The dress code has been updated for the 2010-2011 school year. Please download a copy from the Parents Page on the school website before you being your back-to-school preparations.

Once again, in an attempt to simplify our book distribution and textbook billing process, we ask that you purchase your books over the summer for the upcoming school year. This will ensure that you can find the best solution.

Click here to download a PDF of the middle school text book list.

Here are some suggested vendors you may use to help you with your search:

• Amazon
• Half eBay
• Barnes and Noble

You may also try your local school department or try ordering directly from the publisher.

Here are some direct links for tricky titles:

GLENCOE Language books:

• Grade 6 Spanish - http://www.glencoe.com/catalog/index.php/home/1

AMSCO PUBLISHING:

• Grade 6 French – http://amsco.extendsales.com/AMSCOPUB/control/productdetails?item_id=9781567653090
• Grade 8 French – http://amsco.extendsales.com/AMSCOPUB/control/productdetails?item_id=9781567653069

History Books

• Grade 8 Holocaust book - http://www.gifttool.com/shop/ShopProductDetailsID=1332&VER=1&LNG=EN&PID=36372&DID=857
• Grade 7, A HISTORY OF US series – either try bargain sites or  http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/series/AHistoryofUS/?view=usa

Please don’t forget that the summer reading books and requirements are on the Library Website. There are separate expectations for students in grades 3-8. Happy Reading!

In conjunction with their English classes, the 6th graders just finished a video project. With Mrs. Bartlett’s group, the students used their persuasive writing pieces to create a short advertisement to persuade their viewers. In Mrs. Holden’s class, the students took either their “Where I’m From” poems or a vignette as the subject for their short videos.

All images and media are Creative Commons Licensed and credited at the close of the video.

6B Persuasive Videos

6H Poems & Stories

Many thanks to the talented team of photographers who helped to cover this year’s ArtsFest. There are more photos coming. These can be attributed to Will, Sophia, and Ty.

Last week, the 5th grade culminated their study of Ancient Greece with their annual Greek Feast.

You can also watch their skits.

All skits were written and performed by the students in Mrs. Stieff’s and Mrs. Szabo’s classes.