April is a great month for teachers and students, as we are able to move through material without the threat of snow (did I just jinx us?)! The momentum is wonderful, and students come back from spring break ready to learn.
6th and 7th year science students are busy working on their science fair projects. This year’s project is based on the United Nations’ Global Goals. Each student will choose one global goal to research and represent as part of their project. Students have an option to construct/design a solution to the problem stated or represent the importance of addressing the goal for our future. 8th year students began their unit, Planets of our Solar System. Currently, they are working on accurately representing planetary alignment, spacing, and formation.
In Math, the 6th years continue their geometry unit learning how to find the area and perimeter of polygons and circles. They are also working with square roots and irrational numbers. In addition, they will be introduced to the Pythagorean Theorem. The 7th years continue working with functions and linear equations. They have just learned how to graph a linear equation using slope-intercept form. Their linear function unit will end with their ability to graph linear inequalities. The 8th years worked on polynomials and factoring. Their work includes adding and subtracting polynomials along with factoring. Soon, they will be working with multiplying binomials including special case binomials.
6th year Humanities students are working on their essay for The Egypt Game. They are about the character progression of April using evidence from the novel. Also, 6th year students are learning about another ancient civilization in the Indus Valley on the India-Pakistan border before beginning their study of Afghanistan’s history and culture. 7th year students read and annotated the novel, A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park this week. They also studied the political history of Sudan and South Sudan as well as the conflict that has consumed its modern, and current, history. 8th years spent the week studying African American history from the late 1800s through the early 1900s in the U.S. They studied legislation including the 14th and 15th amendments as they applied to people of color during this time, Jim Crow Laws, and the southern Black Codes. Then, they learned about Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey. This was interesting, as they had different ideas about the future for African Americans. We also studied the origins of the NAACP and some of the work they currently do. We are excited to look at the Harlem Renaissance and begin reading Witness by Karen Hesse. Finally, 6th and 7th years had an exciting return to current events after taking a long break due to research fair and the play.
Don’t forget to mark your calendar for 3 wonderful events on Wednesday, April 17th!
Art Show from 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Elementary and Middle School student artwork will be showcased in the Commons!
FWM Family Pizza & Salad Dinner from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Dine with us! Service and hospitality provided by Middle School students in the GYM!
Log in and place your order here:
https://www.myfwm.org/schools/myfwm.org/forms/?id=MTM%3D
Deadline for orders to be submitted by April 12
Parent & Child Night from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Work alongside your child by engaging in the many Montessori works in his or her classroom!
