Students in the middle grades are participating in a class that is using the Jack and the Beanstalk story to explore underlying principles of our system of justice related to Read More >>
Native American Unit
To start off our unit on native tribes in the US, we studied maps and discussed how the original inhabitants of North and South America came to the continents over Read More >>
Systemic Racism
Our children, our students, live in a world that has developed all kinds of media and ways to transmit information, disinformation, ideas, and images. They hear the media, adults, other Read More >>
Shadows
Over the span of 4 weeks, students from 3rd to 5th grade had the opportunity to learn with our student teacher, Emily. During her time with us, she taught a Read More >>
Arrow Over the Door book club
Over the next five weeks, fourth grade students will be participating in a book club with our student teacher, Kelly. In book club, they will be reading The Arrow Over Read More >>
13 Colonies Update
After looking at maps and realizing how many people were already here in the “new world” each student was assigned a tribe to read about, do research on and report Read More >>
Forensic Science
Students in grades 3, 4 and 5, used what they learned earlier about physical and chemical changes, and their powers of observation to identify a mystery white powder. Over a Read More >>
Chemistry 101
What is matter? What are the three states of matter? How do atoms behave differently in solids, liquids and gases? Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 love this hands Read More >>
13 Colonies
As we delve into our social studies unit this year, students in grades 3 – 5 are taking a close look at where the 13 Colonies were established on the Read More >>
War Horse Book Club
A small group of fourth and fifth graders decided, after reading four short novels by Mildred Taylor that they wanted to continue with the book club and read another book Read More >>