SHOJ - English Language Arts

We had a great time on our field trip to the Kansas Capitol. Thanks, Mrs. Bright and Mrs. Wranosky, for planning a great trip!  About to climb the dome! Lots of selfies were taken. :) Here they are standing outside the State Library.  Students answered questions in the House of Representatives. We had a great tour guide!  What a great group pic! This was taken outside the Kansas Supreme Court with the Capitol in the background.  A silly picture!  Preparing for our own committee meeting!  During this meeting, students debated if uniforms should be mandated in all schools across Kansas.  Members of each side had a chance to present. They did a great job! 

The past two weeks have been full of days where students had the chance to learn something outside of school! The next upcoming field trip will be the 8th graders trip to see A Christmas Carol. The permission slips for this are due Monday. Let me know if you have any questions! Congrats to our Scholar's Bowl students who competed at either the tournament at St. Thomas Aquinas or Bishop Miege. They were fun to watch as they showed lots of knowledge! The last group (due to rainout) recently attended Timber Ridge. They had to work as a team to complete obstacles and keep each other safe on the tower. The group I was watching took great skills back, which they can use to work together as a house. Finally, the seventh graders visited the National Archives for an exhibit on the Holocaust. We didn't know this until we visited, but all students are welcome to contact the National Archives if they are working on a project and want first-hand documents for ...

Hi, some students wanted me to post the text of the field trip permission slip online. This is due tomorrow for 7th grade. If it does not make it home, please copy the text below and print it out. Thanks so much! I think it will be a very interesting field trip leading us into reading about Anne Frank. 7 th Grade trip -- Legal Guardian Permission Dear Parent or Legal Guardian: Your son/daughter/guardianship has been selected to participate in a school sponsored activity that requires transportation to a location away from the school site.  This activity will take place under the guidance and supervision of employees from Sacred Heart School.  A brief description of the activity follows: Curriculum Goal:   Discuss the power of persuasion and connect back to persuasive writing, propaganda in the modern world, and our quarter two reading about Anne Frank   Destination:    We are going to the National Archives (400 W. Pershing Road, KC MO) for t...