Welcome to 6th Grade

8th grade put their knowledge of genetics to the test this week with the creation of their own mythical creatures, the Bloop. They randomly drew two “chromosomes” and interpreted the alleles on those chromosomes to determine the traits exhibited by their individual creatures. Then, we explored the idea that individuals can acquire different traits over their lifetime, and the teams added an acquired trait to their Bloop.

The 7th graders played a part in the school’s Titanic Exhibit, on display during Catholic Schools Week. The 1st and 2nd graders worked to gather some information and put together a timeline of events, a map with key locations, and a bar graph comparing  survival rates of different classes of passengers. They presented their findings to the 7th grade, who then worked to add some circuitry to the displays to make them interactiv

7th grade has been hard at work on their PBL - learning the chemistry involved in making and baking bread! This activity involved the reactions of different leaveners - yeast and baking soda.

This one doubles and being one of our school’s Core Beliefs - Collaboration!

The 6th grade were presented with several tasks, each of which required them to work together, not just cooperatively, but collaboratively!