There are many life skills elementary students need to learn. One that is very important to learn about is money. This week we introduced our money unit. According to the Ohio State Standards, first year students need to be able to identify coins by name and value. Second and third year students need to be...Read More
Music and movement! This winter we have had many opportunities for music and movement experiences! Through gross motor and fine motor activities children strengthen their large and small motor muscles. Painting at the easel is one work we do to strengthen the muscles in our hand and fingers; these activities are linked to successful reading...Read More
This week’s highlights included: -An assembly on Heart Health -Preparation for conferences -Medieval Project small groups started construction on their 3D Manors -A Valentine’s PartyRead More
We celebrated Valentine’s Day this week in Early Childhood. Children explored painting a heart at the easel, lacing hearts, and making and delivering valentines. Students created individual valentine bags in our classroom and passed out valentines to friends. We enjoyed a small treat...Read More
We celebrated Valentine’s Day this week in Early Childhood. Children explored painting a heart at the easel, lacing hearts, and making and delivering valentines. Students created individual valentine bags in our classroom and passed out valentines to friends. We enjoyed a small treat as a class on Wednesday. Thank you to the families who donated...Read More
With the short week, our main focus was preparing for our student-led conferences on Thursday and Friday, finishing our literary essays, as well as having our classroom party. Next week, the 4th and 5th year students will begin a writing workshop centered on poetry. Looking forward to seeing you all at conferences.Read More
This has been an interesting week with all this crazy weather. We hope that all of you have been able to stay safe and warm. We are thankful we were able to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the students on Wednesday. They enjoyed several activities, treats, and a movie to end our day. They also used...Read More
Celebrating the Chinese New Year was a focus in early childhood this week. We had the opportunity to enjoy a presentation from the Tam family and explored artifacts, photos, and customs from this holiday. Students created dragon masks and tails and went on a parade through the school! In art, students also painted hearts at...Read More
Today in this blog we’ll be talking about what the 4th, 5th, and 6th year students are doing this week. The 4th, 5th, and 6th year students have been hard at work doing their math, language, and culture. They have been also working very hard on their science and history. The 6th year students have...Read More
This has been a wonderfully busy week. As the year progresses, the students have mastered several new concepts and are becoming stronger in their ability to plan their day and manage their time. The students have enjoyed some new individual lessons in the math and language areas as they show us that they are ready...Read More
