Upper Elementary students got a taste of middle school science in an exploration of Rube Goldberg machines. The UE students took the knowledge they learned about simple machines and force and motion earlier this year…
mreuterMay 19, 2022
Passing on the Love of Reading The Lower Elementary students did a 'spring cleaning' of used books in their households. They brought their books in to donate to our classroom bookstore. Each student was given…
mreuterMarch 24, 2022
Geography In Geography, the 3rd graders are studying the function and symbolism of nations. Using Pin Maps to solidify their geographical knowledge, they label all countries, their capitals, and flags, test their memory on geography…
mreuterMarch 3, 2022
Elementary Ecology In Ecology, the focus has been on soil and water, and the classroom has been our vegetable garden, along with the school woods. Recently the 5th grade students observed and documented their adopted…
mreuterFebruary 14, 2022
In Literacy class, Upper Elementary students have been studying the myths and science surrounding squids through the lens of the book Giant Squid: Searching for a Sea Monster by Mary M Cerullo and Clyde. F. E.…
mreuterJanuary 27, 2022
The Upper and Lower Elementary students hit the slopes at Shawnee Mountain in the Poconos. The trips are planned as part of the school curriculum. They are a great opportunity to learn a lifelong sport,…
mreuterJanuary 14, 2022
In addition to their daily literacy curriculum, Upper Elementary students engage in a twice-weekly book club. Alongside independent reading time and our classroom library, book clubs seek to maintain and foster a critical love of…
mreuterDecember 14, 2021
The lower elementary class joined the Project FeederWatch, a survey of birds of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which runs from mid-November till the end of April. Facilities installed the hook and the bird feeder…
mreuterDecember 7, 2021
Upper Elementary students are actively working on an interdisciplinary project to celebrate fall and the recent Thanksgiving holiday. First, they listened to a read-aloud of The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade and Jennifer Davidson, a…
mreuterNovember 22, 2021
