7:40am...PYP students (Primary Years Programme; grades K-5) were excited to enter! Thank you to our parents for being patient while we work through the new arrival and dismissal procedures. By day 5, we were much better!
Reminder: Please do not drop students off on 22nd or Payne. Bus riders and Day Care vans use Payne for parking. Car Riders must take Chester to 21st and come through the drop off line in our parking lot behind the school. 22nd Street is for exiting the parking lot and CSU students who will need access their parking lot beginning August 28th. Also, do not park on 22nd in front of the school. This is very dangerous for students and you block traffic from our lot which stops the entire process. Thank you for your support!
Reminder: Please do not drop students off on 22nd or Payne. Bus riders and Day Care vans use Payne for parking. Car Riders must take Chester to 21st and come through the drop off line in our parking lot behind the school. 22nd Street is for exiting the parking lot and CSU students who will need access their parking lot beginning August 28th. Also, do not park on 22nd in front of the school. This is very dangerous for students and you block traffic from our lot which stops the entire process. Thank you for your support!
Introducing MYP teachers (Middle Years Programme; Grades 6-8)
Grades 6-8 sitting on the bleachers in the atrium
Ms. Beers and ALL STAFF members spent the week modeling Campus Cafe routines and expectations. Students love being seated and listening to different genres of music each day while dining. By Friday, one student asked, "Can we hear that French music again?" What a great way to making lunch time a learning experience where everyone wants to be!
To get to know each other better before starting school, a few kindergarten parents met up at Public Square. Their phase in days were awesome and it showed on their first full day. They remembered many procedures and most importantly, they Stayed with the Group!
Fun in grades 1-3
Learning in the Project Areas, Teaching Kitchen, Music, and with SOLE
Learning in the Project Areas, Teaching Kitchen, Music, and with SOLE
In preparation for the solar eclipse, fifth through eighth grade students watched as Mrs. Hochman, our PYP IB Coordinator, dissected a cow's eye. The students learned about the different parts of the eye and viewed the amazing colors found in the retina. They were able to make the connection between staring at the sun too long and damage to the retina. The pretty colors could turn black with too much exposure. Science rules!
5th grade music class learning a Russian dance called, "Sasha." This is part of their
Folk Dance Friday.
Folk Dance Friday.
MYP students showing they are Ready to Learn with their smiles, backpacks, and uniforms!
Miss Thomas' MYP/ELA classes made Kindness notes to put on tables in the Cafe after their current events discussion on Charlottesville. Grades 1-5 loved finding the notes when they walked in. One student said, "Someone left their paper on the table and it says something nice." We explained that the notes were left for them from middle school. It's so nice to be back together in one building!
Miss Thomas' class also left these for Ms. Beers. What a great way to end our first week!
