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Mathematics
Mathematics: Math is seen as another language. We could call the subject “numeracy” in keeping with “literacy”, which may more accurately reflect our understanding of the subject. Children need practice in mathematics in order to build confidence, and they often do best when the approach to the subject allows them to grow their sense of number over time. A “spiral curriculum”, one that keeps returning to certain basic concepts while at the same time pushing outward, meets the needs of most children. We work with math standards established by the National Council of Mathematics and draw our resources from the Miquon Math Program, Bridges Mathematics Curriculum, Math Their Way and Marilyn Burns material.
Sources that Inform Our Curriculum
The Curriculum in Action:
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School Calendar 2026 – 2027
August 24 Teachers return
September 1 Meet and Greet New families 9:30, returning families 10:00-12:00
September 2-4 Slow Start Days–8:30-12:00 All School
September 2-3 Incoming Family Conferences (1:00-5:00)
September 8 First Full Day 8:30-3:10; Some Very Beginners, 8:30-1:00
After School Care Begins
September 10 Curriculum Night, 6:00-8:00
October 9 Teacher Inservice Day*
October 12 Indigenous People’s Day*
October 30 Halloween Carnival
November 9-10 Parent-Teacher Conferences*
November 11 Veterans’ Day*
November 23 Teacher Inservice Day*
November 23-27 Thanksgiving Break
November 30 School Resumes
December 1 Giving Tuesday
December 18 12:00 Dismissal–-No After Care
December 21- Winter Break Begins
1 Day Solstice Camp is available
January 4 Teacher Inservice Day*
January 5 School Resumes
January 18 Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day—No School
February 15 Presidents’ Day*
February 15-20 Mid-Winter Break*
February 22 School Resumes
February 26 2027-2028 Financial Aid Applications Due (New & Returning Families)
March 15 Teacher Inservice Day*
April 12-16 Spring Break*
May 31 Memorial Day*
June 9 Last Day of School—
Graduation Ceremony and
Summer Send-Off Celebration, 10 am
Dismissal for all students immediately following graduation–
No After Care
June 14-18 Summer Camp–Adventure Camp Week 1
June 21-25 Summer Camp-Adventure Camp Week 2
*School not in session.
Aftercare runs from 3:10 -6:00 daily unless specified otherwise and is open to children attending Beginning Room -5th grade 3:10-6:00