Seventh Graders Deepen Learning at the End of the Year

While grade six works on research papers and presents Lego missions, grade seven is deep in the midst of grappling with proportional thinking in math and literary analysis in English. Of all the concepts in middle school math, the leap…

ESL Class Teaches Grammar to Grade 6

by Malorie Seeley-Sherwood, ESL and middle school English teacher Learning the basics of grammar presents challenges to native speakers and non-native speakers alike, but if we are to imbue these challenges with excitement, authenticity, and a bit of the unknown,…

Poetry Inspires a “Legion of Emotions”

During National Poetry month, the Academy of American Poets sponsored a program for students to write a letter to a poet, called Dear Poet. Our middle school students participated, using advisory and English class time to write their letters. One…

We read with Read Across America

The weather delay did not daunt us! Along with the rest of America, we began today with a middle school meeting to celebrate Read Across America! First held in 1998, the National Education Association began Read Across America as a…