Recognizing Our Differences and Unique Qualities
As we settle into the new school year there are many exciting happenings on the social front. Our younger students from last year have stepped into their new roles as…
Author’s Chair – A Day to Celebrate a Job Well Done
In writing class, we generate a lot of text. However, not all this work is shared with classmates and other teachers. Some shorter assignments remain forever tucked away in their…
This is ME!
“Who are we? What do we look like? How are we the same? How are we different?” These are just some of the questions the preschoolers pondered, as they embarked…
International Walk to School Day At Bixby School
Wednesday October 5th is International Walk to School Day. It all began in 1997, when the Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in Chicago, modeled…
Taking Care of Bixby
There is work to be done at Bixby! Recycling needs to be put out, the lunchroom needs to be set up…and don’t forget to get it all cleaned up and…
Group Time At Bixby School
Morning Group Time is an important part of the day at Bixby. Meeting together as individual grades gives students a significant anchor at our school. Group Time becomes a safe…
Cultivating Critical Thinking At Bridgewalk Pond
Children cultivate critical thinking skills when they closely observe their surroundings and record what they notice. So every Monday, the kindergarteners walk to a local wetland area called Bridgewalk…
Nurturing Wild Readers and the 40 Book Challenge
Though we hope books travel with students wherever they may go, within and beyond the walls of Bixby, the literature classroom is our reading home for the year. Within these…
Discovering Boulder’s Bridgewalk Pond
Last week Emily and I had the wonderful opportunity to take a group of Preschoolers on a walk to Bridgewalk Pond during group time. It was a beautiful fall day…
Building Classroom Environment – 3rd Grade Interviews
The beginning of the school year is filled with excitement and transition. Schedules are being learned, routines are being established, and different expectations are being outlined for the various classrooms.…
Science Hopes and Dreams
If you’re near the downstairs island, look for a bulletin board titled “Science Hopes and Dreams.” It’s filled with quotes from our 1st-through-5th grade science students, articulating what they’d like…
Time For A Snack!
Children work hard in school everyday. Teachers care deeply about academics, but they are also concerned with making sure that students are doing well emotionally, socially and physically. Abraham…
Welcome to the new school year from Bixby’s Director of Admissions.
The start of a new school year is an exciting time for all of us. As our children are navigating new classes, new grades and possibly new friends at a…
Back to School
No matter how many times I’ve done this (and the years are certainly adding up), I experience equal measures of excitement and nervousness as I enter each new school year.…
Welcome Back Bixby Preschoolers!
The preschool program had an amazing first week back to school! It was so wonderful to see all our smiling classmates and families once again. Our new students who…
Welcome To Our 2016-17 School Year
We are off to a great start in our 46th year of continuous service to our Boulder community. I am delighted the board of trustees asked me to stay on…
August 31, 2015 – Inside The Music Room
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