In their regular classroom, costumed 3rd grade students were celebrating Magellan Day, but in Spanish class they were saying Bible verses in Spanish! What an awesome way to learn another language while also learning about our Lord and Savior at the same time! [wpvideo 1JAyhdOE] 5th grade Spanish students conjugated verbs this week. It may […]
We read Fox in Sox by Dr. Seuss in Kindergarten this week. As an activity to go along with the story, Mrs. Haugh’s students guessed what they were going to have for a snack while they read the story.聽聽Students guessed cheese and noodles but we ended up having blue goo (blue jello) and pink ink […]
Third graders just finished reading the book Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? They went on the long journey as sailors on his ship The Trinidad. Using their sailor names, students kept a journal along the way. They found out many interesting facts about his life. For instance, Did you know he found El Paso or the […]
Both PreK classes studied dental health and healthy foods this week. Their science experiment involved the observation of bacteria and germs as they observed bread in a controlled environment ( the bread was touched by a latex glove). The next slice was handled by all of PreK without washing their hands (lots of germs). And […]
Second graders have worked hard over the last month to produce a research project that they will remember for years to come. Each student selected a person that did something great in American history. Students have researched their American聽with biographies, autobiographies, and articles on the internet. Along with writing a research paper in Mrs. Johnson […]
First Graders from Mrs. Smith’s class聽recently聽enjoyed an engaging聽lesson in the聽science lab with Mrs. Brindley. They learned about different animal tracks and which of these animals聽were nocturnal.聽Students then聽constructed an animal track matching game.聽 If you should need any help identifying animal tracks, just ask a first grader!
Fourth Grade Spanish students were given this criteria to work with a partner:聽 聽鈥淵ou are at a party, and your partner is at a basketball game.聽 Your partner will ask you about what some people at the party are wearing. You will ask your partner about what some people at the basketball game are wearing.鈥� […]
Please visit the Scholastic Book Fair starting next Wednesday. The theme this year is “Book Fair Under the Sea”. The hours are 8:00-4:00 and our book聽fair will run from Wednesday, February 25 through Wednesday, March 4. 聽Visit the Lower School Library where you will find many wonderful books, crafty kits, and all sorts of聽colorful pencils, […]
This past Friday our PreK classes visited Prestige Estates to deliver their handmade Valentine’s Day cards to the residents there. You should have seen the joy and love in their faces! Students sang “Jesus Loves Me” and gave out lots of hugs! We love doing this every year because of the joy and love it […]
One may ask, how does static electricity work? Well, it is an imbalance between negative and positive charge in objects. Before understanding static electricity, we first need to understand the basics of atoms and magnetism. All physical objects are made up of atoms. Inside an atom are protons, are positively charged, the electrons are negatively […]
It has been a busy week in science at the Lower School! 4th graders learned about how they might have eaten nails for breakfast! Well, not actual nails, but if they ate cereal, they consumed iron. Students had a variety of tests centered around iron and food. The 5th graders in Mrs. Gibson’s class enjoyed […]
Mrs. Bell’s and Mrs. Chesley’s PreK were visited by Bullard Family Dentistry to learn about cavity bugs as well as un-healthy and healthy foods for our teeth. Students even learned how to brush and floss their teeth! We were so blessed to have such an awesome lesson for our students, and it’s always best to […]