Here’s a snippet of what’s been happening in our Visual/Performing Arts and World Language classes: Drama: 8th grade Coffee House was held earlier this week. It is amazing to hear the level of quality in the students’ spoken word pieces. In 7th grade, the students...
The Middle School Health and Wellness Department has been busy this past month, involving our students in a variety of fun and healthy activities and assessments. Our students finished the physical assessment program, the FitnessGram, in which individuals were tested...
The Middle School LAG (Lead Advisory Group) Committee worked throughout the summer on our HomeBase Curriculum. In order to face a changing world, students need to develop empathy - the tool to engage with diverse ideas and turn conflict into understanding. We...
Folks, It was wonderful seeing so many parents and guardians here last week for Parent-Teacher Conferences. I hope your conversations with the teachers gave you a better picture of your child as learner, with a sense of their emerging strengths and passions,...
6th GRADE: The sixth grade is working diligently to prepare for one of our annual capstone experiences: Egypt Day. In social studies, the students are rehearsing and planning for their performances on December 15 (Parents are invited to see performances from 1:00 -...
When you were here for Conferences, you probably spotted the table that was selling bracelets and raffle tickets. One of our HomeBase groups wanted to support their fellow classmate, Charlie, and decided to raise money in honor of him and donate it to Strike Out...
In the garden, Middle School students in the "Eat Local: Winter Gardening" Club learned today that eating seasonal vegetables that are grown close to home helps protect our planet and reduce our carbon footprint because local, seasonal food has fewer "food miles." ...
ScreenAgers at School We hope you had the opportunity to enjoy the recent screening of “ScreenAgers : Growing Up in the Digital Age” organized by the D-E Parents Association. At school, some students (those with room in their schedules) were able to view the entire...