LYME SCHOOL

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

What's so great about superheroes? Well, according to our second graders, they're flexible, kind, hardworking, and they always do their best. Holy cow! That means we have 20 secon...

We cruised through our first full week of school and the weekend will be a welcome time to rest for both teachers and students! A few reminders: Picture day is Tuesday...

As we welcomed the first official Monday of the school year, Rachel Stanton and I had the opportunity to meet with the seventh graders for their first health class of the trimest...

Thanks to the 5th grade for the great posters with inspirational quotes around the school ( example above). The school looks great with student work in the halls again! We ...

The 2021-22 school year is off to a great start! Check out the Morning Meeting video (13 mins) to see our incredible staff and to connect some more faces to names. Here a...

School Funding 101 Forum on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 7pm Sponsored by the Lyme School Board, Finance Committee Whether it’s ongoing court cases or the forthcoming state budge...

The events of 2020-2021 altered the landscape of teaching and learning, especially for music educators. Mr. Chapin re-examined his teaching methods and priorities, and envisioned ...

Hello Everyone! Can you believe we're nearing the end of the school year? While we've all faced new challenges, we've all stepped up to the plate (or should I say the three-point ...