Parents,

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you to all the parents and students who made our first Fall Festival a tremendous success. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing so many parents and students Friday evening. It was so nice to see our kids being…..kids! It couldn’t have happened without the awesome parent support and the time and energy of our JH teachers. I sincerely thank each and every one of you. I can’t wait for our next event!

Junior High has had a busy couple of weeks. 8th grade retreat, Fall Festival, and our continual efforts to achieve high marks academically. I want to remind you to check PowerSchool regularly. This is imperative to your student’s success. 

The end of Quarter One is October 14th. Essentially, students have one week to turn in any missing assignments they may have in order to improve their grades.  

Lastly, October 12th students will have an elearning day. This is due to testing occurring with our high school students. Students are absolutely required to log into their classes and complete assigned work. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Enjoy the photos below! We are having a great year so far. It is so great to be a Raider!

May His peace be with you,

Nicole Gardner

HAPPENING THE WEEK OF 10-3

MONDAY - October 3

Red Day -Extended AA - Living Rosary

TUESDAY - October 4

Black Day

WEDNESDAY - October 5

Red Day Picture Re-takes- 2pm Dismissal

THURSDAY - October 6

Black Day

6pm Fantastic Journey - CRHS Annual Fund Dinner

FRIDAY - October 7

Red Day - 8th Grade Jeans Day

HAPPENING THE WEEK OF 10-10

MONDAY - October 10

Black Day

TUESDAY - October 11

Red Day

4pm Parent Club Meeting

WEDNESDAY - October 12

Black Day - Elearning Day

6pm Celebrating Hispanic Heritage(Gym)

THURSDAY - October 13

Red Day - All School Liturgy

FRIDAY - October 14

Black Day - Pep Rally - End of the 1st Quarter

7pm CYO Night Raiders vs Cascade

Upcoming Dates:

Picture Retakes: 10/05

Annual Fund Dinner: 10/06

Elearning Day: 10/12

End of First Quarter: 10/14

CYO Night:  10/14

Fall Break: 10/20-10/24  (Woo-hoo!)

Our junior high team is here to support your child. If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s grades, please contact their teachers via the email addresses found below or call the school office at 317-924-4333. 

In Science Class This Week:

Caroline Sperry (7th Grade):csperry@cardinalritter.org 

7th grade scientists are working on getting a better understanding of various metric units.  This week we focused on metric temperature units of degrees Celsius and Kelvin and how to convert between those units and degrees Fahrenheit.   We also looked at speed versus velocity and how to do calculations using speed=distance/time.   Next week, we will be looking at mass and volume units and how to report volume measurements using a graduated cylinder.

John Riley (8th Grade): jriley@cardinalritter.org 

In 8th Grade Science, we have started our Chemistry Unit! Students are learning about and differentiating between atoms, elements, compounds and molecules. In the upcoming week, students will complete a Chemistry Lego Lab, learn about the organization and structure of the atom and learning about the patterns present in the Periodic Table of Elements.

In Math Class This Week:

Matthew Harrison: mharrison@cardinalritter.org

Brittany Cottrell: bcottrell@cardinalritter.org

In Pre-Algebra, we will be working on solving equations.

In Algebra I, we will be working on one-step, two-step, and multi-step equations.

In Language Arts Class This Week:

Claire Anderson: canderson@cardinalritter.org 

7th grade ELA: This week, students took the Unit 1 test. Moving forward, we will be looking into parts of speech and sentence structure.

8th grade ELA: In class, we're finishing Flowers for Algernon and discussing tone and theme. Students will have a test next week.

In Social Studies Class This Week:

Nicole Gardner: ngardner@cardinalritter.org 

7th Grade: We are learning “Tools of Geography” specifically how to use longitude and latitude coordinates and pros and cons of maps and globes when analyzing the world around us.

8th Grade: We are in the 1500s! Students are studying the Age of Exploration and the historical impact of European exploration and colonization.

In Theology Class This Week:

Megan O’Brien: mobrien@cardinalritter.org 

7th Grade: We are learning about what it means to say that the Bible is inspired by God, but written by humans and in a human way. We are looking at what kinds of genres exist in the Bible, and what we need to be aware of to get to the Biblical author's meaning.

8th Grade: Next week we will be taking a test over the history of the Church from the ascension of Jesus to the year 500 AD. We are learning about important figures who shaped the character of the Church, including: Saints Augustine, Jerome, and Benedict.

In PE Class This Week:

Brian Edwards: bedwards@cardinalritter.org 

For 7th and 8th: Our soccer unit went well and we have now moved on ultimate frisbee and are enjoying the fall weather that has arrived!

In Music & Theater Class This Week:

Kelly Leyba (Music): kleyba@cardinalritter.org

Ted Bourke(Theater): tbourke@cardinalritter.org

In Art and Family & Consumer Science Class This Week:

Anna Roberts (Art): aroberts@cardinalritter.org

JennyLengerich-Pleiss (FACS): jlengerich@cardinalritter.org

Home Football Games

10/9 – 1:00 PM; 2:15 PM; 3:30 PM

10/13 – JV Cadet game at 6:00 PM