When studying anything, it is always exciting to get first hand information from experts. Bixby teachers are always looking for interesting speakers, field trips, and demonstrations to enhance your students…
Ah, to be an upperclassman! Being a 4th/5th grader at Bixby comes with new privileges, as well as increased responsibilities. As a new 4th grader, the first exciting change is…
I believe children cultivate critical thinking skills when they observe closely and record what they see. Every Monday, the kindergarteners walk to a local wetland area called Bridgewalk Pond. They…
The Book Whisperer In 4th & 5th grade literature, the school year began inspired by Donalyn Miller’s The Book Whisperer and her 40 Book Challenge. Miller’s goal is to foster…
Did you know that it’s about that time to think about summer? What?!?!?! You may be thinking, but the first snow just fell. Ok, you’re right. Let’s be present with…
Computer skills are paramount in the writing room. Effective communication in the 21st century necessitates a familiarity with computers and word processing software. As writers, modern technology affords us so…
One core value of Bixby is that we practice and teach responsibility to the children. Responsibility is a big focus of the school because it allows children to learn how…
This fall, Sports classes participated in our Bixby specific fitness tests. Using our unique surroundings such as lower yard and Tantra Park, we worked on measuring agility, core strength, endurance,…
El Día de Muertos has been the latest cultural topic in Spanish class. Besides learning their Spanish vocabulary and grammar, students are diving into one of the most popular and amusing…
Fall brings many wonderful transformations in and around the Preschool. We enjoy the vibrancy of our colorful playground glowing with the changing of the season. Our traditions at this time…
The number of times I have heard a first grader say, “My hand hurts,” or “I can’t write anymore!” breaks my heart! Physically, first grade writing is just hard. It…
Let me be the first to wish you a happy November. October was perfectly lovely and gave me my first chance to experience a spooktacular Halloween at Bixby! School-wide gourd-hunting…
“Students solve problems not to apply mathematics but to learn new mathematics,” according to John Van de Walle in his book, Teaching Student Centered Mathematics. Giving students a problem and…
Word study is the learning of and practice with word patterns that lead the children to discover how to spell words! Words they are studying and words with similar patterns…
“Let’s go to swings!” is a phrase often heard coming from the preschool children. As a favorite of many, the swings in preschool yard provide the children with multiple opportunities…
Spanish is all around us, is the topic for third, fourth and fifth grades for the coming month of November. Besides learning Spanish grammar and vocabulary, we believe that it…
Imagine as a 2nd or 3rd grader trying to piece together the complex movements of the Earth, moon, and sun, to understand ways those movements affect our lives: seasons, moon…
It is almost the end of October and we're making pumpkins again. It never ceases to amaze me the different combinations of faces, accessories, and ailments that our pumpkins end…
“Oh that tickles.” “Don’t forget to trace my dreadlock.” “I want to have my leg on the body.” These were some of the enthusiastic quotes that came out of the…
Group Time at Bixby Preschool is a wonderful time when our students have a chance for in-depth learning with children their own age and in a smaller class size. The…
