Essay Can You See: 4th Grade Writers Craft Essays from A to Thesis
“I wrote that the classes are so interesting that it makes people who hate school love school.” 4th Grade writers are crafting their first multi-paragraph …
Lower School
Lots of Dots: Expanding Our Skills in Kindergarten Math
“I can give a hint! The next one [number] after something with 9 ends with ‘tee.’ Like twenty-nine, thirTY.’” Kindergarten mathematicians this week worked together …
From Mulch to Marbles: 1st Grade Scientists Get the Most Out of Compost
“Want to see my squirrel trap?” First grade scientists worked in the garden this week, growing skills and content knowledge with hands-on activities while also …
Circuits, Circuits: Building Electromagnets in 3rd Grade Science
“Look! This one is 8 paperclips!” 3rd Grade Scientists built and tested electromagnets this week. Using a 1.5 volt battery, alligator clips, a nail, and …
An Inch, a Cinch: 2nd Grade Mathematicians Measure Up
“Hold your finger here. No wait, it’s moving! We could make a little tiny pencil mark so we know?” 2nd Grade Mathematicians are expanding their …
Different Names for the Same Thing: Mapmaking in 5th Grade History
“Sometimes, on Los Gatos Blvd, it’s also called Bascom because it’s divided at some point. But it’s actually the same street, just two names.” 5th …
Around the Table: Celebrations and Storytelling in JK
“I’m gonna visit my Gigi next week!” JK investigators are learning about the season, holidays like Diwali and Thanksgiving, and the various ways we all …
Oak-splorations in 4th Grade Science
“I see – it’s like a frog! The mother lays eggs and it goes to tadpole then all the way to frog. Then it goes …
Shapes, Symmetry, and Smiles: Kindergarteners Explore the World’s First Pattern Alphabet
“I see a swoosh! Look!” Kindergarten scientists this week, and last, have been exploring the world’s first Spatial Alphabet, developed by Na2ure.org. This week, students …
The Imposter Roster: 1st Grade Mathematicians Find “Which One Doesn’t Belong”
“Because almost all the rest use a plus but that one uses a minus; that’s the only one that uses the minus.” 1st grade Mathematicians …