Week 8: Collaboration and Connection

“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued.”

-Brené Brown

Fifth Grade Defenders Via Persuasive Essays

Students in Mrs. Cori’s fifth grade class presented their “villain defense” persuasive essays.

5th & 6th Graders Pair Up for Leveled Reading Practice

Sixth-grade students joined their fifth grade friends to help them practice their leveled readers.

K-5th Discipleship Answers How & Why God Made Us

The foundation of knowing ourselves and knowing God is understanding He created us in His image to honor and glorify Him with our lives. Through Scripture memory, a mirror exercise and other activities, students in kindergarten through fifth grade are exploring these questions.

Life Skills & Discipleship Class Digs Deeper into Sermon on the Mount

The seventh and eighth grade Life Skills & Discipleship class explored Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount by asking what was confusing, what stood out to them, etc., and then discussing it.

First Graders Have Fun at Fall Meetup

The first grade class met up for a fun fall-themed activity recently: painting pumpkins!

2nd & 3rd Graders Commemorate Pippi Longstocking

After reading “Pippi Longstocking,” the second and third graders made pancakes to celebrate her antics!

K-3rd Grade Crafts Crystal Palace

To kick off their first social studies unit, K-3rd graders began learning about London and built a replica of the Crystal Palace.

Sixth Graders Learn the Importance of Organization Skills

Mrs. Hyland took time to talk to sixth graders about organization and packing their backpacks to make them easier to carry and to find what they need.

Students Get Active Studying Newton’s Laws of Motion

Students in Mrs. Owens’ class completed several lab stations to explore the Laws of Motion by examining force in different ways.

4th Graders Study Grammar, Literature & Writing Creatively

Whether they were searching for clues in “The Eleventh Hour,” presenting their Book of the Month projects or learning a chant/hand clap combo to help them remember what conjunctions are, the fourth graders got their creative juices flowing in ELA this week.

9th Graders Battle It Out in Mrs. Castro’s Class

While reading “The Odyssey,” the ninth graders held theme battles, arguing to convince each other and the teacher of the most important themes within Homer’s famed epic poem.

Leadership & Synthesis of Learning in 10th Grade

As students progress through high school, they use Bloom’s Taxonomy to show they’ve learned various concepts. Here, a tenth-grader teaches ninth-graders about annotation skills.

Buddies Work Together on a Collaborative Art Project

Seventh graders work with their K/1 buddies on an art project.

7th Grade Girls Enjoy Time Together at Lunch

Mrs. Hyland took a great photo of the seventh-grade girls at lunch this week!

Family Fun Night Caps the First Week Back from Fall Break

One of our school community’s most beloved events is when entire families gather for a school picnic, collaborative games, music, dancing, and scavenger hunts to enjoy each other’s company. Family Fun Night was a terrific way to cap the first week back to school after a break.