Teacher Talk: Grades 1 & 8 Science Collaboration

Teacher Talk: Grades 1 & 8 Science Collaboration

Ms. Lee’s first grade class and Mr. Pendergrass’s eighth grade class are collaborating this year on a regular basis to do science explorations together. In the beginning of the school year, the two classes were excited to see they would be sharing both their lunch and...
Teacher Talk: Grade 3 Math

Teacher Talk: Grade 3 Math

Third-grade students engaged in an activity using water drops and pennies to experience the various steps of scientific inquiry. First, the girls and boys attempted to see how many drops of water could be dropped on a penny before spilling off. They recorded their...
Teacher Talk: Latin and Greek Word Roots Program

Teacher Talk: Latin and Greek Word Roots Program

Mater Christi School third-graders begin the Latin and Greek Roots Challenge each week by first reviewing the previous weeks’ roots. They then see and hear each new root and its definition. Once the root is revealed, students begin brainstorming as a class the words...
Teacher Talk: Financial Literacy

Teacher Talk: Financial Literacy

This fall, Mater Christi School launched a Financial Literacy elective. The program prepares middle school students for life choices by teaching financial mindfulness and responsibility. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders are learning how to be smart consumers, manage...
News: Back to School

News: Back to School

Mater Christi faculty and staff concluded their “Workshop Week” of preparations for the school year with a spiritual retreat to St. Anne’s Shrine in Isle La Motte. The gorgeous island setting, on the shore of Lake Champlain and just a few miles from...