Reflecting on First Quarter
Reflection is one of most essential elements needed for learning and growth. We all must find time in our busy days to pause long enough to truly think about our experiences. We have to allow ourselves an opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments and commit to memory the factors that...
Character Tree Traits in Action
Fifth grade students Elliot Teal, Brynley Jonson, Jack Thornton, Leo Wu, Lane Russell, Katie Jean Weiler, and Nate Margraf displayed several of the Character Tree traits over the past couple of weeks. They dedicated some of their personal time reading a book recommended by several adults at Ravenscroft called Wonder. After they...
Character Tree Traits in Action
Second Grade student Connor Aschman showed wonderful sportsmanship last week during a recess football game. He moved himself to the other side to make it more even without anyone asking him. Thank you, Connor for showing compassion and respect to your classmates. Students in grades 1-5 who participated in the Hispanic Heritage Celebration...
Lower School Tree Talk- Dr. Harper’s Guest Blog
During Tuesday morning’s Tree Talk, we continued our exploration of Community. In “kids’ speak” (just in case you’d like to continue our discussion at your house!), here’s what we discussed: Communities include groups of people who learn and play together, who have different talents and interests, who work...
Community Conversations
What makes a community ideal for learning and growing? Yes, you are going to hear me ask this question over and over again ‒ answering this question successfully will make a positive difference for our students, and in Lower School, it is guiding our decision making and planning. One...
Character Tree Traits in Action
Olivia Rivera in Mrs. Ausbon’s Kindergarten class showed her Ravenscroft spirit when I walked into her classroom on Wednesday and she proudly showed me a beautiful card she had made to celebrate Ravenscroft’s 150th birthday! It was covered in green and gold and done in her best handwriting. She insisted that she wanted...