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October 17, 1014: Have you eaten a good book lately?
Fourth graders whipped up an appetizing array of sandwich book projects. Each “sandwich” included truly luscious ingredients, such as character and setting descriptions, story summaries, and reader...
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January 12, 2015: Penguin Watch–Documenting the World’s Penguin Population
Identifying Penguins Today the Kindergarteners applied their skills of counting by 5s and tallying, to help scientists document the world’s current penguin population. First, the fifth graders assisted...
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December, 2014: Seattle Art Museum Trip
In December Tilden 2nd and 3rd graders enjoyed a field trip to Seattle Art Museum to see Pop! Departures and City Dwellers: Contemporary India. Classroom study of cubism, surrealism, and abstract...
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January 20-22, 2015: IslandWood
Tilden’s fifth grade class spent three days and two nights at IslandWood, an environmental sciences school in the woods on Bainbridge Island. The program provides exceptional learning experiences with...
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February 23, 2015: Animal Research Reports
The fourth graders recently put to use the fundamental skills of researching a topic and then writing a report, and their outstanding animal reports reflect their efforts. The seven-paragraph reports...
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April 27th, 2015: The Museum of Flight
One day at the Museum of Flight is not nearly long enough to enjoy all its wonders. The fifth graders and faculty left wanting more, indeed. After touring the extensive collection that covers aviation...
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Tilden Students Participate in National Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Writing, reading, memorizing, and reciting poetry is a challenging and exciting part of Tilden’s curriculum. To celebrate the power of poetry and to honor National Poetry Month, Tilden’s students and...
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May 7th and 9th, 2015: The Pompeii Exhibit
At the Pacific Science Center Tilden’s fourth and fifth graders experienced Pompeii before and after its epic eruption 2,000 years ago. First, students learned about Pompeii’s advanced, thriving...
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June 3rd, 2015: Launching Rockets!
3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! Only there were 16 blast-offs! Exciting to be sure, but what made these rocket launches extra special was that each fifth grader built his/her own rocket, launch pad, and controller...
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June 3rd, 2015: Much Ado, Indeed!
The fifth graders gave a charming and hilarious performance of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing for their families and the Tilden community. Under Mary Springer’s direction, with assistance from...
View ArticleSeptember 8th, 2015: Picnic In the Park
The Tilden community gathered at Lincoln Park for the annual Back-To-School Picnic, welcoming new families and reconnecting with returning ones. Kind folks, delicious dishes, and mild weather made for...
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October 30th, 2015: Tilden’s Halloween Carnival
Once upon a time, in the land of Tilden…there was the most spectacularly decorated, fun-filled Halloween carnival EVER! Thanks loads to all our generous parents and relatives for your hard work,...
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January 19-21, 2016: IslandWood
Tilden’s fifth-grade class spent three days and two nights at IslandWood, an environmental sciences school in the woods on Bainbridge Island. The program provides exceptional learning experiences...
View ArticleMarch 21, 2016: Tilden Learning Celebration
Students led the way, hosting their families for our annual Learning Celebration, which is exactly what it sounds like, a time to celebrate all the learning students have accomplished. What a joyous...
View ArticleMarch 29, 2016: Math Moves!
The fourth- and fifth-graders were in math heaven at Pacific Science Center’s Math Moves! exhibit. While visiting Pac Sci is always a highlight of the school year, this exhibit on ratios and...
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April 19, 2016: Aviation Learning Center at the Museum of Flight
Tilden’s fifth-graders were fully engaged in hands-on learning at the Aviation Learning Center. First they attended pilot ground school, studying navigation, weather, flight dynamics, instruments,...
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June 8, 2016: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
From introduction to bow, Tilden’s fifth-graders commanded the stage, performing Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream set in 1980s USA. Sporting ’80s fashion (love it or hate it) with a soundtrack...
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June 16, 2016: Graduation and Beach Party
Congratulations to Tilden’s graduates of 2016! You represented yourselves, your families, and your school remarkably well during the graduation ceremony, and then you played hard at Alki Beach. Way to...
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October 28, 2016: Halloween Carnival
Time Travel was the truly phenomenal theme for this year’s Halloween Carnival! As one would expect, each historical setting offered adventure and fun. Panning for gold, fishing with pirates, and...
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November 7, 2016: Bridge Building
Tilden’s fifth-graders have just completed an engineering project by breaking it. The class constructed balsawood bridges over the last few weeks. Each student was given a limited number of 1/8” balsa...
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