To reward students for having attained competency in music fundamentals, I have designated Wednesdays as improvisation day.  On this day, students have the opportunity to explore, create, collaborate, and make choices about what instruments to play.  The use of online music tutorials allows for self-guided learning. My role during improvisation day is to facilitate, monitor […]

After learning about the attributes of polygons and 3 dimensional shapes, the Second Grade students were given a STEAM activity in which they had to build 3 Dimensional shapes.  Their objective was to build a cube, a rectangular prism, and a triangular prism using toothpicks, skewers, and marshmallows.   To complete this challenge students had to […]

    During the Holy Week, the children are being prepared thoughtfully, prayerfully to embrace the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ with a gracious heart. The children are taught to be able to understand the liturgies of Palm Sunday and the Triduum.  The children are in memory of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Christ […]

Through a class discussion, the Kindergarten class discovered that they share a love of dinosaurs. So, the students spent the last few weeks learning about six different dinosaurs. They worked in small groups and dug deep (researched) to learn about these amazing creatures from long ago. In the end, they learned interesting facts, made posters […]

Fourth Grade just started a unit about the appearance of the Moon at different times during the year.  We discussed how moon phases are created by the changing angles and the relative position of the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon as it orbits the Earth. We learned that there are 8 major moon phases, […]

This year, Blessed Sacrament Catholic School has entered into a partnership with PK4SA.  In particular, our school has benefited from professional development and resources which have promoted STEAM activities.  The grant allotment has allowed for the purchase of STEAM supplies to support classroom projects. Our Pre-Kindergarten 4 students have been very busy learning about flowers […]

The 5th Graders continue to learn about the Seven Sacraments. They completed an interesting lesson on the Gifts and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. Texas History has become so important to the 4th Graders. They are planning to sponsor a Wax Museum in May and will portray a famous Texas Hero. There is an […]

Seventh Grade students are utilizing their technology skills by making slides and showing comparisons between the U.S. Revolution and the Texas Revolution with Google Slides and Microsoft Power Point.  This is an important project for the Seventh Grade class, because it prepares and gives insight ahead of  next year’s Eighth Grade Social Studies – U.S. […]

  This week in the library we are continuing to celebrate poetry month and our love of words with Peter H. Reynolds’ beautiful picture book, The Word Collector.  The younger students have enjoyed many of his stories, most notably The Dot, the inspiration behind Dot Day in September.  After enjoying the story together, students became […]

For over 15 years, the faculty, staff and students of Blessed Sacrament Catholic School have participated in an annual Curriculum Immersion Day.  This has become a tradition of our school and remains a much anticipated event for our students. This year, Curriculum Immersion will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.  Students will be learning […]