“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 […]
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, […]
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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