Lower Elementary has been busy! Students recently completed a Grandparents Day project. Working with a partner, they brainstormed, wrote a script, rehearsed, and filmed one another. The only part a teacher played was stitching the videos together so it can be delivered to grandparents. This was an exercise in writing, reading, public speaking, filmmaking, and gratitude and loved by all grandparents. 

First and second grade Biomes spent time learning about cardinal directions and how to use a compass. They practiced orienting themselves in the outdoor classroom to see if they could follow directions using a compass. STEAM activity this year is the book “Wreck This Journal.” Over the course of the year, they are going to wreck our journals with activities and explorations. So far, activities have included using only red to illustrate a page, poking holes in a page, exploring line width, fingerprinted, challenged themselves to color in an entire page, launched pencils at the books to score points, and gathered a leaf to press. This has been a fantastic experience so far, and our students are loving having permission to wreck with abandon.