Edna Libby Kindergarten Curriculum Night

Bring parents, kids, and teachers together for a evening of dinner, reading, learning, and sharing, and you might just capture a moment like this...

Bread baking

Classrooms at Hollis Elementary had the opportunity to do some baking before the holiday break, with Mrs. Pinkham, their teachers, and some parent volunteers.  Students were at stations slicing cranberries, mixing dry ingredients, cracking eggs, and prepping loaf pans, and learned the importance of reading and math skills in baking!  Each student was able to take home their own mini-loaf of cranberry bread.

 

Experiential Learning at Hollis Elementary

In Mr. Poulin's 3rd/4th grade experiential learning classroom at Hollis, students presented their National Park Service projects.  After a study of national parks, students chose their favorite one and engaged in research, writing, design, and art to create a display shared with classes throughout the building.  They worked on speaking and presentation skills as they answered questions posed by teachers, students, and Mr. Gleason.

Another Hollis-BEHS partnership

Last year I blogged about our Hollis Elementary students having the benefit of partnering with Bonny Eagle High School Biology students to learn about gardening-related topics.  Last week I was able to join Mr. Brandon Poulin's 3rd/4th grade Experiential Learning class on one of their trips to BEHS in a similar partnership.  Mr. Don Denico's Construction course is working with the Hollis students during trimester 2 on designing and building towers, incorporating math, science, and engineering topics.  These towers will be tested to determine how much weight they can hold before collapsing.  This partnership in student learning is happening each trimester, between a class of Mr. Denico's students and Mr. Poulin's students.  During trimester 1 the students designed, created, and tested Marble Mazes.

For K-5 Parents and Families!

K-5 Progress Reports -- new format, more information!

Letter to Parents of K-5 Students, click here