Middle School News
There’s a new instructional model that has teachers flipping! It’s called the “Flipped Classroom,” and it is one more great teaching strategy in a teacher’s repertoire that facilitates student learning. It flips around the traditional model of a classroom (where a teacher lectures in front of a room) and creates meaningful, 21st century learning experiences for students.
So what is this new model and what does it mean for students?
The flipped classroom...
Zenith – the summit, high point, culmination. Zenith - literary magazine at Island Pacific Academy, aptly named because it collects some of the best student writing and visual art by students at Island Pacific Academy. Though it began last year as a publication just for work from students in grades 9-12, this year it was expanded to include material from grades 6-8 and alumni, as well.
The cover of Zenith 2012 edition
Several of this year’s 10-student editorial board were...
IPA students at the Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair.
A number of Middle School students received awards and prizes at the 2012 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair. They include:
6th Grade
In the Junior Display category with her project about the Hubble Telescope, Ling Yi Tsiang received the Best in Engineering Junior Display ribbon. Chevron awarded her $100, as did the Armed Forces Communications/ Electronics Association.
Alyssa Estenson and Sophia Frasz were...
The wind played havoc with many golfers’ shots at Turtle Bay last Saturday, but IPA's Alanis Sakuma (’17) fought through the conditions to shoot a 77 and capture first place at the ILH girls' intermediate golf championships. The seventh grader's finish was the best for an IPA golfer at the ILH intermediate championships since current senior Christian Yagi's second-place finish in 2008. Sakuma's score was one shot better than Punahou's Ji Hae Lee and two...
The fifth annual Middle School musical debuts this weekend: Annie Jr. Called the Middle School musical because the vast majority of the character roles are filled with students from grades six to eight, the production nonetheless involves students, staff, and parents from across the Secondary Division. (Previous productions such as Willy Wonka Jr. and Seussical Jr. even had appropriate roles for Elementary students.)
There will be three performances of Annie Jr. Opening night is...
Of 40 projects that IPA sent to the district science fair, 10 are advancing to state competition. These projects represent the work of 19 students, who will be sharpening their presentations and making adjustments to their displays between now and April 2, when they set up for the Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair at the Convention Center.
All middle school students (grades 6-8) and some upper school students (all of grade 9 and half of grade 10) participated in the IPA Science...
The 2012 Science Fair, held on January 19, was a huge success, “the biggest and best yet,” said Michelle Bradley, Middle School Science Department Chair. “This is the first year that we have expanded to include Senior Research projects [grades 9 and 10], so it was an exciting time,” she added. Altogether, 175 projects completed by 238 students were on display in various venues throughout the Secondary building.
Our thanks to the 30 volunteer judges who spent...
IPA’s EZ Drop Buyback days are June 6 and June 7 from 9:00am to 4:00pm in the MPR. Parents or students wanting to sell back books will need to bring a printed copy of an MBS generated quote for every six books. Please follow these instructions to get your buyback quote or click here to download a PDF with these instructions:
How to sell back your books
1. Access IPA’s virtual bookstore at www.mbsdirect.net
2. Select Island Pacific Academy (you may have to enter it) and...
Competing against some 60 other teams of middle and high school students, the IPA Robotics Team placed eighth overall in the Hawaii Botball Regional Robotics tournament held on May 7. This was the first tournament for the IPA team, made up of twelve 6th graders and four 8th graders.
IPA's Robotics Team at the tournament with their robots Bob and Roger.
Faculty leader and Secondary Division Science Co-Chair Michelle Bradley was very pleased with their overall performance. "...
When IPA golfers take to the course, “Fore!” is not something often heard as the Navigators continue to turn in solid performances against their ILH competition. Eighth grader Andrew Licina and his seventh-grade teammate Tomo Arai recently qualified for the ILH Intermediate Golf Championships on Saturday, April 2 at Fort Shafter.
Licina stands at 23rd in the ILH standings with a season average of 75 and a season-best round of 73 at Hawaii Kai. Arai is currently in 32nd place...