Students in the McGuire/Peebles preschool cluster are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year!
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Preschoolers in the Freeman Cluster learn about Asia, the Lunar New Year, and how to count in Mandarin.
The Capitol School will be closed on Friday, January 10 due to expected icy weather.
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The preschool celebrated Saint Nicholas Day on December 6th. During nap, the children left their shoes in front of their cubby. When they woke, they found chocolates and oranges in their shoes. This is a sweet tradition enjoyed by the children each year.
Our Middle School students presented a STEM Fair for all of students.
Upper School students at Capitol edit video clips together and animate scenes in their Video Editing class in our Center for Digital Literacy. Our technology courses are taught by Mr. Ben Shankman.
A group of preschool children in the Freeman Cluster work on the red and blue rods. The rods are taken one at a time to the rug and arranged from longest to shortest. If the children successfully set them up, they are ready to add numerals to the end of each rod. This work helps with pattern recognition, odd and even, and the value of each numeral.
Please visit The Capitol School tree at the Tinsel Tree Trail at the Government Plaza in Tuscaloosa.
Our After School group is enjoying learning to sew with teacher, Beth LaReau.
The Amundson Cluster is studying fossils in science. Here is a small group working on excavating chocolate chips from cookies. The group has talked about how Paleontologists have special tools they use for excavating and how careful they have to be when removing fossils from the earth.
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Preschoolers in the McGuire/Peebles cluster are learning about Native American tribes and their culture. Here they are looking at handmade jewelry and stone sculptures made by the Navajo Nation.
The 5-7 year olds start their mornings off right with some yoga and movement! Recently we did “Ninja Turtle Yoga." It helps us wake up our bodies and brains for a great day!
Collecting Food Donations for Table of Grace
Artists and their work. Art classes at Capitol are taught by Expert Teacher, Kaitlin Redborg.
Children in the preschool (McGuire cluster) observe orb weaver spiders in a habitat created by one of our middle school students, Jackson Peebles.
Mr. Brian Jordan, US Army veteran, visited the Lavender Cluster on Veterans Day to share his story of service. Students were excited to hear his story and asked many thoughtful questions.
PTC Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday, November 14 5:00-7:00
Adults Dinner Buffet $28
Child's Plate $13
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