Middle School

Math: 7th graders tackled two-step equations this week including equations involving integers and writing equations. The 8th grade took the week to learn and practice solving equations with variables on both sides. Algebra had lessons over slope-intercept form and standard form, x and y intercepts, and horizontal and vertical lines. Humanities: What an exciting week as students started the final section of their Uprising novels! The fire was raging, and the students started to evaluate the characters to begin the writing process for their final projects: writing literary essays. We began by looking at the effects of the strike in […]

General News The quarter is wrapping up quickly–we can hardly believe it! It is time to begin scheduling parent conferences (and also find out what you’d most like to discuss as conferences also zoom by quickly!) Since our school has grown, we’ll be hosting conferences on two days: Monday, October 20th and Friday, October 24th. Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey and then head to this link to sign-up for a conference slot. Be sure to sign up for a time with the teacher(s) whose content area(s) most match your preferred conference focus. Thank you! Big

Math: 7th graders took their first check in this week and spent time making corrections on those check ins. They ended the week with a lesson over simplifying expressions and combining like terms. The 8th graders tackled equations this week. They solved one, two and multiple step equations that included combining like terms before isolating the variable. The Algebra students reviewed for and took a check in over relations and functions. On Thursday they started their linear equations unit with a lesson over slope. Humanities: We are beginning to wind down our reading and examination of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

General News We’ll be sending home unfinished theme art projects next week for P&P (with no packet to complete other than an interest survey regarding our end-of-quarter continental culture project!) Reading/Writing Update This week we chose our topics and began researching to write five paragraph essays about medieval Korea. The topics selected vary widely and these will be very fun to research, write, and share! Across the Delta room we are learning about the government of the Goryeo dynasty, social hierarchy during this time, festivals, religion, and, of course, celadon pottery. We started the week off with choosing our topic

Math: 7th Graders practiced operations with rational numbers all week. Monday they completed multiplication and division application problems. Tuesday they completed mazes to practice multiplication and division. Wednesday they completed a scavenger hunt for rational operations, and an error analysis where they had to find mistakes in pretend student’s work. Thursday they created their own rational operation problems given certain restraints. The 8th graders completed their unit study guide on Monday and Tuesday, so they could take their check on Wednesday. Thursday they began their linear equations unit with simplifying expressions. The Algebra students completed a pyramid puzzle on Monday