"This month in second grade art, we have been working on line drawing of birds as we study the artist Audubon, and his incredible contributions of his bird paintings. The students have been working on color theory, focusing on coloring a color wheel and understand the relationships between primary and secondary colors." -Jenn Atwell, art teacher
Read MoreThe middle school girls had a 1-4 record after their first five games (a 20% win percentage), but improved to 8-2 for their last ten games - an 80% win percentage! "Our first practice was only two girls," said coach Rebe McReynolds. "I thought, 'Lord, how are we going to have a season?' And within two weeks our team had grown to 12 players. Many of...
Read MoreAs part of their astronomy studies, fifth grade recently visited McCormick Observatory at UVA where they learned about the historic 26-inch McCormick Refractor which was built in 1878. The 45 foot dome of the observatory was the largest in the world when it was built!
Read MoreKeith McCurdy, a licensed counselor who has been on the board of Faith Christian School in Roanoke, spoke last week in three different sessions, first to students, then to faculty and local and pastors, and then to parents. Mr. McCurdy said that every child needs to answer three existential questions on their way to a sturdy adulthood, "Am I valuable? Am I capable? Do...
Read MoreKindergarten has dove into this year of new things - including planting and gardening in the raised beds behind the Ivy campus. "I love this age of students," says kindergarten teacher Mrs. Huemme. "I'm excited to see them learn what school is about. We are planting seeds for a lifetime."
Read MoreMr. Paurillo’s second graders read a book during library that got them wondering exactly how many moons Jupiter has, which led to spontaneous research. The students found books about planets and learned how to use an index to look up information. They triumphantly found their answer! Jupiter has 57 named moons (plus some that are still awaiting names).
Read MorePlays have been revealed and parts assigned for Drama Night in the spring. Third grade studies ancient history so they will be performing the Greek myth, Atalanta and the Great Race. “I like the play a lot because it has a lot of action and suspense,” says third-grader Annie S. “You don’t know what’s going to happen!”
Read More“It is a mistake to see history as simply a body of content, a ‘background’ material for understanding the ‘great books,’ a series of facts to be memorized. History is not merely a subject, it is also a discipline. That is, it is not merely a thing to be learned, but a way to learn things. The lens through which the historian studies his...
Read MoreFourth graders have been learning about perspective in art and are working hard at implementing their discoveries as they render a three dimensional hallway onto a two-dimensional sheet of paper. Leonardo da Vinci once said, "Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting. Perspective is to painting what the bridle is to the horse, the rudder to a ship."
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