Welcome to the 2023–24 School Year
Greetings, Philomath community! Our 2023–24 virtual school year kicked off on August 15th, and our young learners are already tackling some big issues. As we continue to adapt to the needs of our community, the first academic quarter has kicked off with a Lower School program for younger students to engage with grade-level content in daily 90-minute classes. Meanwhile, older students have dived deep into their own studies in semiweekly 1:1 lessons and independent work through our Independent Study program. Among our students’ other impressive academic achievements:
In our English and Language Arts classes, Lower School students applied their knowledge of the parts of a book to design their own mini-books, which they illustrated and shared with the class. Meanwhile, fifth graders in Independent Study have begun to interpret how similar tales are told and retold by cultures around the world.
In Lower School Math, it’s all about mental math, fluency, place value, comparing, and addition and subtraction with regrouping. Our fifth graders are currently working through an advanced math curriculum with plans to transition to 6th grade math by mid-year.
Our weekly combined-grade Social Studies class has dug into the ins and outs of geography, exploring the uses of maps for documenting and navigating our world.
As more families continue to reach out, we may end up adding additional programs as the year goes on (possibly including a three-class-per-day schedule similar to last year’s virtual school program), so don’t hesitate to reach out if you’re interested in having your family join our microschool!
Finally, just a brief reminder that there will be no school or tutoring held on Monday, September 4th in observation of Labor Day. This will be the only school holiday until Fall Break from October 16th–20th.
As always, please send us an email if you have any questions or comments about anything happening at Philomath. Thanks for all you do, looking forward to a fantastic school year together!
