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Early Elementary

Welcome to Inside the Classroom! This is a space where we post weekly updates of what’s happening within the walls of our amazing classrooms. Feel free to browse the updates to see what amazing learning adventures our students are having.

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 26 - Oct. 30

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 26 – Oct. 30

Emmy turned 6 on Monday...Happy Birthday Emmy! Day of the …

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 19 - Oct. 23

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 19 – Oct. 23

We retold and sequenced the events of “Charlotte’s Web” on …

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 12 - Oct. 16

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 12 – Oct. 16

Art Elective created these beautiful Mexican Alebrije art out of …

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 5 - Oct. 9

Early Elementary Highlights! Oct. 5 – Oct. 9

We did it! Happy 6th Birthday Jonah! Another fun “Ag …

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 28 – Oct. 2

When the playground doesn’t have hammocks, call the Wilderness Engineers!Another …

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 21 - Sept. 25

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 21 – Sept. 25

We had so much fun doing Drama with Miss Kathy …

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 14 - Sept. 18

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 14 – Sept. 18

Guess my pattern!We had a guest join us for Recess …

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 8 - Sept. 11

Early Elementary Highlights! Sept. 8 – Sept. 11

After making our guesses for our guessing jar, we put …

Early Elementary Highlights! Aug. 31 - Sept. 4

Early Elementary Highlights! Aug. 31 – Sept. 4

EE made wonderful self portraits this week! Furry Friend Fridays …

Early Elementary Highlights! May 11 - May 15

Early Elementary Highlights! May 11 – May 15

A beautiful day for a “Shooting Stars” picnic!Happy Summer from …

Early Elementary Highlights! May 4 - May 8

Early Elementary Highlights! May 4 – May 8

We loved having Intermediate read to us on Wednesday!Best Buds! …

Early Elementary Highlights! Apr. 27 - May 1

Early Elementary Highlights! Apr. 27 – May 1

Posing and drawing our partner portraits to put together our …

Early Elementary Highlights! Apr. 20 - Apr. 24

Early Elementary Highlights! Apr. 20 – Apr. 24

Happy Birthday Lyla! So much fun at STEAM night! Thank …

Early Elementary Highlights! Mar. 23 - Mar. 27

Early Elementary Highlights! Mar. 23 – Mar. 27

Team work in the process of creating a stage performance! …

Early Elementary Highlights! Mar. 16 - Mar. 20

Early Elementary Highlights! Mar. 16 – Mar. 20

A little crazy but very productive work time!We love “Ag …

Early Elementary Highlights! Mar. 2 - Mar. 6

Early Elementary Highlights! Mar. 2 – Mar. 6

Impromptu performance! Enjoying Dr. Seuss books!Using a hundreds chart to …

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 23 - Feb. 27

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 23 – Feb. 27

Madison and Matteo’s lemonade stand! Jumping for Joy in Jamaica! …

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 17 - Feb. 20

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 17 – Feb. 20

We loved having our Preschool friends visit us for Work …

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 9 - Feb. 13

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 9 – Feb. 13

Early Elementary students participated in the Winter Olympics Torch Relay …

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 2 - Feb. 6

Early Elementary Highlights! Feb. 2 – Feb. 6

Art elective with Laura Gomel...travel posters!When it came to the …

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 26 - Jan. 30

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 26 – Jan. 30

We began our shape scavenger hunt on Monday!Artie had a …

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 20 - Jan. 23

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 20 – Jan. 23

Snow Globes! We pretended we lived in a snow globe, …

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 12 - Jan. 16

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 12 – Jan. 16

Learning and singing about Martin Luther King Jr!Work-time building!Furry Friend …

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 6 - Jan. 9

Early Elementary Highlights! Jan. 6 – Jan. 9

Enjoying our January books!We had so much fun playing our …

Early Elementary Highlights! Dec. 15 - Dec. 19

Early Elementary Highlights! Dec. 15 – Dec. 19

Santa left presents for our classroom under our tree! We …

Early Elementary Highlights! Dec. 8 - Dec. 12

Early Elementary Highlights! Dec. 8 – Dec. 12

Our favorite holiday tradition graph! Building our 3D nutcrackers! Partner …

Early Elementary Highlights! Dec. 1 - Dec. 5

Early Elementary Highlights! Dec. 1 – Dec. 5

Luna did a great job reading the story "My Friends" …