1st Year Program 2026-2027

To print a list of all your VOCABULARY for this year (adding as we go), see the 1st Year Vocabulary page OR play to study your words on Quizlet!

Assigned so far: fantasy, griffin, canon (n), archaic, indolent, ardent, rapacious, benevolent, cryptic, solicitous, flora, fauna, indigenous, supercilious, ardent, subtle, sardonic, miniver

Assigned words: Fantasy

Please have your students read books from the 4th-6th Grade Reading List during the year.

Remember that these lists are not an indication of reading level, but are created to give students a background for their upcoming years of study at the NFS. Please do NOT have children read books from lists that are in their reading level, but above their NFS class level.

See pieces written by WW students (2nd-6th graders) from 2000-2023 HERE.

See pieces written by 1st Year classes (6th & 7th graders) from 2001-2020 HERE.

Fibonacci Links to explore:

Numbers in Nature reveals the secrets of the Fibonacci sequence in an exhibit from the Annenberg/CPB video.

Dr. Ron Knott's website on Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section in Nature is a great place to explore the Fibonacci sequence. His site allows you to see many of the ideas we discuss in WW and continue to explore in the 1st Year Program.

“Teaching is mostly listening, and learning is mostly telling.”

                                                            -- Deborah Meier, 1995

Cinquain
by Mary Parker (2006)

North Fork:
World History —
Continuously writing poems.
We learn without realizing:
Achievements.

Pieces now in play:
(updated 9/16/26)

Hazel:
1st Person Narrative: Hike to Josephine Lake
White Circle paragraph: A Safe Place

Pink poetry: The Right Words
Green poetry: Haiku

Project: FASHION
Map; Timeline; 5 artworks; I-SEARCH Report

Addy:
1st Person Narrative: Middle School
White Circle paragraph: Family traditions/influence

Pink poetry: Poem of Feeling; The Right Words
Green poetry: Haiku

Project: ART
Map; Timeline; 5 artworks; I-SEARCH Report

Ellie:
1st Person Narrative: Camping on the Middle Fork
White Circle paragraph: A Safe Place

Pink poetry: Poem of Feeling?; General-Specific?; The Right Words
Green poetry: Haiku

Project: EDUCATION
Map; Timeline; 5 artworks; I-SEARCH Report

Aveer:
1st Person Narrative: World Cup — Argentina vs. Algeria
White Circle paragraph: A Safe Place

Project: FOOD
Map; Timeline; 5 artworks; I-SEARCH Report

Green poetry: Haiku; Tanka; Tercets; Quatrains; Cinquain; Limericks