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Music Update: January 2026
“Rewrite a Song” Project Before Winter Break, students worked on the “Rewrite a Song” project in music class. On their own or in small groups, students chose a song and created new lyrics around a topic of their choice. They spent a couple of class sessions brainstorming, writing, and polishing their songs before sharing them…
Read MoreArt Update: January 2026
Visual Arts – All Grades (Sarah) The art room is buzzing with activity. We’re getting things ready for Arts Night, but that hasn’t slowed us down for our ventures into new projects, techniques, and creative possibilities. The 6th grade made and decorated portfolios into which they have collected their artwork. These portfolios will go home…
Read MoreSocial Studies Update: December 2025
Grade 6 (Daniela) This month, sixth graders are taking a deep dive into artificial intelligence and how it shows up in everyday life. Through class discussions, videos, and readings, students are learning about generative and narrow AI, taking class notes, and writing about the ethics surrounding the use of AI. Last week we contrasted the…
Read MoreScience Update: December 2025
Grade 6 (Kristin) The 6th graders have just completed a unit on the behavior of gases called “Magic or Science?” Students got to put a marshmallow into a vacuum to see what happens as the air pressure inside the marshmallow responds to the lack of pressure. Cotton ignites at a temperature of 400℃. Students created…
Read MoreMusic Update: November 2025
Grade 6: Band/Orchestra Students have been hard at work learning how to read music and play their selected instruments. Band has learned the first six notes on their instruments and put those six notes together in various short tunes. In orchestra, students have learned their first eight notes and how to play them pizzicato (plucking…
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