ELA Curriculum at the Historic Downtown Lower School
Over the last seven months, the Lower School conducted a thorough English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum review for 1st - 5th grade.
Second Grade Dives into Nonfiction with Animal Fact Books
February 03, 2023
The English-speaking section of second grade has been diving into non-fiction books during their reading and writing time.
Second Grade Brings UNICEF Kid Power Challenge to the Lower School
March 04, 2022
As our second grade class was preparing to do their daily reading routine, one of our students, Narayan '32, noticed a special announcement from Reading A-Z, our reading program.

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Expressing Creativity By Whittling Soap

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My fourth-grade class whittled soap as a culminating activity to their fiction unit in Reader's Workshop.

Apeirogon-auts Assemble!

November 19, 2021

"We don't have to love each other. We don't even have to like each other," says award-winning author Colum McCann, "But we must understand each other."

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November 11, 2021

On the Merle-Smith Campus, the seniors have the option to take English electives. In our Sense of Place class, we read Barry Lopez's memorable book About This Life.