Rubric Conversations!
I so appreciate that Anna talked about the rubrics for student growth last week, and how she spoke about learning more about the practice of teaching through filling them out.…
Gathering STEAM at home!
We all have a wonderful challenge: Our children are born as creators, scientists, thinkers, and makers! Yet, how do we nurture and foster their natural curiosity at home? How do…
Bixby’s Preschool and Kindergarten Art Show
As we head into the last weeks of the school year the Preschool classroom is abuzz with preparations for the end of the school year. This week we hosted the…
The Teacher and Bixby’s Rubric of Student Growth
As rubric season comes to a close at Bixby, I’ve been reflecting on the experience of writing these reports. For many years the rubric has been a Bixby hallmark. It…
Math Holidays – A Look Back At Bixby’s Pi Day
Math holidays are few and far between, so when Pi Day rolls around, our math classes celebrate! It takes place on March 14 (3-14). Pi is the ratio of a…
Pancakes, Pancakes!
Pancakes, Pancakes!, written and illustrated by Eric Carle, is a favorite story for many. In a brief synopsis, it is about a young boy, Jack, who has a hankering…
Summer is Around the Corner at Bixby School
With the Spring Equinox just behind us, you can feel the air dampen with excitement for the spring rains. We welcome back the leaves from their winter hibernation. The buds…
Theme Work in Kindergarten
I believe students are more likely to get excited about learning when it is relevant to them and connected to their interests. Over the last few weeks, the Kindergarteners have…
Let’s Build!
As students come down the stairs to Bixby’s lower level, they are entering a space especially designed for kids. There are the lofts, the reading area, ‘the island,’ which houses…
The Bixby Auction
I look forward to this event every year. The Bixby Auction. It’s our school’s biggest fundraiser, and every year I have an absolute blast! I love anticipating the theme, seeing…
Math Beginnings
Introducing basic mathematical skills to our youngest children at Bixby Preschool is always exciting! I try to create learning experiences, which are enticing and engaging. In addition to counting…
We Call It Art
While I spend my time at Bixby either making art with kids or keeping the facilities together; my true passion is helping these students begin to realize some of their…
Reflection
Disclaimer: Today, the adorable faces pictured on this blog are a marketing ploy. This entry is all about the professional inner life of their science teacher (and plenty of other…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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