October 2, 2015

Anti-bullying Curriculum

Ms. Pioli (Mr. Hunt's mom) came in to teach a lesson from her curriculum "Banish Bullying!" which is implemented in upstate NY. The students in Mr. Hunt's literature class learned about different forms of power and how to become caring allies to targets.

Last Day of Literature Groups

Friday was the last day of our current literature groups.  Students shared projects and self-evaluated their performance in class using our standards-based reporting system.  These reports will be part of the November portfolio.

Next up is our theater unit with auditions on Monday.  Ask your son or daughter which play they signed up for and what type of role they are interested in.  Visit our theater sign-up form to see the options presented.  Those students who wish to be on stage without speaking lines do not need to audition on Monday.  The bottom line is, there are parts and places for everyone!

Students celebrate finishing How to Eat Fried Worms

More celebration, with some realistic looking gummy worms!

Pinwheels for Peace

In Social Studies students created "Pinwheels for Peace" to commemorate their commitment to Peace in celebration of Peace One Day on September 21st. The students wrote their ideas about how peace could be achieved on one side of their pinwheels and illustrated their ideas on the other. The pinwheels were then put in the ground in the shape of a peace sign!

Students placing pinwheels

Pinwheels Peace Sign

The Rock Cycle

Fifth and sixth graders finished their rock cycle investigations last week and are currently mapping the locations of earthquakes, volcanoes and plate boundaries around the world.  We're looking for the connection between plate boundaries and activities on the earth's crust.

Griffin's Rock Cycle Cartoon

Seventh and eighth graders created videos modeling plate tectonics this week.  They were asked to demonstrate activities at the plate boundaries with video and 3D models.  Please see some results below:

 Hugo S explains tsunamis

Aaron D explains volcanoes

Picture retake day will be Monday, Oct. 19th

In case any students missed school photo day.  Our school photos will be sent home soon!