Mrs. Hadfield has been keeping all of her classes busy via Skype lessons and email and projects! Science has especially been having a fun time with stalactite experiments, identifying mystery rocks, learning about erratics, and sharing their reports on various
Show & Tell: Foundational Writing Magazine Project
Foundational Writing students created a magazine on a topic of choice. Isabella Day crafted a lovely magazine she was proud to share with everyone at ZLO. Enjoy! – Mrs. Vanessa Vis
Classroom Connection: Spanish
Mrs. Andres’ Spanish class has been having a fun time Skyping together for class. We are working on telling time and rooms in the house. It is fun to see how learning can continue even though we don’t meet in
Friday Flair! March 2020
This project combined some new techniques and tools. We started with a painted background, sprinkled salt for the stars and used a round sponge to remove the shape of the sun, toothbrushes to splatter paint and Q-tips with and without
Lessons Found in Wonder
Foundational Writing students are learning lessons about compassion and kindness as they read Wonder by R. J. Palacio.
How COVID-19 concerns will affect classes at ZLO
UPDATE: March 12, 2020 No, it’s not an extended vacation! Laurel Church membership is, at this time, mostly older people who are the most vulnerable to the worst effects of COVID-19. Laurel Church leadership has decided to close its building
UPDATE! ZLO Community Service: Open Hands
Kids Helping Kids We are still collecting! Through March 31, 2020, ZLO Staff & Families will be collecting specific food items for Open Hands, an outreach ministry of Calvary Creekside. Their mission states, “Open Hands exists to eliminate hunger among
Spanish 1: Papel Picado & Dia del Amor y Amistad
In Spanish class we did papel picado, a classic Mexican craft for Dia del Amor y Amistad (Valentine’s Day.) Papel picado is similar to making snowflakes in that you fold paper (in this case, tissue paper), and cut out different
Seasons in Spanish
In Spanish class we learned how to say the months, seasons, articles of clothing, and weather in the Spanish language. The students put all of it together and did a seasons project that included the weather for the season they
Friday Flair – Cats!
In today’s edition of Friday Flair, we are highlighting the fun checkerboard chalk pastel cats completed by Mrs. Charelston’s Art class. Enjoy!