Middle School made posters this month and delivered them to our school administration in celebration of Administrative/ Professional”s Day. They also worked on mosaic images by using pieces of magazine advertisements to form a whole image. Totally Cool!
Ms. Arnau
Students have begun working on introduction lessons to 9th Grade Pre Algebra. The students are challenged and are doing a great job. They work cooperatively with partners to complete given tasks.
Mrs. Christian
Middle School is working on Mood Paintings. Students are choosing a word that describes a feeling and are painting an abstract picture using brush strokes and colors to portray the mood. Middle Schoolers are having a great time choosing colors and words.
Ms. Arnau
Students have been reading short stories in their “Of Places” textbooks. They’ve been answering comprehension questions and focusing on the elements of a story (setting, point of view, characters, rising action, conflict, climax, resolution, and theme). Finally, students have completed several stories (on their own, personal reading level) in their SRA booklets.
Mrs. Foster
All classes have been working on an autobiographical narrative (making revisions, adding similes, adjectives, and transition words). Students created many, original similes on their own and then illustrated one in color; these are posted on the bulletin boards. We also began working on poetry and rhyme schemes. Students wrote a poem about school at least eight lines long and made it rhyme. I am very proud of our Middle Schoolers. Great Job Guys!
Mrs. Foster
This month we are looking at David and Nehemiah. We are looking at the repenting heart of David and the merciful heart of God. We read and studied Psalm 51; David’s prayer for forgiveness. Through it we learned that it’s Christ who pardons us and forgives all our sins. We are also looking at Nehemiah, the leadership , we all have a level of impact. Even the most introverted person impacts thousands of people in his lifetime. The book of Nehemiah is full of leadership principles for us to learn from. 5E is putting these principles into practice.
Mr. Lopez
Singing, Dancing, Eating, Rapping, Performing, and Sharing were all a part of our Academic Fair which took place on Thursday, March19 th, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. What an exciting evening it was for all – students and visitors alike. Students in all grades had been working feverishly since January on their projects and reports and as you walked aroung the school the aroma of wonderful foods filled the air. Foods from India, Africa, Guatemala, and many, many more countires were represented. THe sounds of students talking with visitors, projects humming, music playing, and students reciting were all sounds that filled that evening. There were many different sections to the Fair: Technolgy, Dance, Art, Science, History, Health, Bible, English, Home Ec., Countries, and many more. Many students dressed up to represent a certain person, or country; there were also scientific dissections to witness. Students were so excited as they got the chance to explain their projects and research to our visitors – nearly 1,000! What a great job all teachers, staff, parents and students did! We applaud you and can’t wait until next year!
Do you think it is fair for one country to take over another country?
This is a question 8th grade students explored as they studied the topic of American Imperialism. Students learned about how the nation of America changed its foreign policy as it began to expand; creating a world empire. Was this fair for other countries? Many students favored American Imperialism and others disagreed with it. What a great debate we had!!!!!!
Mr. Sanchez
The eighth graders have just begun my favorite topic-weather! I get excited just thinking about all the exciting projects that come along with this topic and how much our everyday life correlates to the pages we’ll be covering in our book. From making clouds and rain to studying extreme weather such as, tornadoes and hurricanes, the students will be hard-pressed to become bored with the weather unit.
Miss Lawrence
In Middle School students learned vocabulary associated with air travel and airports. They learned the present tense of verbs with the present progressive and the verbs conocer and saber. Students used vocabulary relating to airports and travel activities. Many activities were designed to help the students use the vocabulary in reading comprehension, listening and speaking.
Ms. Gines