A small group of older students have been discussing the important elements of a great story. First we considered setting and the children created a drawing or map of a Read More >>
Archives for November 2014
Book Club: Two Tickets to Freedom
The oldest students have all read Two Tickets to Freedom: The True Story of Ellen and William Craft, Fugitive Slaves by Florence B. Freedman. This has been part of their social Read More >>
Lego Class
In Lego class we have been learning about simple and powered machines using hands-on activities. We investigated structures and forces, incorporating both rigid and flexible shapes in our deck chair Read More >>
Vanessa Johnson, Mystery Guest
Our storytelling unit has begun! The gifted Vanessa Johnson kicked it off as our fifth mystery guest. She started her presentation with a clever interaction between herself and three future Read More >>
Lower Case Printing
A small group of students have been meeting once a week to practice their lower case printing. While working their way through the alphabet they have looked at similarities between Read More >>
Sam Van Aken and his Tree of Life
On Thursday, October 30, Sam Van Aken was our third mystery guest of the year. Sam created, using grafting, a tree that can bear 40 different kinds of stone fruits. Read More >>