Eighth graders participated in the Academic Rodeo Science Fair on Thursday. Mary Elizabeth Roberts and Grace Yeager conducted surveys to see if the perception of blonds being less intelligent was actually real. Colby Davis tested different materials to see what the best material would be to prevent concussions. Hallie Foster made a beautiful model of […]
Students in Trig got to took a break from the classroom to go outside this week to enjoy the nice weather. They calculated the height of the flagpole using similar triangles and tangent functions.
100th day activities were flowing at the Lower School today. Pre-K brought 100 items in a brown bag, glued 100 smarties on paper, made a hate with 100 dots on it, made 100th day trail mix and painted 100 dots on paper. Mrs. Newman’s class also had a full day of activities.
This week students in Spanish 3 classes created homemade Spanish valentines for KVNE radio. The station will deliver the valentines on February 14th聽to seniors in assisted living facilities and children in the hospital. The students included Spanish greetings and words of encouragement on their valentines.
Sixth graders attended the Gem and Mineral Show today at the Rose Garden Center. Students were treated to a gold panning demonstration and gem making demonstrations along with seeing many beautiful rocks, minerals and fossils. They even touched fossilized dinosaur poop. Students were in awe of the 鈥渇ood table鈥� which was made up of actual […]
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic College Counselor: The Freshman College trip was a work out, educational, fun and rewarding, all in one 14-hour, almost nine miles of walking day. Whew. Fun facts from the trip include statements from our SMU and TCU tour guides: 鈥淭he Library is your friend.” “Puppies, pancakes, and chocolate […]
Mrs. Haugh’s Pre-K students practiced writing and reading skills in the library using an iPad app which included a blank page for writing and drawing. After reading The Full Moon Napping House聽by Audrey and Don Wood, students wrote several story words.
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic College Counselor: When I woke up in the wee morning hours on Wednesday to get ready to leave for the 10th grade college trip, I heard the rain falling on the sky light. “Oh man,” I thought to myself. “This rain is going to mess up our trip–we […]
While studying the expansion of colonies into the New World, 91猫先生 fifth graders focus in on Williamsburg, Virginia. They study how the colonists dressed, worked, went to school, attended church, spent their free time and bought their supplies. The subject of slavery is also addressed, and the culture of the slaves at that time […]
Beginning in February 1, 2017, a new contest will appear on the school calendar: The Founder鈥檚 Cup in honor of Mr. Steve Dement and the 20th Year Anniversary of 91猫先生. For this year, the competition will be for Math and Science. There are three divisions and 17 contest in this year鈥檚 competition. […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: Middle school is a crucial time in the life of young people. I often hear people be dismissive toward these years, citing their own painful memories of lacking direction, senseless actions and mishaps with their own attempts at being loved. However, I have to ask, what […]
Mrs. Kempton’s class used Pringles, Aluminum foil and wax paper to make Camera Obscuras today. They learned that the image is upside down when viewed through the peep hole and has to have light.