Battle of the Books is a reading challenge for students from second to eighth grade. It is a national program revised for Clairbourn. Each team of three to four students from grades two to five has been challenged to read a total of eight books together as a team. In grades six to eight, each team (one advisory class per team) has been challenged to work together to read a total of six books. Teams will answer questions in a quiz show format until there is one winning team left for each of the second, third, fourth and fifth grades, as well as one winning middle school team. The royal battle will take place on Monday, February 10.

It will be a lot of fun for both students and observers! Parents are welcome to quietly observe the competition. Winning teams will be presented the following day, at Morning Assembly on Tuesday, February 11. Here is the schedule!

Kindergarten through second grade students enjoyed learning the mechanics of crafting paper lanterns, transforming a rectangular 2D object into a round 3D creation in the Innovation Lab. They were challenged to use critical thinking skills while fine-tuning their motor skills. Taking it to the next level, the concept of electricity was introduced, giving students an opportunity to explore the intricacies of applying lights to their lanterns. They learned about the flow of electrons, the difference between conductive and insulated materials, and the components of a circuit. Many students used wire strippers for the first time. These handcrafted creations symbolize hope and bring added festivity to the campus during Lunar New Year celebrations this week!

 

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Student artwork is on display in the Admin Building. The artwork includes first grade abstract portraits inspired by Picasso in his cubism style. They used both soft and oil pastels to create their works of art and thus it was a multimedia project. Another display features fifth grade acrylic paintings inspired by Jackson Pollock who created this style of painting in which the paint is dripped and flung onto the canvas instead of actually touching a paintbrush to the paper. Jackson Pollock used many tools besides paintbrushes and so did we! We used squeeze bottles, spoons, and dried paint brushes. 

 

 

We love watching our first graders unleash the magic of storytelling in the library for their "Storyteller of the Week" program. They read their own stories inspired by wordless picture books and share their imaginative tales with their classmates while seated in the special storyteller's chair! This tradition is a treasured memory for many of our older students!