Teacher Talk
Teacher Talk: Totem Poles
November 17, 2022
As part of a unit on the native people of North America, fifth graders learned about the role of totem poles in the history and culture of the tribes of the Northwest Coast of the U.S. and Canada. Students studied the many uses of these poles, which since the late eighteenth century, have been used for storytelling, tombstones, and family (clan) histories. The project was also an opportunity to discuss the […] Read more...
Teacher Talk: BPD Visits Kindergarten
November 10, 2022
In social studies, Kindergarten is focusing on what makes our community unique. We are addressing this topic by identifying and understanding different roles and responsibilities in our community. We are inviting community members in to explain how they benefit the people around them. Our first guest was a Burlington Police Officer, Officer Oren Byrne. Our students had the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the equipment used on a […] Read more...
Science Fair 2021- 2022
February 28, 2022
Thanks to all of the Judges: 1. Dr. Declan McCabe 6. Hari Konnanur 11. Pete Brescia 2. Michaela Forgione 7. Dr. Amanda Kennedy 12. Dr. Jen Kaufman 3. Bob Viswanathan […] Read more...
Teacher Talk: Dr. Martin Luther King Day
January 19, 2022
As a way to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 6PC lead a prayer service focused on 2 of the ideas that permeate Dr.King’s work. 1-The Golden Rule- Treat others the way that you would want to be treated (received from his own Christian tradition), and 2- Be an upstander rather than a bystander. After an opening prayer, which was written by Dr. King, […] Read more...
Teacher Talk: Grades 1 & 8 Science Collaboration
December 6, 2021
Ms. Lee’s first grade class and Mr. Pendergrass’s eighth grade class are collaborating this year on a regular basis to do science explorations together. In the beginning of the school year, the two classes were excited to see they would be sharing both their lunch and recess blocks and after seeing how well they connected with each other, Ms. Lee ventured to take it one step further and introduced Science […] Read more...