![Exploring the Purpose of Conflict in Literature (and Life)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550258293/woodsacademyorg/c00jehmv5jz7xaezt3al/LitThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550258293/woodsacademyorg/c00jehmv5jz7xaezt3al/LitThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550258293/woodsacademyorg/c00jehmv5jz7xaezt3al/LitThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
Seventh graders at The Woods are nearing the end of their Great Depression book clubs.
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![If the Planets Could Talk...]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550257236/woodsacademyorg/noowlyr6zfyqdokerc2r/Planets3rdGrFeb3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550257236/woodsacademyorg/noowlyr6zfyqdokerc2r/Planets3rdGrFeb3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550257236/woodsacademyorg/noowlyr6zfyqdokerc2r/Planets3rdGrFeb3.jpg","width":800}])
Our classes researched the nine planets, two dwarf planets, and the sun. They gathered numerous facts such as what satellites visited their planet, their diameter, distance from the sun, and other interesting facts.
![Robots Take Over the Upper School Hall on Fridays]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550256602/woodsacademyorg/eprbbgolvhnkr3hs2a17/RoboticsFeb3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550256602/woodsacademyorg/eprbbgolvhnkr3hs2a17/RoboticsFeb3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550256602/woodsacademyorg/eprbbgolvhnkr3hs2a17/RoboticsFeb3.jpg","width":800}])
Future engineers have spent their time building and designing robots, with the intent of participating in a "BattleBots" style competition at the end of the trimester.
![Winter in the Gym]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550256050/woodsacademyorg/kprrefryvuqa9dhbxgfk/FebPE4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550256050/woodsacademyorg/kprrefryvuqa9dhbxgfk/FebPE4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550256050/woodsacademyorg/kprrefryvuqa9dhbxgfk/FebPE4.jpg","width":800}])
Basketball, floor hockey, yoga, and volleyball keep our Mighty Owls busy during these cold winter months.
![Absorption & Evaporation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549463641/woodsacademyorg/n9fhohcl7ocgmksxpj6f/Crystals2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549463641/woodsacademyorg/n9fhohcl7ocgmksxpj6f/Crystals2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549463641/woodsacademyorg/n9fhohcl7ocgmksxpj6f/Crystals2.jpg","width":800}])
The Kindergarteners spent time exploring the concepts of absorption and evaporation using water jelly crystals.
![Blubber]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549462233/woodsacademyorg/yo4bjl3gjehqvuuhlg3l/Grade2FebBlubber2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549462233/woodsacademyorg/yo4bjl3gjehqvuuhlg3l/Grade2FebBlubber2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549462233/woodsacademyorg/yo4bjl3gjehqvuuhlg3l/Grade2FebBlubber2.jpg","width":800}])
The second grade has been studying Gail Gibbons in language arts as well as animals from the Arctic and Antarctic in science.
![Hello, Winter!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549382228/woodsacademyorg/vkbeu8vp46gugdz5gh97/Grade1FebMitten3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549382228/woodsacademyorg/vkbeu8vp46gugdz5gh97/Grade1FebMitten3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549382228/woodsacademyorg/vkbeu8vp46gugdz5gh97/Grade1FebMitten3.jpg","width":800}])
First grade welcomed the season of winter and the winter weather by reading The Mitten by Jan Brett.
![Le métro parisien]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549049181/woodsacademyorg/nnada6go1dwudi8xh5yh/FrenchFeb1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549049181/woodsacademyorg/nnada6go1dwudi8xh5yh/FrenchFeb1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549049181/woodsacademyorg/nnada6go1dwudi8xh5yh/FrenchFeb1.jpg","width":800}])
The seventh graders are hard at work learning all about the Paris metro system.
![Mighty Owl Winter Sports Update]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548773113/woodsacademyorg/zdopjqgo7mmm6s2qfce2/GirlsBBasketball2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548773113/woodsacademyorg/zdopjqgo7mmm6s2qfce2/GirlsBBasketball2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1548773113/woodsacademyorg/zdopjqgo7mmm6s2qfce2/GirlsBBasketball2.jpg","width":800}])
Our basketball teams have worked hard and it shows. They have enjoyed much success so far this season!