Hi-lites week of January 22nd, 2024
Hope to see everyone at Mass on the 28th at 10:30 a.m.
Middle School News - A copy of a recent email to parents/guardians.
Dear Middle School Parents and Guardians,
These are a few middle school specific things to be aware of:
Teacher Workshop Day Friday, 1/26
Teachers are so grateful for this day to learn and plan. We will be working as a staff on differentiated instruction, meeting as a middle school team to plan collaborative units, and working in our classrooms on individual classroom needs. It's amazing what we can get done when there are no children around!
Helpers Needed for CSW (8th Grade Confirmation Hours Available)
Please consider having your child help us with Catholic Schools Week. We need helpers to help with the pancake breakfast after Mass on Sunday, 1/28. We also need help with BINGO at the Family Night on Wednesday, 1/31. These are fun opportunities to serve the school and church community.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AA5AF2DA7F9C34-47261943-cswstudent#/
*Students who wear their uniforms to Mass on Sunday, 1/28, will also receive a jeans pass. Triple win- Mass, pancakes, jeans pass!
Mass of the Holy Spirit
On the Monday of Catholic Schools Week, January 29th, students in grades 6-8 will attend the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the Xcel Energy Center. Students should be in uniform. Students will eat at school before and after the Mass so we are asking that you send snacks and a lunch that day. It will be a bit of an odd schedule for us!
9:30 Busses depart for Xcel Center
10:00 Pre-Mass music begins
11:00 Mass begins
12:30 Mass ends
1:30 Anticipated return to school
Fr. Dan Haugan will be joining us and will be concelebrating the Mass.
As always, thank you for sharing your children with us. We love working with middle schoolers!
-Your Hi-C Middle School Team
Upcoming Hi-C Games! Come and Cheer On our Hornets!
Monday
January 29
4:00 pm
5th Girls
Coaches Schumacher & McManiman
Holy Spirit @ Highland Catholic
@ Highland Catholic
Monday
January 29
5:00 pm
5th Boys
Coach Bernardy
St. Joseph West St. Paul @ Highland Catholic
@ Highland Catholic
Monday
January 29
6:00 pm
6th Boys
Coach Bowman
Highland Catholic Red @ Highland Catholic Blue
@ Highland Catholic
Monday
January 29
7:00 PM
8th Boys
Coach Boyle
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton @ Highland Catholic
@ Highland Catholic
Wednesday
January 31
5:30 pm
8th Boys
Coach Boyle
St. Joseph Rosemount @ Highland Catholic
@ Urban Academy
Wednesday
January 31
6:45 pm
7th Boys
Coach Grenardo
Nativity of Our Lord @ Highland Catholic
@ Urban Academy
Reminders:
A friendly reminder that when parents/children are at school to watch a basketball game the children should stay in the gym for the entire game.. It is not safe for students to wander the building. Thanks for your help with this.
-Also, if middle school girls are in need of a longer uniform skirt we can help them switch it out from the used uniform collection. Thanks to Mrs. McDonnell for keeping these free uniform pieces in such good order.
Macaroni and Cheese Dinner Wednesday of CSW. Free will offering. 4-6 p.m.
Rolling in Style!
Mrs. Falkum introduced our middle schoolers to the new Book Mobile cart that will be upstairs in the middle school hallway. It was a mad scramble to check out books as soon as she was done! Thanks for this great addition.
Snow time Together
Second grades met with their Preschool buddies and had “Snow” much fun showing their buddies the steps for drawing snowmen. We love collaborative learning.
Chemical Reaction or Physical Reaction?
Chemistry seems to be a hit! Properly identifying whether a chemical OR a physical reaction was taking place can be tricky. Sometimes it seems obvious, like when a gas is formed, but sometimes it is more subtle; maybe it warmed up a bit (exothermic reaction). At any rate, time spent exploring is worthwhile!
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Weathering in 6th Grade Science
“Weathering” is the process where stone is converted into “sediment.” Sediment is transported during erosion becoming “deposition” as it collects in a new area. Gravity, wind and water can transport soils and sediment for miles; it can also be a violent process.
One fascinating aspect of making a model such as this is the concept of “scale invariance.” Erosional structures make the same characteristic pattern at small scale and at large scale; our square units can represent 4 inches, four feet or four miles. The pattern is the same (invariance) regardless of how large or small the erosional event.
P.s. Evidence of a major floods can be modeled here in class! The result is something referred to as an “underfit river” whereby the canyon is much larger than the active river occupying the space.
Living Rosary Monday, 1/29 at 10 a.m. in Main Church
Please join us for the Living Rosary on Monday of CSW. The entire 5th grade and 12 4th graders will act as the beads of the Rosary and lead our K-4 students in this beautiful prayer. We would love to have you with us. We will be praying for the intentions of the parishioners and World Peace.
Standardized Winter Testing Completed
Students in Grades 2-8 completed the winter session of the NWEA MAP tests in Reading and Mathematics. Their results will be sent home shortly. Remember, we are looking for growth in their RIT scores. The results is a snapshot of their knowledge on a given day. Teachers have already noticed some big gains.