First Marking Period

Well, our in-person learning has just about made it through the first marking period. Burke and Ryan are on a quarter/semester schedule. Evan and I are on a trimester schedule. Though there is a lot to unlearn and relearn, and it feels different than years past, there are bright moments to celebrate. Flexibility, grace, and kindness are a MUST!! Here are some highlights from the first marking period. 

Evan plays a math game with a classmate.

[His mighty math skills are impressive!]

playing a main idea matching game

Evan's self-portrait made in art class.

Evan's 5th grade class - a physically distanced photo.

Ryan's cello/bass class taught by Burke. He took them outside to play/take a mask break.

I order digital school pictures these days. The package comes with the boys in front of every background they offer, and copyright release. They both like this background. Some backgrounds are pretty hilarious!

Evan - 5th Grade

Ryan - 7th Grade

Ryan's working hard this year, and is enjoying in-person learning. He's been graphing equations, he gave a speech, wrote poetry,  and is learning about inertia. He's diving into ancient civilizations, and is doing some wood working. Things are different in middle school this year, but Ryan's making the absolute best of it thus far. 

Burke and his team reimagined what concerts look like in the age of Covid. Thankfully, he was able to have Halloween concerts for his high school groups. 

Upton students were invited to dress up for Halloween. 

[Ryan is the devil up front.]

Evan dressed up as a soccer player for our at-school Halloween celebration.

Our school Halloween celebrations looked different this year, of course. I incorporated some technology time, since they are generally obsessed with screens. :) Evan's table team work on digital breakout boxes as part of our class fun!

donuts, cider, pizza, candy

I took photos of the students to share with parents, since they are not currently allowed in the building. [The little stuffy is a gift to students from a classmate who is moving away soon. She gave one to everyone.]

Great Group of 5th Graders!

[FYI: We are able to get close once in a while, because we are a cohort, meaning we are all in each other's bubble, and don't mix with other grade levels. I like to call us a class family. :) Cohorting is one important piece of our safety protocols at the elementary level.]

Soccer Season

Ryan elected to participate in the middle school soccer club. His team was comprised of a really nice group of fellow 7th graders. They were kind on the field, and helped each other out with encouraging words and tone of voice. We were so proud of him for choosing to participate in this school activity, and excited that he was not subjected to some of the unsportsmanlike behavior that sometimes goes along with athletics. We were super impressed! They won some, lost some, learned some, made memories and had fun! [Hard to get good action shots!]

practice

game

team shot

GO BEARS! 💙⚽