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Thinking, Creating, Reflecting: Impacting the Future

Intermediate Elementary

Ages 7 - 10

  • Date created

    March 1, 2018

  • Last updated

    July 28, 2026

Description

Intermediate Elementary serves kids ages 7 to 10.  During their years at this level, students learn to advocate for themselves, solve in-depth problems in creative ways, and actively participate in rich interdisciplinary learning.  At the beginning of the year, students are challenged through teacher-led projects. Throughout the year, they are guided to increasing levels of independence choosing topics based on their interests.  They are taught how to ask questions, make a cohesive plan, and reflect on their progress and product. Students engage with both their classroom and school community as well as members of the community at large.

What to Expect

A balanced approach to literacy, including book clubs, journaling, reports and research, fiction and non-fiction reading, grammar, phonics, and literary round table discussions

Spelling and syntax experienced through word-study

In-depth math study through the Investigations Math program

Social studies and science explored through in-depth, interdisciplinary projects

A strong emphasis on social development

Instrumental Band offered beginning at age 9

Inside the Classroom

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Sept. 8 – Sept. 11

Good Morning from IE! You would be so impressed to 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Aug. 31 – Sept. 4

Rockford University Physical Education! This week, Intermediate & Upper had 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! May 11 – May 15

Channeling our Leonardo DaVinci during electives on Wednesday!Lorcana Last Day 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! May 4 – May 8

Intermediate took some time to read to Early Elementary this 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Apr. 27 – May 1

Posing and drawing our partner portraits to put together our 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Apr. 20 – Apr. 24

Students working during their Journey Through Japan elective!What a great 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Mar. 23 – Mar. 27

My full timers! Cooper explained how he remembered to bring 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Mar. 16 – Mar. 20

Happy St. Patrick's Day!The stages of Gerald who originally was 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Mar. 2 – Mar. 6

IE did such a good job preparing for Dr. Seuss 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Feb. 23 – Feb. 27

Jumping for Joy in Jamaica! The girls are enjoying jump 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Feb. 17 – Feb. 20

Music with Ms. Sue! 2nd-year Early students joined Intermediates on 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Feb. 9 – Feb. 13

Digging for fossils in the “Dinosaurs” electives!Jamaican Elective Week! We 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Feb. 2 – Feb. 6

The return of outdoor recess! Outdoor Recess had Upper and 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Jan. 26 – Jan. 30

Tai Chi! We like to start our mornings with Tai 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Jan. 20 – Jan. 23

Upper School & Intermediate Recess Fun!Intermediate & Upper doing Universal 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Jan. 12 – Jan. 16

Intermediate doing Reading Buddies with Miss Mackenzie’s Preschoolers!US State Visits! 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Jan. 6 – Jan. 9

First Book Report of the year...go Mady! On Thursday morning, 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Dec. 15 – Dec. 19

Holidays Around The World: Mexico! Intermediate is studying Holidays Around 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Dec. 8 – Dec. 12

Sledding with friends at school = PEAK winter joy! http://www.spectrumschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sledding-Inter-Upper.mp4 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Dec. 1 – Dec. 5

Spectrum students enjoyed The Nutcracker at the Coronado on Friday!Have 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Nov. 17 – Nov. 21

Intermediate and Upper practicing holiday music together! Everyone is dancing 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Nov. 10 – Nov. 14

IE had a great time with Rockford University’s Reading Buddies!After 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Nov. 3 – Nov. 7

Our field trip to the Burpee Natural History Museum to 

Intermediate Elementary Highlights! Oct. 27 – Oct. 31

Clothing Design! My girls chose to work on clothing design 

Intermediate Elementary Supply List 2026-2027
  • 2 – containers antibacterial wipes
  • Markers (washable)
  • 1 4pk of dry erase markers
  • 1 set of watercolors
  • 1 package of #2 pencils
  • Colored pencils
  • Pencil sharpener
  • 2 boxes of Kleenex
  • 3 pocket folders
  • 3 One subject spiral notebook
  • 4 glue sticks
  • 1 big eraser
  • 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
  • 1 roll of paper towels
  • Art supply holder (bin, caddy, pencil box, ziplock bag, etc)
  • Reusable water bottle labeled with student’s name
  • Outdoor shoes (comfortable shoes for walking that can get dirty)
  • Rain boots

Hybrid students (ages 7-10, part-time enrollment) are asked to have:

  • 1 – containers antibacterial wipes
  • Markers (washable)
  • 1 4pk of dry erase markers
  • 1 set of watercolors
  • 1 package of #2 pencils
  • 1 package of colored pencils
  • 1 box of Kleenex
  • 1 pocket folder
  • One subject spiral notebook
  • 2 glue sticks
  • 1 big eraser
  • 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
  • 1 roll of paper towels
  • Art supply holder (bin, caddy, pencil box, ziplock bag, etc)
  • Reusable water bottle labeled with student’s name
  • Outdoor shoes (comfortable shoes for walking that can get dirty)
  • Rain boots
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