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6th, 7th & 8th Grades - Cortes

Recently the 6th, 7th & 8th Graders learned that Hernando Cortes was the Spanish conquistador responsible for the founding of Mexico City on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec empire. Montezuma II was Emperor of the Aztecs…

2nd & 3rd Grades - Field Trip Friday

Second and third grades continued Field Trip Fridays last week with a visit to Nancy and Bob Tures' farm, Grateful Growers, in Harvard, IL. Students saw all aspects of this tree and shrub nursery.  From collecting seed, preparing rooted cuttings,…

6th, 7th & 8th Grades - Croatoan

Always leaving them wanting more! We said goodbye to our history studies this school year with the mystery of the lost colonists of Roanoke Island. With the cryptic message of "CROATOAN" as our only piece of physical evidence the students…