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Message from Kim Lewis, LS Principal
One of the wonderful components about being a part of a school community that spans preschool 3 through grade 12, is joining together across divisions to learn from each other about special events and holidays observed by the rich diversity of our community. Families...
Early Childhood
(Preschool 3 / Preschool 4 / Kindergarten)
Special Area Feature: “If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try, try AGAIN!”
Submitted by Quin Charity The third-grade students have been having a fantastic time in STEM! We started our time together learning how to use Seesaw, an app where students can document their work. Learning how to document their work is important because it fosters...
Early Childhood Feature: Adventures in Preschool 4
Submitted by Karen Geschwer and Teresa Cali Inspiration for class activities comes from the children and their interests. In our child-centered Preschool 4 classroom, children are encouraged to learn by selecting activities that spark their curiosity. They learn...
Early Childhood Feature Article: “A million hundred twenty-five…” Preschool 3 Numeration and Ordinal Counting
Submitted by Marisa Teply Children enter our Preschool-3 program with fanciful conceptions of what numbers are and mean. In our curriculum, numeration and ordinal counting occur naturally in our classroom routines and activities, in conjunction with grouping,...
Grades 1, 2, & 3
Doing Good: Trick-or-Treat Candy Drive
Two years ago, when Sammy Cook was a third grader involved in the yearlong Third Graders Making a Difference curriculum, he had an idea for a new project. It came to him one night while lying in bed thinking about his Halloween candy. He knew he would get more candy...
Lower School Students Choose Kindness
In observance of National Bullying Prevention Month, the Lower School Library’s October focus is encouraging children to always choose kindness and to recognize that small acts of kindness can lead to big change. Children are learning about the ripple effect of doing...
Trick or Treat!
Trick or Treat! During the month of September, Lower School families not only showed how much Halloween spirit they have, but how much of the spirit of giving they have as well. At the end of last year, Third Graders Making a Difference asked the whole Lower School...
Grades 4 & 5
Grade 5 Frost Valley Trip Highlights
If you were at the Lower School on the afternoon of September 20th you would have seen many happy Grade 5 parents/guardians reuniting with happy (and tired!) children. They were freshly back from Frost Valley, a beautiful, 5,000 acre environmental center, and...
5th Grade Creating Original Opera Feature Story: “3 2 1…BLAST OFF!”
Submitted by 5th Grade Students Note: Periodically, students in fifth grade will submit articles chronicling their process in creating their original opera. We value their voices and experiences. Stay tuned for more features until the production opens and...
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