Weekly Update

Another nice spring week is upon us!

Yesterday was a wonderful day of spiritual growth for the 8th graders. They really seemed to enjoy the retreat at Mt. Tabor, which was led by the "Spiritus Team," which is a group of young people who have chosen to spend nine months of their lives doing retreats for young people all over the state. If you'd like to read more about them, check out the website: http://www.mttabor.net/spiritus/index.htm.

They also have a nice YouTube video that captures their passion for Christ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpQo7WpJcok.

They had a great way of bonding with our boys and girls and opened our 8th graders up to sharing about their faith lives. We were so proud of our kids--they participated fully and were very well behaved.

This week we are also working on finishing up our current Religion unit. The students should completing their travel guide to the Roman Empire (300-500 A.D.). This travel guide will highlight all of the people and places that were important to the Church during this time.

In English we are finishing up prepositions. On Monday the students played preposition charades to demonstrate their knowledge of prepositions and their objects. They will be reviewing for their test this week, with the test being next Tuesday.

In Literature we are continuing to read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. With this novel we are looking at examples of prejudice and also discussing appropriate ways to stand up for ourselves.