Month: September 2026

Pre-Algebra (Mr. Sherwood)

This week we reviewed multiplying partial values such as fractions, mixed numbers and decimals.

Next week, we will finish this se

Social Studies (Mrs. Ernest)

No updates

PE (Coach Eager)

This week we explored the 5 components of fitness and talked about the importance of staying active. Students gave it their all in the 1-Mile Run and Curl-Up test — great effort from this group!

Orchestra (Mrs. Varon)

This week in Orchestra, we are:

• Completing Orchestra Partner Instrument Tour Part 2, where student “coaches” teach new musicians how to safely handle their instruments, use rest and playing positions, the names of the open strings, and all about the bow, while practicing open strings and playing alongside an advanced part
• Reviewing tuning procedures to build independence and accuracy

Choir (Mrs. Morton)

    This week in choir we are working on hymns for mass including “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” sung with a single sustained drone note in the organ as an accompaniment.  We have also started working on a song in Latin called “Cantate Domino” from the Baroque era.

Art Elective (Mrs. Santos)

Llamas de los Andes: Students are learning about llamas and their connection to the Andes region of South America as part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. They will design and paint their own llama using organic shapes, lines, patterns, and color, creating artwork that will become part of our school display.

Band (Mrs. Creech)

Band Webpage

ELA/Literature (Ms. Zech)

In ELA/literature, students fine-tuned their hook-writing skills, practiced using correlative conjunctions in their writing, analyzed character traits within The Running Dream The Running Dream, and started drafting their dialogue stories using the plot rollercoaster.

Next in ELA/literature, students will continue drafting their dialogue stories, meet in Book Clubs to address theme, review complex sentence structure, and experiment with sentence complexity in Writer’s Workshop.

Algebra (Mrs. McEathron)

This week we worked on solving linear equations that involved multiple steps and variables on both sides of the equation. Most students are doing well in solving, but there’s lots of details to make sure they are careful with. Please check FACTS and encourage your student to come see me at lunch if they need to make-up work or retake the first quiz from 9/3. We will have our first unit test next Friday. 

Engineering Elective (Mr. Sherwood)

We learned how to use excel to automatically calculate our project budgets based on price of materials and quantity needed. Next week we will begin initial designs and experiments.

Science (Mrs. Ernest)

Students have been learning about Newtons as a measurement of force. Students have been doing materials testing to determine how much applied force is required to deform or permanently break different objects (aka noodles and crackers). Next week, students will take a test on the scientific method and review what we’ve learned about how mass and kinetic energy are related to damage in collisions. We will also practice the F=ma calculation. Reminder: students can correct most assignments for full points back and can correct tests for half points back. Check out this page for study tools: Science Supports

Spanish (Mrs. Santos)

¿Qué aprendimos esta semana?

This week in Spanish, students reviewed familiar verbs and used them to talk about a video of a spider and a fly. They practiced asking and answering questions, counting, describing what they saw, and writing simple sentences about the video.

Our Spanish-speaking students (hispanohablantes) worked on developing their written Spanish. They organized their ideas before writing, answered questions about the video, practiced using complete sentences, and used new vocabulary to describe the characters and what happened.

“Every time you practice, you get a little better!”

Pre-Algebra (Mr. Sherwood)

This week we took a quiz on simplifying fractions and converting fractions to decimals, then back to fractions.

Next week, we will be reviewing operations on fractions to get ourselves ready for solving algebraic equations.

Social Studies (Mrs. Ernest)

No updates

PE (Coach Eager)

This week we talked about what great sportsmanship looks like in action. Students practiced good sportsmanship while playing Mushroom Ball and the ever-popular recess game, Gaga Ball. Heads up: next week we’ll be tackling the FitnessGram One-Mile Run and Curl-Up tests!

Orchestra (Mrs. Varon)

This week in Orchestra, we are:

• Completing Orchestra Partner Instrument Tour Part 2, where student “coaches” teach new musicians how to safely handle their instruments, use rest and playing positions, the names of the open strings, and all about the bow, while practicing open strings and playing alongside an advanced part
• Reviewing tuning procedures to build independence and accuracy

Choir (Mrs. Morton)

    This week in choir we are working on hymns for mass including “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” sung with a single sustained drone note in the organ as an accompaniment.  We have also started working on a song in Latin called “Cantate Domino” from the Baroque era.

Art Elective (Mrs. Santos)

This week, students continued developing their 7 Elements of Art Challenge artwork. They transferred their sketches onto their final paper and used Sharpie to add details, lines, textures, and contrast while strengthening the seven Elements of Art.

Band (Mrs. Creech)

Band Webpage

ELA/Literature (Ms. Zech)

In ELA/literature, students received their new novels, The Running Dream, established purposes for their reading, took notes based In ELA/literature, students discussed author’s impact within Book Clubs, worked on choosing the best coordinating conjunction in sentence-building, were introduced to coordinating vs. correlative conjunctions, and focused on writing effective hooks in Writer’s Workshop.
on the author’s techniques that create impact, and completed a Writer’s Workshop on the focus of voice. 

Next in ELA/literature, students will complete their reading MAP test, work on sentence variety in Writer’s Workshop, and turn their note-taking focus towards characterization from The Running Dream.

Algebra (Mrs. McEathron)

This week students worked on a project/presentation of patterns and algebraic rules. We started solving one & two step linear equations (chp 2 in the textbook). A reminder that I am available during study hall or lunch daily, if students need extra help. 

Engineering Elective (Mr. Sherwood)

This week in Engineering, we began the initial design process by designing our project execution plan. Students will abide by this plan as they work to design, text and implement their bridges in the coming weeks.

Spanish (Mrs. Santos)

¡Hola familias! ¡Vamos a jugar y vamos a recordar! Our classroom was full of movement as students practiced Spanish through games, actions, and a fun story about Lola, a little spider! Students reviewed the days of the week, months, and colors while learning the phrases “Yo soy,” “Me llamo,” “Hay,” “¡Qué lindo!” and “¡Qué bello!” We also practiced familiar action words such as caminar, escribir, lanzar, and organizar through playful activities.

“Every time you practice, you get a little better!”