Category Archives: english
Southern Marin Spelling Bee
Can you spell “aspirin?” “Fracas?” “Parallel?” Well, that’s just Level 1… …In Level 2 you’ll be faced with “baccalaureate,” “anachronism,” and “eczema.” Yesterday 25 kids in grades 4-6 competed for the title of spelling champ of southern Marin. Champions from … Continue reading
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (1/21)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required, registration begins Nov 18 Tuesday Jan 21, 2014 from 6:30-7:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue The seventh meeting of the mighty “Pizza and Pages Book … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (10/15)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Tuesday Oct 15, 2013 from 6:30-7:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue The sixth meeting of the mighty “Pizza and Pages Book Club” will be Tuesday … Continue reading
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Super Saturdays at Dominican University start Nov 16
UPDATE 10/16: Four weeks ’til Super Saturdays at Dominican University! Apply now (pdf). Five courses will be offered for this first session: Build It, Written and Illustrated By, Tune Up, Advanced Rocketry, and Animal Safari. Several universities offer their own … Continue reading
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (7/16)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Tuesday July 16, 2013 from 6:30-7:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue The next meeting of the mighty “Pizza and Pages Book Club” will be Tuesday … Continue reading
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Differentiating the Common Core
The Mill Valley School District views the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as the new framework for doing in-class differentiation. (We assume the Kentfield and Reed districts, with which MVSD is collaborating to roll out CCSS, feel the same.) The … Continue reading
Creative writing with Karen Benke, grades 6-8 (Apr 18)
Leap Write In: with Karen Benke Thursday April 18, 6:30-8:00pm Mill Valley Public Library, Children’s Room Grades 6-8 Middle school writers will receive encouragement, guidance, and take part in compelling writing adventures to stimulate their “one-of-a-kind” minds. Participants will each … Continue reading
Poetry with Karen Benke, grades 3-5 (Apr 15)
Rip the Page: with Karen Benke Monday April 15, 3:30-5:00pm Mill Valley Public Library, Children’s Room Grades 3-5 Kids will write poetry with “word tickets,” take part in imaginative word experiments, and help decorate the library’s Poetry Wall for National Poetry … Continue reading
The MVGATE Guide to Summer Enrichments
On this sunny February day it’s hard to imagine that summer break is still four months away, but it is… And it’s not too early to plan a summer full of enrichment activities for your academically gifted or creatively talented … Continue reading
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (4/23)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Tuesday April 23, 2013 from 6:30-7:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue The next meeting of the mighty “Pizza and Pages Book Club” will be Tuesday … Continue reading
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