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 …

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 …