Program Updates: Social Studies – December 2024
SOCIAL STUDIES Grade 6 (Daniela) Since our last sixth grade social studies update, students learned about the history of the first Thanksgiving between the Wampanoag people and the Pilgrims in 1621. They also explored the topic of gratitude. A main concept in this mini-unit was the importance of gratitude for both the person expressing gratitude…
Read MoreProgram Updates: Latin and Language Arts – December 2024
LATIN Grade 6 (Maripat) The 6th grade is tackling noun cases, arguably the toughest hurdle for beginning Latin students who speak English, as except for “I know Latin; Latin doesn’t know me” and other pronouns. We’ve been doing Quizizz games to cement their knowledge of endings. There are also Blooket games in the offing, but…
Read MoreSpecial Family Event: Making Kinship Circles
This December, while we take a break from our usual Family Network meetings, we’re excited to offer a very special opportunity to come together and create something meaningful. On Wednesday, December 11, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm, join us for an evening of art, food, and connection with Britt Rynearson, a local Indigenous artist and…
Read MoreProgram Updates – Drama & PE/Health – November 2024
8th Grade Drama: Recently, 8th graders have been making exciting progress on their 10-minute play projects. They’ve been drafting the first few pages of their scripts, using feedback from peers and reflections on their work to refine their ideas. Students will be getting weekly feedback as they write to help them build their confidence…
Read MoreProgram Updates – Math & Science – November 2024
Math: 6th grade: We have just completed our second “unit” in Math so students have been really immersed in areas and surface areas of all sorts of typical and atypical 2-D and 3-D shapes. A test will be coming home this week so that you can see the end result of the unit. Students will…
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