Even though it was a short week, there was still a lot happening in the classroom. On Monday, each student got to decorate a bag for Valentine’s Day. On Wednesday, they put their valentine’s in alphabetical order and delivered them. It’s always fun for the students and teachers to share cards and gifts with one another. On...Read More
It has been a nice return to a more “normal” week without any crazy winter weather! The students have enjoyed their shorter weeks, but have been displaying normalization in the classroom. There has been much excitement about being in school for 100 days already and celebrating all they have learned. Students are continuing their math, language, and...Read More
The month of January has quickly come upon us and is already reaching its end. As the second half of the school year continues, the children show their love of learning new information each and every day. This being a short week, there were no new unit lessons given. However, a continual exploration of the...Read More
This week we have switched Science units with each other. The Lower North students are studying muscles, while the Lower South students are studying the Skeletal System. These units introduce the body and are separated by systems. Within each unit, the students are able to explore the ways that their bodies work and how to keep...Read More
Happy New Year! We can’t believe it’s January, 2026! The students returned from Winter Break remembering the routines and working diligently. They have become very normalized and we are happy to see them working and learning. Each day they make a plan for the day and get straight to work. Most will choose a work from each subject...Read More
Hello Lower Families, Zooming into academic work, students are still exploring math, language and culture, with many units staying the same from last week. The fish unit has been swapped out with the amphibians unit, which students have been examining very studiously. Zooming back out, it has been a busy week for all students as...Read More
Though the winter holidays are quickly approaching, the students in both Lower Elementary classrooms have continued working hard. The children have been exploring many new units out on the shelves. This week the students were introduced to a couple of new units. For word study, the students received a lesson on ABC order. This unit allows...Read More
Welcome back! We hope you had a relaxing and peaceful break. We have had some winter weather and that offers a good opportunity for some winter reminders. Please make sure that you check the temperature as you prepare for the day. We will typically go outdoors for recess unless the temperature is at an unsafe degree....Read More
We are in the final weeks of November, and fall is in the air. Anticipation for the upcoming holidays, family gatherings, and hopefully some relaxation is right around the corner. We hope to see you this Saturday for the downtown holiday parade;) We had a Math Unit lesson on estimation and rounding using our Squaring Chain...Read More
Dear Lower Families, We have started to see great progression and development across all areas for many of our students! We have introduced our unit on fish onto our Zoology shelf, as well as continuing many individual lessons in both math and language. We have wrapped up our Small Moment unit in Writer’s Workshop and...Read More
