SHOJ - English Language Arts

We had a blast today! Thanks to Mrs. Hess and Mrs. Kelly for organizing. 

We had a great time today with 6 brooms and 130+ eggs! Not that many were even broken. The students swept their eggs across the parking lot very carefully. We ended up with a four-way tie! 

We had a blast today at House! Each of the kids had one puzzle piece and had to race back and forth and piece together their house's puzzle. We had many students turn in service sheets too. It's exciting to see their enthusiasm!  

Welcome to the new Siena house! It will be a great year. 

We've had a great first two days back at school. Today we sorted our new members into their houses. Siena is excited -- and hoping to win three years in a row! 8th graders showing off the trophy  Welcoming our new 6th grade members! The new Siena house

Congrats on winning the House trophy two years in a row! I had a great time with you this year.

It was fun to watch the students present their talents in House on Friday! Here one student practices his "talent" of relaxing in his hammock, while his friends support him. :) Siena is trying to take over 2nd place in the House points!

Today we had fun playing Salt and Pepper. Siena does a great job of working together! 

Siena House did an awesome job today researching St. Catherine of Siena. Interesting facts they learned: - Her body is incorruptible, and you can still see her head in Siena, Italy. - While alive, she levitated during prayer. - She was one of 25 children. - She is the patron saint of nurses and the sick because she was often sick. "The soul is in God and God in the soul, just as the fish is in the sea and the sea in the fish." St. Catherine, pray for us!

We had fun Friday putting together rosaries in House. Thanks, Mrs. Summers, for organizing this great service project!

Siena House had a wonderful time at Harvesters on Friday. We sorted bread, and the students did a really nice job. Thanks to all the parents who helped drive!  Hard at work Setting up our assembly line Box-making pros What a great house! 

Students have been doing an awesome job in House this year! Every house is really trying to do their best. We've had such a hard time choosing the winners. Today we did chalk art.

Timber Ridge for the Coming Week Heads Up: Due to an oversight we made, if you have a student who is in Siena House, he or she will be going to Timber Ridge on Thursday, not Friday. The only house going on Friday is John Paul II. Please make sure your student has breakfast, and a lunch on the day of Timber Ridge. Students will not have a snack time; they also will need to have a water bottle so that they keep hydrated. The challenge course runs from 9-3, so plan on a late pickup. Students should be back by 3:30, and no later than 3:45 . If it is raining, event will be canceled and rescheduled for another day. If a House event should get rained out, students will follow their normal schedule. Tips from Timber Ridge Timber Ridge Adventure Center is run by a Certified Challenge Course Manager and is the only facility in the area where facilitators are certified or working towards certification as a challenge course facilitator Level 1 or Level 2 by the Association for Challenge...

Who is going when? Tuesday, 9/30 – Kolbe Wednesday, 10/1 – Neumann & Benedict Thursday, 10/2 – Seton & Siena Friday 10/3 – John Paul II What can I bring? Lunch in a throw away bag Plastic water bottle Sunscreen and bug spray are optional There will be no “snack time”, so please be sure to eat a good breakfast What do I wear? House t-shirt Jeans or Athletic shorts to the knees Tennis Shoes only No leggings, sunglasses, hats, or cameras What time do we leave? We will be leaving school at 8:00.  You do not want to be late or you could miss your ride to Timber Ridge.  What time will we return? We will leave Timber Ridge at 3:00.  We will not be back to school until 3:30-3:45.  Please meet your ride in the middle school parking lot. 

Check out the posters students made last week in House. Each House incorporated a quote from their saint and reflected on what it means for them. Siena House: "If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire." -- St. Catherine of Siena

Well I think it is safe to say that Tall Oaks was a success!! We have all heard great feedback on the trip and a number of the students have said they want to go back...THIS YEAR!! I'd like to give a shout out to Peggy Kelly for doing the bulk of the organization work. She took the time to contact Tall Oaks from the very beginning and we all thought the day went wonderfully! Below is a picture of some members of the Seton house and Siena house working together to get everyone on the large teeter-totter. It took a few tries but they did get it! This picture is one we took before we left school of the Seton House. Go Eagles! Again, it was a great trip and we are already looking forward to going back! Have a great rest of the week! Mrs. Summers

We had a great time building community within our teams on Friday! Students had to work to figure out a variety of challenges, and they did an awesome job. Siena House Our new house, JPII Siena working to get across the "Omega" Can we balance everyone on one small box? Yes! 

Students learned their houses this year through an envelope reveal. 8th graders opened theirs first, followed by 7th and then 6th. The new members of the house were then welcomed to their new group. We look forward to a great year in house!