
October 15, 2021
7th grade Humanities has just finished reading Animal Farm as a whole class. From the novel, students learned how Animal Farm works as both a fable and an allegory; identified...

October 15, 2021
School is a busy place at this point of the trimester! The photo above is of our Ozobots in the design lab. Students can program these mini robots to follow courses they design....

October 14, 2021
What’s going on in Stanton Time?!
...If you said, “So much good stuff!”, you’d be correct!
Kindergartners started out this year learning about and practicing “whole body lis...

October 14, 2021
In 6th grade Humanities, students are working on the essential questions: What makes us who we are? What factors contribute to defining our identity? Can one change their i...

October 13, 2021
Each Wednesday during the first trimester, a dedicated group of seventh and eighth graders have met to take part in the elite fitness elective. This elective is not for the faint...

October 7, 2021
First Grade has been learning about growth mindset and the power of YET. We began this learning by identifying the difference between a growth and fixed mindset. We used images to...

October 6, 2021
We have some important reminders for parents: Please update your student(s) information we have at school. Amanda Perry has sent all parents an email with Lyme School Cont...

October 5, 2021
¡Saludos! This week in elementary Spanish, we'll be talking a lot about El Día de la Raza (The Day of the Race) - a holiday celebrated in many Spanish-speaking countries throughou...

October 4, 2021
Curiosity and discovery are guiding themes as we learn in The Old Lyme Cemetery. Our place based unit includes reading, writing, math, and historical research with support from th...

October 4, 2021
Our advisory program has been restored in our middle school, and students and staff could not be more grateful! The advisory program groups students from grades 6, 7, and 8 togeth...

October 1, 2021
Lessons in having a growth mindset start early. First grade is learning how we train our brains to learn that we can't do some things YET!
Some reminders:
Special Schoo...

October 1, 2021
The Lyme School has just received six brand-new guitars, courtesy of Kindergarten parent Sebastian Carter! Inspired by Toby Summerfield's 7th/8th-grade Rock Band Elective, I will ...
September 30, 2021
No one is as smart as all of us. No one is as curious as all of us. No one is as resourceful , or caring , or inspiring , or creative ... you get the point. These phrases ...

September 29, 2021
The beginning of the school year is always a busy time in classrooms. Much of the first few weeks of school are spent practicing the routines and rituals that will make the rest o...
September 25, 2021
You can earn money for our school with your regular grocery shopping trip! Just scan your receipt on the Box Top app within 2 weeks, or drop your receipt off in the Box Tops bo...

September 24, 2021
Physical Education is in full swing and students in all grades have been spending time working on skill sets and their physical fitness. This past week, students in grade 4 were ...
September 24, 2021
Some people collect rocks, others collect stamps. In 5th grade, we collect themes. Beginning on the first day of school, we started this collection. Each morning we read a pictu...

September 24, 2021
A few reminders:
Parking Lot Message: We will be putting out cones in the afternoons and weekends to remind people not to drive into the playground area from the parking ...

September 23, 2021
This week, we have been enjoying acting out the story, It's Mine by Leo Lionni. The children have been doing an amazing job of retelling Lionni's fable of three quarrelsome frog...

September 23, 2021
Join the fun! The challenge is to design a pumpkin or gourd to look like your favorite book character. You may use paint, glue, markers, fabric, etc. but you may not carve ! Be c...