“What did you do in school today?” Who among us has answered “recreated Stonehenge?” But that is exactly what the Seniors did, using bricks they made and following techniques experts imagine were used to create the original structures, as part of their unit on ancient cultures and civilizations. Brick making began with soil from the […]
Earth Day 2021
Everyone in school helped tend to the gardens and grounds during Earth Day 2021. Middle Schoolers turned the soil in the gardens to be ready for planting. In addition, Seniors and Juniors turned soil near the compost pile, then Seniors helped Smith reorganize the garden tool shed and Juniors and Jill picked up trash from […]
Folk Legend Bill Staines in Concert
Folk Legend Bill Staines in concert at North Branch School on Sunday, May 2, at 2 PM. This should be a very special show since Bill has not been on the road playing for fans in over a year. He is eager to get back on the stage in front of an audience! This […]
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Primary Blue class LOVED reading The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. This timeless tale of a trumpeter swan born without a voice captured their imaginations and hearts. The students leapt at the chance to perform excerpts from this story when their teacher suggested a play. And, best of all in this school year, […]
Spring Online Merchandise Store
Support North Branch School in style! The Spring Online NBS Merchandise store has some new items and some old favorites! Order here by March 26th: https://bit.ly/nbs-spring2021-online-store Check out the new HEATHER BLUE NBS t-shirt, ball caps in youth sizes, plus the return of adult-size trucker hats and the supersoft NBS hoodies. (Those of us who ordered hoodies in the fall have […]
Building Bridges
The 5th and 6th graders put their engineering, construction, and problem-solving skills to work building bridges. First, they chose a type of bridge – truss, suspension, beam, cantilever, arch, cable-stayed – and researched the pros and cons of the design and actual bridges constructed in that style. Then, with simple materials the students built their […]
Learning Cycle March 15-April 9
Dear NBS Families, Although numbers are still higher than we would like, they continue to trend down regionally and nationally. Our staff will receive their second vaccinations on or about February 27, and those vaccines will have taken full effect by March 15. Both good things! We are announcing the following plans for March 15 […]
Learning Cycle February 18 – March 12
Dear North Branch Families, There are two pieces of good news to report. First, metrics nationally are trending down, and locally, while numbers are still high, particularly in Nelson, Waynesboro, and Augusta, the trend is downward. Second, North Branch staff members have received the first of their two vaccinations, will receive the second shot on […]
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