As the last few days of seventh grade wind down, we want to wish all of the students a safe and restful summer vacation. We remind them to keep reading, follow Ms. Colella’s blog, and try to learn something new this summer.
We thank all of the parents for their support these past two years. We [...]
Our Boston trip is this Tuesday, May 6th. Details about the trip are as follows:
• We leave at 7 am
• Students should bring: lunch, a small bag to carry personal items around, a small bottle of water, sunscreen if it is sunny, rain gear if it is rainy, any necessary medication, [...]
On Wednesday we are going to kick off our next expedition, Sparks of Liberty. We aren’t going to have a regular class schedule that day, instead we will have “mini-workshops” of colonial activities like sewing and stenciling. We have started to learn about colonial times, from 1607 to 1776 as a way to prepare for [...]
Obama, Clinton, McCain and Huckabee. These are the names we have been hearing a lot lately in Windsor Seven. In social studies and language arts, we have been learning about the primaries, caucuses and debates that will determine who our party representatives will be for the 2008 presidential election. Learning [...]
Welcome back from vacation!
It will be a busy time between now and April vacation. On March 4th the staff from Camp Kieve will come to King for a follow-up session with the Windsor and York students. We are looking forward to seeing the counselors again.
On March 6th we begin our MEA testing. [...]
Mathathon, mathathon, mathathon.
Those are the words that Mr. Miranda keeps repeating to the students. That is because we are trying to raise money for our trip to Boston on May 6th. Please support the mathathon in any way that you can, and we appreciate all of your help!
Boy, things are busy after school at King. [...]
First, we would like to congratulate the Windsor-7 students who participated in the Around the World in 80 minutes show this past week. Thina was a fabulous emcee for the show. The hip-hop dance featured Samantha, Samar, and Henry. The orchestra ensemble had Mercedes playing the viola. Finally, the rock band was [...]
We want to thank all of the parents who have signed their child up for the computer take-home program. The process of signing out and returning computers is going very smoothly!!!! Our thanks to Drew, Rikki and Juslin who faithfully sign out computers every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Most of the students are [...]
Congratulations to all of the Windsor-7 students for an outstanding culminating event this past Wednesday. Everyone should be complimented on their great efforts. A special recognition goes to the speakers, who had the additional responsibility of preparing a speech for the invited guests. All of the students presented their written reports with [...]
This week we are culminating our fall expedition, River to the Sea. The color printer is humming in Mrs. MacDonald’s room, and the speakers are busy practicing with Ms. MacLean, as we gear up for Wednesday’s final presentation. We hope parents and interested members of the public will join us for this event [...]
