Welcome Spring

We hope that you all enjoyed a restful and rejuvenating break. Spring is officially here and we are busy with many exciting learning opportunities over the next six weeks.

Upon returning to school we will be completing the SBAC testing. We spent some time as a class looking at and discussing the purpose of these assessments before the break. Students learned about the types of questions they will see and the ways that teachers use the results to think about the "big picture" of what we plan for the upcoming year. We have many methods of assessment for our students and this is just one of them. Students should come to school rested and ready, but also relaxed knowing that all we ask is that they do their best.

We will be doing the testing in the mornings Monday-Thursday. We will provided many opportunities for movement and socialization and the afternoons will be filled with fairy tale writing and science. If you would like to send in additional snacks for your student during this week that would be wonderful. We will also have some on hand.

We will end the week with some hands-on fun on Friday during our Four Winds Nature program. Then we will be jumping into an exciting new unit based on teaching empathy and acceptance. Each student will rotate through a series of lessons from the Changing Perspectives curriculum and we will end the unit and the year with a culminating event that families will be invited to participate in. Stay tuned for more information to come.

Enjoy the sunshine!
Jess and Liz

Ready To Race

We have been working hard as green engineers with our latest challenge. Students have learned about the country of Senegal and have been inspired at how they are able to create so many amazing things with so little. We also learned about the Dakar Rally and have set personal goals for the cars that we've designed. Some want to go fast, some far, and others are aiming for accuracy on what can be some rugged terrain!

We have been posting pictures and videos of this challenging process on our new Instagram account @wcsmosaicmoments. Follow us there for more updates from our rally tomorrow. Also check out this LetsRecap to hear some student reflections about the process.