FOA Launches Global S.T.E.A.M. Program and is Awarded S.T.E.A.M Grant
Five Oaks Academy is honored and excited to announce we are the recipients of a 2018 grant “Growing in SC: The Future of STEAM is Here” provided by S²TEM Centers SC in conjunction with the South Carolina Coalition for Mathematics and Science (www.sccoalition.org). The sixth-grade students will benefit from this grant as it paid for their participation in the Level […]
Mission Accomplished!
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our parents, students, and teachers for their efforts repairing, mulching, cleaning, organizing, planting and beautifying our school on Community Day!! We truly appreciate everyone coming together to accomplish so many much-needed jobs around our campus and in the classrooms. This day is always such a wonderful day of […]
FOA Celebrates Montessori Education Week
Over 100 years ago, Dr. Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and educator, began a revolution by calling for a transformation in education using science as a means to developing new educational methods. Dr. Montessori’s innovative approach to observing children through the lens of a scientist resulted in her developing a method of education, the Montessori […]
FOA Students Shine at SCISA State Spelling Bee
After qualifying at SCISA’s Regional Spelling Bee on January 24, Reece. F, Zoe P. and Ranjan J. headed to the statewide spelling bee competition on February 21. We are proud Reece F. for becoming the 2018 SCISA State Spelling Bee 4th Grade Champion! We are also proud of Zoe P. for becoming the 2018 SCISA State Spelling Bee 8th Grade Runner-Up […]
FOA Middle School Team Wins the 2018 SCISA Regional Quiz Bowl
Congratulations to the Five Oaks Academy Middle School Quiz Bowl Team for winning the 2018 SCISA Regional Middle School Quiz Bowl on February 7. This victory qualifies them to compete in the 2018 SCISA State Quiz Bowl that will be held later this month. We are so proud of your hard work and effort!
The Handwriting Process in the Primary Classroom
In the Primary Montessori classroom, children learn the sounds of the alphabet using the sandpaper letters. Beginning around age 3 each child is introduced to a few letters sounds at a time until they have mastered a good portion of the alphabet. Using the sandpaper letters, they trace the letter as it would be written […]
FOA Students Participate in the SCISA Regional Spelling Bee
Congratulations to the students from FOA’s Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Middle School classrooms who participated in the SCISA Regional Spelling Bee on January 24, 2018. They all did an outstanding job!! The participants are: LE: Gabriela and Ethan UE: Maddie, Reece, Mac, and Chance MS: Zoe and Ranjan Good Luck to Zoe, Ranjan, and Reece! […]
FOA Battle of the Books Teams Shine at the SCISA Regional Competition
Five Oaks Academy’s Middle School and Upper Elementary Battle of the Books teams represented our school well at the South Carolina Independent School Association’s (SCISA’s) Regional Battle of the Books competition on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Newberry College. Middle School placed 5th out of 27 teams and will be advancing to the State competition held later this […]
Former FOA Teacher Publishes Her First Book
We are excited to announce that Caroline Sellars, former assistant in the Lower Elementary 2 classroom, has followed through on her dream of becoming a published author! Her first book has been published and is for sale on Amazon! Middle School will be hosting our former Five Oaks faculty member on Tuesday, December 12th as a guest speaker and for a […]
Failure Could Be the Best Gift You Give to Your Child
Failure is NOT a bad word! It could be the best gift you give to your child! What?!? Join the PTO for Montessori Parents in Action (MPIA) this Friday, November 10 from 8:30-10:00 for an open discussion on the book The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed with specific focus […]
