by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, science
Starting in February, our third, fourth, and fifth graders began a unit of study on Matter in Science class. Students began by learning the definition of matter before diving deeper into the different states of matter, molecules, and changes in matter. Students have...
by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grade 2, grade 3, science
When students were first asked what they knew about the life cycles of living organisms, they shared a variety of thoughtful ideas and prior knowledge. Although each child could initially identify at least one stage or concept related to life cycles, students became...
by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grade 2, grade 3, science
The students in 2nd and 3rd grade participated in these classes. At the beginning of class, students were asked what they knew about coding, and they shared a wide variety of thoughtful and creative responses. It was interesting to see that, even though students knew...
by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grades 6-8, science
After exploring microscopes, students moved on to genetics. Students learned about Gregor Mendal and the genetics he discovered in his garden with yellow and green peas. By doing surveys and questionnaires, students explored traits of themselves and their classmates....
by Alex Melnick | May 22, 2026 | 2025-2026, Social Studies, Social Studies grades K-2, Uncategorized, youngest students
Our K-2 group has moved from studying explorers to studying maps and mapping. We read several books about maps. We thought about what maps are for and why they are important. We looked at maps that showed many different types of information. We studied the...
by Alex Melnick | May 22, 2026 | 2025-2026, science grades K-2, Uncategorized
This spring the K-2 group studied fossils. We looked at the layers of the earth and learned about the Law of Superposition that states that, unless disturbed, oldest rocks,and fossils are further down in the layers. We learned about the main types of fossils including...
