OUR WORK
Grades 1 & 2
Hello from First and Second Grade!
We are so excited that spring is finally here! The warm sunny days have been perfect for running outside and burning off all that extra energy. The kids have been loving it.
In science, we’ve been learning all about plants and their different parts. We’re planting seeds and little plants, and we’re figuring out which parts we actually eat — roots, stems, or leaves. The kids are really enjoying getting their hands dirty!
In math, we’re wrapping up our unit on telling time and counting money. In Religion, we’ve been talking about the Blessed Trinity and how our own families are meant to reflect the love of the Trinity. We’ve also been learning that grace is God’s own life in us, and when we have grace in our souls, the Blessed Trinity truly lives within us.
We are all so happy to have Father Tim back! We loved seeing the videos of his travels, but it’s even better having him visit our classrooms in person again.
Wishing you all a beautiful and blessed spring!
Grades 3 & 4
Happy Grandparents’ Day! Our students had a great time celebrating their grandparents and other special adults on Friday after Mass. They performed a few songs and enjoyed spending a little time with them before heading back to school. The students appreciate the unconditional love and support they receive from their grandparents! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!
The third and fourth graders have been busy in math. The third graders have been figuring out how to collect data and represent it in graphs that make sense. They’ve also been learning about elapsed time and will move into some basic geometry concepts soon. The fourth graders are still working their way through fractions. Changing improper fractions into mixed numbers, finding equivalent fractions and reducing them to lowest terms can make some adults cringe, but not our fourth graders. They’re doing a great job! We’ll be tackling decimals next.
In art class, we’re trying to imitate some of the famous artists. We’ve painted Monet’s waterlilies, Van Gogh’s sunflowers, Kandinski’s concentric shapes, and Mondrian’s primary colored grids. We’re hoping to get to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and maybe a little of Picasso’s abstract art. Come check them out at the art fair that will be set up in the church basement May 1-3.
We’ve also been learning about adjectives and are writing descriptive paragraphs about St. Peter’s Church. Beautiful, colorful, quiet and peaceful are some of the adjectives the students have chosen. We are so blessed to have a church right next door to our school!
Grade 6
Happy May to all of our school and parish families! This month has been a whirlwind! Today we will be celebrating all of those that are graduating from the 8th grade, high school, and college and vocational schools. We hope you can join us for the 9 AM Mass at St. Peter’s. We are also very excited to celebrate all of those that will be receiving their First Holy Communion today. May God send all of his blessings to those making the next big step in their faith, or in their life journeys. We are so proud of you!
The sixth-graders have been very hard at work. In reading, they are in the middle of their novel study of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Between their reading and work for the novel, they have also been enjoying the show Percy Jackson and the Olympians to compare and contrast the TV show with the novel. In science they recently wrapped up their lesson about learning how to safely land a space rover on a planet, which was completed by testing their parachutes from the top of the playground. What a blast!
In social studies, students have been learning about the United States’ involvement in World War II, along with the causes and effects of the war. In math, students have been working on geometry – specifically calculating area and surface area. And in religion we have been learning about the Holy Spirit and how he affects what we do as both individuals and as the Church as a whole.
Grades 7 & 8
We kicked off May with a wonderful variety of activities! On May 1, our students celebrated the crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth during our weekly Mass. The Art Fair was on display in the church basement last weekend and will be set up again this weekend. We encourage everyone to stop by and enjoy the many creative projects our students have worked on throughout the year. Their hard work and talent are on display!
This past Tuesday, we enjoyed a fantastic all-school field trip. We visited Nellie Holstein’s farm south of Eau Claire, treated ourselves to ice cream at Dairy Queen, and spent a relaxing afternoon at Carson Park. It was a beautiful day filled with fun and great memories.
Meanwhile, our 7th and 8th graders continue to stay busy in the classroom. In Religion, they have finished their study of the Eucharist and are now exploring God’s forgiveness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Algebra students are working with radicals, while Pre-Algebra students are studying geometric transformations and reflections on the coordinate plane. In Literature, the students are nearing the end of the novel Cheaper by the Dozen and have enjoyed the humorous stories of a family with twelve children. In Geography, they are each designing their own original island inspired by the Pacific realm—complete with landforms, climate, and unique geographical features. We can’t wait to see their creative results!
