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Social Studies Update: October 2025
Grade 6 (Daniela) This week we will be continuing our exploration into maps and geography. Students are building in-class note taking and non-fiction reading skills, and expanding their understanding of maps and map making. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are also working on the geography of Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. This week,…
Read MoreScience Update: September 2025
Grade 6 (Kristin) Sixth graders have been exploring the question, “How does a hot air balloon take off?” Many guessed that it had something to do with heating the air inside the balloon, but what is actually happening to those air molecules that allow the balloon to slowly rise and then stay afloat? We’ve worked…
Read MoreLanguage Arts Update: September 2025
Sixth Grade (Cilla) This month, 6th graders have been sharing their reading histories. They exchanged memories of picture books and chapter books and made lists of their favorite titles. Last week, students narrowed these lists down to their top ten texts. We discussed how the term text is broader than a book. It encompasses media…
Read MoreProgram Updates: Language Arts – June 2025
LANGUAGE ARTS (Lisa) Grade 7 Our seventh-graders closed the year with choice novel book groups. Students had the opportunity to choose a text and then regularly gather with peers to practice thoughtful discussion of their novel. Throughout seventh and eighth grades, students are in a process of learning to read not just to complete a…
Read MoreProgram Updates: PE/Health – May 2025
PE (Terra) In PE, the 6th and 7th grade students have been playing “The Box Game,” which is a game similar to Capture the Flag, but with frisbees, with the goal of trying to get as many as possible in the opponent’s “box.” The students seem to love playing this game. Some of the students…
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