In first grade, students are beginning their poetry unit, which is the foundation for their curriculum showcase in March. First, the students explored poetry as art and a style of writing, and now they are examining different forms such as haikus and free verse poems. For their free verse poems,
It’s that time of year! Fourth graders are learning about Ancient Egypt in social studies, and in science, they are conducting mummification experiments. Each partnership has chosen to mummify either a hen or another food item of their choosing (one group chose to experiment with watermelon this year, which has
Third graders are stepping up their game in the woodshop, using a variety of established and new skills in order to see projects from beginning to end. Recently, the students designed and created individual Hole ‘n’ a Box projects. Each student started by imagining and drawing their designs. They then
Third graders have been busy planning, designing, and building their own communities. They first decided if they wanted to design a rural, suburban, or urban community and then made plans for their community. They decided what laws would protect their citizens, what services their government would provide, what utilities were
Fifth graders created a symbolic “key” inspired by their reading of The Arrival by Shaun Tan. The keys were made to represent an idea each student believes is essential to understanding the unique beauty of others. Drawing from the novel, students designed a physical key and attached a symbol that reflected a
The third grade visited Belmont Center on Tuesday for a field trip. We walked down the hill to Town Hall, where we met with Selectman Matt Taylor and Brandon Fitts, who works with community outreach. The students asked questions about how local government works in Belmont. Next, students went in
Each afternoon, Monday through Thursday, kindergartners enjoy thirty minutes of choice time to close out their day. Activities change regularly, and children have the freedom to choose what they’d like to do and move between options as they wish. They might build with blocks, play card games, create art, or
What is energy? Where does the energy in roller coaster cars come from? Does the height of a coaster have anything to do with its speed? These are some of the questions fourth graders are asking in science class. To answer these questions, students have been making “bumper coasters” and
Third graders have been busy learning how to navigate the library with growing independence. They have been visiting the library once a week to develop skills in finding fiction and non-fiction books, using the catalog, learning how to use Sora to access e-books and audiobooks, and placing holds on library
In second grade, we continue to build our community and use our collective intelligence to create norms and guidelines to ensure friendship, fun, and learning for all. After reading This Plus That, Life’s Little Equations by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, we created our own equation of 27 + 2 = 1
