Reading / Religion

Reading, through continued development of Differentiated Instruction, challenges all learners to the level of their potential. Middle School students are further challenged to read, read, read, and test their comprehension through the Accelerated Reader Program. Creative methods of assessment allow students to demonstrate an understanding of the material.

6th Grade Play:

Every year in December, the 6th-grade classes work very hard to bring us their production of the classic Christmas movie, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Their play focuses on the over-commercialization of the holiday season and how it takes away from what should be the real focus of Christmas, Jesus Christ’s birth. The 6th graders’ perform amazingly and are full of zeal while doing so. Because of this, the play is an enjoyable experience for all–family, teachers and fellow classmates.

Middle School Accelerated Reader Program:

The middle school must acquire a certain amount of points per grade by taking tests on books you have read. 6th grade is required 15 points,7th grade is required 20 points, and 8th grade is required 25 points. Which is required by each student every quarter. If a student gets 50 or more points in any quarter he/she gets an award. Our school does this to encourage our students to read and expand their knowledge and vocabulary.

Religion is not only taught every day, but also lived every day. Everyone who works at Holy Trinity models the Catholic faith. It is taught and lived daily in the classrooms. Students attend Mass weekly as a class and monthly with the student body. Throughout the year, the students experience special religious ceremonies, such as Stations of the Cross in Lent.

Each month a different grade plans a mass for the whole student body.