[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.92" background_layout="light"] There is very little about cooking that doesn’t involve chemistry, biology, physics and math. This term’s cooking elective in the kitchen called for the 4th…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.92" background_layout="light"] Bixby is blessed to have faculty who are experts in their fields and bring unique knowledge to the classroom for children. One challenge to this…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.92" background_layout="light"] Like play, children use pictures books to make sense of the world around them. To give voice to the feelings and experiences they cannot yet…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.92" background_layout="light"] “It’s a really easy way to channel your ideas and creativity. For a book report you can easily show different points of view. Plus, you…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] One of my very first teaching mentors began the first day of school, with her kindergartners, with this message… She started out by asking her…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] On December 25th 2017, a small whale watching boat from the Pacific Whale Foundation (www.pacwhale.org) left the harbor of Ma’alaea on Maui. On board a…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] While traditional physical education focuses on skill development such as catching, throwing, and dribbling a ball, here in Bixby Sports classes we add the strategic…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] When working (or living) with young children, it is a daily occurrence that children will question if you “really mean it?” Sometimes, it is silly…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] We began with a small bottle of clear water, an ordinary object. I explained that even the most ordinary things can be amazing, if we…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] I know I am biased being the Music Director, but Winter Sing at Bixby School is definitely one of my favorite traditions. On the last…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] It all started out simply enough, two first graders decided to pick up a 3 x 7 foot heavy- duty plastic tub and move it…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] One of the most important things we administrators do is to look at our various programs and traditions from time to time to determine how…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.89" background_layout="light"] One of the unique things about the Bixby preschool program are all of the special classes that are offered, such as swimming, music, gym, Spanish…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.86" background_layout="light"] This year the Kindergarten class is exploring the world of visual language through American Sign Language (ASL)! Every day in Kindergarten we communicate through our…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.86" background_layout="light"] Dressing up in preschool doesn’t always involve fancy fabrics and costumes. I mean, who doesn’t love shiny necklaces to wear and bags to carry them…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] When Pat and Bart opened the Bixby School that we know and love, basically it was a big McStain home, (Tom and Caroline…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] Sinking and floating are essential skills for new swimmers. Different techniques that we work on in Bixby's pool include, floating on our bellies,…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] The first class all 1st-5th graders go to each day is Group Time, from 8:30-9:00. This is similar to a homeroom and serves…
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] I have always been struck buy the unique characteristics of Lower Yard. I’ve seen schools with engaging climbing structures and creative play spaces…
