We began writing opinion pieces this week in K. Of course, first we needed to discuss what an opinion is! Then the children were asked to write which season they like best, winte...
Learning the stories of our community's past changes the way we think about the present. Fourth grade has been investigating Lyme's past using historical photos and text donated by...
This week in math class, 8th graders explored the decreasing rebound height of a bouncing ball. They chose a type of ball and conducted an experiment to find its rebound ratio whe...
In honor of Read Across America Week, the Art room door is decorated as one of my favorite books to read to my youngest students: Beautiful Oops by Barney Salzberg. It sets the ri...
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Stanton Time has been rocking and rolling - starting off with some great conversations and learning about tattling vs. reporting/telling in Kindergarten. Kinde...
The 8th Grade finished up their study of WW2 by creating a memorial to one aspect of the Second World War that they felt should be remembered. They conducted research, wrote an in...
This quarter, a small group of seventh and eighth graders have been participating in the practice of mindfulness and meditation during their elective block. According to Yogapedi...
Students in the 7th grade humanities have just begun to read The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, along with learning the geography of Africa. As the students are reading the book, they...
Students in 6th grade created an information poster that highlighted their commodity/disease that crossed the Atlantic Ocean after 1492. The posters addressed three research topics...
The eighth graders began studying rocks in late November. They learned that the formation, change and destruction of rocks never ends and is a cyclical process illustrated by ...
The seventh graders continued their study of cells in the late fall and into the winter months. They observed how diffusion can cause cells to lose rigidity when they placed carrot...
During the weeks following the Christmas break, the children investigated forces and moving objects. They studied the interesting relationship between gravity and inertia by timing...
During the winter months, it is important to offer a variety of indoor activities that keep kids active and healthy. Students at the Lyme School are fortunate to have two climbing...
Lower school students in the design lab have been busy learning how to program little robots called Ozobots to do some really fun things! They learned how to create a path the Ozo...
As we move through our adolescent health curriculum, relationships are taking center stage as points of discussion in our classes. Recently, Celine, from WISE returned to the Lyme...
On Wednesday, February 12th, the first grade celebrated the 100th day of school. This day always brings excitement and enthusiasm to the classroom. We started our 100th day in styl...
On Wednesday, February 5th the 3rd Grade had a very unique and special opportunity to video chat with Lyme School’s very own Mr. P.. What was so special about this call was t...
We play a lot of games in Spanish class. One of our favorites is Bola de Números (Number Ball). Students are randomly chosen to play, and they win when they score 4 points with 3 t...
If a cat is worth 24 cents, how much is my favorite toy pet worth? The second graders spent a few weeks in math centers exploring that question. First, the value code needed to be ...
In a focused unit with BIG collaboration from Mrs Geary and the Lyme Historians, fourth graders are closely analyzing how the Lyme Common has changed over the past 100 years. Stud...