by mckenzie | Mar 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you’ve heard your Roots student say “Fox told me…” or “In my letter from Bear…” it is because they have recently had the chance to correspond with a forest friend of their choice! Students in all classes wrote and received...
by mckenzie | Feb 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the spirit of the current Winter Olympics, Roots students participated in their own Winter Games this week! The week kicked off with our music teacher Miss Katie leading us in ‘Music Olympics’ to review some of the musical concepts we’ve learned...
by mckenzie | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
After being inspired by the sculptures we saw on our Winter Carnival field trip in town, students were ready to try out snow sculpting themselves. On Monday, the Ponderosa Pines were visited by veteran McCall snow sculptor and former teacher, Ellen McKinney. Ellen...
by mckenzie | Dec 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Roots students spend much of their day sorting and comparing. They sort blocks in the building site, found objects in the forest, and parts of their trail mix at snack. They are comparing when they choose a metal shovel over a plastic shovel and when they count how...
by mckenzie | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the Douglas Firs class, enthusiasm abounded as a wooden sled was discovered underneath the tent deck. An organic math and physics lesson evolved as the children took turns pushing, pulling, and riding in the sled. What happens when two children want...
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