Middle
October 30, 2020
Middle School Celebrates Pumpkin Day
The Middle School celebrated Pumpkin Day this morning with several exciting activities! Each grade, broken into their advisory groups, participated in team building events, including door decorating, a Kahoot quiz, and a relay race. Students and teachers enjoyed the fun Halloween activities!
Writing Workshop Creates Class Story
Megan Whitt’s sixth-grade Writing Workshop teamed up to create a story as a class in late October. Using Story Cubes, a set of dice with a different picture on each side, the class worked together to create a unique tale. Whitt drew nine images from the Story Cubes on the board, including an insect, an alien, and a question mark. Whitt called on a student, pointed to a drawing, and the student had to come up with a line in a story featuring the image. Each time Whitt pointed to an object, another student had to build upon the story. When the exercise was finished, students discussed the story they created and named the five elements of storytelling–character, plot, theme, setting, and conflict—in their story.
Sixth-grade Spanish Students Write Postcards
Sixth-graders in Kathryn Rosenberg’s Spanish class put their vocabulary to the test with a postcard project. Students were asked to write a postcard from a location they studied, either Costa Rica, Spain, Mexico, or Argentina, using vocabulary related to geography, weather, and the seasons. Sixth-graders researched the country and wrote their postcards. The postcards are displayed in Rosenberg’s classroom.
Seventh-graders Create Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
In early October, science teacher Kristin Suer’s seventh-grade class created a Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, a chart used by astronomers to plot stars based on a variety of criteria. Students worked in groups to determine where their stars fell on the diagram, based on the star’s name, temperature, brightness, and expected lifetime. They then plotted the stars on a diagram on the whiteboard. “This lesson tied into the astronomy unit, where students explored galaxies, our solar system, and other exciting phenomena in our universe,” Suer said.
Latin Class Craft Ancient Roads from Candy
Seventh-grade Latin students in Katie Swinford’s class are studying a comprehensive unit that encompasses Roman roads and their impact on the Roman Empire and beyond. “We’re learning about the movement of immigrants and war refugees into Rome from the far reaches of the Roman empire,” Swinford said. “As Rome expanded its empire into Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, its army focused on building and maintaining a well-engineered and long-lasting system of roads. We looked at the network of roads that led to Rome, hence the saying, ‘All roads lead to Rome.’” Swinford asked students to recreate a Roman road, which has several layers, using candy and cookies. Students constructed the roads in a cup and enjoyed a sweet treat when they were finished! Swinford noted that Roman roads are well constructed, and some are still in use in Europe today.
Seventh-grader Competes in FINA
Seventh-grader Ethan Avera recently competed in the Federation of International Ninja Athletics (FINA) World Championships, held in Michigan in early October. The championship included a series of obstacle courses. Avera took first place in speed and endurance courses and moved onto the World Finals courses. He completed the World Finals endurance course in 3 minutes, 27 seconds, placing second. We are #StingerProud of Ethan!
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