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Wednesday 3/27
Humanities: We added free verse to our poetry arsenal today. We also shared poems written yesterday and practiced the "snapping applause"...
larablair1
Mar 27, 20191 min read
Tuesday, 3/26
Humanities: We are continuing our wobbly walk down "Poetry Lane"...as expected, some aren't loving it and some kiddos are in heaven. They...
larablair1
Mar 26, 20191 min read
3/20/19
Humanities: Onomatopoeia ruled the day and we had a blast. The comics they created were better than a campy episode of "Batman and Robin"...
larablair1
Mar 21, 20191 min read
Happy Middle of the Week!
What a nice sunny day! We had great fun in our rotations with your kids! Science: there were some GREAT 8th grade mentors today to help...
Mrs. Stalheim
Mar 20, 20191 min read
Happy Sunny Tuesday!
Science: Today our students went over the plan for their science project and crafted their hypotheses. This project will be a deliberate...
larablair1
Mar 19, 20191 min read
Llama Drama
Our drama troupes performed for 7th grade today and we were very proud of them! In four days they 1) brainstormed script ideas 2) wrote a...
larablair1
Mar 14, 20191 min read
Almost Curtain Time
Today was predominantly devoted to preparing for our performances tomorrow. Student groups finalized their blocking and memorization and...
Mrs. Motsinger
Mar 13, 20191 min read
All the World's A Stage!
Hopefully you've been hearing about our latest project, ACTING! Student groups have been writing and rehearsing plays inspired by images...
Mrs. Motsinger
Mar 12, 20192 min read
Thursday
Humanities: This morning we taught our Gryphons how to do an Ideation exercise for their script writing projects. In their theater...
larablair1
Mar 7, 20191 min read
Just a quick note
This morning we split the time for 2 of our classes. Half the time was a last change solar car workshop. Many of our groups finally saw...
Mrs. Motsinger
Mar 6, 20191 min read
March into Monday
Science: Today everyone went over to Discovery to test their cars on the track. Wednesday is race day to see who goes to the "big show"...
larablair1
Mar 4, 20191 min read
Happy Late Thursday
We anchored today with our solar car projects. Every team came up with a goal and worked toward it all morning. There were cars being...
larablair1
Feb 28, 20191 min read
Every Minute Used!
Thanks to the late start, we once again utilized our time to its fullest. There's just so much going on and we wanted to make sure our...
Mrs. Motsinger
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Finally, a Monday!
Hard to believe that we've not been together on a Monday in such a long time. Today was good We had so much to do, it is good that we...
Mrs. Motsinger
Feb 25, 20191 min read
Happy Friday!
Humanities: Today we had an in-class debate about various topics. Our Gryphons are very good at being respectful when they argue their...
larablair1
Feb 22, 20191 min read
A Surprise Late Start!
But your kiddos were amazing, adjusting to our modified schedule. We got right to work in core subjects and were able to get two...
Mrs. Motsinger
Feb 21, 20191 min read
Sunshine and Hail
What a crazy day we witnessed through our windows today! Also, we had a kind of crazy day inside, too. We switched elective times with...
Mrs. Motsinger
Feb 20, 20192 min read
Pretend Monday
Isn't it wild how long it's been since we've been to school on a Monday?! Let's hope the snow doesn't keep us away next week. Humanities:...
larablair1
Feb 19, 20191 min read
Valentine's Eve
Humanities: Today we worked on the conclusion of the solar power persuasive essay. Yesterday we worked on the introduction. Now that we...
larablair1
Feb 13, 20191 min read
February 7th
Science: Today was an introduction to energy forms and types. This is the precursor to our solar power adventure. Humanities: We went...
larablair1
Feb 7, 20191 min read
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