Major bummer. I dropped off our pieces at Continental Clay and was told that it could take up to 5 weeks to get the pieces fired due to an upcoming convention and a HUGE order that will be taking up…
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Art Update 2/22/16
3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th We put the finishing touches on our pottery pieces before the first firing in the kiln. If all goes well (things dry quickly enough to be fired and if they are not backed up at…
Posted in Elementary News
ESCHEL Elementary Research Paper FINAL COUNTDOWN
Hi All! I hope you are excited! You have two more weeks to finish up the research paper! Yay! On March 7th, Please bring to class: Your note cards Your outline (you don’t have to revise your outline to match…
Posted in Elementary News
Hold off on Chemistry textbook change for now…
Mr. Cournoyer would like to give some more thought to whether or not to change to the 3rd edition of the Apologia chemistry textbook. There are some errors with the first printing of the new (3rd ed.) textbook, and we’re…
Posted in Secondary news
Heads up–changing to 3rd ed. for Chemistry textbook next year
For those of you who will have students taking Chemistry next year, we wanted to give you a heads up that we will be switching over to the 3rd edition of the Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry textbook. Thought that…
Posted in Secondary news
Elementary Writing Grades 3-6
Hi All! Research papers are looking good! : ) We had a fun Valentine’s party, as well! Students should be working on their thesis statement, introduction and conclusion this week. Hopefully, you have the body of your paper finished. However,…
Posted in General News
Extra Clay for Free
So…I always end up with some left over scrap clay that is suitable for kneading, hand building…. It is not enough to save for another whole year and I will just be tossing it. It is in baggies of 1#…
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Art Update: 2/15/16
In case you haven’t already heard….today was POTTERY DAY!!! (the kids cheer). Update below. I told the kids that I would clarify some terminology for them next week, but thought it would be fun to share with you (if you…
Posted in Elementary News
Monday, 2/14 last day to sign up for annual testing
What: Annual Testing (as required by law): We offer the CAT 6 Test for 1-10 grades. (Note: Technically the PLAN test is not supposed to count for this, but some districts allow it so be sure to check.) When to Sign…
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