Twas the week before play...

     The week before the play is usually filled with tests, quizzes, and other assessments, so it generally isn't a ton of fun. Reviewing, studying, and testing occupied much of the week for the middle school students (and included almost ZERO good photo ops!). That's not to say, however, there wasn't some fun and new learning going on!

     Gamification apps such as Gimkit and Kahoot! have become a popular and much requested review activity. Here, the 6th grade broke into teams to play a competitive Gimkit review game for their upcoming test on earthquakes.

     The class also had a retreat in 480 on Thursday, led by Ms. Kathol. They experienced God's love while having fun and learning about themselves both as a group and individually. The primary emphasis was on how the Body of Christ resides in each person. Discussion, reflection, and even games were used to demonstrate how the Body of Christ nurtures love in each of us.

And the group also enjoyed some good food for breakfast and a pizza lunch!

     Community Day (Day 2) featured a fun event- Speed Stacking! Students were taught how stacking cups improved dexterity, concentration, and perseverance...The latter two can definitely carry over to the classroom and all three to sports and music.

     Frozen, Jr. runs next week (no HW for students in the play) and we are all excited for that!

The following week will feature a variety of one-hour morning mini-courses. The Middle School students have already selected their top three choices and we will run on a 10:00 AM liturgy schedule (MS only as of now) for the week. Courses range from Pixar in a Box to Zumba. Should be a fun and different week of varied interests!