Dear Families, I hope you have enjoyed reading a good book aloud together or reading in the same room during the perfect rainy weather over the break from school. Winter weather offers us more indoor time for fort building in …
Dear Families, We are in need of a volunteer to artistically hang Bartholomew the Bookworm from high on the wall in the atrium at the Lower Campus. He has grown very long, and we cannot keep up with hanging his …
Dear Families, This week I share with you books about inclusion and acceptance. I found a website, A Day in Our Shoes, which reviews 10 books on the subject. Please check out the list of book recommendations and add them …
Dear Families, What a great time to be a part of NCSA for so many reasons including Positive Discipline. Last week I had the opportunity to sit in on Positive Discipline (PD) lessons in many of the K-5 classrooms and …
At the beginning of last week Mr. G asked me to find multiplication activities to support his 5th-Grade students with home practice and I realized that what I found would be excellent for the Reading Nook and More. The suggestions …
Hello Families, Last week I failed to mention a favorite book on the subject of raising boys, Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons by Walker and Dillon. This book continues to be a favorite read aloud …
As the mother of two boys, I feel it is my duty to raise aware, conscientious, kind and sensitive young men, who go out into the world and treat girls and women with dignity and respect. We know that reading …
My Storee is a beautifully refreshing expose of encouraging creativity for creativity’s sake by forsaking the bounds of perfect spelling and correctness; paradigms that can severely road block learning and advancement for a person afflicted with dyslexia. ‘We’ll Paint The …
I hope some of you have had a chance to notice Bartholomew the Book Worm whose body is multiplying along the top of the wall in the lower campus atrium. What an inspiration it was to come around the corner …
Ms. DeFeyter’s Reading Nook Welcome back to school! I hope you enjoyed the long days of summer and are ready to jump back in to school. This summer our family read two books out loud together that became favorites, The …