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The Value of a Field Trip
by: Fourth Grade Teacher Jessica Arnold
The Power of Routines: How Consistent Schedules Benefit Elementary School Children
The Studio Habits of Mind
by: Art Teacher Erica Spangler
Tips for Improving Conversations with your Child
by: Director of Lower School Rachel Dixon
Puzzles
by: Junior Kindergarten Teachers Julie Renne, Mary Schwartz, and Diane Vujnich
What's the Big Deal About Fundations
by: Senior Kindergarten Teachers Lauren Brody, Karen Larson, and Christine White
Imagine this: you come home and notice your child’s phonics work just peeking out of their folder. Upon further examination you see lined paper, but it’s different. It has strange characters on the sides. A cloud, a plane, grass, and an extra line (with a worm). You also see words with multiple bizarre pencil markings like circles, scoops, and lines. What?! At this point you are reminded of the new program you heard about at the beginning of the year and mutter to yourself, “Oh yeah, what’s the big deal with this Fundations program anyway?” [...]
The Importance of Safe Failure
by: Second Grade Teachers Emily Gorski and Jamie Rhinesmith
We’ve all been there before. We see a child making critical errors in a process that will undoubtedly result in task failure. What we do next as adults is more critical and counterintuitive than may appear at first glance. How tempting is it to step in and immediately orient a frustrating puzzle piece to its correct position for a child, hand them the key building materials they don’t notice sitting just behind them, or even give them the correct letters during a written assignment rather than asking what they already know about an unfamiliar word? [...]
Nurturing Nature: Creating a Monarch Waystation at Rossman Campus
by: Fourth Grade Teacher Naomi Smith
Phones and Family
by: Sixth Grade Teacher Zack Mouw
Synesthesia
by: Music Teacher Amira Fuller
Rossman School, nestled on a 20-acre campus in St. Louis, is a private preparatory school for students in Junior Kindergarten (four years old) through Grade 6. The school’s mission is to provide a strong, well-balanced education in a nurturing school community committed to excellence. Dedicated to developing personal, nurturing relationships with each child, Rossman’s experienced educators provide a solid foundation in academics, athletics and arts while emphasizing strong character development and leadership skills. To learn more or schedule a tour, visit our inquiry page.