Today, we tested our practice brides, before the real contest next week. We had two styles: larger, flat-topped bridges, and smaller, suspension bridges. We tested the larger bridges with books, and the smaller, with human force. The winners of the first category were Matei, Riley and Alvina! The winners of the second category were Dustin, [...]
Bridge Contest, Take One
May 16, 2012 By
ECO Project
May 16, 2012 By
Here are some pictures of our final ECO Project! Thank you so much to the PTA for your sponsorship of this great program!
Today’s ECO Project — planting in the rain!
April 19, 2012 By
Today’s ECO Project — planting in the rain!
Oregon Trail
April 12, 2012 By
Happy Weekend!
Today, we reenacted several stories of real people who traveled the Oregon Trail. The kids did a fabulous job, and our buddy class appreciated our work. I also took pictures of each wagon party in their amazing costumes! What a fun day!
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Expo
April 5, 2012 By
Just so you can mark your calendars — our end-of-year Expo will be held May 31 from 4-6 (or possibly, 4:30-6:30). This will be your child’s opportunity to present their content work throughout the year, their LID / Pots research, and other …
One More Try
April 2, 2012 By
Dear Families, We all had a marvelous break and are so glad to see the kids again and hear their stories. We hope you have all heard by now. We have rescheduled our Lewis and Clark Graphic Novel Release Party, waylaid by yet another snow-day, to Wednesday of this week at 3:20. Surely, a snow… [Read More...]
Snow Day!
March 22, 2012 By
We learned sculpture today during art!
Enjoy these pictures and have a great spring break!
A Visit From a Surgeon and an OR Nurse
March 22, 2012 By
To wrap up our anatomy unit, we were insanely lucky, and had a surgeon and an OR nurse come in to visit. I am so sorry that I forgot to post the pictures! We got to practice suturing pigs’ feet and performing laparoscopic surgery, and see a video of minimally invasive surgery! What an amazing [...]
Spring Break Memo
March 22, 2012 By
Dear Parents, Wow, hard to believe we are already at Spring Break! Just a quick memo — *Our biography narrative speeches were this week — highly entertaining, and a job well done by all. Thanks for helping your child there. *We are look…
Pulling blackberries for today’s ECO project!
February 23, 2012 By
Pulling blackberries for today’s ECO project!