Greetings, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and thank you to everyone who attended conferences last week. Maybe you’ve noticed the quotes and designs that our eighth graders painted on the brick wall outside of Room 123. One of the students painted the Benjamin Franklin quote, “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.” That’s...Read More
Greetings, We had a fun and productive field trip to Cantigny Park last week. The trip was scheduled in conjunction with Veterans’ Day which is recognized on November 11th. Students had plenty of outdoor exercise as they strolled through the grounds and climbed...Read More
Reminder: Tomorrow is red out–wear red!Next week we will not attend mass on Tuesday because we are in Halloween costumes. We will be attending mass on 11/1 AND 11/2 for All Saints and All Souls.There will be trunk or treat (1:45pm) as well as a 7th/8th Halloween party on 10/31.11/16 Confirmation Commitment Mass for all...Read More
Greetings, As we reach the conclusion of our Red Ribbon Week, it has served as a good reminder for students about how to make healthy choices for both their bodies and their minds. Pope John Paul II expressed in Theology of the Body the concept of one’s body being a gift from God to be used to...Read More
Hello! This week has been very productive. We had a science presentation from a Illinois Storm Chaser who created quite the blast of vapor cloud in the gym. The facebook page has pictures! We also had a series of math assessments. We went with our buddies to church to get ready for them to attend...Read More
Greetings, Being in the middle of October is affording us the chance to cover seasonal content across all subject areas. Starting with Literature, both Seventh and Eighth Grade students are reading classic short stories from the horror genre by authors such as Washington Irving, Roald Dahl, and Edgar Allan Poe. Interestingly enough, some of these...Read More
Greetings, As the month of October begins next week, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. My favorite St. Francis story, surprisingly, involves his death. While on his deathbed, he said to the nun who was caring for him, “Bring me one of those cookies that I am so fond of.” What...Read More
Wed 9/27/2023 2:36 PMHello families!Algebra is moving along quite nicely. Chapter two test was last week. The students are really doing well 22/26 students scored a B or higher on the Chapter 2 test. I am so impressed as the test are challenging. We are moving quickly through Chapter 3 (Linear Equations) mainly because we...Read More
We’ve completed our first session of math i-ready. Please ask your student to look at them. It outlines how they did in each math discipline-geometry, algebra, number operations, and measurement. This week will begin our weekly practice sessions to help improve our scores when we re-visit i-ready diagnostic in January. Each week a passing lesson...Read More
Greetings, I hope that by now everyone has recovered from all of the Fall Fest fun! Thanks to all the parents who volunteered their time and/or spent lots and lots of money. We teachers are grateful for your continued support. Eighth Grade has been reading the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. We...Read More
