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![Sign Language]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579292799/woodsacademyorg/xf3tqbby8geed6h73zdr/SignLanguage1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579292799/woodsacademyorg/xf3tqbby8geed6h73zdr/SignLanguage1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579292799/woodsacademyorg/xf3tqbby8geed6h73zdr/SignLanguage1.jpg","width":800}])
Sign language helps minimize excessive verbal demands and creates a peaceful environment.
![Robots are Everywhere in Upper School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579291947/woodsacademyorg/wpthuzkxqhs9orczolon/Robotics5thGrade3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579291947/woodsacademyorg/wpthuzkxqhs9orczolon/Robotics5thGrade3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579291947/woodsacademyorg/wpthuzkxqhs9orczolon/Robotics5thGrade3.jpg","width":800}])
Since September the Upper School has been teeming with robots!
![Project-Based Learning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579291052/woodsacademyorg/ybwbdjmwwytihfz5fm6r/PaperBridge5thGrade.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579291052/woodsacademyorg/ybwbdjmwwytihfz5fm6r/PaperBridge5thGrade.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579291052/woodsacademyorg/ybwbdjmwwytihfz5fm6r/PaperBridge5thGrade.jpg","width":800}])
The fifth graders are learning about different types of bridges through project-based learning.
![Mindfulness in Middle School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579116204/woodsacademyorg/ctpnfysfa8nlhu3lcyoh/JanRetreat6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579116204/woodsacademyorg/ctpnfysfa8nlhu3lcyoh/JanRetreat6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579116204/woodsacademyorg/ctpnfysfa8nlhu3lcyoh/JanRetreat6.jpg","width":800}])
Students in Grades 5-8 participated in a "pop up" retreat today to focus on various issues facing middle school students.
![Los Quehaceres]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1578940385/woodsacademyorg/szpzmpwwqtp6laino0dl/7thSpanish.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1578940385/woodsacademyorg/szpzmpwwqtp6laino0dl/7thSpanish.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1578940385/woodsacademyorg/szpzmpwwqtp6laino0dl/7thSpanish.jpg","width":800}])
Spanish students in Grade 7 have learned how to talk about activities they just finished doing.
![God as an Escape Route]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579009248/woodsacademyorg/hl6q4jeotpeuuqcevdti/Beauty.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579009248/woodsacademyorg/hl6q4jeotpeuuqcevdti/Beauty.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579009248/woodsacademyorg/hl6q4jeotpeuuqcevdti/Beauty.jpg","width":800}])
In seventh-grade religion class, we are exploring the book 100 Favorite Bible Verses.
![Staying Warm When It is Freezing Outside]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1578925604/woodsacademyorg/mq02nkxh2hgyv1fjp2va/Grade2ScienceBlubber2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1578925604/woodsacademyorg/mq02nkxh2hgyv1fjp2va/Grade2ScienceBlubber2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1578925604/woodsacademyorg/mq02nkxh2hgyv1fjp2va/Grade2ScienceBlubber2.jpg","width":800}])
The Second Grade has been studying penguins from all over the world in science.
![New Year's Resolution]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1578923455/woodsacademyorg/xez3pleijujrbyscrf6i/JanuaryPEBasketball4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1578923455/woodsacademyorg/xez3pleijujrbyscrf6i/JanuaryPEBasketball4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1578923455/woodsacademyorg/xez3pleijujrbyscrf6i/JanuaryPEBasketball4.jpg","width":800}])
What a great resolution it would be to have your child teach you something they learned in Physical Education class each week.