Folks, I trust your sons and daughters enjoyed their long weekend. Yesterday, the entire Middle School faculty and I were engaged in a workshop with a presenter from the nationally-renowned Buck Institute for Education group. This was a type of...
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Special Message for Grade 6 Families
Dear Sixth Grade Parent or Guardian: I am happy to announce our next New York City field trip occurring Friday, March 4th. To complement the 6th Grade social studies unit underway at that time, as well as content they will be studying in art classes, students will...
Happenings in our Middle School
We started out the New Year with Wellness Week, designed and coordinated by our Health and Wellness Department. Throughout the week, students and faculty engaged in a variety of experiences that highlighted the different components of Wellness: physical, emotional,...
Grade-Level Happenings
In 6th grade, students are learning about themselves through many different lenses during the Identity unit. In Science, they are learning about their genetics and the traits that make them who they are. In English, students are creating a "Where I'm From?" poem using...
Message from MS Principal Kathy Christoph
Folks, The first semester is over, and the second semester is about to begin. Semester grades will be released next week, and each student will engage in a reflection process in HomeBase about work habits and students skills. This is a powerful moment for home and...
As I walk the halls
Our Grade 6 students turned into Egyptians earlier this week as they created their vignettes about the various cultural aspects of ancient...
Coming Soon
Wellness Week! If your family is like mine, you tend to overeat and under-exercise over the Winter Break. To help re-focus us on positive healthy lifestyles, our Health & Wellness Department is organizing our first Wellness Week to be held from January 4-8. ...
A Message for 6th Grade Parents: January 2016 Identity Project
Dear Parents: This January, the 6th grade will take part in our yearly interdisciplinary unit called “The Identity Project.” In this unit, students will begin to explore questions of identity and diversity through six subjects -- math, science, social studies,...
From Kathy Christoph
Dec. 7, 2015 Folks, It’s been such an exciting time here in the Middle School these past several weeks. The school days have been filled with all sorts of learning activities, classroom lessons, projects, field trips, special presentations and more. It sure looks...
Message from Kathy Christoph
Folks, It’s hard to believe that November is next week, and with that, we are quickly approaching our first formal written communication about your child’s progress. (Just a reminder: There is no school for your children next Friday, Nov. 6) As you approach the...