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February 21, 2021

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 […]

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February 19, 2021

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 […]

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February 11, 2021

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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February 9, 2021

The Cricket In Times Square

  The escapades of Chester the Cricket, Tucker the Mouse, Harry the Cat, and Mario, whose parents own a newsstand in the Times Square subway station, delighted our Primary Blue students. After they completed this read aloud book, Krista asked them to each make a diorama of a favorite scene. Working at home, the children […]

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January 29, 2021

Honoring Dr. King

Here are ways that classes and a family chose to share Dr. King’s message of hope, justice, and equality prior to Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021. This was a starting point for each class. In every group, throughout the year, the lessons of empathy, compassion, inclusion, and equity are at the core of class […]

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