Welcome to New York in 1900
Your students transformed the middle school commons into New York circa 1900. They “welcomed” the new immigrants from Ellis Island, gave them factory jobs, and forced them to live in crowded tenements. This simulation is the beginning of our unit on… Continue Reading
Putting Sonnets Together
In order to prepare for reading and performing Romeo and Juliet, we started with a study of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Students will be writing their own sonnets in the coming week. In these pictures, they try and put Shakespeare’s lines together… Continue Reading
Setting in To Kill a Mockingbird
Today we listened to the trial of Tom Robinson during class. After 40 minutes of listening, the students were begging for more and wanted to stay and finish the rest of the chapter. We will finish the court chapters on… Continue Reading
Discussing All Quiet on the Western Front
Students will finish reading All Quiet on the Western Front this weekend. Ask your student about the relevance to today’s world.
Congratulations Geography Bee Participants
The Quest Geography Bee is Monday, January 9 at 2:45.
Mesopotamia Wins
Today was the final day of our civilizations game. Mesopotamia won after repelling attacks from India and Egypt.
Making the World a Better Place
The sixth graders persuaded their class to make the world a better place. Each year, I am convinced to change something in my life. Since I started this assignment, I have stopped using products that test on animals. I have… Continue Reading
Congratulations Spelling Bee Participants
The Quest Spelling Bee is January 18.
Onto the Second Reading Log!
Congratulations to EveAnne, who has completed her first reading log and is onto her second. This means she read 58 books so far this year.