High School Updates
Fallacious Speeches, Golden Cows, and Baptism
Ecumenism We have finished our study of ecumenism and moved on to our units on interreligious dialogue. Ask your students about which non-Christian group…
Meaning and Intention – Lessons on Purpose in Literature
A Quick Note to Parents from Mrs. Douglas-Fowler: Students in British Literature and American Literature have started our second quarter strong! Before moving into…
Latin Builds Fortitude by Challenging Students
Latin 2 Students took on a whole new verb system this week, learning the perfect tense on Monday, then the pluperfect and future perfect…
Two Virtues – Diligence and Perseverance
Diligence and Perseverance are important virtues to consider this time of year. As a teacher, I have to remind myself to persevere through the…
Latin Teaches Students to Notice Every Detail
Latin 1 Students learned the endings for 3rd declension neuter nouns, where one small change in an ending can change a word's job in…
Discount on School Pictures from Lifetouch
Hello Parents! Below is a code that was sent for you to use to receive a discount on your child's school photos: Thanks for…
Strive for Excellence, Not Perfection
In Math this week, we saw students trying to be perfect in IXL or in taking tests. These students are high achievers, but it…
Humility Helps Latin Students Learn from Their Mistakes
Latin 2 Students received their graded tests back on Monday and went straight into a brand-new verb family, the 3rd conjugation, while still chanting…
Latin 2 and 3 Students Grow in Patience
Latin 2 Students worked through reflexive pronouns, several sets of personal pronouns, irregular principal parts of verbs, and translated sentences from English into Latin…
An Invitation to Miss Chappie and Mr. Brown’s Wedding Mass
Miss Chappie and Mr. Brown are getting married on Saturday, December 19. We regret that we cannot invite everyone to the reception, but middle…
Math is like a Sport
This week we learned that Math is very much like a sport. In order to get better, you have to practice. Math is not…
Speaking, Listening, and Collaborating – Real World Skills in Literature and Economics
This week both sections of literature and composition had time to draft, revise, type, and share their speeches for the upcoming Royalmont Academy Fall…
Blind Confidence, Sacrificial Stuffies, and Holy Water (lots of it!)
Ecumenism Our ecumenical adventure had a very cultural flavor this week as we explored the similarities and differences between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Memorable…
Deliberate Daily Habits Develop Diligence in Latin
Latin 1 Students took Monday's test and then moved straight into new material, all while keeping up the daily work of chanting earlier case…
Diligence and Focused Attention in HS Math
This week in high school math we are focusing, in silence, for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on grade, class and student ability. This…
Homecoming Spirit
This week in Art, we focused on our collaborative Homecoming banner project. High school art students established the drafts and created the overall designs,…
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Why Critical Thinking Matters in High School
Teenagers face persuasive messages every day. See how Royalmont teaches students to test arguments, speak with…
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