Solo Spots

The students have really been enjoying this beautiful weather at our solo spot location in the Horseshoe of Prairie Crossing.  So far the students have drawn a map of their spots and did some very creative free writing/sketching.  As we continue going out to solo...

Tomato Jubilee Recipes

Our Tomato Jubilee will be here before we know it!  This Wednesday, September 9th, our class will be making flatbread and bruschetta.  The recipes are as follows: Flat Bread 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons fine...

Word Study–Greek and Latin Roots

In word study we are working on Greek and Latin roots.  I wanted the students to focus on vocabulary rather than spelling in order to help them improve their reading and writing.  The word study schedule is as follows: Monday–Receive new root word list (10...

Literature Circles

For the last couple weeks, the students have been participating in literature circles.  The theme of the books they are reading is people with differences.  The students got a brief overview of each book and then chose the top 3 books they wanted to read.  The books...

Tomato Jubilee!

The 5/6 Tomato Jubilee will be on September 9 in the morning. Click HERE to volunteer your time or donations/loans of supplies. Here are the recipes the various classes will be cooking. Our class will be making fresh pasta! Basic Egg Pasta – Stefans 4 large eggs...