I came in early yesterday to photograph the wonderful Valentine’s boxes that students put in the Big Room. They are amazingly creative – the smallest students make bags decorated with art and pictures. The older students get very serious about their boxes – some of them play music and operate by remote control. Designs range […]
Love the life you live
Friday’s assembly focused on Valentine’s Day and this month’s weather. The chorus sang a beautiful round (after having practiced only once!) and the Juniors recited “February,” by John Updike. The Big Room is looking very colorful, with all of the drawings and posters from Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. On Monday, students will start […]
Halloween at North Branch!
We held our annual Halloween celebration at school this afternoon. Every year on this day, at 1:30, regular school stops and a fun Halloween afternoon begins. Students pair off with their book buddies and go through stations: nail painting, cookie decorating, apple bobbing, fortune telling, face painting, and of course, the Haunted Trailer, staffed by […]
Happy Valentine's Week!
I love Valentine’s Day at North Branch. All of the students (and teachers!) make their boxes or bags, and everyone gives Valentines to everyone else in their class. The Valentine boxes range from the unorthodox: To the sweetly whimsical: To the exuberant Valentine bags of the younger students: I also liked the specific instruction […]
