by Julia Applegate | Aug 8, 2018 | Mini Scholars, Summer News
Animals Along the Amazon – Andrea Bourne We are having fun learning all about the Amazon rainforest and the diverse group of animals and insects that live there. We began the week by exploring different types of snakes, taking a closer look at real snake skins...
by Julia Applegate | Aug 1, 2018 | Mini Scholars, Summer News
Japanese Art – Andrea Bourne We are experiencing Japanese culture this week by learning many of the country’s unique art forms. The art of paper folding, known as origami, is helping us to transform a flat piece of paper into everything from cranes and...
by Julia Applegate | Jul 25, 2018 | Mini Scholars, Summer News
Art and Archaeology: Ancient Americas – Pauline Williams We’ve jumped right in to ancient America. Monday found us in caves (under the tables) doing cave paintings and we have begun a sand painting project that will extend through the week. It is inspiring...
by Julia Applegate | Jul 18, 2018 | Mini Scholars, Summer News
Destination Disney – Merrie Romea Destination Disney has been busy traveling around the world this week! We have already traveled to Hawaii with Lilo and Stitch and to China with Mulan. The kids are loving to crafts and classroom activities! They loved trying...
by Julia Applegate | Jul 11, 2018 | Mini Scholars, Summer News
Elementary Coding with Robotics – Tony Gore This week in robotics in coding the students are learning about coding using blocky. We began the week by creating our own simple visual coding language with flashcards and have begun progressing through several different...
