The Atlanta School Blog http://theatlantaschool.com/blog News and events from The Atlanta School, Inc., a private, intown school educating pre-school, kindergarten, elementary and middle school students. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:05:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 a few more photos from the MS Spring Trip http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2287-a-few-more-photos-from-the-ms-spring-trip http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2287-a-few-more-photos-from-the-ms-spring-trip#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:59:31 +0000 Corrie http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2287 h1photo h2photo h3photo h4photo photo2 photo3 photo4 photo5 photo6 photo7 photo8 photo9 photo10 photo11 photo12 photo13 photo14 photo15 photo16 photo17 photo18 photo19 h1photo h2photo h4photo ]]> http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2287-a-few-more-photos-from-the-ms-spring-trip/feed 0 Croatan Trip in the words of the 5th & 6th grade http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2285-croatan-trip-in-the-words-of-the-5th-6th-grade http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2285-croatan-trip-in-the-words-of-the-5th-6th-grade#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:50:33 +0000 Corrie http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2285 Hiking Big & Small
see horizon line
separates river & sky
my horizon small

Cypress trees have knees
Reaching out for nitrogen
clay & bugs give in

squishy chunks of clay
massive blue & tourquise paint
rough to touch it ain’t

Snake skin left behind
u shaped curves wrapping around
decomposing leaves

There’s a dead mino
in the middle of the sand
washed up by the shore
(trampled by a horse)

focused in on small
itsy bitsy grains of sand
sparkles in the sun

Canoe trip
Frightening canoes
Heidi’s stories kept us calm
Overcame our fears

Crashed into branches
Fishing spraying wondering
Cat learned to steer yay!

Fun with waterguns
Fish Hooks flying through the air
Paddles racing fun

Beach
conquering the beach
Fish catching conquistador
while cold sharp waves crash

cold salt waves crashing
Unexploaded ordenance
spiky shelves of shells

Bright birds in the woods
A melody of their own
Crickets lead the tune

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]]> http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2170-ms-spring-trip-day-2/feed 0 K/1 Happenings May 10-14 http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2167-k1-happenings-may-10-14 http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2167-k1-happenings-may-10-14#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 01:03:55 +0000 Stacia Farabee http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2167 It’s hard to believe that we only have 4 weeks of school left! Our study of worms and soil have launched us into our current exploration of seeds and planting. Last week children planted flower and vegetable seeds and this week we will continue to learn more about the life cycle of plants. We are hoping that our bean “seeds” will start to sprout so that we can plant them later this week.
Monday – A Seed Grows (A study of a plant’s life cycle) / Art / Movement
Tuesday – Living and Non-living Things / Spanish / Music
Wednesday – Field trip to Max’s Woods
Please have your child to school by 9:00 AM. No heat-ups. (Send a complete change of clothing and a towel in a labeled plastic bag. Children should wear sunscreen, a hat, clothing & shoes (not boots) to school that can get muddy and wet.)
Thursday – Bean Sprout Plantings / Spanish / PE
Friday – Field Day! 10:00 AM
Join us for a day of fun-filled games and activities at Urban NIrvana Park. Please send a fully disposable lunch (no heat-ups) and a water bottle. Be sure to apply sunscreen before arriving at school. You may send additional sunscreen in a zippered plastic bag for reapplication.
Mark your calendars:
Friday, May 14 TAS Field Day
Wednesday, May 19 Sweetwater Creek Field Trip $2
Friday, May 21 (10 AM) TAS Music & Movement Day
Wednesday, May 26 Tellus Museum Field Trip
Friday, May 28 (11:30 AM) K/1 Garden Party Bring your lunch and join us for a celebration of our learning at our  Garden Party!
Monday, May 31 Memorial Day NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, June 2 Callaway Gardens Field Trip
Friday, June 4 Last Day of School
]]> http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2167-k1-happenings-may-10-14/feed 0 The 1/2 Class goes rock hunting! http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2164-the-12-class-goes-rock-hunting http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2164-the-12-class-goes-rock-hunting#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 01:02:05 +0000 Stacia Farabee http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2164 The 1/2 class took rock hammers, jeweler’s loops, safety glasses, and other supplies to Sweetwater Creek to look for rocks!

A geology lesson

]]> http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2164-the-12-class-goes-rock-hunting/feed 0 May news from the Pre-K http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2159-may-news-from-the-pre-k http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2159-may-news-from-the-pre-k#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 00:57:36 +0000 Stacia Farabee http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2159

We are running short on time and we are trying to squeeze a few more trips into our year together!  Here are a few dates to remember with volunteer opportunities also:

*Tuesday or Wednesday morning we need a tall parent to help us hang the moon and stars in our room.  We have the ladder and the tape!  Let us know if you have an extra 15 minutes in the morning and can help out.

*Thursday, May 13- Arabia Mountain-  We need 2 volunteers to hike with us.

*Tuesday, May 18- Max’s Woods- We need 2 volunteers to join us for a hike and playing in the stream.

*Thursday, May 20- Max’s Woods- We need one volunteer to join us for a hike and playing in the stream.

*Tuesday, May 25- Atlanta Activity Center- We need 2 volunteers to join us for a hike.

*Thursday, May 27-28-  Moon Festival and Camp Out in Max’s Woods- We need one parent for each child to join us for a camp out!  If you cannot join us, please let us know.  We plan to sleep in tents and wake up to an easy breakfast.  We will provide lunch for the children on Friday and then return to school by carpool at 1:00.  Your child will not be permitted to stay in aftercare on Friday.   Please watch for more details in future emails, we just wanted you to save the date!

****We need to know who has a tent and who needs to borrow one.  Please let us know in person or respond to this email.

]]> http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2159-may-news-from-the-pre-k/feed 0 More Adventures with the Pre-K http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2142-more-adventures-with-the-pre-k http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2142-more-adventures-with-the-pre-k#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 00:56:50 +0000 Stacia Farabee http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2142 These are photos from this week and a couple from last week.  We have jumped right into our Great Outdoors Unit where the possibilities of exploration are endless!  We hiked in Springvale Park last week and this week we hiked around Orme Park taking plenty of time along the way to investigate animal tracks, leaves, trees, moss and even a BIG earthworm!  Poison ivy has been on everyone’s mind as we all are learning to keep an eye out for it.  Thank you to Matt Dodge for helping out and to ND for sharing his dad!

CK and SD are trying tree climbing! Orme Park MM, AM and DJ are using forest animals as they play in the sandbox. CK and IJ are tracing hiking trails and trying to avoid the poison ivy along the way! CG, ND, JF and TG are putting the "fire" in our campfire! IJ, SD and MM are climbing on a log. A. from the 1/2 class is reading to AG and JC. KC and LD are decorating stars for our forest scene. LD and JF are stopping to look up to see what they can see! JC found a sweet gumball. IJ, CK and JF are getting a closer look. Matt and ND

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Here are some fabulous photos of the Pre-K class during the Artist Festival.

J.F. working on his color bottle. K.C. and L.D. are working on adding scraps to our beautiful mural. N.D. and C.K. are working on sticker art while listening to the sounds of music. L.D. is getting a "Rainbow" painted on her face. K.C., "Look at my bagel face I made Margo." C.K. is working on a beautiful art piece with colored pencils. IMG_9733 J.C. is busy getting her hands in motion to the sound of music. C.K. making a bagel face. IMG_9724 C.A. is working on a masterpiece with J.C. IMG_9727 A.G. is working on putting feathers in her color bottle. C.G. is working on his bagel face. N.D. got "Batman" painted on his face. C.K. is getting his feet all squishy. T.G. is working on a master piece with markers.

]]> http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2119-photos-from-the-pre-k-artist-festival/feed 0 MS Spring Trip Update http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2110-ms-spring-trip-update http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2110-ms-spring-trip-update#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 13:42:56 +0000 Corrie http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2110 The drive was long but incredibly scenic!  We emptied the whole state of South Carolina of its junk food!  Sarah taught us a beautiful round about constellations.  We are thinking of forming a class choir…off to hike in the pocosins today.  More later!

]]> http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2110-ms-spring-trip-update/feed 0 TAS AT THE OPERA http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2083-tas-at-the-opera http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/2083-tas-at-the-opera#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:23:56 +0000 Doug http://theatlantaschool.com/blog/?p=2083 The Atlanta School’s Junior High, High School, and alumni all were represented at the Atlanta Opera’s April 27, 2010, performance of The Magic Flute.  The performance was enjoyed enjoyed by all – really!  The Center for Puppetry Arts provided the dragon , Papageno’s birds, and other various and sundry animals; Masonic symbolism pervaded the hall, and the tongue-in-cheek approach to Mozart’s final and usually somber opera resonated with our sophisticated and cultured TAS audience!

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