We had so much fun today – it was Solar Eclipse Day!

Students watched Flocabulary’s Eclipse video and then wrote a short poem/rap with a partner or partners using three words from Flocabulary’s Lyric Lab. They had to write at least two lines and include three words from the provided list.  After picking a “sick beat” to sing to, they practiced their poem to the music. Several brave masterminds performed for us. See a few of those below. I’m so proud of the teamwork and collaboration!

Thursday-

• Procedures
• Expectations
• Ice breaker activities
• Introduction of the word GRIT

Friday-

• Sign up for Mrs. Lobue’s blog & Google Classroom
• Visit the library & check out a book

Parents,

This year I’ll be using Remind to send out class announcements, pictures, events, etc.

Use the following code to join our class.

I’m looking forward to an incredible year.

I can’t wait to see you at Meet the Teacher on Monday, August 14 at 5:30.

This post was originally made from Mrs. Balboa on the Middle School website.

All returning students must register online and in person.

July 24    Returning Student Registration begins on Skyward Family Access

August 1  In person registration for 8th grade; 8:30-12:00, 1:00-3:00

August 2  In person registration for 7th grade; 8:30-12:00, 1:00-3:00

August 3  In person registration for 6th grade; 8:30-12:00, 1:00-3:00;

                    6th, 7th, 8th, 5:00-7:00

August 7-11  New student registration; 8:30-4:30

August 14  6th grade and new student parent meeting, Cafeteria, 5:30-6:00

                      Meet the Teacher; 6:00-7:00

August 17  FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

At the end of the year, we finished our 2nd Passion Projects. We learned so much from these experts. I posted these earlier in our Bloomz texting site, but I wanted to post them here for parents who aren’t on Bloomz.

Enjoy these “teachers!” I  know I sure did!

Day 7:

Day 8:

Parents,
It was a pleasure seeing so many of you at the assembly this morning. As I mentioned in the assembly, our end of the year slideshow will be on youtube. That way you can share it with friends and family and no discs will get lost.

Thanks again for a great year! Enjoy your summer!

We recently completed our second Passion Project for the year. I’m extremely proud of our “experts.” They taught, demonstrated, experimented, and impressed us with their knowledge.

On this day we learned about and saw the following: JJ Watt, the history of volleyball and how to play, Kyrie Irving, twins (identical and fraternal), how to use Facebook, magic and some really cool card tricks, UFO’s, virtual reality, what it’s like to be in the US Navy (we had a surprise guest speaker), Peyton Manning, pandas, and dry ice (we saw some really amazing tricks as well).

Here’s a sneak peek into this day’s wonderful learning ~enjoy!

We recently completed our second Passion Project for the year. I’m extremely proud of our “experts.” They taught, demonstrated, experimented, and impressed us with their knowledge.

On this day we learned about and saw the following: card tricks and magic, the Secret Service, pink river dolphins, Walt Disney, Liberty of the Seas cruise ship, Chihuahuas, the history of the U.S. Navy, elephants, bowfishing, Will’s favorite ducks, camping tricks and tips, how a student became a blackbelt in Taekwondo, saw a hoverboard/dodgeball game that was created by one of our very own students, and we earned the history of softball and more about Tom Brady.

Here’s a sneak peek into this day’s wonderful learning ~enjoy!