Mrs. Cope's Class 

Mrs. Cope class was having a busy week. The students were experimenting to see if fat keeps the whales warm using ice water and crisco, and observing what happens when water is absorbed by a coffee filter: it blends the colors!

Mrs. Matos's Class

Our first and second grade students have been working on their ocean animal projects. They are learning about their favorite ocean animal of choice and gathering facts in order to complete a project. 

Mrs. Corbin's Class

After completing a reading unit on Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Tall Tales, the students in grades 3-5 decided it would be fun to create a Cinderella play using the green screen.  They chose characters to portray and have been recording small segments of the fairy tale each Friday.  When the play is complete, they will share the video with students in Mrs. Matos and Mrs. Cope's class and on the school website.  Students in grades 3-5 have enjoyed learning green screen technology.

Mrs. Robert's Class

Upper School students used an electroscope to detect the presence of an electric charge. Students observed the reaction of charged materials when placed next to the pith balls to determine whether the materials were positively or negatively charged. Look, Chloe's cat also participated in the experiment!

Mrs. Shaw's Art Class

The upper school worked in pairs and alone creating sculptures inspired by the artist Louise Nevelson: who worked monochromatically and used many found objects from the streets of New York in her work.The students titled their sculptures and used repetition of shapes and forms to move the viewer's eye throughout the composition. 

Mrs. Weber's

Spanish Class

Our lower grade students learned about vegetables in Spanish this week. They were singing and drawing about all kinds of vegetables. You may want to quiz your child about what the word "pumpkin" is in Spanish.    

Mr. Christen's

Music and Gym Class

All students at HA have been busy preparing for the upcoming virtual Winter Concert. The concert will be recorded in 3-4 consecutive days during the week of Feb 15 and will be uploaded onto the school website.