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
Hello 7th and 8th grade families- I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the fair. I had a blast and I got to spend time with many of you :). 7th Grade Math- We are working on order of operations (PEMDAS) this week. We will have a Simple Solutions quiz on Friday and...Read More
Greetings, The first full week of the 2023/2024 school year passed by quickly, but it has not been void of sadness. Our students have been part of an honor guard for two funerals this week as the St. Cletus community paid its respects towards two beloved members of the parish. We also remember the life...Read More
Hello parents–Today we had an honor guard for a double funeral mass at St Cletus. One of the deceased was a young lady who graduated from St Cletus the class of 2013, the other was her male friend. They were in a tragic car accident. We talked at length today about reverence and how important...Read More
Good morning,I hope you had a wonderful summer! I am writing to invite your incoming 8th-grade students to take part in a test prep course for the Catholic high school entrance exam (the “HSPT”). This will be an IN-PERSON class at the Westchester Library. WHY TAKE THE CLASS?: Our students have seen great success on...Read More
7th Math Expressions and Equations -Addition/subtraction -Multiplication/Division Integers Decimals Number Theory (Prime, Powers, Exponents) Rational Numbers Linear Equations and Inequalities Ratio, Proportion, Percent Geometry Probability, Statistics, Graphs Square Roots and Triangles 8th Math Expressions, Equations, Functions Real Numbers Solving Linear Equations – proportions, percent, ratios Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities- Slope *Systems of Equations and...Read More
7th Grade Math, Science, Religion—Van Wyck Books: Go Math!, Access Hard cover text, Simple Solutions Fusion Science Text (online) Sadlier Old Testament and New Testament Supplies: Pencil/Pen, calculator for math (simple calculator or TI-84) Folder and notebook for math, notebook for religion, notebook for science Procedure: Math class will begin with 5 minutes of time...Read More
