As they dive into their fantasy series, Olders students are not only immersed in the captivating worlds of their books but are also critically reflecting on the authors' creative choices and the deeper messages woven into the narratives. Last week, they had the exciting opportunity to take this learning a step further by meeting in person with Erika Lewis, the acclaimed author of Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts.

Students waited in line to cast their votes on Election Day, as part of our Storypath Election Project. Poll workers were on hand to help out, and ballots will be counted in the afternoon. Candidates from the three Olders classes spent the weeks leading up to the election giving speeches and showing their commercials in order to engage and motivate potential voters.

Students in Youngers (K-1) have been learning about the three states of matter. They have identified the basic types of molecules: solid, liquid, and gas and how each takes specific shape, volume, and movement. Students explored how the temperature or a chemical reaction can make objects change from one state of matter to another. They conducted their own experiments to learn more about the changes of matter.

The Storypath Election is drawing near!  Recently, all of the Olders students and the students in Violet Class gathered in the MPR for live speeches! The attention to detail brings an air of excitement and realism to the process.  Additionally, parties booked speaking engagements to deliver their messages in every classroom on campus. In Studio, Chris guided our party members in building voting booths while also creating keepsake framed campaign posters. With each passing day, smaller posters are appearing all over campus, students are registering to vote, and the excitement is building. We look forward to guiding our students through the election process as the days near November 5th.

First-grade students strengthened their numbers sense and addition and subtraction skills by writing their own “double-decker bus” stories. Stories involved several passengers sitting on a double-decker bus (some on the top and some on the bottom). At the next stop, more passengers get on the bus or get off of the bus. How many passengers are on the bus now? Our students loved reading and solving each other's double-decker bus number stories. To learn more about our Math curriculum, CLICK HERE.