Kindergarten enjoyed a visit from Jaimie Crane, a Umatilla Native American. Jaimie brought regalia to share with the class and did a slide show presentation. Some of her regalia included river otter skins, moccasins, beaded jewelry, and shawls. The students loved hearing about her heritage and learning about Native American cultures.
Third Grade is learning about SPACE, decorating NVA hallways with fabulous projects!
Sixth Grade has been studying the novel, A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park. The novel is a true story of a lost boy of Sudan blended with a fictional account of a young girl who has to walk for water every day to support her family. These stories parallel and join at the end in an exciting way. In an art collaboration project with high school, these students created watercolor paintings and silhouettes of the African landscape in the spirit of this novel.
And…..The Climatic Event of February…..The Idaho Shakespeare Festival.
Mrs. Stephenson’s sixth grade class raised money to bring the Idaho Shakespeare Festival Youth Theater to North Valley Academy on February 11th. The Idaho Youth Theater performed a playwright based on The Magician’s Nephew, a novel by C.S. Lewis. All I can say is AMAZING! The play was performed for all NVA students K-12. The best part was the workshops the actors held with our fifth and sixth grade English classes. The workshops were so fun! The actors helped students learn how to warm up their voices and bodies for a performance, they taught them how to act out impromptu scenarios, and students learned how much fun theater can be! Thank you to the many individuals who donated to bring this event to our school. Special thanks to our main sponsors, Clover Creek Dental, Columbia Bank, Sparks Landscape, Cyndi Hoekstra, Mary Sibley, and Mrs. Stephenson. If you would like to donate to this event for next year, please contact Mrs. Stephenson at North Valley Academy.
Enjoy these photos from the all school performance:
From the Classroom Workshops:
