Just like the whole rest of the world, COVID-19 forced the closing of the Greenhouse in March…we will finish the rest of the school year in a hybrid teacher instructed homeschooling. Lots of one-on-one instruction going on! Some of our staff and students returned to their passport countries – so we are especially thankful forContinue reading “COVID-19”
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WaCkY wEeK- March 2-6
In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2, The Greenhouse celebrated Wacky Week. Everyday we chose a Dr. Seuss book to go along with a theme. Day 1 – Pajama Day“Sleep Book” Day 2: Terrific Hat Tuesday“Cat in the Hat” Day 3 – Wacky Wednesday“Wacky Wednesday” Day 4 – Who Are You Today?“Horton HearsContinue reading “WaCkY wEeK- March 2-6”
100th Day of School
Friday, February 24th we celebrated our 100th day of school. Every class chose to celebrate in a different way. Kindergarten class counted to 100 by 1s and 10s and made necklaces with 100 beads. The Second Grade class dressed like 100 year old people. They also had items in bottles – they had to guesstimateContinue reading “100th Day of School”
Swimming Lessons
One of the favorite parts of the December Joint Learning Session is swimming lessons. The sun is hot, the air is dry, and the pool feels so good. For some of our students, this is the only time of the year that they get to swim in a pool. We were very excited to findContinue reading “Swimming Lessons”
And the wall came tumbling down…
During the school break in July, a neighboring property built a wall…directly beside our current wall. Because of the construction of this wall, the water was not able to drain away from our property the way that it previously did. In September, we realized that the water was now draining through the wall in veryContinue reading “And the wall came tumbling down…”
Fall 2019 – Greenhouse class pictures
The Amazing Squad Egg Drop
As part of the 1/2 grade science class, the students were tasked to drop an egg off the balcony without it breaking. The first day – they tried with plastic Easter Eggs. The second day they used hard boiled eggs. The final test on the third day was with real eggs. Unfortunately – all theContinue reading “The Amazing Squad Egg Drop”
2019-2020 Greenhouse First Semester Teachers
Back row (l to r): Elizabeth Roettele – 1/2 gradeRenee Isaac – Kindergarten & FrenchLori Shinar – 1/2 grade Front row (l to r):Barb Lane – 5/6 gradeChristy Carmean – FES CoordinatorMelissa Dillenbeck – 3/4 gradeRachel Penkoff – 4 year old Preschool So thankful for these ladies and all their hard work, creativity, and energy!
August 2019 JLS Group Pictures
2019 Summer Reading Program Rewards
Our 2019 Summer reading challenge was to read a minimum of 900 minutes. Bronze level participants who read between 900-1,499 minutes during our school vacation (May 30-August 4) were rewarded a prize from the prize box. Silver level participants who read between 1,500-1,799 minutes earned a prize and a new book. Gold level participants readContinue reading “2019 Summer Reading Program Rewards”
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