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Middle School Program News

  • Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year! Hi! This website is your home for the Happy Kids Program for Upper Level Students. If you are a new parent to this class, know that you can stop in ...
    Posted Aug 29, 2019, 7:41 PM by Jason Brunken
  • Getting Started on the Crusades with Blood Red Horse We are into a new unit in the PULS. This unit, featuring K. M. Grant's excellent novel Blood Red Horse will center around the historical event known as the ...
    Posted Jan 8, 2019, 4:33 AM by Jason Brunken
  • A Pail of Oysters and A Big Project on Transitional Justice A major topic going forward in class this year is transitional justice. Transitional justice are the actions countries take to address large-scale human and civil rights abuses in order ...
    Posted Oct 28, 2018, 2:46 AM by Jason Brunken
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Grade 2 News

  • Extension Week: Writing a Research Report This week, the grade 2 classes are learning how to research and write an informational text about a main idea. This will be the culmination of a variety of skills ...
    Posted Nov 21, 2019, 8:53 PM by Jason Brunken
  • This Week: Jellies This week in Grade 2 we will be doing the usual, practicing grammar, vocabulary, spelling, reading, and writing. Our story for this week in Journeys is Jellies. Jellies is a ...
    Posted Nov 21, 2019, 8:51 PM by Jason Brunken
  • This Week: Super Storms This week in Grade 2 we will be doing the usual, practicing grammar, vocabulary, spelling, reading, and writing. Our story for this week in Journeys is Super Storms. Super Storms ...
    Posted Nov 11, 2019, 4:37 AM by Jason Brunken
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Grade 6 News

  • Extension Week: Writing a Persuasive Essay This past week, the Grade 6 class has been learning the 5 paragraph essay model for writing academic essays. This is a very valuable writing skill that will apply to ...
    Posted Nov 21, 2019, 8:49 PM by Jason Brunken
  • This Week: Kensuke's Kingdom This week in Grade 6 we will be doing the usual, practicing grammar, vocabulary, spelling, reading, and writing. Our story for this week in Journeys is Kensuke's Kingdom. Kensuke ...
    Posted Nov 21, 2019, 8:46 PM by Jason Brunken
  • This Week: Science Friction This week the grade 6 class will be reading "Science Friction" by David Lubar. This story is a funny look at how collaborative work can work even with people with ...
    Posted Nov 11, 2019, 4:34 AM by Jason Brunken
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