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NATURE AS A WORK OF ART “Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, 
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Here at Richland Academy we are so fortunate to be surrounded by nature. The trees in our playground are big and mature and provide us with so many uses. We use the trees for shade. We watch the animals climb the trees and look for 
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Caring  Looks like: I care about my friends and others. Sounds like: “Oh I’m stuck” – Audrey “Don’t worry, I can help you!” – Olivia “Thank you!” – Audrey “You are welcome. I am very nice and we are best friends together” – Olivia Principled Looks 
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Stories from the Grade 5-8 “My artwork shows the Black Lives Matter conflict. Police in America are being too overpowering and abusive to black people for no reason. Rather, they should be treated like all people should be treated, with respect.” “When we go to 
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The words showcased in the title of our very first blog of the school year fully encapsulate the qualities that our Fantastic Fives have demonstrated over the course of our first two weeks together. From day one, each student in our community enthusiastically showed up 
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Dear Richland Community, Richland Academy stands for equality and against racial injustice of any kind. The recent tragic and senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade show the profound importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. We are appalled 
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From April-June, we focus on consolidating knowledge in JK. We spend the first part of the school year developing relationships, creating a calming routine, and observing learning styles and approaches to learning within an inquiry play-based environment. Now is the time our learners really focus 
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Children’s relationships shape the way they see the world and affect other areas of their development (social, emotional, cognitive). Through relationships, children learn about their world and in BG 1, we build and strengthen relationships with every child entrusted in our care. We build our 
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Last week, the Early Years students continued to explore the magic of light and shadow in different ways. We also had the opportunity to make connections to shadows through puppet shows! Mike from Applefun Puppetry put on a wonderful shadow puppet show for the children. 
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Nature offers a freedom of exploration and risk-taking that is hard to replicate in other learning environments. In the outdoors, the children of Bambini Grandi 2 have endless space, and a chance to be independent. They can take risks, find out what their bodies are capable of, and 
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