The eighth-grade Living Environment students at Crispell on the gold team completed a debate recently in class. The topic to debate: which cellular process is more important – mitosis or meiosis. Students were split into debate teams and assigned their debate topic. They then had to introduce their topic, research a minimum of four supporting …
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Let the games begin! Crispell’s annual multi-week Olympic event kicked off Friday, Jan. 13, with the opening ceremonies and the parade of nations. The parade of nations was a highlight for the spectators, as those representing the many nations carried the country’s flag and even dressed the part, in some cases. Interesting fact: Greece led …
Congratulations to our honor roll and high honor roll students from Crispell Middle School for the first quarter of the school year. Keep up the great work!
Happy New Year everyone! Check out the January newsletter for all the important Crispell information for the month.
Students are using STEAM to help spread the word about our environment and endangered animals! The sixth-grade students in Michael Sabini’s science class have come to the library to work with Lisa Metz and Education Technology Specialist Hope Schaumburg to research biomes and identify endangered animals in these biomes. Research indicates animal habitats are increasingly …
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Our wonderful Students Making A Difference club and choir members from Crispell Middle School make it an annual tradition. They visit Over the Moon preschool, where the read and do crafts with the students. Then they sing some holiday song! Everyone loves it – our students, the preschool students and the Over the Moon teachers! …
Here is a dilemma: How do our students who are new to our country learn when they don’t understand the language? It’s something our English as a New Language (ENL) teachers deal with every day. They keep looking to improve the educational experience of our ENL students in any way they can, making the transition …
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Eighth-grade students at Crispell enjoyed the annual career day where professionals in many fields come by to share their knowledge and experiences with the students who are giving some thought to what the future may hold for them. Students chose three careers in which they have interest and attended those sessions. There were a number …
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Check out the December newsletter for all things Crispell!
In October, the Crispell Middle School Interact Club held its “Basketball for Breast Cancer” fundraiser and donated a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Recently, Kristi Greco and Patti Mack from the ACS visited the Interact Club and thanked the students for all their hard work. Principal John Boyle, Interact Club advisor …
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