Parents Consider Sharing your Immigration Story

Dear Parents, Some of your students may have mentioned, we are beginning a new unit in Social Studies. Over the next few weeks, we will be studying immigration.   In the past, I have leaned on parents to bring their personal experiences of immigrating to the United States to engage …

Guest Post; All Town Winter Orchestra

Dear Harrington, Bowman & Bridge String Players and Families, The All-Town Winter Orchestra Concert is almost here – it is next week!  Your child will be playing on Concert No. 2 on Thurs., Feb 1.  Our string students have been working very hard preparing for these concerts and are excited to share their accomplishments with …

Bowman School Strings and Band Concert

Friday, January 19th was the Bowman School Strings and Band Concert. Students from fourth and fifth grade performed different pieces they had been practicing from the beginning of the school year. Pieces ranged from Hot Crossed Buns to Ode to Joy! Check out the pictures below. Can you spot a …

Harry Potter Session 14

This past week The Harry Potter Book Club made connections from Serious Talk to The Goblet of Fire. Mrs. Loof and I were incredibly impressed to hear thoughtful responses to why witches and wizards had house elves. We talked quite a bit about the connections of house-elves to slavery. Next …

Extreme Weather Research Project Presentations

Brufftopians shared their extreme weather research projects this past week. After two weeks of research, students used different tools to show their learning. A number of students elected to use computers while others used posters. The research was conducted at home and in the classroom! Check out the student’s projects …