Mrs. Gibson’s fifth graders had a geography research assignment to complete in the lab. One of her students, Beaux, asked if classmates could use Google Earth so he was asked to show his friends how he uses this great tool. Students enjoyed looking at an aerial view of their school, and exploring their neighborhoods and […]
In math class this Tuesday, Mrs. Mize took her students to the computer lab where integer operations and technology collided in a symphony of numbers, formulas, and formatting. Students were given a handout explaining a monthly budget. They were to record debits and credits for a pretend month time period of their own desires. Each […]
7th grade students are studying cells in science class. In order to help students聽understand all the different parts of a cell and how each part enables the cell the function, students make their own cell model. This project gives students a hands-on experience and illustrates the complexity and beauty of animal cells!
Third grade got to crack open some eggs in science class as part of their study of living things to learn about the different parts of an egg!聽Prior to the lab, students learned about handling raw eggs safely. Putting on their lab coats and plastic gloves, students opened their eggs to examine and identify the […]
Mrs. Dahn鈥檚 first grade class celebrated the opening of their classroom library today.聽 Jack Weaver and Emerson Lake officially cut 聽the ribbon聽 while all the first graders and their special guests (favorite stuffed animal) cheered.聽 We then measured our guests鈥� circumference and lengths, 聽compared weights, and even spent time reading together!
Kindergarten students are learning many new things as evidenced by the interesting displays in the halls. Mrs. Newman’s students listened to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. 聽and created alphabet trees. Mrs. Haugh’s students created a displaying showing their five senses.聽Learning can be fun…just ask any kindergarten student!
Students in 6th grade Humanities created pictographs to etch into clay tablets. While studying ancient civilizations across the world, the class learned about the Sumerian way of recording important information. Before paper, the people of Sumer wrote pictographs (pictures representing words) in clay with sharp, wooden utensils. Mr. Roquemore asked the students to turn a […]
In light of recent lessons about motion, AP Physics 1 is聽using motion sensors to track their position as it varies with time. Working as a team, each lab group tried to match a graph of position vs. time by telling their lab partner when to walk quickly or slowly and forward or backward. This lab […]
Mrs Bells PreK class is learning to write the letters c, o and g in green shaving cream as they study their color of the week. What a fun and memorable way for our PreK students to learn to write!
Have you ever wondered if Kool-Aid will splatter more if you pour it while sitting or standing?聽 Well, sixth graders did a lab聽to test that question and learn about the scientific method at the same time. 聽Students dropped colored water from different heights and measured聽the splatter size.聽 Results will either prove or disprove their hypothesis […]
The scientific method was put into practice this week in chemistry lab. Students mixed two compounds and an indicator solution in a sealed bag and observed exciting results: fizzing, color change, heat, and even expansion of the bag. The students formed questions about this reaction (what caused the color change? what happened that gave off […]
The 6th graders learned to identify the parts of speech through a competition in Mr. Roquemore鈥檚 Humanities class. Students were asked to create a team of three and line up in the front of the classroom. Note cards with a random assortment of words were placed in the back of the classroom. After Mr. Roquemore […]