encouraging students to become competent 21st Century learners
Ms. Natalie and Ms. Leah are Library teachers for a reason, we love books! Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner we're going to share our favorite books about relationships and love. We teach different genres students can find in the Learning Commons, and Relationship is one of our Fiction subcategories. Relationship books might... Continue Reading →
We as teachers love to share our childhood favorites with YOU, our students!TK through 3rd grade teachers shared stories that they enjoyed as child, enjoy reading to their students, or that they love reading to their own children. Students: What are your favorite stories to read over and over again and why? Do you love... Continue Reading →
This month in the PLC we've reviewed what the Caldecott Award is and read past Caldecott Winners and Honors books. Paying close attention to the illustrations, we noticed some picture books have words, some do not, and that the illustrations play a huge part in actually telling a story. Even if you're still learning how... Continue Reading →
In the history of the world, the United States is still a pretty young country. Yet, we still have many traditions that we uphold as important and necessary to the success of our democracy. One of those is the transfer of power from one President to the next. Every four years on January 20th the... Continue Reading →
Christmas break is always nice, but it's good to be back in class with all of you and start 2021! I thought it’d be cool to share some New Year's traditions and stories. There are a lot of New Year's traditions that come from around the world, read about them below. Venezuela: It’s a tradition... Continue Reading →
In case you haven't heard, Drama Club has been working hard on a virtual production of the musical Now. Here. This. The show, written by Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell, with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen, is a reflection on life in our society and the experience we have with school, friends and family.... Continue Reading →
This month our TK-2nd Graders read Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and 3rd Grade read A Christmas Carol. Although they go on different journeys, they both have dramatic changes of heart and these grumpy characters aren't so different. With the help of our students, we can compare and discuss these Christmas curmudgeons (a... Continue Reading →
I'm sure many of the books and movies on this list won't be surprising to you, but I thought I would put together a list of books and movies for you to enjoy over Christmas break. One of my favorite things to do is to compare books to movies (spoiler, the book is usually better).... Continue Reading →
We're very happy so many of you wanted to participate in this. Great job to everyone who entered! Wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year~ Ms. Natalie and Miss Leah And now, our top 5 winners for the "Disguise a Gingerbread Contest"! The winning submissions are featured below, and... Continue Reading →
Ms. Natalie and Ms. Leah are happy so many of you wanted to participate in St. Philip's first ever Disguise a Gingerbread Contest! We know you've all been working so hard this school year, and thought a Christmas themed activity would be fun. Even if you didn't enter the contest, we hope you enjoy seeing... Continue Reading →
Each year the 7th grade creates book trailers for their favorite books. It's a fun project that combines reading comprehension and technology to make a book trailer that will entice students to read the books. This year is even more fun because the new Destiny Discover allows us to add digital reviews for all users... Continue Reading →
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens When I was little, I loved watching Mickey’s Christmas Carol. I finally read the book in high school, and it has become one of my favorite Christmas stories. Last year, 3rd grade read a play version with me and we talked about how Ebenezer Scrooge’s character changes throughout the... Continue Reading →
