Special Visit to Marytown 2nd Grade had their annual retreat at Marytown. This is a beloved tradition that prepares the children well for the Sacrament of Holy Communion, which many students will be receiving in April and May for the first time. This retreat reinforces all they have learned about the parts of the Mass...Read More

Second grade is having an exciting year. In math we are learning multiplication, division and fractions. Even more exciting, in handwriting we are now learning how to write in cursive! We are not too young to learn using technology. As a special treat, the eighth graders came to our class to show us how to...Read More

The Advent wreath is part of a longstanding Catholic tradition. Advent is a time to stir up our faith in the Lord and prepare for Christmas in a special way. Second graders made their Advent wreath today. Teaching and practicing Catholic traditions is a integral part of Catholic Education and is instrumental in forming the whole child. ...Read More

It is such a pleasure teaching the “Fabulous Four”- Ian, Caroline, Christina and Andres. In Math, they are learning about exponents and multiples of seven. In Science, we finished a unit on habitats, where the class made their own story board about how different habitats change. In Social Studies, we learned about different tribes and...Read More

Matzah, wine, a perfect lamb, and bitter herbs are some of the most important parts of a traditional Jewish Passover meal. On Thursday, March 24th, our class set up their own rendition of the Passover feast to celebrate a Christian Seder Meal. The Christian Seder is a remembrance of the Last Supper that Christ celebrated...Read More

On April 21st, East Lake Academy celebrated Spanish Heritage Day with performances from the students in the Preschool 3 year old program through 3rd grade. Their performances were not only memorable, but they brought one grandmother visiting from her native country of Colombia to joyful tears. She expressed her gratitude for a program that not...Read More

At the start of the New Year the students were introduced to volleyball and badminton. The volleyball skills we have covered include:  Underarm pass (bump), underarm serve, overarm serve, setting, and blocking and spiking the ball over the net.  As students develop and refine their skills they will participate in volleyball games to reinforce the...Read More

Second Grade has had a wonderful second trimester! We have really delved into our curriculum and many new concepts have been introduced, particularly in math. Our class has been learning about how to find fractions within sets and groups. More recently, we had some lessons on how to find fractions within a hexagon! Using triangles,...Read More

Why Sync? While it can be common for people to copy, download, print and import calendars, none of these processes offers the real-time benefit of syncing. Once you sync to one or more of East Lake Academy’s calendars, updates and additions to those calendars are automatically reflected within your calendar system.  Click on the PDF...Read More

Lake Forest Leader Year in Review 2015: “I remember the first time I gave a chapter to test our now current eighth grade students,” recalls Sra. Marianela Gonzalez, 4 – 8 grade Spanish teacher at East Lake Academy.  “They were distraught by how challenging it was.  There were tears and stunned faces.  Today, many of...Read More