and division unit. Most of the students in the 3rd grade have done an awesome job of memorizing their multiplication facts. This will really help them in the future with math. Once we have finished multiplication and division, we will be focusing our attention on learning to read graphs and charts as well as reviewing time.
Science
We are finishing up our Chemistry Unit, and now it is time to focus on the Science Fair. All projects will be completed in class. Students will work everyday in class on their individual or group project. I am sure you will be proud of the work they accomplish.
Social Studies
Once we finish with our Science Fair projects, we will begin working on Social Studies again. We will learn about prominent African American citizens throughout history, We will also be learning about where communities are located and how the weather and climate impact the lives of people that live in different parts of the world.
Religion
Now that we have learned our Ten Commandments, we are now looking at each of them in detail. We are gaining an understanding of how we should live these commandments in our daily lives. We will also learn about the season of Lent.
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Ms. Houston – Middle School Science
Posted on January 27, 2012, by Rhonda Houston, under Middle School Notes.
PrintChristmas break is behind us, and we move forward into a new year!
Students continue to prepare for the Science Fair on February 1st. We are in need of volunteers! If you are interested please contact Mrs. Robb or Ms. Houston.
In addition to the Science Fair during Catholic Schools Week, middle school students will visit the Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill. Student will have the opportunity for hands-on learning in the natural word, reinforcing classroom concepts in an outdoor setting. Check out the website to learn more, www.dogwoodcanyonaudubon.org.
6th Grade
The 6th grade class just concluded Earthquakes, and we began Volcanoes and plan to finish this topic this week. For the rest of the month, we will study the Earth’s Changing Surface (Weathering & Soil Formation, Erosion & Deposition and Geologic Time).
7th Grade
Classification of animals and the Six Kingdoms was recently concluded. We move into Bacteria and Viruses and will end the section with the story called Fever 1793 which is about the Yellow Fever outbreak during the summer of 1793. This book will provide students the opportunity to read about an epidemic, building on the knowledge of bacteria and viruses previously learned.
8th Grade
We finished the Human Body Quest project, allowing students to make a presentation about a provided body system to their peers. The class is presently in the second book, Animals, starting with simple animals such as sponges, cnidarians (jellyfish) and worms. We are learning how they live in their environments and how symmetry applies to their body forms . Our next topic is Mollusk, Arthropods, and Reptiles.
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Mrs. Fernandez – 5th Math and Science
Posted on November 30, 2011, by Meredith Fernandez, under Fifth Grade.
PrintIn science we have ended our unit on ecosystems with our owl pellet dissection. We were fascinated to see the food chain in action. Next we will be looking at biomes and writing our Eco-tourism Brochures. As soon as we get back in January we will be jumping into Science Fair. The fifth grade enters the competition this year, and will be presenting their projects to the panel of judges.
In math we are continuing our journey through fractions. We will be adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. We will also be converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.This will keep us busy for awhile!
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Ms. Houston – Middle School – Science
Posted on November 30, 2011, by Rhonda Houston, under Middle School Notes.
PrintWork has already begun for all grades in preparation for the 2012 Science Fair.
Students are selecting topics and team members for this year fair which is Feb 1, during Catholic School Week. We are in need of volunteers! If you are interested please contact Mrs. Robb or Ms. Houston.
6th Grade – As we have learned about the Earth’s surface, internal, and external surface, we are moving on to Earth’s Water. This will include Fresh Water, Ocean Motions, and Ocean Zones.
7th Grade – As we complete Genetics this year we will move on to the exciting world of bacteria. This will include reading the book, Fever 1763, a story about the yellow fever epidemic of 1763. Students will then move on to protists and fungi, then to plants and their seeds.
8th Grade – Has begun their project called Human Body Quest which involves students making a presentation on a body system (circulatory, respiratory and skeletal, etc…) to fellow students. The project will include a researching on the assigned system, presenting a Power Point and including a worksheet for the class to complete after the presentation.
In January, we will move on to animals, learning about sponges, mollusks, fish, birds and animal behavior.
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Ms. Houston – Middle School Science
Posted on September 19, 2011, by Rhonda Houston, under Middle School Notes.
PrintIn middle school science, we began the year reviewing safety rules and becoming familiar with lab equipment. The scientific method which will be utilized for the Science Fair was introduced along with examples of how it is applied.
For the following grades these are the topic we began and plan to complete in the month of September.
Sixth Grade – Mapping Earth’s Surface, Minerals and Rocks
Seventh Grade – Scientific Careers, Cells and Cell Processes & Energy
Eighth Grade – Healthy Body Systems, Bones, Muscles, & Skin and Food & Digestion
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Ms. Vercillo & Mrs. Fernandez-5th Grade
Posted on January 12, 2011, by Meredith Fernandez, under Fifth Grade.
PrintWe would like to thank everyone for such a wonderful Christmas party and such generous Christmas gifts. 5A will host Mass on 1/14 and 5B will host Mass on 1/21.
Students will begin their poetry Treasure books. Please watch the website for the necessary supplies. These books are quite beautiful and a tremendous learning experience. The students love to see themselves as published authors!
We are looking forward to many exciting events during Catholic Schools Week. The 5th grade will be going skating. Please look for permission slips, due dates and fees.
Science Fair will be very exciting this year. 5th grade Science projects will be judged on Wednesday, February 2. All of the 5th grade students will stay after school that day to set up for Science night. Parents and families will join us in the evening to view all the projects from the whole school and hear the results. 5th grade also runs the cafe to raise money for our trip to the Pines. The more money we raise, the less the trip will cost. Please be generous with your time and contributions to help pay for the trip. There will be information coming home about this.
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Mrs. Robb – Middle School Science
Posted on January 18, 2011, by Rachel Robb, under Middle School Notes.
PrintI hope everyone had a very happy holiday. Thank you for the lovely gifts. I have enjoyed them all.
Important dates
- Science Binders due Tuesday, January 11
- Science Article due Thursday, January 13
- Bonus Article due Thursday, January 13
- Quarter ends Friday, January 14
- Lab Write up for Science fair project due Tuesday, January 18
- Report cards go home Thursday, January 20
- SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE THURSDAY, JANUARY 27
- SCIENCE FAIR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
6th Grade
Students just finished up their study of earthquakes and volcanoes. Next unit of study deals with Earth’s Changing Surfaces which includes weathering, soil formation, erosion, deposition, geologic time and energy resources. The end of the month will deal predominately with Science Fair.
7th Grade
Students just completed a very interesting project on genetic disorders. Students will complete a few skills labs on adaptation and survival. Next, students will study bacteria and viruses. The end of the month will deal with Science Fair projects.
8th Grade
Students completed their study of the human body systems. Next unit of study is ANIMALS. The culminating project for this unit will be a dissection of seven different animals. Students have received a new textbook for this unit. The end of the month will focus on the Science Fair.
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Mrs. Schmitz – Fourth Grade
Posted on December 8, 2010, by Maria Schmitz, under Fourth Grade.
PrintReligion
We completed Unit 2 in our workbooks. This unit covered many topics like the Ten Commandments and why we honor Mary. We will now take a closer look at each of the commandments to ensure that we have an understanding of each of them and make sure we understand how to follow the commandments in our daily lives.
Math
Wow what about these students! They are doing an awesome job with double digit multiplication. We will be finishing up this unit on multiplication and begin our unit on division but will continue to work on double digit multiplication. Students will be required to do the check steps on all division work to ensure they have calculated correctly.
Science
We our beginning a unit on Solids, Liquids and Gases. Hopefully this will be a fun unit for us. We will make Rock Candy to demonstrate …. solids, liquids and gases. Students will begin selecting their science fair projects in class. When we return from the holiday’s students will focus all of their attention on completing their Science Fair projects in class. There will be several due dates for the students to meet to ensure that we complete the projects on time.
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Mrs Robb – Middle School Science
Posted on December 8, 2010, by Rachel Robb, under Middle School Notes.
PrintScience articles are due this month on December 2 and December 16. All students should have an approved science fair topic. If not ,please see Mrs. Robb immediately.
***In search of volunteers to judge the Science Fair on Wednesday, February 2. Please email if you are interested rrobb@saintspride.com
6th Grade Earth Science
6th grade is currently studying earthquakes and volcanoes. Students will complete Chapter 5 and 6 prior to the Christmas break.
7th Grade Life Science
7th grade is continuing its study on genetics and how traits are passed down from generation to generation. Students will learn about modern genetic disorders as well.
8th Grade Life Science
8th grade is finishing a unit on infectious and noninfectious diseases. They completed a project on an infectious disease which was presented to the class. We will finish out the month with a study on the nervous system.
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Mrs. Robb – Middle School Science
Posted on October 28, 2010, by Rachel Robb, under Middle School Notes.
PrintScience Articles due this month on November 4th and November 18th.
6th grade Science
We will begin Unit 2, Inside Earth, in which we study plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Students will do a variety of activities to illustrate the movement of the plates. I do have an activity that is done with milky way candy bars, if any parents would like to donate a bag or two. Science information has gone out so students should begin working on their projects. Projects will be due mid/late January. 6th graders have done an outstanding job in science this first quarter. Keep up the good work!
7th grade Science
It has been a slow but thorough process,but we have completed the first two chapters in Life Science. The next unit of study is genetics. Students will do several activities in which they determine how traits are passed down. They will also study the genetic disorders prevalent today. Students have received their science fair information. The research paper they are writing for English is the same paper due for the science fair project. 7th grade, you are doing fantastic! Keep up the good work!
8th grade Science
8th grade is progressing very well thus far. We just completed chapter 4 in the Human Biology and Health text. We will finish up with respiration, excretion, fighting disease and the nervous system. Once the body system unit is completed students will receive a different text, Animals. Once the animal unit is completed students will complete a 3 day lab on comparative anatomy in which they dissect 7 different specimens. 8th graders are doing very well.
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Ms. Johnson – Middle School ELA and Math
Posted on September 29, 2010, by Susan Johnson, under Middle School Notes.
Print6th Grade English — October takes us on a study of nouns including compound, proper, common, abstract, concrete, singular, plural, gender, the nominative case (subject, complement, direct address, appositive), and the possessive case. The test on nouns is scheduled for October 20. We will then begin a unit on pronouns to include recognizing nouns, personal, demonstrative, and the subjective case. Pronouns will continue into November. Spelling will include lessons 7, 8, 9, and 10.
6th Grade Math — We just finished a unit on multiplication properties. The study of division properties in October will include short division, estimating quotients, dividing whole numbers, dividing by powers of ten, dividing decimals, expressions, and problem solving. Our mad minute results are improving every week.
7th Grade English — We are in the midst of a study of nouns. This will include collective, compound, common, proper, concrete, abstract, gender, plurals, the nominative case (subject, appositive, complement, direct address), the possessive case, and the objective case (direct object, object of the preposition, appositive, indirect object). The test is scheduled for October 26. In order to finish the research paper and to coincide with the science fair, we will begin our research process on October 27. Look for the letter and list of topics (also to be posted on the web site) to come home on October 19. Spelling for October will include lessons 7, 8, 9, and 10.
8th Grade English — The entire month of October will be filled with the research paper. The letter and list of topics (also on the web site) went home September 14. The tentative due dates are also posted on the web site. The following are some due dates: sources October 4, bibliography cards on October 5, the thesis on October 6, and the typed outline on October 8. The first twenty note cards will be due October 19, forty will be due October 21, sixty will be due on October 26, eighty on October 28, and all are due November 1. Spelling for the month of October will include lessons 7, 8, 9, and 10.
All classes will take a break from homework, spelling, and tests during Standardized Testing week, October 11-15. We will be doing cross-curricular work during class time.
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