6th graders in one of Ms. Goldstein’s science classes have been learning about ecosystems and food webs. They’ve practiced constructing food webs for various ecosystems and just started creating virtual reality ecosystems. They will code the plants and animals in their ecosystems to show the food web dynamics of that environment, then will get to experience their creations with VR headsets.

Morah Aviva's ECE4 class began their last unit of the year: Looking at Art Through A Child’s Eyes. This unit includes five artists and allows the children to observe and learn the methods, techniques, and tools of each artist. It also gives them the opportunity to create their own works of art by applying those methods. At the end of the unit, students will take home their own Artists' Portfolio. This week they focused on Vincent Van Gogh and two of his works - “Vase of Sunflowers” and “Vase of Flowers.” The future artists include Picasso, Claude Monet, Michaelangelo, and Jackson Pollock.

6th graders in one of Ms. Goldstein's science classes had a special lesson on a concept called "island biogeography," which looks at how plants and animals reach islands from the mainland and how island environments can force them to evolve. They then participated in an activity that modeled how island size and distance from the mainland affect how many plants and animals can colonize that island.

8th grade has been working on a special engineering design project in Ms. Goldstein’s physical science class. They have researched coral reefs and the use of artificial reefs to restore natural reefs that have been damaged. They were challenged to come up with a new design for an artificial reef, including the size, shape, and material it would be made from. They had to submit a drawing and three prototypes, as well as a 3D model made on tinkercad. They will be 3D printing their designs and presenting their ideas to the class.

Wishing our senior class safe travels back from their 9 day trip to Colorado where they had an incredible time sightseeing and bonding. The students had the opportunity to visit Boulder Falls, Winter Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park. They also went rock climbing, rafting in Idaho Springs, Glacier hiking, zip lining, exploring in Breckenridge, kayaking Grand Lake, axe throwing, snow tubing, gold mining, and much more! Thank you to chaperones Ari Kellerman and Aviva Friedmann.