We are in the full swing of things in Upper Elementary. It’s been nice getting into a routine and flow. Next Monday, September 18th, we will go on a field trip to Seneca Caverns in Bellevue, Ohio. Seneca Caverns is one of Ohio’s largest underground caverns and one of America’s most fascinating geological wonders! I...Read More
This week, students studied the Geologic Timeline in history. 5th years began their study of Botany, and 6th years began studying human systems. Students continue to work on math operations and delve into new lessons. We had our first Literature Circle discussion Thursday. This is an opportunity for students to show what they know! They...Read More
It has been a wonderful first few weeks of school! Your children’s kindness and excitement for school is invigorating. We have had a lot of fun diving into work and building a community. This week, we are in full swing! We began Spelling, Language, Writing, Grammar, Geometry, Math, Reading, Geography, Science, History, and Spanish. For...Read More
This week we continued with our Colonial America simulation. In Science, we began our study of simple machines with the definition of work (W=FxD). In Writing, students are working on memoirs. In math, students work on square roots, fractions, and decimals. Finally, in Language, students are working on adverbial modifiers and types of adjectives. We...Read More
This week we celebrated Pi Day! As many of you know, the number is infinite and non-repeating, so we had plenty and plenty of activities to do. Each activity represented a part of our normal curriculum (Language, math, geometry etc.). Students constructed Pi number lines by measuring the circumference of various circular objects. Students read...Read More
This week students have studied Colonial Government, exceptional weather, binomials, square roots, carbonic acid, collective and proper nouns, types of prepositions, and so much more! We have also had some impressive homework presentations this week that demonstrate new learning, initiative, creativity, determination, and interests. I appreciate the time and energy you put into the project to...Read More
This week we have been studying Biomes in Science. Students have been making 3-D book dioramas. In History, everyone has landed in the New World and will begin setting up their government soon. In Math, students have worked on percents, reciprocals, binomials x binomials, order of operations, and trinomial squares. Finally, in Language, students learn...Read More
It’s been a busy week this week! In our History simulation, students have set sail for the New World. Colonists’ fate was determined by randomly drawing “fate” cards. A few ships were lost at sea with valuable resources, a few colonists ran out of food and had to eat animals, and a few colonies experienced...Read More
We enjoyed getting to see everyone for our student-led conferences! Your children have been working hard to prepare for these two days; we are so proud of them and hope you are too. The last few weeks have been busy! We went to the Library, Grounds for Thought, had a school sleepover, homework projects,...Read More
Our students walked to the local Library, where they were given a full tour, library card applications, and help finding research books for their writing project. Students were respectful and excited during the tour, where they found many great books! The librarians shared that they were impressed with our students. Afterward, we went to Grounds...Read More
