Band Fair, North Branch’s largest fundraiser of the year, was on Saturday, May 16th, at Cardinal Point Winery. We lucked out and got beautiful weather this year! The event, which featured live music, wine tastings, a silent auction, children’s activities, refreshments, a truck raffle, a cake walk and an art show, brought in over $5,000 […]
One morning at North Branch
On this particular morning, shortly after the bell rang, students were involved in a variety of projects. They ranged from glue and construction paper to creating electrical charges to discussion of Greek literature. Seniors in Maggie’s science class spent the morning learning about and then experimenting with electrical charges. Head teacher Charlotte Zinsser Booth and […]
Earth Day
Students celebrated Earth Day on Friday, April 24th. The school was a whirlwind of activity. Many of the children spent a large portion of the day outside. Tasks included picking up litter on the road, cleaning up a dump site in the woods, composting gardens, turning beds, planting a border and window boxes, and putting […]
The 16th Annual North Branch Golf Classic
Our 16th annual golf tournament will be held on Thursday, April 30th 2009, with a 1pm Shotgun Start. The Classic will be at Stoney Creek Golf Course at Wintergreen Resort, Rt. 151 in Nellysford. This course is rated the 34th best resort course in U.S. by Golf Digest. Important Details: There will be a shotgun […]
The 2009 Mile Run
In a relatively new tradition, students gather on a spring morning to run the mile. Nursery students, parents and teachers cheered on the rest of the school as they ran five laps around the field. Various dogs, teachers, parents and siblings also joined in. Watch for professional photos of the run from Stephanie Gross soon.
Band Fair is coming up – Saturday, May 16th
Band Fair 7 is scheduled for Saturday (a change this year, it’s usually on Sunday) May 16th, from 1-7! Mark your calendars now, it looks like it’s going to be a really fun day. Aside from the bands scheduled, there will be wine tasting, juggling, children’s activities such as sand art, a cake walk, face […]
Rainy week
We had a very rainy week. By the end of it, the sun FINALLY came out. Friday was the last day of school before spring break. The students were ecstatic about being back outside, even if the mile run did get postponed. Some kids were dubious about the puddles. Others were ready to play no […]
Assembly for the First Day of Spring
Friday’s assembly was FULL of great performances and presentations from the students. The assembly began with the Primary classes making a grand, skipping entrance complete with a song to welcome spring. The Seniors shared their Ancient Egypt projects, and Primary One told the group about the weights and volumes of their “1,000 things” collections. The […]
