7th graders in Mrs. Mattay’s Humanities class had an experiential look inside the world of politics this week. Students took part in a class-wide simulation using a software called “Decisions, Decisions.” 聽Students were divided into smaller groups and given their scenario: They were the president, seeking re-election, and they had to make a decision about […]
This Friday our PreK students got to bring their favorite teddy bear to class. Students enjoyed a fun day, full of learning as they measured how tall their bear was, created patterns with teddy grahams, and made observations about how different liquids affect gummy bears. At the end of the day, classes had a picnic […]
This week our Lower School teachers held mini-speech meets in their classrooms to start getting ready for our Annual Speech Meet! Here are some 1st grade winners from Mrs. Smith’s class:
Sixth graders conducted a core sampling lab using special cupcakes in earth science class this week.聽 First, students made predictions about the internal structure of the cupcake and then chose their sample sites.聽 Four samples were taken and then a prediction was made of what it looked like on the inside.聽 Students were surprised to […]
What鈥檚 Your Style? It is evident that God has ingeniously interwoven order with splashes and symphonies of uniqueness and authenticity clearly displayed throughout all of creation. We are all entwined and knit together in ways specific only to us, yet we are all able to learn, enjoy, and thrive in His creation. Part of our […]
From the desk of Robin Bynum, Academic Teams Director: What If There Was Never a Game? What if there was only practice? Every morning, every night: practice, practice, practice? How many years would you keep practicing volleyball, football, basketball, track, orchestra if there was never a game or a tournament or a concert? So has […]
Students in Mrs. Wallace’s 8th grade science class used our new mobile computer lab in class this week. Students were assigned a star to study and used surface tablets to create a Thinglink about that star. For those that are unfamiliar, a Thinglink is an online presentation tool that allows students to create interactive images […]
3rd graders in history have been studying about immigrants. 聽Students聽have learned why and how immigrants聽come to the United States. This week, students were able to experience first hand the聽hard work it takes to move聽here and to make adjustments when they heard聽the experiences of Lidia Istrada. Lidia immigrated to the USA from Romania to make聽a better […]
Ms. Cameron visited Ms. O’Brien’s ELL classes with 91猫先生’s new mobile computer lab on Tuesday. Students were introduced to Turnitin, a plagiarism tool utilized by over 15,000 high schools, colleges & universities worldwide.聽Students created their own Turnitin accounts and submitted a practice paper for review. This enabled students to better understand how Turnitin works […]
Last Friday our PreK students had a snow playground day! Students made snowmen and ate them, played with animals in the snow and had fun in the hot chocolate shop. Mrs. Fritcher even stopped by for a delicious cup! PreK also did a science experiment. Students stuck their hands in ice cold water to see […]
This past week we let our Juniors know about the incredible opportunity they have to participate in their senior year: Texas Bank & Trust Student Board of Directors. Students can apply for this program, and if selected, will get to participate in 4 meetings over the course of their senior year where they will experience […]
Our Kindergarten students ended the week by making their own “snowthings”. Students made snowmen, snowgirls, snowdogs, and even snowheroes. It was a fun activity to end the week and to reinforce what they have been learning about cold weather and snow!