What an experience we all had today. We talked to Mark Wood, explorer, who is climbing to the top of the world. Mark spoke to us today from around Mt. Everest and told us about his journey so far. He plans to make it to the summit of Mt. Everest, 8, 848 meters, in another [...]

Wait til Helen Comes, by Mary Downing Hahn is a ghost story. It’s spooky, engaging, and led students to make this trailer. Interested in reading? Great acting and video by one of the literature circle groups.

As we are getting close to completing our class read-aloud, Wonder, we wanted to share our thoughts about the book. We’ve been with August and his friends for the last month, and we felt like we’ve gotten to know the characters. We settle down in our pillows and comfortable carpet and enter August’s world. His world [...]

What do you do when you find some huge boxes in the hallway that are about to be broken down and recycled? Grab them. We spent some time last week playing and building with boxes. Students were divided into 4 groups, given one large box, some tape and asked to build anything. What unfolded was [...]

Today, we explored some discoveries the students made yesterday at Hamagin. Suddenly, their play has turned to Bernouilli’s Principle, Newton and gravity, plasma TV screens, the history of transportation. Completely absorbed, they planned, researched and are beginning movies, posters and keynotes on their discoveries. The final projects are still to come, but for now, here [...]

Where are we in place and time, really? This week, we dug into our first unit. Our central idea: Our understanding of scientific discoveries has evolved over time and shapes the future. We played with the idea and talked about how much smarter kids are today based on all of the knowledge that has been passed [...]

Do you ever Wonder what it would be like to look so completely different from everyone else that it would be hard to fit in? Our first read aloud , Wonder by R.J. Palacio, centers around Auggie, a 10-year old child with a facial deformity. He has been schooled at home and is entering school [...]

What a great start to the school year. We’ve played, read, worked on a challenging puzzle, drew a self-portrait. And then, we got computers! It’s been hot and humid, and students have been forced inside for lunch recess, but they’re a creative bunch. Already, students are ready to learn, energized by puzzle solving and showing [...]

This week, one of our IT people, Aaron, came in to show students what makes up a computer. We’ve been studying natural resources during our unit on “How We Organize Ourselves,” and we started off the unit by thinking about where our “stuff” comes from. Students, fascinated by the computer, wrote down that a computer [...]

Inspired by a site called “Dear World,” students came up with positive words, inspiring words to pass along to others. For some, it’s what they learned in Exhibition or from this school. Great words. Great bunch of kids. Enjoy! See everyone at Exhibition. Dear World: Here’s What We Think on PhotoPeach