Landry Graves was nominated for the Duke TIP program for his ACT score. So well in fact, he聽received state wide recognition this past weekend and has been accepted into the summer studies 鈥淐enter鈥� program, which is TIP’s highest level for the program. As a 7th grader, Landry聽got a 22 on the ACT and a 27 […]
This past week our 5th Grade students enjoyed the day at Medieval Times! We had fun watching the entertainment, enjoyed eating food with our hands, and got a glimpse into the past.
Spanish 1 students worked on telling Spanish stories this week in class. Using their tablets to record their individual stories, the students were able to listen for errors and re-record as necessary. What a great way to utilize technology to help students be more engaged in the learning process!
1st grade students hosted their mothers & grandmothers for a tea party and poetry reading today. Over the past few weeks students have been learning about, reading, and writing their own poetry 鈥� this afternoon, as a culminating event, students read their favorite poem out loud and served tea and snacks to their mothers and […]
聽 From the desks of Tammy Hayes & Michelle Rozell, Middle & Upper School Principals: BLAHG! BLAHG! BLAHG! That is what your teenagers might hear when you try to give advice, redirect them, or keep them from going down a very wrong path. 聽Because of the station of life they are in, tennagers聽often become deceived […]
Sixth graders have been studying ecosystems so we took advantage of our beautiful campus and explored a few in our own backyard! 聽Students were expected to name as many of the biotic and abiotic factors as they could find and identify. 聽Students also looked for interactions between the living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem, […]
Our PreK classes released their butterflies this week! We had a blast watching them grow and change. Our students loved it! Once we released them, the butterflies hung around for a little bit to wave goodbye! You can see one of them on Mrs. Haugh’s hand in this photo:
6th Grade students are preparing for their annual world fair. For this project, each student selects a country to research. Students are using surface tablets in class, as well as other personal and school resources to research their countries. 聽So far, students have found a variety of information about their country, including population, government systems […]
PreK had an awesome time at Caldwell Zoo this week! Students learned all about various animals from our zoo experts, and had a blast seeing all the animals and exploring our wonderful zoo!
On聽Tuesday, 聽May 3rd , 91猫先生聽third graders visited聽Bullard City Hall.聽 Mayor Pam Frederick gave us a tour of the building and she introduced the different department heads and told us about their roles. 聽Mayor Frederick also聽informed us about the various procedures involved in running a local government. It was a great way to learn about […]
Spanish 3 students celebrated Cinco de Mayo on Thursday by sampling some traditional Mexican goodies. Students enjoyed Jarritos Mexican sodas, pan dulce (sweet bread) and ensalada de nopales (cactus salad). Of course, we added chips and salsa since we are in Texas and you can鈥檛 celebrate anything here without some good Tex-Mex chips and salsa!
8th graders are learning about adaptations in science class.聽 To simulate adaptations in nature, students were challenged to pick up different colored beans in different colored habitats.聽 White beans were camouflaged by white paper compared to the black and brown beans which were much easier seen by the predator. Students used different kinds of tools […]