[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] The start of a new school year is an exciting time for all of us. As our children are navigating…
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] No matter how many times I’ve done this (and the years are certainly adding up), I experience equal measures of…
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] The preschool program had an amazing first week back to school! It was so wonderful to see all our smiling…
We are off to a great start in our 46th year of continuous service to our Boulder community. I am delighted the board of trustees asked me to stay on…
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Every time I’ve stepped back into the world of being a student in one form and another over the last few decades, my empathy for…
Summer is a wonderful time to kick off the shoes, find a friend, or ten, and invent your own world. What are the kinds of things that happen internally and…
Now, set aside school, work and stress; it's time to focus on 99 ways to play with kids this summer! Build a toy car racetrack out of old boxes, paper…
4th and 5th graders have a tradition in math every spring. After spring break, when spring fever is high, it can be difficult to keep students engaged, learning and having…
This time of year, end-of-year reports lead me to a careful examination of my own assessment practices. What have students learned, how do I know they learned it, and how…
The interest study is a time-tested, time-honored Bixby writing tradition. Essentially research papers, interest studies give students the opportunity to dive deep into personally captivating topics. The process is more…
One of the things I love about working with preschoolers is that I get to teach in a multi-age classroom with children from two and a half to five years…
I could make a case for how each month of the school year has its own particular and considerable challenges, but right now May and the approaching end of the…
Here at Bixby, we love to finish the year with a flourish - Field Day!! Formerly known as the All School Picnic, Field Day has morphed into an exciting non-competitive…
As members of the Bixby community, we’re all aware of the value of the education our children receive during the academic year. In addition to this, summer camp at Bixby…
Portfolios are an integral part of the Bixby experience. In preschool, each child’s group time teacher spends countless hours collecting artwork, documenting developmental milestones, and capturing the uniqueness of each…
The year is coming to an end and it is time to say adiós. It has been an honor teaching Spanish to your children! To close, the fourth and fifth…
Earth Day in the Preschool was yet another reason to get out and enjoy our amazing outdoor classroom that we value so highly. This year, Earth Day coincided with our…
The Fifth Grade Play is an exhilarating Bixby tradition that’s existed as long as I can remember – literally. I remember watching the fifth graders perform it every May as…
The second and third graders have enthusiastically immersed themselves in the Hero Study by independently reading biographies of interest and then dressing up as their heroes.…
As we approach the end of the school year, we look back on all the experiences we have had together exploring and mastering many skills and concepts. While we…
