Third grade students are currently working on a collage based off Pablo Picasso’s artwork Three Musicians . Picasso was one of the artists who coined the term collage in the beginning of the 20th century and it still is a popular art term used today! Each student draws a musical instrument while incorporating...Read More
In fifth grade, we enjoyed an afternoon of Science hands-on centers to wrap up the first trimester of learning. Each center gave the students a chance to use their previous knowledge to delve further into their group work. The centers included microscope work, ramps, planes, scale work, and the students built shapes to test weight...Read More
Why Sync? While it can be common for people to copy, download, print and import calendars, none of these processes offers the real-time benefit of syncing. Once you sync to one or more of East Lake Academy’s calendars, updates and additions to those calendars are automatically reflected within your calendar system. Click on the PDF...Read More
Lake Forest Leader Year in Review 2015: “I remember the first time I gave a chapter to test our now current eighth grade students,” recalls Sra. Marianela Gonzalez, 4 – 8 grade Spanish teacher at East Lake Academy. “They were distraught by how challenging it was. There were tears and stunned faces. Today, many of...Read More
Middle SchoolIt’s basketball time at East Lake Academy, and as we prepare for our upcoming basketball season, middle school students will be participating in a basketball unit for the next three weeks. The primary focus of this program is to help students refine their basic skills including: dribbling, passing and shooting, practicing taking free throws...Read More
On October 1st, the fifth grade class visited Marytown’s Rosary Garden, attended Mass, and learned more information about Saint Maximilian Kolbe. The class had just finished the novel, Maximilian Kolbe, Saint of Auschwitz, so it was a great way to learn even more information from our tour guide, Brother Don. We chose to read about...Read More
Hola! ¡Buenos días! ịBuenas tardes! are just some of the ways that the 4th -8th grade students greet each other and me, as they walk into Spanish class. Excitement and curiosity are always in the air. Fourth and fifth grades continue to travel to various Latin-American countries using the Descubre textbook series by Santillana USA....Read More
This October, the 4th and 5th grade classes had an exciting field trip to Challenger Learning Center in Wadsworth. After exploring the Solar System in their Star Lab, students participated in a simulated space mission. Students were required to perform hands-on science experiments and team building activities in order to conclude their mission successfully. Everyone...Read More
