This weeks students started working on a two week long geography project where they construct a market corresponding to nation from around the world. The goal is to learn and better understand the concepts of trade, environmental protections, imports/exports and market design. The lesson is supported with information on national health, culture, and international news....Read More

What a fun last few weeks! It is hard to believe that we were just at camp last Wednesday! Thank you for your help and support in making that trip happen for our students! It was a pleasure to connect with you during the conferences last week. We appreciate all of your support and input. ...Read More

  We’ve exercised our minds and bodies by playing strategic ‘capture the flag’ in our Woods property. Ms. Sam’s  P.E. curriculum has focused on using Montessori practices of grace, courtesy, and sportsmanship in our activities. We’ve elevated physical education into social habits and advanced learning skills. The students hold group discussions on their rules and...Read More

Hello families and parents! This week we started with our math and language lessons. Students completed the abstraction of multiplication materials that they started using in Lower Elementary. For this, they color in a binomial square of a checkerboard, which helps visually represent the multiplication of multi-digit problems. They also worked on math problems that...Read More

   For our science unit this year we’re working on the Universe Studies. Monday we learned about things like the life cycle of a star, supernovas, and neutron stars. Ms. Kristine showed us how to make a quadrant. A quadrant is a scientific instrument used to measure angles. Students used straws, paper, yarn, and a...Read More

  Hello, families! This week Mike McMaster from the Wood County Historical Museum taught us about Native American History in our local area. Ms. Kristine continued to share her work on Native American History as well. We learned about the French and Indian War, the Indian Citizenship Law, and the massacre at Wounded Knee. We...Read More

Hello families and parents! We have been busy this week in the Upper west! This week our students continued to master their math division facts. They worked together across grade levels for these skills cooperating with each other. Our sixth-year students are studying human biology and learning to identify different body parts. In class, we...Read More

This week is a short week because we don’t have school on Friday. Also this week we finished our literature circle books and have to present them in some way. Some groups are doing a board game, an interrogation, or a puppet show. We are also doing a 3-D map of Ancient Egypt. There are...Read More

Greetings, readers! This is Matthew Bostic. I’m here to inform you about the top news about Upper West! We have gotten 2 pets over the last few weeks. Olivia H. brought in praying mantis eggs, and our teachers, Mr. Dave and Miss Natasha, got two hermit crabs from the middle schoolers! Those are some pretty...Read More

Upper West has been busy creating headbands for our Egypt History follow up. We have to draw the correct animals and shapes for each of our nomes and whether we are in Lower or Upper Egypt. We’ll add these to our Khats and Manats and dress up as real Ancient Egyptians! We’re continuing work on...Read More