12/14- Room 207

Operation Advent 

This Advent we are collecting school supplies

to fill the Providence Center's wish list.

The Providence Center operates in the Fairhill section of Philadelphia,

an area with both the highest poverty rate and murder rate in the city.

In the midst of the struggles that accompany such statistice,
The Providence Center offers the hard-working families of Fairhill

education, love, and possibility.

Please do what you can.

Goods being collected:

dry erase markers, notebooks and lined paper, pens and pencils, colored computer paper, construction paper, critical thinking games (chess, Stratego, ect.), cooperative games (story cubes, Race to the Treasure, ect.)

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This week has been a strange one for 7th and 8th graders.

Many classes have been missed for practices for the Christmas Concert

and the Lower School Christmas Show, hand bell performances, and the choir trip.

Here is the 7th grade practicing:

Nonetheless, we made the most of the time we had together.

7th graders are neck-deep in their analysis of

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.

While it admittedly looks like the workings of a madman, 

it is evidence of sustained hard work and focus. 

The lightbulbs above their heads are becoming blinding. 

The 7th grade boys were able to get an extra practice in this week

 for their upcoming one act performance. 

Don't worry if it is a little hard to follow at this stage in the game;

they are exactly where they should be.

Their performance is going to be show stopping. 

As for the 8th grade, I really hardly saw them this week.

When I did, they were busy putting the final touches on their research papers,

which are due the day before we leave for break.

We did squeeze in some time for work on their verbals videos,
but there are no fished products yet unfortunately.
I am hopeful for next week.
Stay tuned...