WORMS!

[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] What a pleasure it was to see our Bixby preschoolers mesmerized by these earth friendly creatures! In celebration of…

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Bixby Core Values Shine in Preschool

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Preschool numbers have grown this past year and it has been so joyful! The children are taking on responsibility for…

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Cross Curricular Collaboration

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] At Bixby, there are many classes and teachers. Each teacher has a specialization and may teach several different grades. It…

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Bixby School’s Elective – Rules of Etiquette

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Elective classes for the 4th and 5th graders are some of my favorite classes here at Bixby. We can change…

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Authentic Learning

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] A two year old puts on her sock all by herself. A three year old folds up a blanket and…

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¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Hola. ¿Empezaron bien el nuevo año? We are in the middle of our school year and today I want to…

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School Choice, Transitions and Other Leaps of Faith

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Like many families, you may be navigating the important question of school choice in these days. At Bixby, this week…

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Making Sense of Math: Why We Wait to Teach Algorithms

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A Classic Toy…

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Playdough! This soft, and often colorful, modeling material is just one of many staples one will see within the preschool…

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Sensory Painting With Preschool

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] A couple weeks ago, as the final leaves were falling, I had a lovely opportunity to do some sensory painting…

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The Zones

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Late autumn brings with it a tremendous amount of excitement for children. There are Halloween costumes to choose, turkeys and…

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Grateful For Bixby

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] As we take a weeklong break from school to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, I reflect on what a…

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Promoting and Practicing Tolerance in Preschool

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] The other day, some of the children were playing in our preschool music room. They were building "homes" with giant…

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Cooking in Kindergarten

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Cooking with kids can help get them interested in trying healthy foods they might not normally want to try. When…

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Coming Together

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Last Wednesday morning after a deeply dividing national election, Bixby School’s first- through fifth-graders gathered together in our gym, rather…

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Getting Meta-Cognitively Connected!

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] The children have been working hard to become “wild readers” this fall.  They are choosing and reading their own books,…

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Game Days in 4th & 5th Grade Math

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] In math we spend every day learning and working. Our units change every few weeks (we are currently studying division).…

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Fall Inspired Preschool Activities

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Festive fall activities have been a blast of fun in the preschool! The team of teachers collaborated ideas relating to…

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6 Myths about Bixby School

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Myth 1: We cannot afford private school! Truth: Bixby School has a strong commitment to making our program accessible to…

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Have You Ever Wondered Why Spanish Is Taught At Bixby?

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[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] You may have heard that acquiring a second language presents many advantages for the learner. Since your children are learning…

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