What a BUSY week! We started off enjoying our school’s band concert, the children always love watching and hearing the instruments. Our last two Geography Units were presented, My World and My Universe, encouraging students to study all the continents, waters, bead maps and continent pin punching! My Universe focuses primarily on the planets, solar...Read More

We started the week off enjoying our school’s band concert, the children always love watching and hearing the instruments. Geography lessons included reviewing the entire world and continents and then exploring our universe! These lessons included learning about our solar system, planets, moons, constellations, and galaxies! In observance of Cinco De Mayo we read books...Read More

The month of April has quickly come to an end and May is in full swing! The lower elementary teachers and students have been hard at work in preparation for this final month of the school year. New to our word study shelf is the abbreviations unit. Though this unit may sometimes be a challenging...Read More

The month of April has quickly come to an end and May is in full swing! The lower elementary teachers and students have been hard at work in preparation for this final month of the school year. New to our word study shelf is the abbreviations unit. Though this unit may sometimes be a challenging...Read More

This week, our toddlers explored pounding work and painting within the classroom environment. As they engaged in pounding work, they strengthened their hand-eye coordination, refined wrist movements, and developed fine motor control through purposeful, hands-on activity.   The children also explored painting on a new variety of materials, including paper plates. Exploring different textures and...Read More

What a busy week of study and exploration! In geography, our new continent of study was Australia.  Students explored the animals, people and culture of this continent using works such as the bead maps, 3-part nomenclature cards and regional maps of Australia. In Practical Life, fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination skills were honed as...Read More

This week we are studying Europe for Geography. In addition to the classroom work, the students will be able to enjoy an apple streusel made by their peers to enhance the European experience. We have changed our math unit to story problems. Here the students will read a problem presented with pictures and/or words and use...Read More

This week, our toddlers explored a new seesaw in the classroom and discovered how it works. As they engaged with this new material, they practiced coordination and strengthened their gross motor skills. The children used their legs and core while developing their sense of equilibrium and balance. This activity also provided an opportunity for cooperative...Read More