1/29

We have finished A Midsummer Night's Dream,

 and the student mixing mediums to portray different scenes 

that will eventually collage together

 for an entirely unique and utterly beautiful version of the play.  

 7th grade building their geometric Popsicle stick bridges in math.

January 29th, 2021

• Middle School will have Milestone tests on February 9 & 11.

• Student Council is selling Candy Grams - $1.00 per candy gram; deadline to purchase is Wednesday February 10th.  Delivery date is Thursday February 11th.

• There is no school on Friday, February 12th and Monday, February 15th.

• Enrollment contracts for the 2021-2022 academic year are due on Friday, February 26th.

• February is Black History Month when we will be celebrating Black history and culture. If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com and we will make it as easy as possible. 

• Looking forward, March is Women’s Month, April is Arab American Heritage Month, and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.

January 22, 2021

Students in 7th and 8th grade religion class read Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” They dissected King’s message and discussed the difference between just and unjust laws. 

January 22, 2021

• January 27th is picture day and FREE DRESS for students; 7th and 8th grade students should BRING their gym uniforms

• MIDDLE SCHOOL Winter Milestone Testing - Week of February 8 - 12, 2021

• January in Native Month where we celebrate Native People’s history and culture.  If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division, or multiple groups either in person, via zoom, or through a pre recorded clip, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com , and we will make it as easy as possible. 

• Looking forward, February is Black history Month, and March is Women’s Month. Please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com if you have any ideas. 

• We will again be offering MS students in Grades 6-8 the opportunity to participate in the PA Media and Design competition.  For more information https://mediadesigncompetition.org/

Back to School

 So nice to have a full week of school in person.

We accomplished quit a bit this week and are playing out month.

7th and 8th grade have started math projects,

 7th and Pre Algebra will be building a Popsicle-stick bridge for Geometry.

Algebra 1 will be working a math project provided by NASA

We also celebrated Cornelia Connelly's birthday on Friday.

Happy Birthday!!!

January 15th

• No School on Monday, January 18th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  

• January 27th - School Picture day (Individuals only)

• January in Native Month where we celebrate Native People’s history and culture.  If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division, or multiple groups either in person, via zoom, or through a pre recorded clip, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com , and we will make it as easy as possible. 

• Looking forward, February is Black history Month, and March is Women’s Month. Please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com if you have any ideas. 

• We will again be offering MS students in Grades 6-8 the opportunity to participate in the PA Media and Design competition.  For more information https://mediadesigncompetition.org/

• Tech Girlz is offering free webinars to girls in Grades 5-8 this weekend.  Learn about podcasting, designing mobile apps, animation with python, and computer simulations. For more information https://www.techgirlz.org/techshopz/category/workshops/

1/15- It's Good to be Back!

It's good to be back!

 

(They are all there. One is just under a desk.) 

The 7th grade has been busy this week 

finish up peer-editing, self-editing, and final drafts;

starting Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream;

discussing and processing current events; 

and studying verbs.