Girls' Volleyball
It’s looking like a fantastic season ahead for our girls' volleyball team! Ms. DeLuca and Ms. Allen are coaching, working with a team of 13 girls from grades 5-8. So far, they’ve had two great practices, focusing on fun drills, learning the game and positions, and—of course—perfecting their squats and dives!
Our first tournament is tomorrow at Ursuline Academy, with games at 11 AM and 1 PM. Everything should wrap up by 2 PM. We can’t wait to see our team in action—come cheer them on! 🏐💙
PreK and Grade 5
Ms. Porcello's PreK class has been working hard to learn about shadows and what makes a shadow. This week, Grade 5 joined them to have a Lights Out Reading Party! Students were decorated in glow stick bracelets and read together by flashlight. The 5th grade shared a collection of shadow books from Usborne Book Company in which when pages are lit by flashlight, images appear.
Grades 1 and 2
Grade 3
Students in Ms. K's third-grade class began a new unit on Physical Sciences today. They made predictions on how far different types of sports balls would travel being pushed/rolled and thrown then they measured the actual distance traveled. They did this activity outside, where they had more space to observe and measure how far the soccer balls, footballs, and foam balls would go. Great observations and note-taking scientists!
Grade 4
Fourth graders started their state reports this week! Each student selected a state to learn about. Students were so excited to start the first phase of writing their reports--research! Students used books and internet resources to take notes about their state's environment, history and culture.
Grade 5
In 7th grade ELA class with Miss Allen, the students examined the role of the narrator in storytelling, focusing on different types of narrative perspective. Students learned about first-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient narration before analyzing George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Through discussion and activities, they explored how Orwell’s choice of an omniscient, neutral narrator shapes the reader’s understanding of the story. By comparing this to other narrative styles, students gained insight into how perspective influences tone and meaning in literature.
