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Weekly View of Why Students Love Learning at AHB

7th/8th: Week of Jan 19

Math The 7th graders covered finding the area of triangles and quadrilaterals on Tuesday. On Wednesday they had a lesson about finding the area of composite shapes. Thursday, they worked in groups of 3 to solve problems in a round table format. The 8th graders worked on a unit review Tuesday and Wednesday and started their check-in on Thursday. The Algebra students had 3 lessons over graphing exponential functions, exponential function applications, and geometric sequences. Humanities The week we worked to finish our examination of Warhorse and the experiences of World War I. Students prepared and completed Literary essays that […]

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Middle school students work with dirt at private school in Austin.

5th/6th: Week of Jan 19

General News We had a short week due to the holiday, but students are settling nicely into a groove in our new downstairs classroom. A huge thank you to everyone who helped with campus cleanup last weekend. It was such a great feeling to walk into such spic-and-span classrooms on Tuesday morning! Reading/Writing Update This week was all about picture books and world religions as we prepare to write our own books in the coming weeks! We read four different books that feature religion. We took notes as we read to observe when the books mention: house of worship, prayer,

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Two middle school letters work on project at STEM school.

3rd/4th: Week of Jan 19

Gammas packed a lot into our three day week, and we were excited to  discover that we have several budding poets among us.  We were grateful for  the beautiful weather during recess and lunch.  As the weather takes a turn this weekend, stay warm and safe! Math          Gamma 1’s reviewed fractions less than or equal to one. They compared fractions with the same denominators (⅓ < ⅔) or the same numerators ( ⅓ > ⅛ ).  They began comparing fractions with unlike denominators ( 4/6 > ¼).  They are using tools like  fractions bars, number lines and strip diagrams to help them.

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Two elementary students perform in front of class at micro school.

2nd: Week of Jan 19

Math In Math this week we wrapped up our time unit by learning about AM/PM and discussing the length of various daily activities. We also wrote out a sample schedule for a normal day AND conceived of a spectacular dream schedule for a most-perfect day! Always a favorite Beta activity :) On Thursday we launched our unit on measurement by learning about standard and nonstandard units of measurement, how to properly measure, and measuring several items in the classroom using nonstandard units. ELA Book Clubs are rolling right along! It is so heartening to see students independently reach for our

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Elementary student displays clay crafts at project based school in Austin.

K/1st: Week of Jan 19

Water, water, everywhere… This week, we left the shore for open water to explore the euphotic zone!  This is the layer of the ocean that gets the most sunlight. We learned that this layer is closest to land, which means it is closest to humans, and the Alphas know that where there are humans, there is trash! The euphotic zone is where over half of our oxygen comes from; it also contains 90% of all marine life — which makes its proximity to humans a little scary. The continents are ringed in the light blue of the euphotic zone… Alphas,

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Kindergartener laughs while holding notebook at school with small classes.