Elementary

2nd/3rd: Week of 4/29

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group launched our graphing unit by making a T chart of our favorite weekend day, and then used our data to create a bar graph. We learned that scientists use graphs to organize information and learned vocabulary for parts of a graph. We also graphed: land animals vs sea animals, monthly Texas weather trends and numbers (< or > 1,000). The Beta 1s practiced reading bar graphs and pictographs and answering questions about their data. So many graphs!! Later in the week we took a look at some survey questions. We answered one about after […]

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Second grade student writes while laying on rug at progressive school.

4th/5th: Week of 4/29

General News Reading/Writing Update ELA got super crafty this week! We started the week off with our usual reading of a new Onyeka chapter together and had a discussion of the study guide from last week while also reviewing what is coming up this week. For the rest of the week we got busy finishing our Nigerian food menus and creating some artistic renderings of real Nigerian dishes! We had a lot of fun making Jollof Rice, Puff Puff, Zobo, Akara, Moi Moi, and much much more out of craft supplies in the classroom. We look forward to “serving” you

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Fifth grade student works with teacher at private elementary school with small classes.

K/1st: Week of 4/22

This week in Alpha… All shirts are potential AHB shirts!!! Around the World in 60 Days… This week Alphas visited the second largest continent in the world: AFRICA. We plotted our maps with climate information and topography – we plotted the world’s longest river, the Nile, as well as Africa’s highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro. We learned that Africa is called the birthplace of humanity – so all the Paleoindian people who inhabited North America, had ancestors that originated in Africa. The original humans lived in Africa for thousands of years. They didn’t create boundaries and borders of Africa’s 54 countries

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Kindergarten kids having fun outdoors at part time school in Austin.

2nd/3rd: Week of 4/22

Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group counted piggy banks and compared collections of coins, solved money word problems, practiced balancing scales with coins and learned a new math game called “Scoop & Graph”. On Thursday they took their money unit test (ROCKED IT) and graphing pre-test. All gears are in motion to finish the year off strong! Ms. Kelly’s math group explored how to represent fractions on a number line by reviewing dividing a whole, like a circle or rectangle, into equal parts and selecting a fraction. Then, we applied this concept to a number line, dividing the interval between

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Third grader dressed at knight at private school in Austin.

4th/5th: Week of 4/22

General News Reading/Writing Update This week in ELA we explored present-day Nigerian culture in depth. After reviewing our study guide, reading chapter 17 together in class, and having our Monday discussion we moved on to learning all about Pidgin English. We learned the definition of dialect (an accent or language specific to a group of people or region) and watched two videos about Pidgin and Cockney – two dialects mentioned in the book – and explored the history of Pidgin English in Africa. The BBC has a section of their website written entirely in Pidgin and we had the chance

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Fourth grade students work together on math project at STEM school.