Middle School: September 15 - 19, 2025
Hello, Middle School Families,
Welcome back from what was hopefully a wonderful and relaxing fall break!
Before Fall Break, the class wrapped up the first block of the year - Physics and Meteorology. At the beginning of the week, students learned about how major storms are produced, such as hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons. The class learned in depth about Hurricane Katrina and the devastation this storm brought upon the community, particularly with the water surges.
In preparation for our Day of Courage, each student in the class sewed and stuffed a small dragon puppet for the Third Graders and their Second Grade “assistants”. With Ki Ieva’s support, the students designed their own pattern, and the result was lovely! The class also assisted the Fourth/Fifth Grade class in sanding the shields for the students. The Day of Courage is always an exciting day that is looked forward to, with the arrival of the high schoolers from the Waldorf-inspired high school, Academe of the Oaks, and the drums and fun games they bring.
In addition to the high schoolers’ games and drums, the Eighth graders had a chance to speak with the students from Academe (who are Eleventh graders), about their experience at Academe as well as with high school in general. It was a valuable opportunity for our students to hear directly from others closer in age about the shift from middle school to high school - what they have enjoyed (more freedom, sports, class sizes, clubs, engaging academics) and what was the hardest to adjust to (which, across the board, was the significant increase in workload). From a teacher's perspective, it was helpful for the Eighth graders to have the message of the increased workload and higher expectations reinforced by their peers.
October brings a Math block and a review/introduction of Business Math in preparation for the Kingdom of Halloween. Thank you to everyone who has signed up for shifts with the Kingdom of Halloween bake sale. If you haven’t already, here is the link to sign up.
I am looking forward to meeting with all of you next week at Parent Conferences. Thank you again for your support and partnership on your child’s educational journey!
Announcements & Reminders:
School Pictures will be on Thursday, October 9th. These will be individual photos only. In the Spring, we will take the class picture and any makeup photos.
Parent/Teacher Conferences are October 9 and 10th. Please sign up here: Middle School
October 9: Class Pictures/Parent Conferences (Half Day)
October 10: Parent Conferences (No School)
October 11: Community Work Day
October 18: Kingdom of Halloween: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
October 27: All School Meeting (Fall) 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Thank you for the honor of teaching your children,
Ki Lesley
