Oscar’s Senior Spanish class had an unusual presentation on Friday. The class has been working on a project called El mundo hispano. They have studied the 21 Spanish-speaking countries around the world in addition to the Spanish-speaking population of the United States. Each student researched their assigned country and then made a detailed poster about […]
Senior Class Science – How far will a K'NEX car go?
Maggie’s Senior (5th and 6th grade) science students have been learning about potential and kinetic energy. To make it tangible and fun, Maggie had the students each design and build a car with K’NEX pieces. The students could opt for several different design features, such as wheel size and number, body length and width, and […]
The senior class goes on an archaeological dig
The Senior class was fortunate to be able to go on an unusual field trip on Wednesday. The class, along with Michael and Maggie, has been studying early humans. One of the students lives on a nearby property that was the home or camping grounds of Native Americans long ago. The student’s family has found […]
Middle Schoolers Explore the Chesapeake Bay
NBS’s 11 Middle Schoolers spent 3 days last week on Fox Island, in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Under the guidance of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, they explored the history, culture, geography, and ecosystem(s) of the Bay and its marsh, bringing home great memories of new challenges met and ideas discovered, as well as […]
The Morefield Gem Mine
Last Wednesday, Maggie and Michael took the Senior Class on a trip to the Morefield Gem Mine in Amelia County. The trip was the fourth time North Branch students have visited. It is a long distance from North Branch, but worth it – the mine has a pegmatite vein running through it, and students found […]
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