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, …