Interpreting the Iowa Assessment scores for your student

by Leah | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorized

April, 2022. The Iowa Assessments went smoothly and the results are both rewarding and informative. All students but one very recent student took the tests, 45 in all. Thirty-four students took the tests last year. This gives us and them a snapshot of their progress;...

Animals, more animals, and ice cream

by Leah | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

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April 21st, 2022: We just finished 3 half-days of the Iowa Assessment tests, so it was time for a break – a trip to Landmark Mercantile in Mesquite.  What’s there? For one, a lot of interesting animals, goats, an ostrich, three emus, a pot-bellied pig,...

Marble mazes by young students

by Leah | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized

April 1, 2022. Engineering club for grades 1 & 2: students made marble mazes out of Legos, in clever designs.  Here two students navigate theirs with a marble. Shades of the 1950s! Thanks to our engineer club volunteers Elizabeth Brasher, Jessica Houston, Erin...

Kindergarten with art

by Leah | Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized

March 2, 2022.  Teacher Katie Bushma engaged our 8 kindergarten students in creating art. They get a full and enjoyable program of handwriting, reading, spelling, math, music, art, Chinese, and Spanish.

Christmas cards in Chinese

by Leah | Jan 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

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Imagination – students created Christmas cards in Chinese class in December, 2021.  They generated their ideas, wrote their cards in fine characters, and decorated the...

Math club

by Leah | Jan 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

The Fall 2021 semester has been very busy and productive with in-person learning under very good precautions against COVID-19.  After-school activities are thriving. The theater club and Lego club are back in operation!  We’ll have pictures and a story soon....