• Last summer, Ms Echternacht (Ek-ter-knocked) went on an airplane to a teacher meeting in a place called Atlanta, Georgia. It’s hot and [...]

  The long, hot walk to remember Dr. King

  January 16, 2015
• We started reading The Dream Fairies by Kelly Ann Smee. Its about the fairies who are in charge of your dreams. Then we went out in the forest to [...]

  All About Fairies

  May 19, 2013
• Ms Echternacht’s Dad sent her this video about a school in Japan. This Kindergarten was on the news in Japan because it is unusual. What do [...]

  The Forest Kindergarten

  May 19, 2013
• While we were playing today we noticed there were lots of birds on the playground. Then we noticed one was a bluebird! Then someone else saw [...]

  Bluebirds

  February 1, 2013

• Chester had a problem w Froggie today. Chester was playing the maraca and Froggie came up and tapped the maraca. Chester started crying and said [...]

  Chester works to be brave

  November 20, 2012
• The short story of Thanksgiving is about being thankful. It’s a time to be together with our families and our friends. But there is a long [...]

  The Long Story of US Thanksgiving

  November 19, 2012
• We have friends all around the world. They are all kids. They are all 4 and 5 and 6 year old kids. We can talk to them through the computer. They [...]

  Our friends in England

  October 5, 2012
• Today we went outside and took some photographs of our garden. Earlier in the week, we read a book about “How Pumpkins Grow.” Can you [...]

  “Nature” or “Not Nature” ?

  September 21, 2012

• What can YOU invent?

  Cain’s Arcade

  June 19, 2012
• Mrs Amosa taught us about ANZAC Day last Wednesday. ANZAC Day happens each April 25th in the far away lands of Australia, New Zealand, and [...]

  Mrs Amosa tells us about ANZAC Day

  May 4, 2012
•  Mr Ben’s class in Indonesia teaches us how to Play: Stuck in the Mud! We told them: “Thank You for teaching us how to play stuck in [...]

  How to Play: Stuck in the Mud

  April 28, 2012
• Every year we have a famous person come to our school for the Visiting Author Program. This year we welcomed Naomi Shihab Nye to our school. Here [...]

  Naomi Shihab Nye and the Shawl

  April 2, 2012

• Winter: #SkypePlay: aka “The Computer Phone”

  April 1, 2012
• We have a famous person coming to our school. She is a writer. She writes poetry and stories. She wrote a story about visiting her Grandmother in [...]

  The Visiting Author

  February 27, 2012
• Dear God, We Pray for the animals that run wild: for their graceful, daring, desperate dash to survive. Help us to be gentle with their fear, [...]

  We Think About Animals

  February 6, 2012