Last Thursday, the Elementary class went on a field trip to Black Rock Sanctuary just outside of Phoenixville. While there, they were led by a ranger named Chris who showed them many aspects of the 115 acre sanctuary for wildlife and flora. The students had a pleasant walk along an interactive ...
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School News
Research and Poetry in the Classroom
There is a great deal of flurry in the Elementary classroom! There are research projects happening with small groups of children, including groups learning about various insects, arachnids (spiders and scorpions), ocean invertebrates, and the five classes of vertebrates. The students are ...
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Kids in the School!
We do have kids come to school everyday, who we also call students. However, last week, we had another kind of kid come to visit. The Whitings brought in 2 baby goats, named Oscar and William, from their farm with their mama goat. They are 2 weeks old and they are both boys. Being boys, they ...
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Special Visitor in the Elementary Classroom
There was an exciting special visitor in the elementary classroom last Thursday! Daniel Paseltiner, Mrs. Paseltiner's oldest son, talked with the students about his upcoming trip to the Appalachian Trail, a 2,184 mile hike. He showed the students a framed map of the trail so that they could see ...
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Dance Party
Mr. Larson and Dr. Perevozskaya came to visit us for a very special treat. We were very excited for them to show us their talent as professional ballroom dancers. They danced a waltz with swift, smooth and flawless dance movements. It was like watching "Dancing with the Stars!" When asked to ...
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Ms. Grogan’s Show and Tell
Ms. Grogan brought in a very special Show and Tell one day that was so interesting, the children couldn't stop asking about it. She brought a portion of a tree bark with a perfect hole. It was apparently part of a tree that fell at her friend's house. They sawed the bark in two and saw a perfect ...
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Dioramas in the Elementary
Recently, the 3rd, 4th and 5th years studied Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt and the Han Dynasty. After using the History Question Charts to focus their research on a few questions, some of the students made dioramas. The topics included food, clothing, housing, tools, trade, weapons, and battles. Then ...
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Our Magical Mathematics Part Two
A few months ago I was talking to you about the Magical Mathematics in our class. I would like to give you more information about these lessons. Many of the lessons I talked about, such as the Number Rods and the Golden Bead Decimal work, have several extension lessons that help sustain your ...
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