There is a great benefit to introducing students to Shakespeare in the latter Grammar School years. Academically, it prepares students for engaging with his text when they move to the Upper School and it helps them with reading comprehension. After all, not only does one have to remember what the lines are but one has to understand what Shakespeare is saying and communicate...
Read MoreYou may know that at the end of each week, students in the Grammar School receive a small pack of Smarties candy. You may not know the other half of this ritual; they receive their candy on their way out the building when they shake hands with Mrs. Palumbo and practice looking her in the eyes and saying “thank you” or “have a good weekend.”...
Read MoreAs I type this, first grade is lining up in the hall to go outside as teacher Mrs. Bryant leads them through a call-out that reminds them how to conduct themselves in line. Across the hall, sixth grade sings through the countries of Asia – with a favorite chorus that rings out every few minutes. Downstairs, second grade sings all the first twenty-six presidents, third...
Read MoreCongratulations to Miss Kara Faraldi who received her certification in the Kodaly method of music instruction at the Chenaniah Summer Music Institute at New St Andrew’s College in Moscow Idaho in July! “CSMI is the only place that offers certification in this way of teaching music combined with a Christian worldview,” says Miss Faraldi.
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Read MoreSixth grade learned and recited The New Colossus in January, a poem by Emma Lazarus inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Read More“We have a full immersion sense of history in sixth grade, especially with our history and geography songs,” says teacher Megan Maley. “From across the playground recently I could hear a giant chorus of all the territories and provinces of Canada being spontaneously sung by a collection of sixth graders. Not only do these help us on our tests but...
Read MoreAs a student progresses from Grammar to Logic School to Rhetoric School we practice certain rites of passage, recognizing maturity, growth and achievement. A student can more easily embrace their new responsibilities and roles in the future as adults when they are given opportunities to practice this during their development. Students in sixth grade receive a rose and tie,...
Read MoreSixth grade presented A Midsummer's Night Dream and fifth grade presented scenes from Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo & Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, and Hamlet at Shakespeare Night.
"I think deep down inside all of us, we long...
Read MoreOne of the distinctives of Regents is a class on Building a Biblical Worldview held every Tuesday during the sixth grade year. Taught by Sheila and Donna Richardson, the class’s goals are to learn to think biblically in every aspect of their days, to remove stumbling blocks to belief - areas where the teachings of secular culture contradict the Bible, and to...
Read MoreOne of the exciting parts of sixth grade is having the opportunity to grow in leadership as the oldest students in the Grammar School. This year, with COVID restrictions lessening, students are once again able to interact more with other grades. Here, sixth grader Oliva R. shows first grader Jackson R. how the TV was invented for the sixth grade’s invention...
Read MoreYou can't see the griddle, but these sixth grades are enjoying pancakes and period campfire songs at their Civil War sing-a-long! "One of the most beautiful parts of sixth graders is their ability to process and interact with more advanced material and concepts while retaining the beauty and wonder of childhood," says teacher Megan Maley.
Read MoreFrom climbing Pike’s Peak to running away from bears, these young sixth grade settlers had an amazing Pioneer Day. Students in sixth grade study the early American settlers in westward expansion, and each create and write about a character along one of the six overland trails that pioneers used to cross the country. The unit culminates with a day of celebration and...
Read MoreHow many feet deep is the Erie Canal? Four? Ten? Twelve? Twenty? If you answered "four" you are as smart as a sixth grader at Regents! The students are diving into American history and recently went on their first field trip in 18 months to Pine Knot, Teddy Roosevelt's rustic retreat near Scottsville.
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Sixth grade is hard at work on their autobiographies. "I love this project," says teacher Megan Maley. "It is an opportunity in the last year of childhood to reflect on their lives. It is a lot of work but has a gravitas that... |
Over the course of the past month, I have enjoyed watching Grammar School students participate in class events such as Mammal Day, Monk Day, Famous Explorer Speeches, and Pioneer Day. It is such a joy to see the students’ effort displayed in the costumes they create and the presentations they prepare. More than this, however, I am grateful for the opportunity to see...
Read MoreWhat joy it was to watch the Regents fifth grade drama class perform "The Tempest" and the sixth...
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