Yesterday, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, the Elementary Class made Irish Potatoes and learned about the history of St. Patrick. They listened to an Irish pan flute and will have an opportunity to play it this week. The children loved the Irish Potatoes so much that they asked for the recipe, so ...
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Learning How Other People Learn!
The students have recently been learning about Helen Keller and others famous people who learn by using a special alphabet such as the Braille system or Sign Language as a way to communicate with others. It is very important to have the children understand that everyone learns in different ways but ...
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Almost Spring!
It is almost Spring! It’s wonderful to see light in the morning when I leave my house to come to school! I guess that will change soon when Daylight Savings “kicks” in! The children are already excited and practicing for the Spring Play and Songfest on April 13th. Our afternoon class is doing the ...
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Visiting the local Police & Fire Station
The elementary class toured the Phoenixville Police and Fire Stations today. What an inspiring experience! Police Chief Mossman personally invited the Elementary class after touring our school while checking the security of local schools. The Chief was impressed with our school's security and with ...
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Who are our Presidents and why are they on our money coins?
This was a recent question that the afternoon children wanted to know more about. A fun way to discover who our Presidents are is by exploring our penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar bill with the children, as well as discover why we use coin money and how we use coin money with math skills. The ...
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Happy Valentines’ Day!
The children celebrated Valentines’ day by passing out their special valentines to each of their classmates, eating a special treat and enjoyed a story of Saint Valentine and how this special tradition came to be. I hope all of you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day. ...
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Catapults & Hovercrafts!
Dr. Ford taught the elementary children how to make medieval catapults today. What fun! They learned how to design and create them, and also how to figure out the velocity of each launch. This involved calculating distance and time. What a wonderful experience for the children!!
Dr. Ford also ...
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Let’s celebrate Mardi Gras!
With the help of Cameron’s family we celebrated Mardi Gras. The children read
about the history, King Cakes, parades, costumes and masks and beads being thrown. The children truly enjoyed this special holiday, especially eating the King cake. To learn more about this event, please continue ...
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