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8th-Grader Demonstrates Heart-Warming Diligence

When Bert Lynn Middle School started a Knitting and Crocheting Club at school, little did they know that it would result in producing a new school mascot! Two teachers, Ms. Nakamura and Mrs. Banim generously serve as the club's advisors and meet with the members on Wednesdays after school. In addition to learning and practicing a new skill, the teachers also encourage students to donate the items they make to others. One example is eighth-grade student Lyla C., who spent FOUR MONTHS handcrafting an adorable, huggable stuffed leopard that she gifted to the school. This achievement is an impressive example of innovation and growth, as Lyla clearly practiced focus and perseverance to accomplish her endeavor. We love that students like Lyla choose to keep on learning beyond the classroom and then share their talents!

A Trip Through History: Terminal Island & The L.A. Maritime Museum

Ninth-grade Ethnic Studies students from ����ֱ�� and North High Schools traveled through history while taking a field trip to Terminal Island and the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Hosts welcomed our students, Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSAs), and Ethnic Studies teachers from ����ֱ�� and North High Schools with smiles and the resonating sounds of Taiko drummers....

The group was honored to hear from Japanese-American Terminal Islanders Association members, both survivors and descendants, who shared the history of Terminal Island -- a location that thousands of Japanese residents called "furusato," meaning "home sweet home." The members shared that Japanese residents were evicted from the island after Pearl Harbor was bombed during World War II on December 7, 1941. While the impact of the eviction remains, the members who attended the field trip opened up to our students for one-on-one discussions and encouraged questions so students could learn about life in internment camps, school, work, and ultimately, how the members developed a growth mindset to move through their past experiences and live a prosperous life in the current day.

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Hands-On Experiments

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Our students regularly engage in hands-on experiments to practice stating problems, testing out hypotheses, collecting data, and watching reactions and outcomes!...

For example, students in Mrs. Ramos’ class at Magruder Middle School determined what happens if you place a raisin in sparkling water for an extended time, and at Jefferson Middle School, students experimented putting Alka Seltzer tablets in closed water bottles, while Mrs. Cho’s and Mrs. Ludwig’s classes experimented with various lab equipment to learn how they are used.

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