Yesterday we gathered together during the last period of the day to learn about Spring Sports and Spring Activity Clubs. In an effort to help students better navigate the club choices, we distributed the list of clubs along with a short description and any special...
Contributed by Bill Campbell, Academic Technology Director While digital technology provides access to an abundance of tools and resources that are helpful and are becoming a part of daily life, it also requires us to work at avoiding distractions. Last month I...
Folks, That hum you hear in the air is our Middle School community, with students and adults alike engaged in learning, growing, and excelling! It has been another note-worthy week---our 8’s are discovering their passions and learning ways to be socially active with...
Why Isn’t There an Elected Student Government in Middle School? Research and experience have shown us that middle school student elections are often popularity contests and usually give just a few students most of the leadership opportunities. In the D-E middle school...
Grade 6: For the last month, the sixth grade has been immersed in our Food and Identity Unit. The students are looking forward to sharing their work at our celebration on February 9th from 9:00 - 10:30 in Hajjar Auditorium. We hope many of you will be able to join us!...
On Wednesday, February 8th, we will host our annual “Pack the Gym” MS Basketball event in the Large Gym of Modell’s Sports Complex here at D-E. Our entire division will cheer on our Girls’ MS Basketball team as they take on Elisabeth Morrow School at 3:00 PM followed...
Contributed by Mr. Bill Campbell, Academic Technology Director While I recommend that digital devices be off and stored outside of bedrooms overnight when possible, there is actually a good reason to leave an iPad (or iPhone) plugged in and on overnight. When iCloud...
In our HomeBase Program, our Middle School students recently finished their exploration of Intent vs. Impact with a series of lessons created by the LAG (Lead Advisory Group) Committee. Groups watched videos, had discussions and took time to reflect that sometimes...
There have been a lot of exciting things happening with the Health and Wellness department classes in the middle school. After the inaugural year of the Project Based Learning (PBL) teaching method last year, the successful program continued again this year when one...
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...