Wanted: Snow days, Misbehaving Olympians, and Cardboard Boxes.

The joys and wonder of childhood were alive and well at middle school this week. Squeals of delight were heard throughout the rooms as those first magical flakes fell from the sky. Can you remember how long your little ones could be entertained with a cardboard box? As it turns out, your big ones can be entertained for just as long. They are having a blast creating their “cabins” in deep dive. If anyone has a large appliance box, we are in need of a few more.

Please mark your calendars for the “Middle School Winter Concert”, which will be held on Monday, December 16th at 6:00 on Main Campus. We will have a rehearsal on Friday December 13th at Main Campus from 1-3pm. Students will be bussed over to Main Campus and will need picked up at Main Campus.

6th Grade Happenings:

English w/ Mrs. McFadden –

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- none
Students are wrapping up “Wanted Posters” for some misbehaving Olympians, while deciding that they actually enjoy a good old fashioned spelling test.
Learned greek roots phobia, pam and theos
Wrote several journal entries pertaining to ideas presented in Percy Jackson. These were really fun to read!

Math w/ Mrs. McFadden –

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- none
Reviewed concepts learned thus far, with a focus on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals. Students enjoyed playing Turkey Attack.
Continued to practice order of operations and exponents.
Learned new algebra vocabulary (coefficient, variable, term,) and reviewed previously learned vocabulary.

Deep Dive w/ Mrs. McFadden & Mr. K –

Students continued to learn more about Greek gods and goddesses, while learning their Roman counterparts. We watched videos on how the planets got their names (Roman gods) and why we have constellations and how they were named.
Learned vocabulary pertaining to mythology
As we get more refrigerator/ large appliance boxes, students snatch them up for their “cabins”. Their creativity and joy in a cardboard clubhouse is so much fun to watch!

Science w/ Mrs. Farris –

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes –
Students collaborated in small groups to adjust factors like pH, light source, and mineral balance, while also creating a method to track data.
Within days, students observed noticeable improvements, such as increased plant growth and healthier, green coloring.
To conclude the week, we defined “autotroph” and explored how plants, as autotrophs, perform photosynthesis—a process that powers their growth.

Music w/Mrs. Chelsey –

We finished going through all the verses we will be performing of “The Wellerman”. With a couple more weeks of practice, it’s going to be a great number!
Our music journal prompt this week was “If you could meet any musician, who would it be and what would you ask t