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Recent Happenings from Around the School
September 29, 2005

 

First Graders Explore the Urban Trail

First Grade is studying about the history of Asheville as their first social studies unit. On September 20th, they went on the Urban Trail in Asheville. The Urban Trail is a walking tour of downtown Asheville and educates the children about Asheville's history. The children learned about many of the landmarks. When they returned to class they drew and labeled a picture of their favorite stop. As a conclusion to this unit, Mr. Doug Sherry came in and discussed different maps with the children including a map of downtown Asheville. The children were able to locate the different landmarks they saw on the Urban Trail.

This is the Elizabeth Blackwell stop on the trail. Elizabeth Blackwell is known as the first woman in America to earn a medical degree. She spent time in Asheville.

Posing in front of the Civic Center.

Boys posing with musicians in front of the Civic Center.

Girls at the Flat Iron, next to the Flat Iron Building in downtown Asheville.

First-grade boys take their turn on the iron.

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Christy Middleton had a group of Key students carving soap the other day. This was a class project related to a novel they are reading.

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Tammy Watford, news reporter for WLOS-TV, was on campus today to film a "Never Stop Learning" segment which will air next week. The story is about some of our new students from New Orleans and about the overall Katrina efforts to help our new families who have temporarily located here--and the help we're giving to the Gulf region.

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Oz is around the Corner.
The Lower School's production of "The Magical Land of Oz" is in full rehearsal. Add it to your calendar of "must-sees" for this fall. The evening performance is Friday, October 28 beginning at 7 P.M.

 

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