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Upper El (Mr. D): Gravity Art & Presentations
Upper El has been hard at work on several projects in the afternoon. On top of our science and engineering work, we also prepared our...
Derek Henig
Nov 4, 20222 min read


Halloween, Halloween, What Does It Mean?
What a week of good fun! Even though Halloween's weather was not ideal, we managed to have a day of fun...Halloween stories and song...
Collette
Nov 4, 20221 min read


MS Science & Engineering 10/31
Howdy and Happy Halloween! The kids have been super busy in the MS classroom these past few weeks, tackling numerous projects...
Ed Haponik
Oct 31, 20221 min read


Diwali!
Our week started off with a wonderful treat! Syon and Sanaya's mom, Sejal, joined us to teach about the holiday of Diwali. The children...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 30, 20222 min read


Rangoli to celebrate Diwali
This week we learned about Diwali; who celebrates it and how it is celebrated. We learned how people decorate their homes and we created...
Collette
Oct 28, 20221 min read


Will Virtual Reality change education? Does it even have a place in education?
Will Virtual Reality change education? Does it even have a place in education? Last week, Virtual Reality in Education was the topic at...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 28, 20223 min read
Middle School Blog Files
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Parents and community supporters, our Variety Show Bake Sale was a huge success because of you! The...
Patricia Hatch
Oct 24, 20222 min read


Autumn has arrived!
We are really enjoying the lovely, crisp fall weather. Our days this week flew by, each day seeming to go faster than the one before it. ...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 23, 20221 min read


History will be lost if we don't tell the stories. ~ UE Mornings
Lost Slavery Tour, Charlotte This week, Upper El walked Charlotte's Lost Slavery Tour. Created by a former Myers Park High School...
shannon7481
Oct 21, 20221 min read


Marvelous Muffins
What a week of anticipation! Last practices before the variety show and much anticipation for the show itself tonight!! The children have...
Collette
Oct 21, 20221 min read


Middle Schools Adventure!
Middle school adventured to the Nantahala Outdoor Center last week! While there, we white water rafted , ziplined, climbed on a high...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 17, 20221 min read


With a "Bang"...
Our week started off with a "bang", both literally and figuratively! This was our first week all together for a regular schedule, all...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 16, 20221 min read


Crisp Mornings & Apple Crisp
We have been discussing and embracing all that fall has to offer us. The crisp mornings, discovering why the are leaves are changing,...
Collette
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Sustainability 10/9
How can we trust the harvest, unless we see it sown? - Mary Renault Between different classes, we've done a little sowing, a little...

Paula Gross
Oct 9, 20221 min read


Middle School Blog Files
Hello Middle School Families! For the past week or so, we have been busy covering a myriad of projects and topics in preparation for...
Patricia Hatch
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Stolen Moments in the Classroom
We've had only a patchwork of days in the classroom over the last two weeks between Field Trips, Tropical Storms, illness absences and...
Heidi Kelly
Oct 5, 20221 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Research, Tides, and Variety!
Over the last week, and during this very short week, we made a lot of progress on our stories, our Mission Specialist Project, explored...
Derek Henig
Oct 5, 20223 min read


MS Science & Engineering 10/4
Happy Tuesday, errbody! I hope you all stayed safe and dry last weekend. Thanks to those of you who were able to make last Thursday's...
Ed Haponik
Oct 4, 20221 min read


Greetings from The Forest
The first month of Forest Explorers has been a busy one! We have met the oak tree, dogwood tree and sweet gum tree. We have found ants...
judith2957
Oct 3, 20221 min read


Camp Rockmont Mountain Adventure - lower elementary’s first overnight trip
This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 2, 20221 min read
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