The Lions recently traveled to Africa to explore lions and many other safari animals, magically without leaving our campus! First they learned some fun facts about each animal, and eventually they ended with a safari adventure. The Lions’ safari was complete with explorer outfits and binoculars, as the […]
Ms. Ericka’s 2nd Grade class has stepped into a new math program! The students have begun to learn different strategies and ways to solve problems. Number bonds is one of those strategies. Number bonds let children see the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction. Subtraction is not a totally different thing […]
HSH 6th Graders are learning about the evolution of early humans throughout history. We have discussed how our brain, body, bones, and skull structure have developed over millions of years beginning with the Australopithecines and to the Homo Sapiens that we are today. The students […]
Recently, our Preschool friends had a very special guest reader visit their classroom. Ella is a 6th Grade student at HSH. Ella began her time at Hollywood Schoolhouse as a Caterpillar when she was two years old! During her time in Preschool, her dad, Rudi, wrote and illustrated a book about her […]
One of the most beautiful sounds in the world is “Aha”, or the very moment when a thought connects for a student. You can almost here the spark as the synapse in their brain[…]
Every activity that we do in Music class here at the Schoolhouse is to prepare our students to play an instrument, or what we like to call developing instrument readiness. How do we do this? Well, the first step in developing instrument readiness […]
All year long, 1st Graders focus on different authors, monthly. We pay attention to their writing style, artistic expression, messaging, and of course enjoy the literature. Additionally, our readers get to focus on these elements across subject areas; researching the authors’ websites […]
The Bears have been excited to come into their new classroom and meet such a wonderful group of friends. As we settle into a new school year, our friends have been enjoying our Mindfulness Meditation each morning. We are learning what meditation is and […]