PEAL (Phys.Ed, Arts & Language) Classes In the World Language classes, our 6th graders are learning how to conjugate verbs in present tense with ar, er, and ir endings as well as how to phrase questions with words like “cómo”, “cuándo,” and “dónde”. Our 7th...
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Message from Kathy Christoph
Folks, I trust you all were able to access your child’s grade report (for Grades 7 & 8) and/or checklists (for Grade 6), and view their progress throughout the first semester of this year. Even more importantly, I hope you were able to engage in a conversation...
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Every year, many Bergen County families do not have enough food to feed themselves. Some of these families use the Bergen County Center for Food Action (CFA) to get food. This time of year, CFA is greatly in need of food; many families do not have enough food to serve...
A Message from the Deans
Not Your Parents’ “Report Cards” In Mid-November, the first written report cards summarizing student progress become available. But the reports you will receive are not just the old-fashioned list of grades our own parents may have received – and which may still feel...
Keeping our Children Safe and Healthy
As all children move through adolescence, particularly in the middle school years, they encounter dramatic physical, emotional, and lifestyle changes. Developmental transitions, such as puberty and increasing independence, have been associated with alcohol use. ...
Grade Level Updates
6th grade: October has been a busy month and lots of exciting learning is happening throughout the curriculum. In English, the students are hard at work on their Moment PBL project. After brainstorming and interviewing friends and family, students are working on...
From Kathy Christoph
Folks, Last Friday while your children enjoyed a day off from school, our Middle School (MS) teachers spent time writing thoughtful comments about the strengths, challenges, opportunities and patterns of each child in each of their classes. For more information about...
Project Based Learning: An Update from our Grade 7 Team
Dear Grade 7 Parents and Guardians, We are writing to share with you an exciting group of projects that we will be completing this year in our 7th grade classes. As you may know, the D-E Middle School faculty are using a curricular design called Project Based Learning...