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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Post-SIP Fifth Grade Attends Talk of Acclaimed Author and Illustrator

February 05, 2021

This week, Post-SIP Fifth Grade attended a Virtual Author Talk with Vashti Harrison, the author of the Little Leaders series and the illustrator for books such as Sulwe and Hair Love. The event was part of FligGrid's Virtual Field Trip series to celebrate World Read Aloud Day.

4th-Grade Learns How to Summarize

September 25, 2020

Today in reading workshop, we wrote speech bubbles focusing on two types of summarizing: chronological retells and pausing to synthesize.

Second Grade Creates Jellyfish Newscasts

April 28, 2020

In second grade, we have been learning about facts and opinions, and how to discern between them in reading.