Simplifying fractions looks easy and pretty when it is presented this way. The 3rd graders in Mr. Bruce’s class have been working on simplifying fractions during Math class which sometimes sounds intimidating, not for these 3rd graders, they have this…
The Water Cycle
The students in Mrs. Reinharts’s class have been learning about the water cycle; evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Part of this lesson focuses on how the water cycle impacts our weather and vegetation. The students then created pictures to show the…
Compound Elements
Mrs. Knutsen’s fourth grade class recently finished reading “Treasure Island.” The students are studying compound elements in Grammar. To blend Literature and Grammar, the students drew pictures from the novel and diagrammed sentences using either compound predicate nominatives or compound…
ICA Board Member Spotlight ~ Jeff Fettig
In the upcoming weeks we will be spotlighting the Ivywood Classical Academy School Board members so our Ivywood Families can learn more about them and their passion and commitment to Ivywood Classical Academy. Jeff Fettig has been an Ivywood board…
Zentangle, Native Americans & Ivywood Vision
Zentangle In the Ivywood art room…its Zentangle for the 3rd graders studying design. It is a modern angle that the students tied into other forms art. The 3rd graders learned about contemporary artists Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts, the inventors…
ICA Board Member Spotlight ~ Myranda Fabian
In the upcoming weeks we will be spotlighting the Ivywood Classical Academy School Board members so our Ivywood Families can learn more about them and their passion and commitment to Ivywood Classical Academy. Myranda…
The Scholars Cup
Congratulations Ivywood Classical Academy! Ivywood has been selected as the 2nd place winner of the Scholars Cup for the 2020-21 school year. The BCSI judges were impressed by the quality of the Ivywood students’ work in their submissions. They continued with…
Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet is the latest inspiration for our students’ artwork. The students learned of the founder of French Impressionist and his love of documenting the French countryside in his artwork. The students then tried their hand at creating their own…
ICA Board Member Spotlight ~ Troy Morris
In the upcoming weeks we will be spotlighting the Ivywood Classical Academy School Board members so our Ivywood Families can learn more about them and their passion and commitment to Ivywood Classical Academy. Troy Morris is one of the founding…
Oil Spill
Oh no, it is an oil spill! On Earth Day this week, Mrs. Reinhart’s class learned just how hard it is to clean up an oil spill in the ocean. Each group of 3rd graders had a boat full of “crude…