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Tackling Timely Topics: Speyer's Financial Literacy Curriculum Takes Over the Boulevard
Tackling Timely Topics: Speyer's Financial Literacy Curriculum Takes Over the Boulevard

Talk of advertising claims, the impact of geopolitical issues on the economy, and wage estimates floated through the Boulevard as the Middle Schoolers welcomed professionals from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) during the first of their three visits to Speyer, as part of our financial literacy curriculum. This year the instructor teams included Speyer Parents and Staff to assist in the program as the PwC team has not yet returned to full in-person work. Taking a break from their usual morning schedule, each grade explored various financial topics.

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Speyer Fifth Graders Share Their Passions with TED-Ed -- and Everyone!
Speyer Fifth Graders Share Their Passions with TED-Ed -- and Everyone!

Spotted on the Boulevard: Speyer fifth graders sharing their passions with the world as they filmed their Ted-Ed talks! Some of the topics they tackled: promoting quality education, LGBTQ+ acceptance, the climate crisis, sustainable energy, the water crisis, and more — and now you can watch them on the TED-Ed YouTube Channel!

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Speyer Eighth Graders Bring Home Multiple Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!
Speyer Eighth Graders Bring Home Multiple Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!

The Scholastic Award Winners were announced recently and once again, our Speyer eighth graders brought home awards. This year, we had three Speyer students win multiple awards! Not only are these are wonderful awards, there is something else to consider: our students compete in the 13-18 age group, going up against thousands of high schoolers from around the region. It is extremely impressive that Speyer eighth graders do so well in this esteemed competition!

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Art, Humanities, Middle School, Speyer NewsSpeyer SchoolMiddle School, Writing, Awards, Scholastic Awards
Middle School Speaker Series Kicks Off with "Broadway on Ninth!"
Middle School Speaker Series Kicks Off with "Broadway on Ninth!"

Speyer Middle Schoolers were treated to their own "backstage chat" as we welcomed a panel of folks with, collectively, decades of experience in multiple roles (pun intended!) in the world of theater. This "Broadway on Ninth!" assembly was the first in a series launched for our Middle School students that will expose them to different fields and perhaps incite hidden passions – or capitalize on current ones.

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Speyer Eighth Graders Explore World War I with Research, Remarque, and Poetry
Speyer Eighth Graders Explore World War I with Research, Remarque, and Poetry

A few days before Winter Break, our eighth graders were joined on Zoom by their parents, teachers, and Speyer administration as they presented the final project for their World War I unit. During this immersion into the study of World War I, they considered how different assignments, all of which tasked them to delve deep into analysis, tells the story of war best and which tells the truth of war best...and what the difference between those two questions truly means.

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Speyer Fifth Graders' One-on-One With Award-Winning Author Veera Hiranandani
Speyer Fifth Graders' One-on-One With Award-Winning Author Veera Hiranandani

Spotted on Zoom: That's best-selling author Veera Hiranandani visiting with Speyer fifth graders to talk about the summer book they read: The Night Diary. The Night Diary received many awards including the 2019 Newbery Honor Award, the 2019 Walter Dean Myers Honor Award, and the 2018 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature.

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Speyer Eighth Graders' Pandemic-Twist on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation?"
Speyer Eighth Graders' Pandemic-Twist on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation?"

Over the summer, Speyer students had to contend with a global pandemic, leading to the cancellation of nearly all plans (no camp, limited travel, not able to see relatives). We challenged the oldest students, our eighth graders, to think about how they might respond to this sudden gift of time. Read on to see how the Class of 2021 tackled their summer assignment, taking the oft-asked essay question "What did you do on your summer vacation?" to a whole new level.

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Humanities, Middle School, Speyer NewsSpeyer SchoolMiddle School, Gifted Education, Summer Assignment
Financial Literacy Fills the Middle School with Topics, Discussion, and More!
Financial Literacy Fills the Middle School with Topics, Discussion, and More!

Saving and investing, long-term budgeting and financial planning, debt management, environmental stability…all of these topics (and more) were tackled last week when the folks from PricewaterhouseCoopers took over the Boulevard and Middle School classrooms to work with Speyer's students for the second session of this year's Financial Literacy curriculum. Moving beyond the "what" to the "how," each grade explored a different financial concept.

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Spotted on the Boulevard: Middle School Dives into Their Financial Literacy Curriculum!
Spotted on the Boulevard: Middle School Dives into Their Financial Literacy Curriculum!

Talk of advertising claims, the impact of geopolitical issues on the economy, and wage estimates floated through the Boulevard as the Middle Schoolers welcomed professionals from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) during the first of their three visits to Speyer, as part of our financial literacy curriculum. Each grade explored various financial topics that not only awaken students to issues of importance in the financial world but are doing so in a way that is open-ended, allowing students to push deeply into topics that are timely, edgy, and do not have clear answers.

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Middle School, Speyer NewsSpeyer SchoolMiddle School, financial literacy, curriculum
Dragon Debate Kicks Off With A Tournament Win (and More)!
Dragon Debate Kicks Off With A Tournament Win (and More)!

Once again, Dragon Debate kicked off the 2019-2020 season wowing the competition. Last weekend’s event was by far the largest season opening event in the Urban Debate League, with almost 400 students from 36 schools in two states in attendance! With an undefeated record, Speyer’s team of Zach V., Mikeala G., and Nathan G. won the tournament!

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Spotted on the Boulevard: Lockers Covered with Post-it Notes! Curious Minds Want to Know Why!
Spotted on the Boulevard: Lockers Covered with Post-it Notes! Curious Minds Want to Know Why!

Spotted on the Boulevard: lockers covered with Post-it notes. A curious sight, for sure...so what’s the story here? We think it had something to do with our sixth grade’s latest literary studies of the YA novel Posted and the classic To Kill a Mockingbird. To find out the scoop, we went to Middle School Learning Specialist Ms. Goldstein!

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Noggin. Noodle. Grey Matter. No matter what you call it, Speyer celebrated Brain Awareness Week!
Noggin. Noodle. Grey Matter. No matter what you call it, Speyer celebrated Brain Awareness Week!

Speyer launched its first-ever celebration of Brain Awareness Week! Taking part in the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research, different subject teachers came together in a collaborative effort to engage students to explore ways the brain processes information, how we can improve self-regulation, and and how exercise and mindful breathing play an important role in brain development. 

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Tic–Tac–Toe, Three Wins in a Row! Dragon Debate Team Sets A New School Record!
Tic–Tac–Toe, Three Wins in a Row! Dragon Debate Team Sets A New School Record!

That’s right…three straight wins for the Dragon Debaters! Going head to head or should we says argument to argument with all of the top schools from New York and New Jersey, Speyer’s debate team trekked uptown to Hamilton Grange School…and, once again, everyone knew Speyer was not going to give away their shot to take the top prizes.

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