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 …
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 …
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 …
This past Friday we kicked off Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Mr. Taylor lead one of the greatest book talks we have had in the book club. Students shared their noticings and wonderings about the expanding wizarding world. Students shared their insight into the Weasley family. Finally, students talked …
We have finally wrapped up Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The Harry Potter Book Club is in full swing and learning incredible amounts along the way. Each student has also learned it is important to believe in yourself. Harry goes… SPOILER ALERT!!!
We had an amazing time with the Harry Potter Book Club. Even though it was the Friday before vacation, students came prepared and learned a ton. Our guest teacher, Ms. Maloney, was as incredible as Harry Potter beating Malfoy to the snitch. She taught all about fear, happiness, and being …
