MA JC Early Childhood Program Newsletter
Outdoor Explorations – September 6, 2024
Today in Outdoor Explorations, children began their meeting by reviewing guidelines for tree climbing!
These guidelines had been established by a “tree committee,” a group of students who ventured into the woods to climb trees and set boundaries. …
MA JC Lower School Newsletter
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AND SPECIALS – Daily Routines
For the Lower School, the first quarter of the academic year 2024-2025 has been very full of learnings. Teachers in the LS have placed a primary emphasis on two foundational tenets of Mountain Academy, …
MA JC Middle School Newsletter
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT – Independent Reading Projects
In their ELA classes, students have been diving deeply into texts both in and out of the classroom. For their most recent independent reading book, they had to design a project that could tell the audience about their book, …
MA TVC Rippin’ Raccoons Newsletter
COMMUNITY UPDATE
The 2024-2025 school year is off to a fantastic start! The middle school Rippin’ Raccoon’s have been quite busy since late August. Between journeys, projects, and core classes the middle schoolers have already accomplished a ton in the first quarter of the school year. …
MA TVC Pikas Newsletter
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT
The school year is running by as quickly as these Pikas move! The Pikas have been practicing their reading skills day in and day out, learning about digraphs, bonus letters, and the Caldecott award as they prepare for the winter months ahead as reading is fun activity for when we’re burrowed inside on a snowy day! …
MA TVC Cutty Buddies Newsletter
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT – Station Rotation
This year, our 2/3 classroom has implemented a new strategy called Station Rotation, which has proven to be incredibly beneficial. This structured block runs from 11:00 to 12:20 twice or three times a week, …
MA TVC River Otters Newsletter
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT – Written by: Zoe, Madeline, Tenzin
First, in Spanish, we’ve been learning numbers and listening to many spanish songs. Second, in Art, we have been making big paintings. We drew them on a big piece of wood, …