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L.I.F.E. in Middle School
The L.I.F.E (Learning Inclusively For Everyone) initiative in Somers Schools is committed to meeting all students' individual learning needs. Research shows that students are most engaged and learn best when they are with their peers. This is why Somers Schools are adding specialists into general education classes to help students who may need extra services, rather than pulling them out of their typical class time. Watch this video to see how these kinds of inclusive practices work in the Somers Middle School. Click "Learn More" to watch the video.
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D.C. - Sites and Sun
The annual eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. hit all the sites and the students were treated to fantastic weather. They visited the Jefferson, Lincoln, Vietnam and World War II memorials, several museums, the Washington Monument, and walked on the Mall. Thanks to teachers for chaperoning!
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Lunch Bunch Serves Up Changes
Middle school eighth-graders Tyler Brownstein, Jake Mohan and Anthony Altieri eat lunch together every day. They were tired of repetition on the school’s hot lunch menu, so teaching assistant Phyllis Levesque suggested they write a letter. “I didn’t think anything was really going to happen,” says Brownstein.
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WWII Soldier and Holocaust Survivor Speak to Students
Eighth-graders at Somers Middle School heard first-hand accounts from Esther Geizhals and Alan Moskin about the Holocaust and World War II during an assembly and a small group discussion. This is the eighth year that the eighth-grade social studies classes have had the opportunity to listen to these personal accounts and ask questions of these courageous American citizens.
