END OF THE YEAR

Middle School Newsletter

Words by Middle School Staff

The Middle School Leadership Team is very proud to acknowledge the outstanding work of all the students and teachers during this academic year 2021-2022.

Our students shine in different events as: the AASCA Leadership Conference, The AASCA Science Fair, AASCA Debate Tournament, Sports and Arts Activities.

Congratulations Everyone!

Middle School Students remember that “Teachers open the door but you must walk through it  yourselves” -Chinese Proverb. Happy Holidays

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Students Projects

5th Grade Language Arts

The fifth-graders wrote, rehearsed, and performed original plays. The fifth-grade class read poems they wrote. Congratulations!!

6th Grade Language Arts

Parts of speech are an important aspect of the language taught in ELA. Not only do the parts of speech help in formulating correct sentences, but they also help the reader to understand what is taking place. 5th and 6th graders had a lot of fun creating very appealing posters using the eight parts of speech to assess students’ knowledge of parts of speech and to reinforce that knowledge.

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The integrated project of technology, entrepreneurship and social studies consists of the elaboration of bibliographic records of leading figures in Latin America.

7th Grade Entrepreneurship

Students made a magazine about the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and published it on the Issuu site.

Among the characteristics of the project was that students created an informative document with its main elements: cover, table of contents, content, and bibliography APA format.

7th Grade Language Arts – Writing: A Better World Needed!

The objective of the project was to integrate Science learning into their Language Arts curriculum by conducting a research project of various lengths to explore a topic, and use creativity when choosing small details from their journal.

In this project students used their English and science skills to write and create awareness about the environment specially with insects and plants. They were able to identify the different problems insects encounter throughout their lives and how to protect them. They also learned what plants need to survive and how the nutrients on the soil helped them to grow.

8th Grade Language Arts/Social Studies

integrate Social Studies learning into their Language Arts curriculum by writing a narrative in which they will develop consensus and communication conducting research and collaborating with a team to build on ideas of others.

8th Grade Language Arts

The eighth-graders had the mission to investigate the academic performance and emotional intelligence of our own Village Elementary and Middle schools. They then were to research what other schools around the globe are accomplishing and deliver a proposal on improving our school.

Projects – German

At the end of the III Bimester, the 6th grade students of level A2.1. worked on a project with the topic “Umwelt” = Environment in German class. Each student had to choose an environmental problem that they wanted to expose to present through a video that they themselves worked on for a week. In the video they had to indicate what as a society we should and can/want to do to protect the environment and reduce the impacts of the problems they chose to present. They also had to share what measures they have already begun to implement in their lives to protect nature. They were also able to show their creativity by using recycled material; recycled in the sense that it did not require them to buy it new and the label says “recycled”, the motivation is more to reuse what they already had at home.

Values

8th graders worked with Respect and Tolerance. Students worked in pairs, and each partner got to know each other in depth. They asked and answered questions.

Integration Activity

These are some of the group activities that allow learning in a fun way where you interact with other people. The objective of carrying out these activities is to develop social skills and interpersonal relationships in students.

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International Events

AASCA Debate Tournament
Lily Solares

Middle school debate team was invited this year to participate as observers.
Five students attended all the sessions that were held throughout the two weeks of preparation. Although they did not debate, it was a wonderful experience for them.

They participated in a workshop in which all the rules and the expectations were explained.

Students attended Jr Varsity debates, opening ceremony, and closing and award ceremony.
They had the opportunity to review the motions before the event, so it was easier for them to follow. It was a pleasure for me to be their coach and to be with them throughout the event.

They are eager and waiting to participate in years to come!

International Events

“I appreciate the opportunity I was given to observe the AASCA debate tournament. It was exciting and I was enthusiastic after seeing how the debaters were passionate and confident about their ideas and information. I truly think that this event was amazing and getting to know new people from other countries was delightful. I hope I can participate next year and work together with new people and new ideas.” – Denisse Therese Molina Staebler.

AASCA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 22’
MIDDLE SCHOOL – Laura Rosas

During March, 10 middle school students were chosen by their peers, teachers, and the leadership team,to be part of the Leadership Team that would represent Village School at the 2022 AASCA Conference titled “To Lead is to Learn” and which was hosted by the Pan-American School of Costa Rica. These students were chosen because they have shown leadership skills and characteristics such as: initiative, courage, decisiveness, leadership, perseverance, enthusiasm, responsibility, adaptability, and knowledge. During the days of the activity, our students attended different conferences, both in English and Spanish, where they learned and applied skills that will help them develop more as leaders and as agents of change in their communities. As an end product of the conference, they were to create a video in which they presented their conclusions and reflections of the learning experience. Finally, as a long term goal of this conference, our middle school team is working with the high school team to create a school project in which they can apply, expand and share with the rest of the school the topics learned during the conference.

AASCA Science Fair

We are proud to present our students’ Science Fair Projects

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Achievements

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Cultural Events

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Teacher Appreciation Day

We were glad to recognize our teachers for everything they do for our students!

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MS Debate Awards 2022

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Sophie Castellanos, we want to thank you for your empathy and compassion, and congratulate you for this great initiative!

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Last day of School

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Congratulations on your incredible success! We always knew you could do it, and we are incredibly proud of you.

Transition Ceremony

Happy farewell, dear students! Wishing you all the very best for the future. May you all be successful and happy in life!

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Thank you, middle school families, because you make the difference in our lives.