Rewarding results of testing

by Leah | Jun 5, 2022 | events, News, News and Events

In mid-April all our students but one brand-new student took the Iowa Assessments Form E. These are national-standard tests, each set for a grade level. We use the tests to assess how well we are teaching, not to rank students against each other. The value for...

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;...

James and the Giant Peach

by Leah | Jun 1, 2022 | events, News, News and Events

May 21, 2022.  In the culmination of more than a year of preparation, students in grades 3 through 8 presented the full-hour play, James and the Giant Peach, based on the story by Roald Dahl. Siblings, parents, grandparents, and teachers packed the school courtyard in...

A year in pictures and stories

by Leah | May 30, 2022 | events, News, News and Events

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All year students and teachers have been gathering pictures and stories about our lives in the Academy. Students then worked with former teacher Kelly Lin (now in California) to create this year’s yearbook.  It’s full of hundreds of images arranged artistically and...

Ending the year with a picnic

by Leah | May 30, 2022 | events, News, News and Events

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Friday, May 27, 2022. We always end the academic year with a picnic in the park. Especially in COVID-19 times, this is a most enjoyable way for all of us to socialize freely and celebrate all that we accomplished this year – students, parents, teachers,...

Students present the Solar System

by Leah | May 30, 2022 | events, News, News and Events

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Spring semester 2022. Students in grades 3-8 each created their own books about the Solar System – our Sun, Moon, and planets.  Distilling their learning over the semester, they illustrated each celestial body and wrote many telling facts about each, in fine...

End-of-term performance 2022

by Leah | May 30, 2022 | events, News, News and Events

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Friday, May 27, 2022. We’re back into live performances! With due caution against COVID-19 out students were able to sing, recite, and act outdoors in our second courtyard. All grades were up there, K through 8, before a packed audience of parents, grandparents,...

Field day – fun and athletic tests

by Leah | May 30, 2022 | events, News, News and Events

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Tuesday, May 28, 2022. Students enjoy vigorous activity outside and some friendly competition. Teacher and Deputy Head of School Elizabeth Brasher has been getting our students in grades 3-8 into diverse sports – basketball, flag football, kickball, soccer, and track...

James and the Giant Peach

by Leah | May 22, 2022 | News and Events

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May 21, 2022.  In the culmination of more than a year of preparation, students in grades 3 through 8 presented the full-hour play, James and the Giant Peach, based on the story by Roald Dahl. Siblings, parents, grandparents, and teachers packed the school courtyard in...

Graduates visit us!

by Leah | May 22, 2022 | News and Events

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May 18, 2022.  We had a very welcome surprise visit by three of our LCA alumni/-ae!  Louis Pate, Alegra Reinhold, and David Flores all showed up in their graduation gowns and mortarboards from Las Cruces High School, including their drapings showing their academic...