Blog
Welcome to the Bixby blog. This is a wonderful way to virtually open our classroom and community’s doors and read about what our teachers have to say about teaching and learning at Bixby School. We also have invited guest blog entries as well as members from our administrative team join in on our blogging. We hope you will enjoy reading about our school in their words.
Full of Beans: Fun at the Sensory Table
The sensory table is always a popular spot in the main preschool room. The open-ended nature of the materials provides the students with unlimited possibilities. It’s one of my favorite spots to observe in the classroom because it often inspires creative and...
Our Reading Community Is Alive!
In January we started a google classroom that focused on sharing the books we are reading with each other. Students post weekly about what they are reading. Most recently they posted on the character traits of the main character, using evidence from the text, and...
FlashMaster for Math Facts
Math facts are a fact of life for math students. Children in the 4th and 5th grades are expected to know the multiplication facts through 12x12 (and the corresponding division facts). Being able to easily and quickly recall these rote facts makes the larger problems...
Kindergarten Collaboration Work
Our inquiry into towers piqued the Kindergarteners’ interest in creating and building. Soon my students were branching off into groups and creating elaborate structures with materials found around the classroom. Some students worked really well together, while other...
Bixby Core Values Shine in Preschool
Preschool numbers have grown this past year and it has been so joyful! The children are taking on responsibility for by welcoming new friends to the classroom and by sharing our Bixby values. They’re growing into role models and socially inviting those who are new to...
Cross Curricular Collaboration
At Bixby, there are many classes and teachers. Each teacher has a specialization and may teach several different grades. It can be easy to view content areas as isolated, separate, and unrelated to each other. However, some of the richest learning happens when...
Bixby School’s Elective – Rules of Etiquette
Elective classes for the 4th and 5th graders are some of my favorite classes here at Bixby. We can change which classes we offer depending on the interests of our current students (and even their interest du jour.) Some of the classes I have offered in the past have...
Authentic Learning
A two year old puts on her sock all by herself. A three year old folds up a blanket and pushes it tightly into his backpack. A four year old rolls a snowball around the playground until it is fat and round. A five year old cuts, folds and tapes scraps of paper...
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Hola. ¿Empezaron bien el nuevo año? We are in the middle of our school year and today I want to tell you what your children are learning in Spanish class. In Spanish 1 we are studying the days of the week. We are listening to the story “Las brujas del bosque” (“The...
School Choice, Transitions and Other Leaps of Faith
Like many families, you may be navigating the important question of school choice in these days. At Bixby, this week alone, a number of families have attended our open house, called in, set up private tours, and explored our campus and program with me. Many of you...