This past Friday our 2nd grade students participated in their annual grand ball! Second graders devoted three weeks to Fairy Tales. They read fiction and non-fiction books about the Renaissance and medieval time period. Students learned about the elements common to most fairy tales: magic, heroes, villains, problems, setting, plot and of course royalty. The […]
Mr. Glenn Ballard’s theater students presented clever, improvised adaptations of several fairytales to second and third graders at the Lower School. Students enjoyed Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and The Three Little Pigs.
Kaden Woodfin and Savannah Hipke recently won the opportunity to become librarians聽 after聽their winning tickets were selected at the Lower School auction. Both students:聽 a kindergartner, and a first grader performed their duties admirably. Checking in library books, reading stories, working in the computer lab and helping with iPads were among聽the many duties. When asked […]
After reading literature selections, students extended learning by using iPads to practice penmanship and spelling words. Even Prekindergarten students were able to trace numbers and letters. iPads are a great way to engage students in the learning process and offer an alternative to traditional paper and pencil when appropriate. 聽
Mrs. Chesley鈥檚 Pre-K class enjoyed getting together one last time with their 5th grade buddies from Mrs. Savage鈥檚 class.聽 They enjoyed the sunshine on Tuesday聽and drew pictures with sidewalk chalk, shared a snack together, read books together and the Pre-K kids presented a special letter and picture they had written to their buddy.聽 It was […]
Last Friday Mrs. Chesley’s Pre-K students did a class experiment. Students hypothesized whether an object would sink or float, and then tested it out and recorded their observations!
Our 7th grade students dissected worms and frogs in science class this week. These two labs are a capstone to what students have been learning in class all year. 鈥淒issection is the culminating event of the year that brings together all that we have studied,鈥� says David Collins, 7th grade science teacher. 鈥淲e start with […]
From the desk of Brian Nelson, Academic Dean: One of the greatest honors of my job is to recognize students for their dedication to the pursuit of academic excellence. The valedictorian and salutatorian of a senior class are great examples of perseverance and commitment. It is my pleasure to officially announce Chipper Adams as the […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: What a wild and fun ride middle school clubs turned out to be this year! Every year they get better and better. Students chose a club in January and for 10 Fridays attended their clubs with classmates to learn or enjoy playing together.聽 The positive effect […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: Students from Mrs. Huggins 11th grade Humanities class visited the American Freedom Museum this week to take a closer look at World War I. They heard stories of life in the trench for a WWI soldier including his daily routine and his fears. They slowly […]
8th graders have been learning about the effect humans have on the oceans. In class we studied oil spills, so we simulated one in the science lab by adding vegetable oil to a pan of water (our ocean). Students then had three methods to use to clean up their oil spill. They either used a […]
6th graders started to review for their final exam by doing an earthquake lab to review how seismic waves travel through the earth. They built skyscrapers out of starbursts, sugar cubes and gel candy. They then simulated a tremor and watched the effects and then a major quake and observed the differences. Real life applications […]