7th and 8th Grade

Grades 7-8: Week of 3/11/24

In Social Studies, students completed their studies of WW2 with a focus on the Manhattan Project, moral dilemmas faced by leaders leading up to V-J Day and the immediate aftermath, including the Nuremberg Trials.

Students in Science began presenting short reports about skin diseases. Will t…

Grades 7-8: Week of 3/4/24

In Social Studies, students learned about 1945 and the many events that influenced the end of the war in Europe. Among topics we discussed: Dresden, Yalta, the Battle of the Bulge, and most critically, D-Day.

In Language Arts, we are starting chapter 8 in Animal Farm. Students didn’t like…

Grades 7-8: Week of 2/26/24

Students in Social Studies continued dissecting the Second World War, specifically focusing this week on Pearl Harbor, the aftermath, including the internment of Japanese Americans, and the mid-war years of 1942 and 1943. Stalingrad, island-hopping, and the American home front were in focus.…

Grades 7-8: Week of 2/12/24

Students in Social Studies wrapped up the unit on the Holocaust with a reflection on quotes and views about resistance to oppression. We also moved on to study World War II with a focus on appeasement and the major alliances of the start of the conflict.

In Science, students are sharing inf…

Grades 7-8: Week of 2/5/24

In Social Studies, students continued their study of the rise of fascism in Germany in the 1930’s and the tragic effects on European Jewry.  Discussions about using skills and talent for good as well as healthy questions about tactics used to silence people were beneficial for the whole c…