This week, we grappled with fractions! We folded the same sized paper into two parts, three parts, four parts, six parts, and eight parts and labeled the parts. As we did this, kids noticed: “If you fold the halves in half, you get fourths!” “So if you fold the fourths in half, you get eighths!” […]
In math, we have been learning about customary and metric units of measurement, and used a balance scale to measure and compare the mass of two clay spheres of different sizes. The entire package of clay that we started with was 1,000 grams, or 1 kilogram, and we learned that one jumbo paperclip is equal […]
Many of you know our school’s mission by heart: “Ignite curious minds, awaken generous hearts, engage a changing world.” That lays out a path to guide our students’ future. We have two vision statements that help us picture aspects of our destination: our Science Vision and our Technology Vision. TBS Vision for Science & Tech Education […]
We started the new year with a new math unit! The Bridges program spirals and swoops back to concepts at different parts of the year. Thus far, we have worked with place value, multi-digit addition and subtraction, and an introduction to multiplication and division. This unit will focus on different types of measurement: time, mass/length/volume, […]
Happy New Year! We hit the ground running and 2018 is off to a terrific start in Temescal Creek. If you haven’t heard . . . homework started this week and the Temescalians have a wide range of feelings about this. Please make sure to read the homework letter that went home Tuesday with the […]
