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A Message from MS Principal, Jonathan Davis: Diversity Day & Other News

March 3, 2023 Dear Middle School Families, The Middle School will be holding our annual special learning program, Diversity Day, on March 9 for all of the students in grades 6 through 8.  We will work with the entire division to engage in learning and...

01/27/23 A Message from Jonathan Davis: 7th & 8th 1st Semester Grade Release, 6th Grade Checklist

January 27, 2023 Dear Middle School Families, I am writing to let you know that you now have access to your student’s first semester grades (7th and 8th grades) and checklists (6th grade.) These reports summarize the hard work and productivity of your child for this...

01/13/23 A Message from Jonathan Davis

Dear Middle School Families, I hope your 2023 is off to a great start. It’s been energizing having the students on campus the past eight school days.   There are a few important reminders for everyone before we get too far into the new year: *Monday is the school...

Athletics & Health

01/19 MS Athletics Spring 2023 Update

January 19, 2023   Dear Middle School (MS) Parents/Guardians,   Earlier this month, we sent out our customary preliminary athletic sign-up (via email/google form) to all MS students for the Spring 2023 season. This allows us to quantify the level of interest among our...

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Deans Corner

6th Grade January Parent Update

Dear Parents and Caregivers, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful break. It's a pleasure to see students back on campus and engaging in classes with such energy -- they seem to have hit the ground running in 2023. Here are a few upcoming happenings I...

A Message from the 8th Grade Dean: Junior De La Hoz | 10.04.2021

Dear 8th Grade Parents, Happy Fall!  I hope you are all doing well. Now that we have worked our way through the first month of school, sports starting up, Orientation, and virtual Back to School Night, I wanted to personally invite you to the Fall 8th Grade Parents...

A Message from the 7th Grade Dean: James Aitken | 10.04.2021

Dear 7th Grade Parents, Happy Fall!  Hope you are all doing well. Now that we have worked our way through the first month of school, sports starting up, Orientation and Back to School Night, I wanted to personally invite you to the Fall 7th Grade Parents Forum. What...

A Message from the 7th Grade Dean: James Aitken | 09.21.2021

Parents,  I mentioned this at Orientation tonight - I am sharing a list of useful links for the upcoming year.  Thanks again to all who came! Start of School Website: https://startofschool.d-e.org/middle-school-start-of-school-page/ MS...

MS Bulletin Board

6th Grade Food Festival!

The sixth grade enjoyed our interdisciplinary unit on identity. This past January, we spent time looking at identity through food. Each “MESH” class — math, English, science, and history — contributed time and skills to exploring several questions regarding how part of our students’ identities is linked to the foods that they eat. Throughout this unit, the students developed an answer to our guiding question, “How are we what we eat?” 

To help answer our guiding question, students created the individual pages found here on this Google Site.

In both English and history, the students reflected on a dish that was important to their family and/or culture, and then they wrote about it using descriptive, vivid language.  

In science class, students studied what makes up the food they eat, and then they looked more closely at the recipe they selected. 

In math class, students collected data about the food they consumed in a week and created a data visualization exercise, integrating both math and art.

See the Food and Identity Google Site to learn more.