The Lower Pod classrooms at Switzer Mesa campus dedicated their continent study this semester to Asia. While activities and studies were done in the classroom, students also chose a country on which to do an in-depth study at home. This week those students revealed their weeks of research to a packed house of friends and […]
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A group of very excited kindergartners from the Westside and Sunnyside Campuses visited the Switzer Mesa Campus last week, in order to learn more about their future classrooms. The teachers and current elementary students who welcomed the kindergartners were just as eager to meet the new members of their classroom communities. The students played a
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As our semester-long culture study on Australia was coming to a close, we were very fortunate to have a special visitor in our classroom! Ms. Nicole, the mom of one of our students, has visited Australia and has her very own didgeridoo! She had been practicing her circular breathing and was brave enough to perform
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The kindergartners from both classrooms at Sunnyside had the opportunity to visit Warner’s Nursery and Willow Bend Environmental Education Center! It was a beautifully sunny day, perfect for learning more about plants and nature. We started the day at Warner’s Nursery, where we were greeted with a creative sign welcoming us! Ms. Kathy and Ms.
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This cycle, in Natural World, our teacher, Ms. Larson, let us participate in a Crime Investigation Dinner. This was basically a simulation to help us understand how investigators solve crimes. In the scenario, students in each class took on the roles of different Italian family members having dinner at Mama Rossa’s Restaurant. One member of
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Children from the Back Classroom were eager to share lessons they are learning with their parents at Back-To-School Night on Thursday, April 18. Thank you to all of the visiting families who made this event a success! Take a look at some of the busy workers.
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Triops are very unusual creatures with two dark compound eyes and a third pale eye between them. That is why they are called triops for the three eyes (from the Greek, tri for three and ops for eyes). With these eyes they can detect food or predators very near to them. Triops eat algae, mosquito
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Our Very Own Violin Concert! Westside students in Ms. Leah and Ms. Meghan’s class were treated to a special musical demonstration on Monday afternoon. A fellow classmate performed on the violin and wowed his audience with such songs as the “Kangaroo Song” and “Lightly Row”, a folk song. He demonstrated how the violin is played with a bow
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The kindergarten children went on a winding adventure while walking to Guardian Medical Transport. At the station, we learned about the duties and daily lives of the paramedics and focused on 911 education. Thanks to one of our paramedic parents we had an extra special tour in Guardian’s one of a kind Braun Super Chief
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Children from the Front Classroom were eager to share lessons they are learning with their parents at Back-To-School Night on Thursday, April 11. Thank you to all of the visiting families who made this event a success! Take a look at some of the busy workers:
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