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Upper School

Welcome to “Inside the Classroom”! This is a space where we post weekly updates of what’s happening within the walls of our amazing classrooms. Feel free to browse the updates to see what amazing learning adventures our students are having.

Upper School Highlights! Oct. 19 - Oct. 23

Upper School Highlights! Oct. 19 – Oct. 23

Upper School's Haunted Trail Returns! One week from tomorrow, Upper …

Upper School Highlights! Oct. 12 - Oct. 16

Upper School Highlights! Oct. 12 – Oct. 16

Art Elective created these beautiful Mexican Alebrije art out of …

Upper School Highlights! Oct. 5 - Oct. 9

Upper School Highlights! Oct. 5 – Oct. 9

We made it to White Pines Ranch! We started our …

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 28 – Oct. 2

Flashes of Taekwondo class!Working on mixed media self portraits! Upper …

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 21 - Sept. 25

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 21 – Sept. 25

Taekwondo Elective Week 2!Spanish Con Amigos Elective Week 2! This …

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 14 - Sept. 18

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 14 – Sept. 18

Spanish Con Amigos Elective! Day #1 of our Spanish Elective: …

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 8 - Sept. 11

Upper School Highlights! Sept. 8 – Sept. 11

Novel Treats! Upper tried the same treats our main character, …

Upper School Highlights! Aug. 31 - Sept. 4

Upper School Highlights! Aug. 31 – Sept. 4

Upper learning about hurricanes!Physical Education at Rockford University! This week, …

Upper School Highlights! May 11 - May 15

Upper School Highlights! May 11 – May 15

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

Upper School Highlights! May 4 - May 8

Upper School Highlights! May 4 – May 8

Batter Up! Some shots from our Batter Up! Baseball Basics …

Upper School Highlights! Apr. 27 - May 1

Upper School Highlights! Apr. 27 – May 1

Posing and drawing our partner portraits to put together our …

Upper School Highlights! Apr. 20 - Apr. 24

Upper School Highlights! Apr. 20 – Apr. 24

Beautiful Day for Recess!Students working during their Journey Through Japan …

Upper School Highlights! Mar. 23 - Mar. 27

Upper School Highlights! Mar. 23 – Mar. 27

Cube Work! Finding the volume of a cube and creating …

Upper School Highlights! Mar. 16 - Mar. 20

Upper School Highlights! Mar. 16 – Mar. 20

Geometry Unit! To kick off our Geometry unit, Upper celebrated …

Upper School Highlights! Mar. 2 - Mar. 6

Upper School Highlights! Mar. 2 – Mar. 6

Spirit Week 2026! Red & Blue Day like 1 Fish …

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 23 - Feb. 27

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 23 – Feb. 27

At the Coronado Theater to see the Alvin Ailey Dance …

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 17 - Feb. 20

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 17 – Feb. 20

Week 4 of Lorcana! This week in Lorcana, we answered …

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 9 - Feb. 13

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 9 – Feb. 13

Learning how to use tools while making penguin boxes from …

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 2 - Feb. 6

Upper School Highlights! Feb. 2 – Feb. 6

Art elective class with Laura Gomel, working on Travel posters!The …

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 26 - Jan. 30

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 26 – Jan. 30

Sounds of Jamaica Elective! We enjoyed our first warm sunny …

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 20 - Jan. 23

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 20 – Jan. 23

Upper School & Intermediate Recess Fun!Busy Week! This week, Upper …

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 12 - Jan. 16

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 12 – Jan. 16

Martin Luther King Jr! Leaning about the life of Martin …

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 6 - Jan. 9

Upper School Highlights! Jan. 6 – Jan. 9

On Thursday morning, we had an all-school watch party of …

Upper School Highlights! Dec. 15 - Dec. 19

Upper School Highlights! Dec. 15 – Dec. 19

Spirit Week: Day #1 - Holiday Colors! So proud of …

Upper School 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 …

Upper School Highlights! Dec. 1 - Dec. 5

Upper School Highlights! Dec. 1 – Dec. 5

This Week's Excitement! Building our Viking village, adding fractions, seeing …

Upper School Highlights! Nov. 17 - Nov. 21

Upper School Highlights! Nov. 17 – Nov. 21

Intermediate and Upper practicing holiday music together! What's Up with …