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Week Twenty-Five

In an exercise about open-mindedness (the IB learner profile for March) we tasted pickles last week. We read Green Eggs and Ham as a mentor text about being open-minded. Then we tasted three kinds of...

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Week Twenty-Six

Well, we saw evidence of the leprechaun, but never actually got to see him or her. We even set some traps with no luck. Here’s a little glimpse into the morning. Ms. Zaimi even stopped by to see some...

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Weeks 27/28

Last week we read The Crow and the Pitcher, an Aesop Fable. This lead to a discussion about water displacement. So we did our own little experiment with using a variety of different object to see how...

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Week 30

An interesting thing happened this week.  A few students asked to play “literacy” or “math” games during their regular center time. It shows me that students are becoming more engaged with words and...

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Weeks 31/32

We starting our unit on the human body this week. We even had a visit from a real doctor who talked about how to keep our bodies healthy with good food, exercise and hand washing. Click to view...

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Week Thirty-Three

Here are a few photos from this week’s math centers. Click to view slideshow.

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Week Thirty-Four

Here’s a little video of a new math game. A pair of (or three) students are shown a a series of numbers and they have to name the missing number as fast as possible. For example, if they pull the card...

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Week Thirty-Five

I came a cross this little nugget while picking the students up from dance class.

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Week Thirty-Six

We spent a beautiful afternoon in the butterfly garden. We read a book about how to keep our teeth healthy.

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Week Thirty-Seven

We are partnering with The Music Institute of Chicago. Mr. Matt comes on Fridays and has been working with the students on musical theater skills. Here they are working with percussion instruments for...

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