THE YEAR IN
MY WORDS
The year went really fast. We
had a lot of interactions with our
teachers. Even though I didn’t
have most of my classes with my
friends, I still enjoyed the year a
lot. Besides, our teachers usually This year was surprising. We have
would give us couple of minutes had a lot of freedom than we used
to socialize, and have brain to have back in middle school. The
breaks, and that was awesome. highlight for me was Halloween. It
was nice to have different grades
come together and socialize
and celebrate.
Nia K. (Grade 7)
The year was better than I
expected. It was challenging at
The year went by fast. Faster
times, but I learned a lot. I have
than I thought. At the beginning,
managed to develop many skills
I thought it was going to be
from start to finish. Besides, I
long and dreadful, but it was
enjoyed supporting Eagles on
now looking forward to the middle
school social and my Plex project
which is going to be about scarcity
of water.
a remarkably great year. Now
Plex is coming; I am finishing the
various competitions this year. I am
Yousuf (Grade 9)
school year strong. I am excited
about Plex. It is great that the
teachers are letting us advocate
for our own learning and let
us do what we want to do.
It was a good year. We had a lot of
projects. It was busy, but fun. Right
now, I am excited about the
upcoming exhibition since it is the
school. The most memorable time
this year was when I did a miming
video about emotions.
end project before we join middle
I loved the year. I made a lot
of friends and did a lot of fun
things like in Spanish where you
would play games to learn the
language and on Wednesdays we
go to the pavilion and play fun
games. There is also a personal
The year was challenging. We had a
The year was really good. I got
lot of projects and a lot of parties. I
to learn a lot of new things and
have been trying to have the most
made a lot of good friends.
fun this year since it is the last year
I developed experience in
before middle school. I am a little
socializing. Also the classes
scared of middle school because
have been harder than last year
they say it is busy and is harder. I
which was positively challenging.
liked everything about this year.
Another fun thing for me was
Anjali (grade 7)
athletics. I played soccer for the
school for the first time, and I
am so proud. I also took part in
track and field, and that was
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fun, too.
learning experience. In my old
school I never knew what that
was; here it is different. We have
more freedom in the class. The
highlight of the year for me was
the band concert where the
audience turned on the flash on
their phones and waved with the
rhythm; I loved the mood.
I used to think there is a lot of
homework and busy work in
grade 6, but that is not true.