The 7th grade enjoyed their field trip to the Long Beach Aquarium! We had a behind-the-scenes tour of the Blue Cavern exhibit, a tour of the aquarium and loved touching, jellies, sharks and stingrays. It was a beautiful, warm evening and the walk down to the dock was fun. We collected seawater and took it […]
Seventh Graders, Families, and Guardians, Our field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific is this week!!! We are all looking forward to a wonderful, educational experience. The students will have some work to do while at the aquarium as well as take notes on a future life science project that will be due later […]
The 7th grade created castles this week after studying the Middle Ages in history class. The castles were very creative and interesting to view. The 5th grade came into the classroom to view the castles and get ideas for their time in 7th grade!
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 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 […]
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!
On Friday the middle school participated in collaborative learning centers. The objective of the centers was examining the lives of Catholic saints. The grades intermixed into groups and rotated activities every 30 minutes. When they were in the computer lab with Mrs. Manning they researched the skeleton system and how bodies of saints do not […]
There has been a lot going on this week and next week will be a week of transition for the middle school students and Mrs. Manning, and for that reason I am extending week 7 of accelerated math. It is now what I call a “double week”. Students need to complete four assignments in a […]