Category Archives: Math & Science

A few photos from First Grade today

Posted on March 27, 2013 by fehlhaber

Mrs. Babcock’s first grade class made beautiful beeswax daffodils today.  They were also working on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. (PS — It’s so quiet and still because the children are out at recess!)

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Painting the Sistine Desk

Posted on January 14, 2013 by fehlhaber

Seventh Grade Curriculum Update by Anna Scalera The seventh grade recently finished a history block on the Renaissance – a period brimming with excellent possibilities for learning through biographies. Our block began with the life story of Joan of Arc. The … Continue reading →

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Scientific Inquiry Among the Preschool Set

Posted on October 15, 2012 by fehlhaber

By SINDYA N. BHANOO When engaged in what looks like child’s play, preschoolers are actually behaving like scientists, according to a new report in the journal Science: forming hypotheses, running experiments, calculating probabilities and deciphering causal relationships about the world. … Continue reading →

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Math Works

Posted on March 22, 2012 by TonyC

Second-grade teacher Aria Nevin worked with students on their math block during main lesson  on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Using different approaches from hand games and circle exercises to counting gems and drawing pictures,  students learn to solve math equations … Continue reading →

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Shaping the Future

Posted on February 11, 2012 by TonyC

Anna Scalera leads her sixth grade class through main lesson on geometry Thursday, February 9, 2012. Students worked through geometric exercises using straight edges and compasses and measuring intersections and arcs to draw regular pentagons and star pentagrams.

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