Fifth Grade Launches Inaugural ParaCon
Fifth graders have been creating a wiki site to keep track of the fantasy elements in their current class novel, The Marvellers. This week, the students participated in the inaugural ParaCon (Paragon Convention). Students were sorted into paragons (vision, sound, taste, spirit, and touch) and given specific roles to further develop and fine-tune the wiki. This event helped students to lean into the collaborative nature of the wiki, think more critically about the book and what information/format would be helpful for a reader, and saw students building up more skills in HTML, site design, summarizing and synthesizing text, and designing for an audience. Students also enjoyed some convention perks like a keynote presentation from Headmarveller Skinner and vouchers for a shortbread stapier stick.
– The Fifth Grade Team, Annie Fuerst, director of innovation, and Amy Sprung, school librarian
Sixth & Seventh Graders Add Energy To Math Meet
On Tuesday, seventy-seven of our enthusiastic sixth and seventh graders participated in the Purple Comet Math Meet, an international team-based competition. In groups of six, students tackled 20 challenging math problems in just one hour—demonstrating not only their problem-solving skills but also a love for learning and collaboration. The energy throughout the Middle School was electric, filled with encouraging “math-speak” and teamwork. Our students continue to prove that a positive math mindset is for everyone!
– Brittany Ryan, sixth grade math teacher
