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Program Updates: Social Studies – February 2025
Grade 6 (Daniela) In January, sixth graders studied the life and death of Ötzi the Iceman, a European man who lived in the foothills of the Alps 5,300 years ago. Students learned how researchers have used existing evidence to piece together how he and his people lived and how he died. Using evidence provided to…
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LANGUAGE ARTS Grade 6 (Cilla) In January, students expanded their personal narratives. They made a “heart of the story” outline to help them balance the outer actions of their story with inner thinking and emotion. This helps to give their story a unified thematic meaning. They are also revising their plot map project this week,…
Read MoreProgram Updates: Drama and PE- January 2025
DRAMA All Grades (Tara) This month, in honor of Black History Month, all grades are diving deeper into understanding the impact of stereotypes and bias in storytelling. We’re examining how harmful practices like blackface and racial caricatures were historically used to silence authentic voices, and how Black artists and movements have countered these practices with…
Read MoreProgram Updates: Math – January 2025
MATH 6th grade (Scott) Adventures in Numeracy In our tireless effort to become fluent with numbers and operations, we are currently working with divisibility. Students have searched for and been introduced to various tests for divisibility (the main one being… “divide and see whether or not there is a remainder”) and we are now linking…
Read MoreProgram Updates: Art and Music – January 2025
MUSIC All students have been preparing for our upcoming Winter Arts Nights. Call time for students is 6:30 on their performance date: January 21 (6th grade); January 22 (7th grade); January 23 (8th grade). 6th grade Sixth graders have continued working on reading notes in their assigned clef and various rhythms in different time…
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