Weekly Newsletter 3-29-2024
Dear Lighthouse Families, While the students had a day off last Friday, Nantucket Lighthouse School’s teachers had a full day of “school.” We spent the morning taking a deep dive into reading development: early literacy, phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension strategies, the neuroscience of reading, children’s literature, and challenges associated with reading, such as dyslexia, ...
Weekly Newsletter 3-22-2023
Dear Families, Happy spring! While Nantucket’s chilly, blustery weather lingers, the children have been beckoning warmer, sunny days with the joyful artwork that lines the halls of the Chace Schoolhouse. Spring on Nantucket can be sneaky, and it’s not lost on me that I once had to close school on April 1 for snow. ...
Weekly Newsletter 3-15-2024
Dear Lighthouse Families, The integration of art and handwork into the academic curriculum is a long-held tradition at Nantucket Lighthouse School. While we often undertake art simply for art’s sake, we also specifically design content area studies that incorporate the arts in a variety of handwork projects. These projects include painting, embroidery, whittling, sculpting, ...
Weekly Newsletter 3-8-2024
Dear Lighthouse Families, Welcome back! I hope you and your family had an enjoyable winter break and that it brought some fun, and a brief respite from the busy school weeks. Over the break, I also hope you had a chance to reflect on your student’s Whole Child Report. I encourage you to return ...
Weekly Newsletter 2-16-2024
Dear Lighthouse Families, When our son was born, the Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Birthplace had not yet been built, and when you had a baby on island, you were likely the only person in the labor and delivery area for your entire stay. In fact, when our daughter was later born nine days into January, ...
Weekly Newsletter 2-9-24
Dear Lighthouse Families, This time of year, Lighthouse teachers are busy advancing the curriculum you heard about at last week’s All School Parent Meeting, while also completing winter assessments and Whole Child Reports. This process is an exhaustive one, as it takes place over the course of several months, and it reflects our approach ...Weekly Newsletter 2-2-2024
Dear Lighthouse Families, Thank you for joining us for Wednesday’s All School Parent Meeting and Curriculum Night. I am continually impressed by our teachers, not only for their thoughtful and intentional approaches to teaching and learning, but also for their great appreciation and reverence for Lighthouse students. I see this every day in ...
Weekly Newsletter 1-19-2024
Dear Lighthouse Families, Thank you for joining us for last night’s talk with Dr. Edward Hallowell. What an incredible opportunity to bring such a renowned speaker to the island and to learn from one of the country’s leading experts on ADHD. On Wednesday, January 31 at 6:00PM, we are hosting an All School ...
Weekly Newsletter 1-5-2024
Dear Lighthouse Families, What a pleasure it was to see all of you and your students return to school on Wednesday. While it can be an adjustment for our youngest students, it is amazing to see how quickly everyone settles back in with friends and the usual routines at school. The weeks leading up ...