Conference Preparations, Percents, and the Pythagorean Theorem

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 […]

New Year, New Math, Same Approach

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 […]

Middle School Olympics

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 […]