Folks, I came across an article the other day where the author, Cheryl Mizerny, talked about why she loves working with middle school children. I immediately felt a strong kinship to her as she described the wonderful and often-times wacky world of working with young...
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Message from Kathy Christoph
Folks, This evening, you will have access to your child’s interim comments report for the spring semester. These comments summarize months of hard work and productivity, and I hope your child feels accomplished with his/her progress. You may access the comments...
In the World Language classes, some of our 6th graders are learning the food vocabulary with the verbs “gustar”, “querer” and “pedir”. Our 7th graders are continuing learning some idiomatic expressions with the verb “tener que”, “venir a” and possessive pronouns. Some...
Our Community of Learners
HomeBase advisors are diligently working this week writing comments to the students. The comments include the SAL (Student as Learner) traits that our students are familiar with and that we focus on both in the classroom and in HomeBase. Students will have a chance...
Tech Tips: Free books (and more) from anywhere
Contributed by Bill Campbell, Academic Technology Director Spring Break is right around the corner so some D-E Middle School students may have more unscheduled time available than usual during those two weeks. Reading for pleasure is a good way to fill some time, and...
Grade Level Updates
8th Grade: The 8th grade English teachers have rolled out a new unit on Ad Rhetoric. Students will examine explicit and implicit rhetoric through the visual and verbal elements in advertisements. For the final project students will rebrand an advertisement in the...
Our Community of Learners
Well, the weather is starting to get warmer, the grass is getting just a little bit greener, and the birds are starting to begin their pilgrimage back to the North for the Spring... and do you know what that means? You’re right! It’s time for the "2017 Health and...
Deans’ Message: Spring Break & Managing Planned Absences
Parents planning holiday travel should be aware that the last day before spring break, March 17th, and the first day back, on April 3rd, are filled with important classes and activities for students in all three middle-school grades. We ask parents to make every...
Message from Kathy Christoph
Folks, Learning changes dramatically when students have opportunities to produce work that matters to them. We know this from our own lives---I only need think about the past few days in my life to know this is true. It’s easy for me to recall that moment this past...
Grade Level Updates
In the World Language classes, some of our 6th graders learned some idiomatic expressions with the verbs “tener” and others finished their Project Based Learning (PBL) Weather Unit. Additionally, directed by the question of "How does community express itself abroad?"...