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Students pose in front of a decorated wall at the 8th grade dinner dance.
Students posing for pictures in yellow shirts at Citi field before a Mets game.

Leading up to an exciting Mets game on May 1st, 8th-graders participated in an anti-bullying program. Click for more pictures!

Orchestra students perform on stage.

Middle School Music Students Delight with Winter Concerts
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Students carry water bottles on their head to represent the struggles of people in South Sudan.

On Tuesday, June 3, the 7th graders once again walked on Franklin Field carrying a gallon (or more) of water to simulate the experiences of millions of women and children around the world who walk everyday to get water for their families. 

Along with their reading of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, students completed research projects on various water based charities around the world, and as a class, we chose one towards which to actively donate.

If you would like to donate, you can access our donation page here: https://give.water.org/fundraiser/10372/#

 

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7th graders dressed up as Greasers from the Outsiders book/movie.

On Thursday, May 15th, our 7th-grade English students celebrated the completion of their unit on S.E. Hinton's classic novel The Outsiders with an exciting field trip to the Pelham Picture House. Students had the opportunity to watch the film adaptation as a class, bringing the characters and story they'd studied to life on the big screen. Several students dressed up as characters from the novel, adding to the fun. Their creative costumes helped everyone connect more deeply with the story's themes and personalities.

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Teacher and student tend to a garden

As part of their World War I and II study, eighth-grade social studies students learn how the government mobilized the country during those conflicts. They simulate the activities kids their age participated in to support the war effort. Every spring, the eighth grade joins the "School Garden Army" to plant and maintain a Victory Garden in the middle school courtyard. The U.S. School Garden Army was a 1917 federal Bureau of Education program that taught agricultural skills to students to prevent food shortages on the homefront. This was done by producing local produce as the U.S. government worked to keep Allied soldiers fed and relieve starving European civilian populations. Each eighth-grade social studies class is assigned a different vegetable to plant and maintain, with weekly visits through the end of the school year. Learning how to care for their plants properly is part of the broader goal of students understanding the sacrifices that helped ensure victory. School Garden Army volunteers from all grades also help to provide daily care.

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8th graders holding a goat

Did you know the connection with animals and nature can reduce stress? In honor of Mental Health Awareness, Pelham Together invited middle school students to de-stress before finals and hug a goat on Monday, May 19th.

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