End-of-term performance 2022

End-of-term performance 2022

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Friday, May 27, 2022. We’re back into live performances! With due caution against COVID-19 out students were able to sing, recite, and act outdoors in our second courtyard. All grades were up there, K through 8, before a packed audience of parents, grandparents,...
Field day – fun and athletic tests

Field day – fun and athletic tests

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Tuesday, May 28, 2022. Students enjoy vigorous activity outside and some friendly competition. Teacher and Deputy Head of School Elizabeth Brasher has been getting our students in grades 3-8 into diverse sports – basketball, flag football, kickball, soccer, and track...
James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

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May 21, 2022.  In the culmination of more than a year of preparation, students in grades 3 through 8 presented the full-hour play, James and the Giant Peach, based on the story by Roald Dahl. Siblings, parents, grandparents, and teachers packed the school courtyard in...
Graduates visit us!

Graduates visit us!

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May 18, 2022.  We had a very welcome surprise visit by three of our LCA alumni/-ae!  Louis Pate, Alegra Reinhold, and David Flores all showed up in their graduation gowns and mortarboards from Las Cruces High School, including their drapings showing their academic...
Market day in grades 1 & 2

Market day in grades 1 & 2

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May 19, 2022.  First- and second-graders put their learning about markets and the economy to use.  With the guidance of teacher Arielle Evans, they learned to be entrepreneurs, made products, and ‘sold’ them to kindergarteners.  Here are images of their stands....
Discoveries in the math club

Discoveries in the math club

https://lascrucesacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/whoops.mp4 May 18, 2022. Third-graders Alden and Emily dove into real details of arithmetic excitedly with CA parent Wei Tang. They learned the intricate patterns by which we can tell if a number is evenly...
Metal that’s hot and “cold” at the same time

Metal that’s hot and “cold” at the same time

“Cool” experiment in science grades 6-8: Vince and 6 students took 3 pieces of aluminum, one coated with clear nail polish (A), into the bright sunlight. Of course, the bare metal (B and C) gets hot… but looks quite cold in thermal radiation, which we measured with...
Students thank Landmark Mercantile

Students thank Landmark Mercantile

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All of our students had a great visit on April 21st – seeing the many animals, eating ice cream, and having a day outdoors.  They gathered paper and colored pencils to make thank-you cards; we think you’ll appreciate them, and so will our hosts Jason and...
Earth Day posters 2022

Earth Day posters 2022

April 25… a bit of delay to avoid the ferocious winds on the 22nd! Our students in grades 3-8 created their individual posters during the week of Earth Day.  They’re passionate about the environment, rightly so. They put a lot of thought and work into...