The Caterpillars were asked to incubate some chicken eggs on behalf of the community garden located at 100 Quincy Street at Franklin Avenue. They took their job very seriously… (more…)
Awesome: The Caterpillars Hatch Baby Chicks!
Get to Know a Co-op Teacher!
Blocks: Hair Salon
The first grade Chipmunks present their Imagination Playground Hair Salon on the playground roof: (more…)
The Annual Bottlecap Mural Reveal and Ribbon Cutting!
The students at Brevoort worked very hard this past month on their annual collaborative bottlecap mural. They worked with Glenn in the woodshop to nail bottlecaps to a wood panel painted and cut out to look like a cupcake. (more…)
Get to Know a Co-op Teacher!
The 10 Question Teacher Interview for Irving Preschool Teacher, Eliza Cutler (more…)
Community: Town Hall
Yesterday we had our monthly Town Hall at Brevoort, hosted by our Kindergarten Teacher, William. The kids showed off what each of their classes are working on right now.
The prek Bumblebees showed how they work with their 5’s Rekenrek by singing a song about 5 birds.
The prek Beetles showed their drawings of an experience with a grandparent for their Grandparent Study… they also talked about what they think “old” is!
The kindergarten Jets shared their hilarious All About Books (ex: “All About Being a Big Sister” Aww…)!
The prek Grasshoppers showed off their amazing buildings they made for their Construction Study in woodshop. They also talked about their next woodshop plan, to make birdhouse for their Bird Study!
The first graders showed off their karate moves from Karate class with Sensei David.
The prek Dragonflies show off their amazing culminating project… their Bug Encyclopedia!
Learning and Having Fun: First Grade Chipmunks
Our creative and smart First graders… during Open Work art center (water colors and Craypas)
and Literacy Centers (listening center, word search, sight word bingo)
Reading/Community: Sharing How-To Books
One of our first graders reading her How-To book to the rapt Dragonfly pre-k class…
Inquiry: First Grade Designed a New and Improved Co-op!
The First Grade Chipmunks were so interested in the actual school building during their School Study that they began asking questions about how the building was made, what materials were used and who made it. This led them to a construction study spanning 4 months… check out “The Co-op Elementary School” they created and part of the process that led to it:
Construction books
Webs
Wonderings
Inventory list for blueprints
Blueprints
“The Co-op Elementary School!”
Redesigned playground with trampoline, vegetable garden and seesaw.
School bathroom complete with garbage bins!
Get to Know a Co-op Teacher!
The 10 Question Teacher Interview for 1st Grade Teacher, Kevin Wood
1. How long have you been working at The Co-op School?
“This is my second year.”
2. What’s your favorite part of being part of The Co-op School?
“The students are cool.”
3. What do you like to do for fun?
“Watch documentary films, read books, bike, travel, lay on the beach.”
4. What’s your favorite restaurant?
“Arturo’s.”
5. What’s your favorite sandwich?
“Meatball sub.”
6. What’s your favorite song?
“I need new music. I’m pretty bored with all the music on my iPod right now.”
7. Where do you want your next vacation to be?
“The Mediterranean.”
8. What are you reading right now?
“A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn.”
9. If you could buy yourself anything what would it be?
“A larger apartment.”
10. What TV sitcom family would you most like to be a member of?
“The Dunphy’s – Modern Family.”