It may be a short week but the Elementary class has been hard at work. On Monday, after hearing a little about Pythagoras, three ambitious ladies set out to create larger and larger triangles in the 3 to 4 to 5 ratio studied by Pythagoreans. Each new triangle was double the measurement of the ...
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Goodbye until January!
Today is my last day in the Elementary classroom until January 9th. My husband Joe, my daughter Lilly, and I are thrilled to be welcoming another baby girl into our lives very soon! It is such a comfort to know that the Elementary class will be in the very capable hands of Miss Molly, and of ...
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A Visiting Veterinarian!
Last week, Dr. Becky Ehrlich, DVM, an expert on bearded dragons, visited the Elementary class. She was a fun and exciting guest to have! She was very dynamic with the children and they all enjoyed the information she shared with them about Larry's diet, habitat, and overall care. One very ...
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Diwali
Less than a week after our Fall Fest celebration we were celebrating again. This time, our class' Indian families came to school and showed our students how Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated. Although it's customarily a week-long celebration, we had a good glimpse of it. The families ...
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Halloween and Fall Fest
This year, we had another very successful Halloween Parade and Fall Fest. We had the cooperation of beautiful cool weather, which made our celebration a very pleasant.
The children came in with very creative and charming costumes which they paraded happily and proudly. After the parade, was a ...
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Fire Company Visit
The children could not have been more excited than a visit from our neighborhood firefighters. They brought along with them their very cool red and pink fire trucks with many tall ladders and long fire hoses. Each truck was with other interesting gadgets like axes, special gauges and the ...
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Our Magical Mathematics
The children have been happily humming along with their wonderful lessons these past few weeks. One area of interest seems to be the Math lessons. Many of the students are currently learning the basic math concepts of number recognition and retrieving quantities or they are reviewing past lessons ...
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Science in the Elementary Classroom!
The Elementary Class participated in two fun science activities last week, studying a land ecosystem and observing a water aquifer from start to finish. The students had learned about an ocean ecosystem prior to going outside and studying the ecosystem in our own backyard, the large field on the ...
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