Saturday Fun at McLain Track Meet

5 relay teams from All Saints prepare to run the 1600 relay

Creative Living Birdhouses

Creative Living has been busy building and painting birdhouses.

The finished product

Water Flow

6th grade is studying water and investigating the concept of "percolation"

Newton's Laws of Motion

8th grade science is studying Newton's laws and we tested experiments for the 1st Law - An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by another force and an object at rest will stay at rest until acted on by another force.

Track Meet

Our track team performed tremendously at the Wagoner Track Meet.  Our 7th grade boys even placed 3rd out 15 teams.  Andrew R. and Amy G. set meet records for shot/disc and high jump.  We had a lot of athletes receive medals and place in the top 6.

 Jacob S. placing 4th in shot put.

 Zach M. jumping to a 2nd place finish.

 Sadie B. throwing the disc to place 5th.

 Trinity T. leading the way in hurdles.

 Cheering on the high jumpers.

 Waiting for our race to begin.

Ryland G. racing to a 4th place finish in the 400.

Engineering Fair

The 8th grade students attended the Engineering Fair at the University of Tulsa.  The students had the opportunity to perform experiments in various science fields such as chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, and geosciences.

Speed

8th grade science has started the unit on speed and velocity.  We raced cars at different slopes and calculated the speed of each slope.

Volcanoes

6th grade volcano experiment

Vocations Balloon Release

It was a beautiful (but windy) day for our balloon release!

Volcano Research

6th grade students are studying volcanoes.  They are each researching a volcano from around the world (from Antarctica to Saudi Arabia)

A Visit from Joshua Votruba

Joshua Votruba, our adopted seminarian, came to our homeroom to visit during his break from school.  He talked about his calling to the priesthood (which occurred in 8th grade) and his experience sharing this with his friends and family when he was in high school.  He is currently attending college in Texas and concurrently enrolled in the seminary.  We wish him the best and will continue to pray for him.

Sprouts Field Trip

Healthy Living 7/8 students took a field trip to Sprouts Food Store.  They compared the labels of organic to non-organic foods.  They also received organic apples to eat!  Thanks Sprouts!

Merry Christmas

 8th graders singing "chemistry" carols

Christmas Angel Tree

My 6th grade homeroom did a phenomenal job bringing in gifts for our Angel Tree recipients.  They also earned and donated $75 with which we purchased 6 chickens for World Vision which helps underdeveloped countries.

3rd grade Japan

3rd grade students are studying Japan and learned about pagodas.  The students drew and painted their own pagoda.

Kid's World 2014

The kaleidoscope classes attended Kid's World - a multicultural event at the Tulsa Fairgrounds.  This event allows the children to have hands on exposure to different cultures from around the world.  Some of the favorites were Israel, Russia, Native America, and Holland.

Jog-a-thon Awards

Some of our homeroom students receiving Jog-a-thon day.  It happened to be Medieval Day that day too!

Rock Cycle with Starburst

We recreated the rock cycle by first creating a sedimentary rock.  We stacked 3 different Starburst candies on top of each other (deposition) and stepped on them (compaction).

 We heated up the candies to make an igneous rock.  We then added more heat and pressure to make a metamorphic rock

Infant CPR

7/8 Healthy Living students learned how to perform infant, child, and adult CPR.  Their training also included what to do in case of choking.

Human Bohr Model

8th grade students are studying atoms and their subatomic particles (neutrons, protons, and electrons).  We went outside and reenacted a "human" Bohr model.