It has been a frenzied couple of weeks leading up to student-led conferences happening this week, and Mason and I have made the most of this time in math and advisory. 8th grade students had the opportunity to partner with one or two 6th grade students in preparing for conferences. Preparing for this event can […]
This year, we are completely focused on increasing engagement and thinking in our classrooms. Students are becoming accustomed to working on vertical erasable spaces and engaging in more learning conversations with each other while we teachers prompt their thinking and give hints when necessary. Approaching teaching in this way helps students take on a more […]
Middle schoolers have been up to exciting things in Study Skills! Sixth graders have been exploring ways to plan and organize their time, critical skills that will set them up for success throughout middle school. As part of this, students created personalized study plans for their first math test. They have also been working on […]
Hello Middle School Parenting Adults, It has been a whirlwind start to the school year, and now we have begun to settle into routines and increasingly interesting math concepts. Math is a topic we know we must approach with a particular focus on mindset. Students tend to enter middle school math with an idea of […]
Take a look into our Literary Arcade! To start off the year, seventh grade read Italo Calvino’s book of linked short stories entitled Cosmicomics. Calvino’s stories fit into the postmodern style with their use of magical realism and mythological parody. Each story is narrated by Qwfwq, an omniscient entity who is embodied throughout each story […]
Study Skills is off to a great start! We’re pleased to be offering this weekly executive functioning class for all middle school students for the second year in a row. Executive functioning refers to the mental processes and skills that help people complete tasks and achieve goals. Study Skills class provides students with explicit instruction […]
In middle school we started our year off on a high note with the Middle School Olympics. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to connect with their peers across grade levels and teachers and staff. Each student was assigned a team, and there were a total of six teams made up of students from […]
When you look around the sociopolitical landscape, perhaps you hear this refrain in your mind: Why can’t progress happen faster!? Our humanities classes are delving into the root of this question these next few months by examining cultural identity and social justice in the United States. English classes are addressing this question from a historical […]
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