Classroom format:We began Chapter 5 with the “prerequisite section” page 280. Students were directed to answer the questions in notebook. I went over answers to questions. It was a review. It went through an extensive review of two very important concepts y = mx + b (where m is the slope and b is the...Read More

Hello Cardinal Families, It has been a wild time of reading these past few weeks, and the upcoming ones leading to Christmas! In 8th grade Lit, we just finished “And Then There Were None,” by Agatha Christie. We have been determining foreshadowing and clues within the murder mystery. The test will be next Wednesday, and...Read More

Please sign and return the form so your child can submit a poster to the Knights of Columbus Keep Christ in Christmas contest. Mr Porod would like every eighth grader to participate. The eighth grade began working on them today- they can also work on them at home if they prefer. Deadline is December 4th....Read More

I hope all had a Happy Halloween-the students had a very fun party in MH yesterday. Thank you to all parents who volunteered or brought in items. We could not do these wonderful things without you. The students also spent the morning with their buddies coloring haunted houses that the eighth graders drew out from...Read More

Hello Cardinal families! This is just a reminder that tomorrow, October 17th, we will be attending our first field trip to Feed My Starving Children in Aurora. If you are chaperoning, PLEASE check your VIRTUS and make sure everything is completed, otherwise you cannot join us. You can contact the school office if you have...Read More

Hello parents–I handed out and instructed 8th graders to put in their bags the following: St Cletus Back to School Raffle Tickets–actual raffle ticket booklet Pray the Rosary sign up FSA Taffy Apple Fundraiser Veteran’s day Mass sign up Frozen auditions sign-up Thank you for following up with them so they understand the importance of...Read More

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AACAC2EA6FBC61-50642770-fall#/ Hi Eighth Graders! Anybody looking for volunteer opportunities please consider signing up to help at Fall Fest! Helping clean up, info desk, etc are welcome!! I also sent home the information to order the eighth grade sweatshirt! How exciting! Once the sweatshirts arrive, the eighth grade is allowed to wear the sweatshirt to school....Read More

8th Grade Math Contest 8th Grade Math Contest Wednesday, October 2 4 p.m. Hello parents! I would love to represent St Cletus at the Naz math contest this year. If your child is able and interested, please reach out! Even if they do not plant to go to Nazareth it is still fun to compete...Read More

Science This week..students had fun learning about the Scientific Method through hands-on experiments. The students planted seeds with two different brands of soil, and made paper airplanes with three different types of papers. The students enterted their data in a spreadsheet, and are looking forward to analyzing the results next week. Religion.  This weeks students...Read More