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...
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...
Here’s a snippet of what’s been happening in our Visual/Performing Arts and World Language classes: Drama: 8th grade Coffee House was held earlier this week. It is amazing to hear the level of quality in the students’ spoken word pieces. In 7th grade, the students...
The Middle School LAG (Lead Advisory Group) Committee worked throughout the summer on our HomeBase Curriculum. In order to face a changing world, students need to develop empathy - the tool to engage with diverse ideas and turn conflict into understanding. We...
When you were here for Conferences, you probably spotted the table that was selling bracelets and raffle tickets. One of our HomeBase groups wanted to support their fellow classmate, Charlie, and decided to raise money in honor of him and donate it to Strike Out...
In the garden, Middle School students in the "Eat Local: Winter Gardening" Club learned today that eating seasonal vegetables that are grown close to home helps protect our planet and reduce our carbon footprint because local, seasonal food has fewer "food miles." ...
This week’s Assembly showcased some of our amazing students in our annual Talent Show. Singers, dancers, musicians, comedians, and poets regaled us with a wonderful display of their talents. I continue to be amazed! Last week, students engaged in the Comment...
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...
Supporting Students: Homework Completion and the “Missing Homework” E-mail By this point in the year, many parents may have received a short e-mail from their child saying something like, “Dear Mom and Dad, I did not complete my reading assignment because I thought it...
“We’ve got Spirit, Yes we do. We’ve got spirit. How ‘bout you?” Next week is Spirit Week at D-E and we are ready to have some fun! Our Pep Rally Committee has done an outstanding job of planning the week, complete with daily themes and a rousing Pep Rally on Thursday....