January 20, 2017

Building Bridges With Pre-Kindergartners

Why do people build bridges? Where do they start? Where do they go? Why are they important? This series of questions served as the jumping-off point for Ms. Tharp and Ms. Endicott's Pre-Kindergarten class as they launched into a study of structures that abound in the Rose City: bridges!

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US Echoes Ceremony Honors the Craft of Writing

"The fire is eating up the sky." This line, from a poem titled "Untitled" by SkyCat H. '20, resounded out over the Chapel as its author shared an excerpt from his piece. The Upper School Echoes Contest Awards Ceremony this morning is an annual event that celebrates the craft of writing by recognizing the exceptional student writers in our midst.

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Eighth Graders Embark on Painting Project

What emotions does your favorite piece of art evoke within you? Delight? Desperation? Discord? Recently Andrea Rosselle, OES Middle School Art teacher, had her eighth grade students explore the concept of how art stirs up emotions within us.

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Today the Lower School students had a buddy gathering. Together, thinking about the questions "What words speak to your mind?" and "What words speak to your heart?", each person in the Lower School created squares with either a word or image connected to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

(Photo Credit: Associate Head of Lower School Chris Thompson)

 From the desk of Dennis "Sully" Sullivan, OES Athletic Director:

"Wednesday night our girls' basketball players spent the evening working with Play/Fit/Fun on team-building skills. Coach Abraham and his staff had girls from 3rd -12th grades working together, playing games, talking about what makes a great teammate, and building connections that extend across grade levels.

Coach Abraham noted, "Our varsity girls were great! They immediately dug in and made sure to involve the younger girls."

Read the Athletic Director's blog.

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