8th Grade Reading Class:

    Story-"Ribbons"

Test-Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Spelling and Vocabulary Words:

harassed-troubled; bothered

laborious-hard; difficult

exotic-foreign; strange in a fascinating way

exertion-hard work or effort

exile-living away from one's country or community

7th Grade Reading Class:

Story-"Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady"

Test-Monday, May 15, 2006

Spelling and Vocabulary Words:

chivalry-code that governed knightly behavior

countenance-face; appearance

loathsome-disgusting

sovereignty-control; authority

Junior High Cheerleaders  School year 2006-2007

Haley Elsen

Richelle Perez

7th Grade Religion

Chapter 13-"Jesus' Persecution"

We Believe:  Out of love for us, God sent his only Son to suffer and die for our sins.  Through his death and Resurrection, Jesus won salvation for us.

Faith Words:  Passion, Resurrection, life everlasting and Communion of Saints

Objective: To recognize that we decide how we will respond to Jesus' sacrifice and therefore choose the kind of eternal life we will have.

8th Grade Religion

Chapter 13-"Reforming the Church"

We Believe:  The Catholic Church is continually guided and renewed by the Holy Spirit.  Church teachings help us follow Jesus.

Faith Words:  indulgence, purgatory and reformation

Objectives:  To understand that Jesus Christ established the Church to bring salvation to everyone and that we must strive for Christian unit

9th Grade Religion

Chapter 9-"The Sacraments:  Celebrating the Grace of God"

    I.  A Sacramental Faith

             Grace:  God's Love All Around Us

             Symbols:  Snapshots of Meaning

             Rituals:  Symbolic Actions

    II.  The Sacraments:  Celebrations of the Paschal Mystery

               Jesus and the Church as Sacraments

               The Seven Sacraments

    III.  The Sacraments of Initiation

                Baptism

                Confirmation

                Eucharist

    IV.  The Sacraments of Healing

                Penance

                Anointing of the Sick

    V.    The Sacraments in Service of Communion

                 Holy Orders

                 Marriage

    VI.    Living the Sacraments

Freshman Life Skills Class:

Topics Covered 1st Nine Weeks

·     Setting goals- Immediate goals, short-term goals, & long-term goals

· Time Management Tips

· Study Environment

· Organizational Tips

· Taking Test

· Study Habits

· Using the Library

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2nd Nine Weeks

· Sewing Supplies

· Sewing on three kinds of buttons

· Felt Needle Case

· Plastic Canvas

· Sewing a pair of shorts or pants

· Sewing a pillow or blanket

3rd Nine Weeks

· Deciding a quilt top design for auction

· Field trip to Quillian's fabric store

Sewing the quilt top together in groups

4th Nine Weeks

· Food Pyramid

· Basic Food Groups

· Calories, Nutrients and Exercise

· Cooking demonstrations

· Consumer Science

· Field trip to Grocery Store

· Field trip to Klema's