At PNA, teachers aim to facilitate high-quality learning experiences for students. After considering the learning goals, students are provided with resources to maximize learning experiences. Here are some examples of resources for learning:1. Content Experts - In...

So, the last week just before the holiday, the Fourth and Fifth Grades were the hosts of another fun parent lunch, expertly set up by several parents! The theme was a cookie exchange, and with the holidays coming up the mood was festive! Students brought in cookies...

As reading is like breathing in, writing is like breathing out. The emphasis on reading in the third grade standards is parallel and equal to the emphasis on writing. It is amazing to see the growing readers become growing writers as well.  Third grade's current...

U.S. Department of Commerce reported that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) occupations are increasing at 17% while all other jobs grow at about 9%. STEM is, therefore, our future. At PNA, we aim to prepare students for the real world as...

Well, there was an earthquake... ​...and this week, the Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade classes did their best to return to a normal school routine. We came back on Wednesday, following a few days of school closure and cleanup. ​We talked quite a bit about how...

It is a fact that we now live in the digital age where face-to-face contact is not necessarily required to communicate. You can now talk to people around the world using email, text message, Skype or even through blogs - as you are receiving information right at this...

“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” -- Frank Herbert Third Grader Tommy takes questions after reading his story. This past week, the Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders finally got to read (just read) their stories out loud to one...

"Of course, not all so-called “projects” have a public product. Students might just present their work to each other and the teacher, in which case they’re NOT up to the Gold Standard." ​- John Larmer, BIE Editor in Chief Public Product is one of the essential project...

A Very Mathematical Parent Lunch Thanks to a lot of planning and hard work by parent coordinators, as well as our Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade students, we had an exciting and informative parent lunch this past Wednesday! While the lunch just so happened to take...

“If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a...