Students presented their book reports this week and were asked which of the books they learned about would they be most likely to read. They

SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE: We are continuing to review foundations such as punctuation and parallel structure. With book reports due this week, students have been

SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE: We reviewed examples of strong and weak book reports while discussing what made one model more successful than the other; hopefully,

Between snow days and school activities, we have pivoted to focus on fundamentals and work on long-term projects before moving into our next summative writing

Students were challenged to consider how easy it is to present a lie as a fact after submitting their Two Truths and a Lie essay.

We’ve jumped right in and are working on a few assignments: LAD Fair, book reports, and our first five-paragraph essay for the semester.  LAD Fair

We are working on our final essay of the semester that includes analyzing elements of fiction in relation to one of the messages in the

This week, we are practicing metacognitive critical thinking and reading comprehension skills as we dive deeper into the meanings and intentions of the novels we’ve

Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students have been reading different books respective to their class. However, a common thread connects them – and us –

It is the second week of student-led discussions for our novel study, which is in its third week. Sixth graders are discussing chapters 10-14 in