Elementary

K/1st: Week of August 24, 2026

This Week in Alpha August 23-26, 2026 This Week in Alpha… What a week! Our theme this quarter, Community, feels especially relevant during these early days of the year, as we learn how to take care of new responsibilities and get to know each other. Alphas know that a community is full of people. This week we talked about how each one of us is a unique individual, but when we come together, we have similar needs and goals like “…we came to AHB for friends,” “…we came to learn experiments,” “…we came to read chapter books.” We also learned […]

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Kindergarten child cuts paper at private school in Austin

3rd/4th: Week of August 17

What an amazing first week we had in Gamma: lots of smiles, laughter, and special moments. We are so proud of how eagerly they jumped into the new school year and can’t wait to see what amazing things are ahead! Math Both Gamma classes discussed the importance of math in our everyday lives, and collaborated to solve some fun thinking problems. They were introduced to our new problem solving stations and played some review games with classmates. We are really excited to dive into place value next week. ELA Gammas had a lot of laughs reviewing nouns, adjectives and verbs

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Elementary student's hand holding rock at micro school.

2nd: Week of August 17

Our new batch of Betas is off to a great start! This week we learned A LOT. Beyond routines and classroom jobs, these Betas dove into curriculum, explored new books, jumpstarted handwriting bootcamp, and began to ponder all things earth-related. The sense of community among these kiddos is already strong. They drafted their Beta Agreements with ease. We learned the benefits of having a Growth Mindset and how important it is to fill others’ buckets. We found time to read “How to Succeed” brochures that were lovingly made by the previous Betas in May. We delved into our study of

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Elementary student displays work at independent school in Austin

K/1st: Week of August 17

This Week in Alpha August 17-20, 2026 “How’d our week go, Alphas?!” Announcements! Every Monday, and ONLY on Monday, sign-in will be in the GYM! If you go to Morning Fresh Air Fun, I’ll meet you there at 8:45. Everybody else, get there before 9:00 if you can for some fun in a big space! This Week in Alpha… WHAT A GREAT WHIRLWIND OF A WEEK! I’d like to send a big shout out to all parents who helped in our community clean-up day… I couldn’t have done it without you! We had quite a week – drinking from the

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Kindergarten student displays artwork at experiential school.

2nd: Week of May 11

Math This week, the Betas completed their multiplication post-test and end-of-year exam! These guys nailed multiplication and showed so much tenacity throughout! ELA We finished off phonics with… assessments! After that we teamed up to perform partner plays (a sneaky way to work on reading fluency ;) – and so entertaining! I’m so proud of their growth this year!  With writing projects finished, we continue to pursue poetry. This week we tried our hand at writing Triplet and Season style poems. Theme Two Hives was awesome! A bit muddy but we made seed bombs, tasted Fall & Spring samples of

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Elementary student wears beekeeper outfit at experiential school.