We asked Ivywood parents what their experience has been continuing the learning process at home and this is what they had to say! Parent experience #1 Ivywood’s Virtues have become life lessons for us these past few days in our…
Telling Stories Using Shapes & Lines
Ivywood’s 4th graders were recently learning about the French artist Henri Matisse. The students were asked to use a variety of shapes in a story collage and then add 5-10 different kind of lines to support their story collage and…
Learning Opportunities
Ivywood students may not be in our classrooms right now and they may have chosen a different uniform to wear in their home classroom, but they are still learning. Our dedicated teachers are providing students and families opportunities to continue…
Learning Corner: Cell Structures & Processes
This year both the 5th and 2nd graders at Ivywood are learning about cell structures and processes. At the end of their unit, the students in the 5th grade class made a coloring book to share some facts that they…
Learning Corner: Bones and Ligaments
It was all about bones and ligaments in the 3rd grade class this week. The students are learning about the human body and how our bones and ligaments work together. The students made models of hands (strings being the ligaments)…
Mystery Reader
March is Reading Month and our 1st grade class had a special treat when their Mystery Reader for the day was a pilot for Delta Airlines! This parent came to class in his pilot uniform and read the class a…
Ivywood & Hillsdale Alumni
This past week, Ivywood Classical Academy & the Detroit Hillsdale Alumni Chapter teamed up for a great event at Ivywood, “Charging Charters.” ICA was able to give Hillsdale alums an inside look into our charter school program and how they…
A Special Music Guest
The very talented Mr. Johnson, professional musician & Ivywood parent, was a guest teacher in music class this week. The students learned all about the different parts of a trumpet & a flugelhorn. Mr. Johnson also introduced the students to…
Black History Month
Our 5th grade class was learning all about Martin Luther King in class this week. The class had a great discussion about MLK’s special war for equal rights. The war was special because MLK asked people to “meet violence with…
Learning Corner: Moon Phases
This week our 1st graders were wrapping up their lesson on the solar system. The class had a very engaging lesson, with lots of great information, about the 8 moon phases. The class used Oreos to help learn and display…