Posts by klonergan
Program Updates: Social Studies – March 2025
Grade 7 Seventh graders recently finished a unit on Black history, culminating in their first group presentation. Students learned about racist justifications for enslavement, resistance to enslavement, Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws, and advancements in civil rights, knowing that we still have a long way to go. Students were able to practice their rough presentation skills,…
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LANGUAGE ARTS Grade 6 (Cilla) 6th graders are reading One Crazy Summer and examining key passages that reveal the characters’ attitudes about themselves and others and their relationships. One Crazy Summer is a historical novel, set in Oakland in 1968. Learning about the goals of the Black Panther Party through the eyes of a child…
Read MoreProgram Update: PE – March 2025
In PE we’ve been working on pickleball, and have begun to study health topics. 6th grade Students learned about the importance of getting plenty of vegetables and fruits in their daily diet! 7th grade We started our unit on “Peer Pressure”, discussing its current and future effects. 8th grade Students started their “Create-a-Sport” project and…
Read MoreProgram Updates: Math and Science – March 2025
SCIENCE Grade 6 (Kristin) Our snowshoe unit has drawn to a close, following the final week of shelter-building. Over 31 adults from our community were directly involved in the success of this program – WOW!! Recognizing and appreciating the generosity of others is something EW strives to instill in our students. One way we do…
Read MoreProgram Updates: Art and Music – February 2025
VISUAL ARTS (Sarah) We’re wrapping up some projects, and then it’s clay time! We have 650 pounds ready to go. Meanwhile… Grade 6: Textile Art Students painted cotton panels with fabric dyes and then added a Gyotaku print. Gyotaku is the Japanese art of fish printing. These were sewn into pillows, stuffed, then hand-stitched closed.…
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