Upper School | Spectrum 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.

Little Clevelands’ Collection! May 16 – May 20

Our last session with Liz Ocana, saying goodbye with a …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! May 9 – May 13

Thank you Mrs. Puetz for bringing the Rockford Symphony Orchestra's …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! May 2 – May 6

Continuing to work through IVS, Khan, and Math essentials, but …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Apr. 25 – Apr. 29

Independent (DIY) Interest Group at Flow! https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/flowvid.mp4 https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/flow2vid.mp4 Final day …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Apr. 18 – Apr. 22

Pizza Day: another delicious Interest Group experience!Creating some healthy fun …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Apr. 11 – Apr. 15

Tennis with Coach Dan!Legends in the Making! No Holds Barred: …

World Explorers’ & Trail Blazers’ Journal! Apr. 4 – Apr. 8

PE at RU! https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pevid.mp4 The Trailblazers played Uno with Miss …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Apr. 4 – Apr. 8

Mmmmmmmmmmmm! Cannolis, and cheesecake, and pound cake, oh, my! The …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Mar. 28 – Apr. 1

Solofest Results! Congratulations to the following band students for earning …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Mar. 14 – Mar. 18

Lilah's Pi-scape and Pi(a)ku along with more Pi Day art …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Mar. 7 – Mar. 11

A fascinating Mars presentation by Jim Hopkins!Library Trip! Mining, female …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Feb. 28 – Mar. 4

Engineering the next space landing dock prototype for Mars!Scientists at …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Feb. 21 – Feb. 25

Programming our blindfolded “Rover” to get through a difficult trail …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Feb. 14 – Feb. 18

Middle School started off this morning with a mental agility …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Feb. 7 – Feb. 11

Work Time!Mission to Mars Day Five: the Human Body on …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Jan. 31 – Feb. 4

Studying the Constitution!Ownership of Learning! It’s amazing to see Middle …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Jan. 24 – Jan. 28

January Field Trip! We made stops at the Winnebago County …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Jan. 17 – Jan. 21

We are preparing for our Challenger Mission to Mars which …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Jan. 10 – Jan. 14

Showcasing our work at the Little Cleveland’s Biology Museum! https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bmvid.mp4 …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Jan. 3 – Jan. 7

Working on their scripts and props for Future Problem Solvers!Learning …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Dec. 13 – Dec. 17

Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Our Middle Schoolers made us so …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Dec. 6 – Dec. 10

Work Time this week!Sneak peek on their way to the …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Nov. 29 – Dec. 3

Loving that Spectrum students are still engaged with Future Problem …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Nov. 15 – Nov. 19

The Little Clevelands working on their character autopsies for their …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Nov. 8 – Nov. 12

eSports! Nolan discussing eSports with potential program provider. Look for …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Nov. 1 – Nov. 5

We are taking a field trip to LZ Peace Memorial …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Oct. 25 – Oct. 29

Just Another Manic Monday! We are putting out the school’s …

Little Clevelands’ Collection! Oct. 18 – Oct. 22

Reading from Spoon River Anthology! Check out our Fall Field …

Little Cleveland’s Collection! Oct. 11 – Oct. 15

Physical Education at Rockford University! We had so much fun …

Middle School Highlights! Oct. 4 – Oct. 8

The 6th graders constructed a story in Sign Language about …

Middle School Highlights! Sept. 27 – Oct. 1

Hi, Middle School Families! Our year is off to a …

Middle School Highlights! Sept. 20 – Sept. 24

A cool morning! A cool morning means we have the …

Middle School Highlights! Sept. 13 – Sept. 17

Illinois virtual school math with Mary Beth and Dawn!Creating Cymbeline …

Middle School Highlights! Sept. 6 – Sept. 10

Miss Lindsay came up with a fun Roman numerals outdoor …

Middle School Highlights! Aug. 30 – Sept. 3

INTAKE CONFERENCE NOTE: Since we will be on our field …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! May 17 – May 25

Amazing Middle School trip to Fiesta Cancun! Morning puzzlers...1000 pieces …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! May 10 – May 14

Identifying and practicing with Science equipment!Signing our Middle School yearbooks …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! May 3 – May 7

Nailed it, Jude! No amount of photos could possibly capture …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Apr. 26 – Apr. 30

Let the games begin! Week-long Amazing Race recap! https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/arvid4.mp4 https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/arvid5.mp4 …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Apr. 19 – Apr. 23

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Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Apr. 12 – Apr. 16

A student-created timeline of early human history! Lily preparing for …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Apr. 5 – Apr. 9

I Am (Soy) poems in Spanish!More wonderful Art!Job well done …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Mar. 29 – Apr. 1

Picking our personal science projects!Terms for our Spanish scavenger hunt! …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Mar. 15 – Mar. 19

Experimenting with air pressure and properties of air!Que es esto? …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Mar. 8 – Mar. 12

Social Studies presentations on animal and human relationships!Building atoms by …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Mar. 1 – Mar. 4

Newton's Second Law of Motion! Experimenting with effects of different …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Feb. 22 – Feb. 26

Ancient Civilization Presentations! Ancient Civilizations presentation prep is underway. We …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Feb. 15 – Feb. 19

Lily gets her one-to-one novel in Spanish! Size affects gravity, …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Feb. 8 – Feb. 12

Vintage innovation, classroom decor going green! The Most Dangerous Game! …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Feb. 1 – Feb. 5

Practicing our computer typing!Early morning makers activities!Newton's Laws of Motion …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Jan. 25 – Jan. 29

Book club, using the reading skill of asking questions! https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bcvid1.mp4 …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Jan. 18 – Jan. 22

Root words! Creating our own charts to track the languages …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Jan. 11 – Jan. 15

Working on shading and curved plane in Art class with …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Jan. 5 – Jan. 8

We will be writing essays based on AP-level Document-Based Assessment …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Dec. 7 – Dec. 11

UPDATE! All of Middle School will return to in-person learning …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Nov. 30 – Dec. 4

Converting fractions, percentages, and ratios, as well as reviewing mean, …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Nov. 16 – Nov. 20

Before it’s gets cold, we had to enjoy the weather …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Nov. 9 – Nov. 13

New instrument on trial! https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sam.mp4 https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nov.mp4 https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/isaac.mp4 Some silly voices …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Nov. 2 – Nov. 6

Photography! Monday, we tried something very different. I asked the …

Gummi Bears’ Highlights! Oct. 26 – Oct. 30

Math! https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/122495476_3408436419250508_8387151169525592314_n.mp4 https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/122609272_2808555389373663_2562823518519862270_n.mp4 https://s4d4ec.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/122488615_265561641550154_2640133311986914437_n.mp4 Very proud of how this project …