Middle School

General News It’s hard to believe we are so close to the end of the year! We are starting final projects, finishing books, and beginning to brainstorm for POP committees! Check the calendar for important dates about summer unbirthdays, POP, the talent show, and more! ELA We had a lively week of debate in ELA! As we started forming our opinions about the future of colonizing Mars, there were plenty of strong opinions (middle schoolers are known for this 🙂)! Some people think humans have no business leaving Earth – after all it was perfectly designed for us. Others think the […]

Math 7th Graders finished their probability unit Monday with a lesson over dependent events. They reviewed for two days, then took their check-in. The 8th graders covered writing equations for trend lines and finding the mean absolute deviation for data sets. The algebra students focused on which method of solving a quadratic is best, application problems, and quadratic regression. The algebra students have finished their curriculum and now just need to study for their quadratic unit check-in and their comprehensive final exam! Humanities Students continued their exploration of 2001: A Space Odyssey, combining reading, discussion, and creative thinking as they

General News Things definitely feel a little different in Deltaland without Ms. Lorrie, but it’s been smooth sailing, and the kiddos have adjusted to the change well! We look forward to hearing from her as soon as she is feeling better. The middle school dance is today! We can’t wait to see everyone dressed up and ready to have a coming-of-age event! ELA This week we flexed our creative and sci-fi writing muscles while also incorporating some of our discussions and vocabulary words we’ve been using to talk about theoretically colonizing Mars. We have been discussing common reasons for migration

Editor’s Note: Our Epsilon and Delta students worked hard this week to complete the IOWA standardized test. Due to this testing window, our time in class was limited, and only a few activities were started and completed. Math 7th grade students tackled independent probability, 8th graders analyzed trend lines, and Algebra students sang the quadratic formula. It was a short, but fun week! Humanities Epsilon students explored the topic of space exploration this week  by researching real missions, technology, and discoveries about the universe. They learned about important events like the moon landing, space travel, and the challenges astronauts face.

General News We made it through testing week! We then bid a temporary farewell to Ms. Lorrie on Thursday with a walk to Little Deli for pizza and to celebrate our hard work with the first round of testing. We know things won’t be the same around here without Ms. Lorrie, but are so happy we can support from afar by giving her the time to focus on healing after all she has done for us. Big thanks to Anne (Henry’s mom), Alexa (Andrew’s mom) and Christa (Stella’s mom) who singlehandedly took care of the entire pizza process–from ordering, paying