On Campus
5th Grade Students Enjoy “Day in the Life of a Sixth Grader” As a way to welcome rising sixth grade students to middle school, FPD’s current sixth grade class hosted them for an all new “Day in the Life of a Sixth Grader.” Fifth grade students paired with a middle school “buddy” to learn what to expect next year. They toured classes, met with Mrs. Pearson, and wrapped up the day with a campus scavenger hunt and popsicle party.
High School Physics Students Teach 5th, 6th, 7th Graders FPD sophomores and juniors in AP Physics 1 enjoyed an exciting final project. At the end of the school year, they selected a topic that was covered during the year and prepared a lesson to teach to the fifth, sixth, and seventh grade science classes. They were able to conduct small demonstrations as well as discuss their topics.
11th Grade AP Language Students Explore Multimedia Communications During the last half of their semester, Dr. Alvarez’s 11th Grade AP Language class enjoyed exploring multimedia communications by covering events on campus and reporting on them through journalistic reports, podcasts, highlight reels, and interviews. The project was part of the class’s Synthesis Unit, which correlates with the first essay on the AP Language Exam. Students must combine different types of sources, research, and writing skills to form a complete work. Students worked in groups of three to produce a news story using multiple forms
of media. Each group consisted of a writer, reporter, and producer. Their final project had to include a website news article, highlight reel with post-event interview, photos, a podcast, and a Twitter or Instagram post. The students eagerly worked on the assignment, covering everything from athletic events, prom, fine arts, and even FPD’s lunch program. After two weeks, students organized and published their projects on Wakelet.com, a digital platform for organizing articles, videos, audio clips, and images.
