LYME SCHOOL

Second graders participated in an activity this week that got us all thinking about how and why we organize things in our lives, including animals. Why do scientists do this? What...

Each day, within different classrooms, teachers ask students to work together, share ideas, and collaborate. When these opportunities are presented to teachers to do the same, a ...

Last Thursday evening, the Clay Elective students put together an Empty Bowls event. The students set a goal to create 50 handmade bowls.The objectives of any Empty Bowls fundrais...

After learning of the fires destroying homes and wildlife in Australia, the 5th graders wanted to take action. As a class, they decided that they would like to have a bake sale d...

To wrap up the 8th grade World War II Humanities Unit students were asked to read a dystopian or utopian novel. Dystopian and utopian fiction explore social and political structur...

Today we were excited to have our first Mystery Reader knock upon our classroom door! Mr. Valence came in and read The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper. Earlier toda...

Kindergarteners have just wrapped up their “Being a Good Friend” unit. During our time together, students read stories, did some activities, and discussed qualities they think mak...

7th grade students recently read many informational texts and novels about refugees, and then wrote a literary essay about universal themes refugees experience. They also wrote a ...

Students in the 6th grade have begun reading the book 1493 by Charles Mann. In the book Mann explores the wide reaching impact of the Columbian Exchange. Students have been intr...

This is our cry, This is our prayer; peace in the world. -The inscription on the base of the Sadako Sasaki statue at the Hiroshima Peace Park The 8th grade has b...

Students in the primary grades have been working on eye-hand coordination. Upon returning from break, they have combined the skills of using their eyes and hands as a team with s...

This quarter, as part of our adolescent health curriculum, students in eighth grade conducted research on different mental health issues that both adults and teens struggle with t...

Second quarter, in both elective blocks, students in grades 6-8 who signed up for Team Tournament Play were members of a small team that took part in a variety of sport activities...

Lyme School first grade has been pen pals with another first grade class at Plymouth Elementary School. We have sent multiple letters back and forth with our pen pals. We have lea...

In Middle School Spanish we’ve taken advantage of the holiday season to learn about an exciting holiday celebrated in Spain and in some other Spanish-speaking countries around the...

The challenge: Design and build a table out of paper that is at least 8" tall and will support a heavy book. Students had to brainstorm and design their paper table with many ...

Where does our electricity come from? How does the electricity load stay stable when demands are constantly changing? How can we transition from a fossil fuel powered electric gri...

A biography is written to tell the story of someone’s life. Not always just written about famous people, biographies can be written to tell the story of anyone’s life. We ha...

The Kindergartners had a fun and snowy time with our 3rd grade buddies on Friday afternoon (12/6/19). The task was to build a tiny shelter somewhere outside (we had specific boun...

On Friday, December 20th the 3rd Grade said farewell to two of their favorite classmates. Dante and Adele had their last day at the Lyme School. Both of them are moving and will...