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Weekly View of Why Students Love Learning at AHB

7th/8th: Week of Jan 26

Math 7th graders spent their two days practicing finding the area of compound shapes, including application problems. The 8th graders finished up check-ins and started exploring the Pythagorean Theorem. The algebra students review the exponential functions unit with a math lib, task cards, and review sheet. Humanities The short week presented Humanities students with the opportunity to dive into their new novel The Book Thief, which chronicles the life of Liesel, a young woman facing the devastation of World War II in Nazi Germany. Students discussed their initial impressions of the novel through their study guides, and made comparisons to […]

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Middle school student works with plants at micro school.

5th/6th: Week of Jan 26

General News We can’t believe it’s the weekend again already! We got a lot of great learning done in our two days together. 🙂 Our field trip planning for March 3rd and 4th is still in the works, but we have secured brave volunteers for chaperoning! (Thank you!) We’ll keep you posted as plans firm up. Reading/Writing Update We made the most of our weird, short week! We had a wonderful discussion about our new novel, Feathers! Kiddos seem to be really enjoying this book and using it to dig into the deeper “why” behind why people participate in religion.

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Two middle schoolers work on worksheets at private school in Austin.

3rd/4th: Week of Jan 26

Wow! What a crazy week!  We missed our Gammas during the winter storm and were so happy to see them on Wednesday.  Even though we had a two day school week, we were able to accomplish quite a bit. Math          Gamma 1’s reviewed how to compare fractions with different denominators and took a closer look at finding and creating equivalent fractions.  Gamma 2’s reviewed adding and subtracting decimals and applied the skills to a real life situation – shopping at a toy store. We also have begun estimating/rounding with decimals and will continue this next week. ELA      We

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Elementary students give presentation at school with small classes.

2nd: Week of Jan 26

Math The Betas were busy this week measuring everything in the classroom – large and small! We learned how to “mark the spot” to reuse the same measuring tool repeatedly when measuring big things, and practiced adding up several smaller measurements to find a grand sum. Next week we’ll wrap up measurement and close out our unit! Geometry and fractions are next. ELA In Phonics this week we studied the syllable: “consonant+le.” We learned that when we see this group of letters at the end of a word it is always a separate syllable and the e doesn’t make a

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Elementary student displays work at project based school.

K/1st: Week of Jan 26

Water, water, everywhere… Dove deeper into the ocean (600 feet deep) into the twilight zone! Alphas learned that very little light reaches the dysphotic zone, which makes photosynthesis inoperable and plants obsolete. We explored many critters that live here, but focused on two enemies. The sperm whale vs the giant squid! While oceanographers have not captured video of the battle, tentacle marks left on sperm whales offer some evidence as to what might occur in the dark. One video animated a model of how sperm whales use echolocation to find their favorite food. Alphas collaged the great battle and depicted many epic

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Kindergarten student works with addition at STEM school in Austin.