Posts by Dawn Fornear
Math Update: April 2026
Grade 6 (Scott) We were not in school on Pi Day (3/14) this year as it fell on a Saturday, but we made up for it during Pi Week shortly thereafter. First, we measured the diameter and circumference of various objects with circular components (mugs, bowls, lids, etc.) using flexible, paper rulers. We found (with…
Read MoreScience Update: March 2026
Grade 7 (Virgil) The 7th graders are just finishing a unit on the cycling of matter and photosynthesis. They used their prior knowledge of what happens to food when it enters the body to more deeply examine how that matter is transformed within cells. Students figured out that they can trace all food back to…
Read MoreLanguage Arts Update: March 2026
Grade 6 (Cilla) Interpreting texts and writing literary analysis The culminating project this semester is a literary analysis essay for the novel One Crazy Summer. Last month we began identifying and discussing thematic topics that appear as we read the novel together. This month we are learning how to make a persuasive case for our…
Read MorePE Update – March 2026
Step Right Up! A Look Into Our P.E. Circus Unit by Terra Yara, EW Athletic Director We just wrapped up our Circus unit in PE, and it’s always one of my favorites to teach. While it looks like a lot of fun and games, there is some serious “brain work” happening behind the scenes! …
Read MoreLanguage Arts Update: February 2026
Grade 6 (Cilla) It’s a new semester, and we are starting a new novel: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. We introduced this novel last week, then read and discussed chapter one. Students noticed the way the novel opens in medias res: in the middle of the action. They were also impressed by how well…
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