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Learning Updates for January 29 to February 2

February 2, 2024

Pre-k Welcomes Guests for Lunar New Year Celebration

On Wednesday, our pre-kindergarten classes were joined by the parents of Averie, Oliver, William, and Zachary for a celebration of the Lunar New Year! We learned all about foods with special meaning such as noodles, dumplings, fish, and chicken, and Lunar New Year traditions such as new clothing, fireworks, and the reunion dinner with family. We made dumplings and bao out of clay, cut our paper flowers and fish, and made paper dragons. We even assembled our veggie dumplings with the help of Chef Lightbody! Children scooped the filling, wet the sides of the dumpling skins, and folded them up tight. Then, after Chef Lightbody steamed the dumplings, we got to taste them! We are so grateful to Iris, Zhuyun, Catherine, and Trish for joining us and sharing this special holiday with our class!

– Kim Edwards and Nicole Siverls, prekindergarten teachers

Wellness: Drawing The Breath in Middle School

Every week middle school advisories have the option of participating in a Wellness Wednesday mindfulness activity as an opportunity to play, rest, connect, and recover. The activities vary from games that stoke body and mind awareness to brief meditations or mindful movements.

Last week the activity was called Draw Your Breath. Students used markers and paper to literally draw a line or other visual representing their breathing. Then they were asked to try breathing in a calming pattern and to see how that visual might differ.

The MacKillop advisory took on the challenge, and their illustrations show how unique our breathing patterns can be. Need a calming activity? Try it yourself and see what you create.

– Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director

Fifth Graders Creates Guidebooks Based on The Arrival

This week in humanities students have been working on their guidebooks project. In chapter three of The Arrival, the main character consults a translation guide as he is trying to find a loaf of bread. Students created a similar guidebook for this project. They chose one theme to focus their guidebook on, animals, places, transportation, or food. Students used their creative writing skills to describe and explain these different themes to help people understand the wonderous, but confusing world of The Arrival.

– Vaniecia Skinner, fifth grade teacher

By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics |

February 7, 2025

With over 500 spectators in attendance, Friday Night Hoops has reached new heights. Event organizers moved the action to the Blue Court (further from the Barn entrance), which created more space for fans to sit, stand, and socialize while watching…

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February 7, 2025

Second Graders Research, Present on Environmental Changemakers On Wednesday, second graders presented their environmental changemaker research to a captive audience of their peers in the Erskine Library. The presentation was the culmination of a collaborative project combining research skills, the…

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

January 31, 2025

Eighth grader Makenzie Ekechukwu has made an immediate impact during her first season on the girls’ varsity basketball team. The talented lefty is a force to be reckoned with in the paint and is averaging a double-double through her team’s…

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January 31, 2025

Middle School Students Take on Math Competition On Monday, eighty middle school students participated in the American Mathematics Competition’s AMC8, an international math competition on an eighth grade level. Students from around the world took part in the online, 25-question,…
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on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, due to weather.