The middle school spent this week working in groups designing national monuments. After viewing a video clip on various national monuments the middle school broke out into small groups and designed their own monuments honoring an event or person in history. Some of the choices were Rosa Parks, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and Titanic. Each […]
At last month’s Parent Meeting, the Kindle Fire was named the tablet to be included on the Middle School Supply List for 2012-2013. The teachers are studying and selecting ways to include tablets as one of the tools used by our students during middle school. We encourage the use of scrip for this purchase, and […]
Multipurpose Room 1, affectionately known as the science lab, got a work-out today! Middle School students enjoyed all classes in the lab today. The sixth grade study Earth Science and have been studying volcanoes. We tried the old baking soda and vinegar model earlier and although fun and messy, really didn’t simulate a volcano as […]
The middle school students participated in a retreat today to further their understanding on the meaning of Lent. The retreat opened up with several getting to know you activities and then discussed times when we are selfish or unkind to friends, family, and others. In small groups the students designed posters with messages of kindness […]
The 6th grade has finished studying Ancient Egypt. We learned about their class structure, daily life, and culture. The class was very enthusiastic during the lessons. One of our favorite activities was viewing CA Streaming video clips on each pharaoh. As part of their final assessment, each student created a pyramid.
The middle school has been busy in multipurpose room #1. We’ve been conducting experiments and meeting in groups to hypothesize, test, collaborate and have fun!
The middle school enjoyed centers on Friday. The theme was Asia and we made Chinese New Year Cards, enjoyed a kite flying demonstration and even flew some kites of our own. We also were creative and made pictures using Chinese tangrams. The middle school is enjoying the monthly centers and looks forward to the next […]
This past week the middle school used the 3 parent teacher conference days to begin cooperative learning activities. The activities are designed to increase students critical thinking skills and group work skills. Each grade was mixed together and worked on an interactive, detailed lesson. The students with Mrs. Manning reviewed integers and created board games […]
Dear 6th graders, I have a few more tips for you when using Word to create your Mesopotamia brochure. In Word 2010, go to project gallery, click on brochures. Then select the brochure template you want to use for this project. Then at the right hand bottom click on master pages tab for a blank […]
There will be no workpackets sent home this week in middle school. Next week the workpacket will reflect assignments from the last 2 weeks, ending on Wednesday November 23, the last day of the trimester. Happy Thanksgiving from the middle school teachers!