We’ve had a lot of exciting things going on at North Branch in the past two weeks. The Juniors did a phenomenal job making dioramas of books they read and a representative from Barefoot Books came for a one-day book fair. The books were lovely, and it turned out to be a great fundraiser for […]
Three-legged teachers
On Friday, to celebrate the book fair, students and teachers dressed as their favorite book character. We had quite the range of costumes, from Anne of Green Gables to Star Wars to the Hunger Games. At 11:30, ten teachers lined up, drew their partners out of a hat, and ran a three-legged race. Jessie and […]
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5…….
Blast off! We had a pretty thrilling outdoor assembly on Friday. A special guest, grandfather to two boys at North Branch, came to visit and demonstrate a remote-launching rocket. Rather than attempt to follow it through the sky, I filmed the kids’ reactions instead: Also, the book fair is now open! We had a great […]
The book fair is coming!
The North Branch School Scholastic Book Fair starts on Friday, November 2nd. We will be setting up that morning, and the book fair will be open by lunch. The book fair will be open November 2-12 for morning pick-up, at lunch, and for afternoon pick-up. Please come check it out! Click the link above to […]
The Great Tricycle Race of 2011
Today was the day – the day that all the students have been anxiously awaiting since October 18th – the day of the teacher tricycle race. In honor of our Scholastic book fair, I challenged the kids to read 700 books in a month. They read 700 books in 17 days! Today at 11:30, the […]
