The 2021-2022 basketball season is underway. Our boys teams have begun play and the girls teams tip off their season on December 1st. The 4th and 5th grade boys are 2-0 after winning their first two games against St. Gilbert and Prince of Peace. The 6th grade team has been bitten by the injury bug...Read More
Spanish Heritage Night is a time honored tradition at East Lake Academy. Every year during Catholic Schools Week, the 4th -8th grade Spanish classes take time to demonstrate their language skills. This year will be just as entertaining as years past. The 8th grade has a fun and entertaining skit planned and their finale will...Read More
Inspired by the Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy, the fourth grade class at East Lake Academy has been completing daily works of mercy. Every month, the students focus on a different work of mercy. For example, in September, our focus was on forgiving offenses. Other months have included baring wrongs patiently, praying for the living...Read More
Fourth grade is the year when our students learn about the United States of America. As an extension of this, each student was assigned a national park to research. They began by writing a formal letter to their assigned national park, requesting information for their report. After receiving maps, books, etc. from the park, the...Read More
Señora González has done it yet again! Congratulations to our middle school students, who attained national recognition for their excellent performance on the 2016 National Spanish Exam. Of the 36 East Lake Middle School students who took part in this year’s National Spanish Exam, 35 placed in the Honorable Mention level or above, which equates to ...Read More
“Hay que aprender” or “We have to learn” was the final song of the 7th Annual Spanish Heritage Night at East Lake Academy. Sung by the Class of 2016, this new twist to Queen’s familiar tune “Another One Bites the Dust” described the trials of being a busy student. Before the Finale, the 8th grade...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
Third grade students are currently working on a collage based off Pablo Picasso’s artwork Three Musicians . Picasso was one of the artists who coined the term collage in the beginning of the 20th century and it still is a popular art term used today! Each student draws a musical instrument while incorporating...Read More
In the fourth grade, we use literature circles during our novel studies to encourage thoughtful discussion and a love of reading in our students. We do this by assigning each student in a small group a role; Artful Artist, Discussion Director, Passage Picker, or Word Finder. The students then read the required chapter on their...Read More
