We are having a blast in Spanish classes! Between making piñatas and shaping them into different animals or fruits, or constructing the Three Little Bears House with furnishings and its characters, kids are also researching a famous Latin American person
Classroom Connection: Chemistry I
In Chemistry I, we completed a lab exercise on pH, which is a measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. More precisely, a measurement of the hydrogen ions, hence pH, potential of Hydrogen. And it was colorful too!
Classroom Connection: American History
In American History, we learned about Henry Ford and his development of the assembly line. Following the zassembly line concept, students built their autos out of candy, Ford style! Social Studies Classes at ZLO Meet Mrs. Vis
Classroom Connection: Beyond the Basics
Jewel, Abby and Rebecca play Connect Four with Wordly Wise words. Remember the definition and you drop a chip. If you know your words well, you win! English Classes at ZLO Meet Mrs. Likkel
Classroom Connection: Principles of Computer Science (Coding)
The Computer Science Team is covering a lot of technical ground. After becoming familiar with the programming language python, we are now scripting for web pages in HTML and beginning CSS. We discussed the website building process, from domain name
Classroom Connection: Middle School Science
The middle school science group is studying currents. They conducted 3 labs and observed how when warm, cold and salt water come together they produce a current. They are showing their posters they created on one of the labs to
Classroom Connection: Spanish
Spanish class continues working hard in all classes. Students are not only learning grammar and verb tenses, they are learning how to carry a conversation and ask appropriate questions to keep the flow. They are also able to answer simple
Classroom Connection: Middle School Science
Did you know you could model trade winds with water in a glass pie baker? Mrs. Hadfield shows her Science class how to do this. Science Classes at ZLO Meet Mrs. Hadfield
Classroom Connection: Beyond the Basics (English)
Mrs. Likkel’s Beyond the Basics class had the privilege of meeting with Clara Kelly, author of The Flamboya Tree. She answered questions about her time in a WWII concentration camp on the island of Java. Stressed most was her mother’s
Classroom Connection: Chemistry I
In HS Chemistry, lab time is just as important as the lecture time. Every lab supports the lecture, and it brings the concepts to life. We can talk about single replacement reactions and see them on paper, theoretically…but to have