Weekly View of Why Students Love Learning at AHB
This week was all about wrapping things up! Here are some of the highlights. Three of our book club groups finished their books! Our Beta writers shared their nonfiction books with one another! We earned so much from one another. Check out our Out of this World planet projects! Well done everyone! *** Want to see more pictures, videos and more details about each day? Don’t forget to check us out on Instagram! *** @ Beta_class
2nd/3rd: Week of May 12 Read More »
Math: Both the Marionettes and the Saplings are on their last unit over statistics! They had lessons over measures of center and measures of variability. The Algebra students worked hard on their escape room. They should now be ready for their check-in on Monday. All students are taking their last check-ins next week. ELA: The countdown is on! We started wrapping up ELA this week by turning in literary essays about the novels students just finished. Phew! Another elephant eaten one bite at a time. We also analyzed the poem, “Harlem” by Langston Hughes by looking for rhyme scheme, figurative
Middle School: Week of May 5 Read More »
General News Teacher appreciation was such a delight! The heartfelt video messages were really touching and went a long way to help us feel loved and appreciated. (Extra special thanks for the delightful sit-down lunch, with coverage! We love the chance to dine with our fellow staff members!) The Gammas spent our Community Meeting brainstorming new ideas and suggestions for next year. If you are curious about their feedback (or would like to add your own?) you can do so here! ELA Update We’re at the part of the school year where things get a little wonky and we blend
4th/5th: Week of May 5 Read More »
Math – Ms. Andrea’s math group powered through their End of Year Assessment!! These Betas have worked so hard this year – we’re spending our last days together planning an epic space trip! So far this week we’ve reviewed qualifications and hired a team of astronauts and specialists for the mission, carefully planned a training schedule for them, and helped another team figure out which supplies they can afford to purchase for their trip. Needless to say, it’s been a busy week. We’re also making time for some targeted review of yearlong skills to ensure our math minds are as
2nd/3rd: Week of May 5 Read More »
Playing Lava Monster tag, Wyatt found a great strategy to remain lava-free!! In our Bigger Backyard…WHAT’S ABOVE US?! This week, we first finished our Moon Mission team projects. We finalized what our mission plans were, the name and emblem of our mission and we designed astronaut suits for our peeps. Each team presented them. We then traveled 193 million miles up to visit our closest star…THE SUN! We learned that it is HOT, HOT, HOT (12,000 degrees at its core) and GINORMOUS! (if we filled it up 1.3 million earths could fit inside). We saw where we’re located in our
K/1st: Week of Apr 28 Read More »
