Government Posters
Students created posters to display the three branches of our government. They also studied the process of ratifying the constitution.
Mr. Berrios
War Time
Returning from our nice long break, 7th grade went right into the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Berrios
Let’s spice things up
6th and 7th grades are learning some cool tricks with Powerpoint. We made Powerpoint quizzes and added links and animations to spice them up.
Mr. Boyd
How fast can you go!
6th and 7th grades are beginning their spring typing unit, trying to increase their typing rate. Some of the 7th graders can already type more than 40 words per minute!
Mr. Boyd
Microsoft Publisher
6th and 7th grade have been learning about Microsoft Publisher, and have created party flyers. Congrats to Jacob Tolone for winning the flyer contest!
Mr. Boyd
Latin Feast
May was wonderful time for the students in Spanish class as we were finishing our textbooks and preparing for finals and or Regents. Students had a wonderful time trying new and familiar foods during our Latin feast. Thank you to the families that helped.
Mrs. Purdee
National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society
On Tuesday, May 31st, we conducted our national Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society Ceremony. This ceremony is beautiful as students carry during the processional and recessional. We are very proud to have inducted so many new new members to NHS and NJHS. We welcomed back NHS and NJHS members from last year. Both Societies worked very hard on their service project, raising money through bake sales and other means. Students were delighted to take what they had raised to the different institutions. What a blessing to be able to bless others. Please see Galleries for some great pictures of NHS and NJHS traveling to give what they had raised.
Here is a little history about the National Honor Society and the criteria for selection:
When the National Honor Society was founded in 1921, the hope was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage high school students’ academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. The National Junior Honor Society was founded shortly thereafter-in 1929 to recognize middle school students in the same areas. Now, over 80 years later, these Societies have become prestigious organizations with outstanding faculty members and students from the school community. Their reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved. Membership is thus both an honor and a commitment.
The NHS and NJHS recognize outstanding high school and middle school students who demonstrate excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The National Association of Secondary School Principals proudly sponsors these Societies.
For the selection of Members to the NHS and NJHS Chapters:
* Members must maintain a cumulative overall 85% average or higher for two consecutive semesters with 80% as the lowest grade in all subjects.
* Members must be in good behavioral standing.
* Members must demonstrate outstanding performance in areas of scholarship, service, leadership and character.
* The selection of each Member shall be reviewed and approved by the this School’s Administration and Faculty each school year.
Please click on the links below to view our NHS and NJHS Program.
2011 bulletin inside
2011 outside bulletin
Please go to “Galleries” for some wonderful piictures of this beautiful ceremony.
Es la primavera
We have done so much this last month and we are preparing to do so much more for our upcoming celebration in Mayo. In all the grades we have been learning about the natives of Latin America. We have been discussing about the Mayan, Aztecs and Incas. We are moving on to discuss about Mexico and how it grew and became the beautiful country that it has become. We will discuss some of its influential people and the battle that took place in Puebla and that will lead into our grand FIESTA Cinco de Mayo.
In 7th grade we are continuing to work on conjugating verbs. Please help your child to study as this is an area that needs to be developed more. We are practicing to read aloud in Español; to help us put all our learned vocabulary into structured sentences. We had a wonderful delicious party to finish our unit on foods and markets. Thank you to all the parents that helped their child in creating these wonderful platters. YUMMY.
Ms. Purdee
The sounds of singing and music could be heard and the smells of delicious food filled the hallways and classrooms of our school. What an awesome night it was! On Thursday, March 24th the school was filled with over 1,500 adults and children. One parent described it as a “huge party”! Students proudly explained their projects as eager listeners tasted, smelled, and watched.
The students and staff worked very hard and I believe this year was the very best Annual Academic Fair we have ever had. Pre-K focused on plants and they even grew their very own. One Kindergarten studied the planets and the Solar System and even made costumes and performed a play. The other Kindergarten focused on the book “A La Casa de la Mama Provie”. Were she goes door to door to gather food for her recipe. The Kindergartners made recipes and then cooked the dish. First Grade learned about community helpers and chose one to focus on.
Third through Twelfth grades chose their own projects from a variety of subjects such as: Science, History, English, Sports, Math, Bible, etc… Projects ranged from animal dissections to a car made out of recyclables to delicious cupcakes made from scratch. A big thank you goes out to everyone involved from staff to students to parents for making this event a HUGE success!
Check out “Galleries” for some amazing pictures!
Learning the Guitar
The 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Music classes have been practicing the chords to the songs More Precious Than Silver. The first line of the song says, Lord, You are more precious than silver. The last line of the song says, Nothing I desire compares with You. Prior to working with this song, the students had been giving a song to play one finger at a time, with three notes. The song was Joyful Joyful, also sung as a church hymn. In playing this song, one finger at a time, it taught the student how to get a clear sound, one string at a time. We always start off the classes by tuning the guitar and becoming acquainted with the correct pitch of the string as opposed to a sharp or flat sound.
Ms. Farrell