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…
A Visitor from Barney Charter School
Ivywood had a special visitor this week from the leader of the Barney Charter School, Dr. Kathleen O’Toole. Dr. O’Toole is the founding Headmaster of Founders Classical Academy of Leander, a classical charter school north of Austin, TX and the…
2020 Visions
The Ivywood 1st graders are starting the year off with their 2020 Visions. The students were asked to complete the following: A goal I have, I will try harder to, A book I want to read and I want…
Everyday Heros
Ivywood 3rd graders’ Everyday Hero project started as research into ancient Rome. The students learned about Roman art and architecture, specifically, mosaics and the Pantheon, Le Pont du Gard aqueduct, and the (Byzantine) structure Hagia Sophia. Using their research of Roman…
Learning Corner: Solar System
This week Mrs. Adkins’ 1st grade class studied the solar system during science. They read about each planet and learned some really cool facts! Did you know that Venus is actually the hottest planet (not Mercury) because it is surrounded by…