The trip to Highland Forest last week was a success! Although it was a little bit cold, the students did an amazing job exploring the pond! On our walk there we stopped to see the workers moving TONS of rocks into the trucks! It was fascinating to see! On the way we stopped and played Read More >>
Voter Registration Drive
The five oldest students volunteered to help the League of Women Voters in a voter registration drive at the downtown Centro bus hub. After a brief orientation, the children clutching clip boards, registration forms, buttons, and voter registration identification badges were encouraged to approach individuals waiting for a bus and ask them, “Are you Read More >>
Party Platform – Libertarian Party
On Thursday, September 22 we welcomed Libertarian Party member, Michael Beshara to The New School. For half an hour the students asked questions and learned how the Libertarian Party stands on many different issues. Next week we will welcome a visit from a representative of the Democratic Party and finally the Republican Party. After all Read More >>
Party Platforms – Green Party
We started off our third year of a “Government” unit, by learning about party platforms and planks. In advance of meeting with a representative from each of the four political parties with presidential candidates, the older students were assigned to read sections of each platform. From their reading they had to develop two questions for Read More >>
Fresh Water Biomes
Freshwater biomes has had a great start! We have had such wonderful and enriching discussions on streams and other freshwater biomes. The students are really dedicated to the subject and love to share their thoughts and ideas. Outside of great class discussion and book readings we have explored freshwater biomes in our area! The students, Miranda Read More >>
Water Cycle Class
We began our study of the water cycle by identifying where we can find water throughout the earth. An ocean evaporation demonstration helped us understand how the polar caps and glaciers are made of fresh water. As we continued learning about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, we had questions about a single water drop. That led Read More >>
Breathing Room Book Talk
Breathing Room Book Club by Neona (an 8th grader) This year I taught a book club on the book the Breathing Room. I taught the book club to Ace, Jonas, Juliette, Maia and Jake. They are in 6th grade. The Breathing Room is about a girl named Evvy who is sent to a sanatorium when Read More >>
Inventions
Students in grades 4th-8th participated in a science class this winter that explored and created inventions. We started this unit by reading a book called What Can You Do With a Shoe? We then applied the ideas in this book to a coat hanger. What could we do with a coat hanger besides hang up Read More >>
Ancient India
Ancient India The oldest group of students have been participating in a social studies unit on Ancient India. They began by studying the geography and location of Ancient India and comparing it to the present day location of India. They studied the climate and cities of Harappa and Mohejo-Daro. In small groups, the students performed Read More >>
Stone Fox Book Clubs
Two groups of students participated in a book club to read Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner. The book tells the story of a ten-year-old boy whose grandfather falls ill, so he must save their farm from the tax collector. A major theme of the story is perseverance. No matter what obstacles Little Willy faces, Read More >>
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