POND-erings Today we launched our spring expedition, Down by the Banks! The children came into school eager to share their predictions as to what our expedition topic might be. "P" was their only clue, and their guesses ran the gamut from "penguins" to "pencils!" After brainstorming the "P"ossibilities, the students passed around a Mystery Jar, [...]
Expedition Essential Question of The Week: How did the social structure of Ancient Egypt affect daily life? Crew began the week by creating their own rubric for scoring their Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN). Now that we know about the accomplishments of 4 key Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Khufu, Senusret, Hatshepsut, and Ramses II), we are using [...]
Glad to be here with our Crew! Expedition: What a wonderful two weeks! We have been extremely busy and in full lab- mode with our first [...]
Hi all, Great end to last week when the Kindergarteners entertained the Community Meeting crowd with their presentation on bears (they just finished an expedition on the topic). They were informed, articulate, and presented well – nice job Kinders! Laurie Martin is currently our enrichment instructor and is drumming with the students: "Health Rhythms Drum [...]
Worlds Of Wonders Expedition Essential Question of the Week: What did the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt accomplish and how did they do it? In a flurry of excited activity, crew began their long-term expedition projects related to Ancient Egypt – maps are being drawn, stage sets and costumes are being designed, and models are being [...]
Expedition News The past two weeks we have continued to build our model farms. At this point we have added the farmhouse, a silo, a barn, and a tractor. Students have also bought sheep, goats, cows, pigs, and chickens, and added them to their farms. Each time children buy an animal/s, they also have to [...]
Hi all, We are gearing up for next year's enrollment, so lots going on around here. Please encourage any interested friends to attend one of the informational meetings (listed below and on website) to pick up an applications for the lottery. Also, still looking for more volunteer help (set up, greeting and sign in, answering [...]
Expedition Express Sierra Nevada Journeys: We have had 2 wonderful experiences with Joanna from Sierra Nevada Journeys in our crew. Last week she introduced the students to Potential and Kinetic Energy. She gave kids that chance to experience through different activities these two types of energy. This week, students were given the chance to learn [...]
Expedition Express Sierra Nevada Journeys: We have had 2 wonderful experiences with Joanna from Sierra Nevada Journeys in our crew. Last week she introduced the students to Potential and Kinetic Energy. She gave kids that chance to experience through different activities these two types of energy. This week, students were given the chance to learn [...]
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