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To conclude Kindergarten’s two-week unit on money, students earned “money” in the classroom to purchase items from their classroom store.

The American Freedom Museum in an invaluable teaching tool. Students in 8th grade Humanities were given an overview of WWII in preparation for the novel The Hiding Place. Mrs. Bynum summarized the war and introduced the students to the story of Corrie ten Boom, author of The Hiding Place.  After visiting the Holocaust section of the […]

On Monday night our Middle School enjoyed the evening together as they ate nachos, played games, and watched Nacho Libre! It was a fun time to connect with each other, hang out, and enjoy being together outside of school! Check out all the fun we had!

From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Director: Last week, the 8th grade cook and compete club worked together with a focus beyond competition. The group’s emphasis was on appreciation instead of rivalry in the kitchen. Each member worked on an appreciation snack to give the maintenance, kitchen staff and ground’s crew for all of their […]

Eighth graders are busy making a Thinglink over their assigned stars. In the program, students can import a picture of their star and attach icons around the poster which have facts about their stars. This is a fun way to use technology to learn about stars. Students were discovering the color, temperature, mass and luminosity […]

Pre AP Biology students used encapsulated algae beads to simultaneously study photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Algae beads were placed in a pH indicator solution sensitive to changes in CO2 concentrations. The beads were then exposed to either light or dark conditions. Over time the students observed shifts in pH as indicated by a color change […]

Seventh and eighth grade students tried a new Spanish learning tool last week in class. The Señor Wooly website teaches Spanish through hilarious music videos designed for teens.  Jim Wooldridge AKA Señor Wooly created the fun, leveled curriculum to reinforce classroom language learning. The students started the program last week in class by watching a […]

Fifth graders had to imagine that they were mechanical engineers that just invented a new Compound Machine. They had to explain to others what their invention does, how it works, and why someone should use it.

The 6th grade Humanities students are studying the Far East in History. They took a trip to the American Freedom Museum to explore the geography and major events from countries in Eastern and Southeastern Asia. Then they used the school’s Surface tablets to begin a major research project in which they are exploring a country […]

First graders brought in 101 items to celebrate the one hundred and FIRST day of school on Monday. We counted, grouped and even measured and weighed our items. We had fun comparing our times. Cannon and Kolton had the longest items with their Popsicle sticks while Corr’s BBs were the shortest! Presley and Saundi’s stickers […]

In fourth grade science we are studying all about light and sound. In this lesson, the students had fun trying to using only a mirror by tracing the pattern by their partner holding the mirrors. The lesson was a laughing out loud experiment about how reflection works. Fourth graders are experiencing the properties of waves […]

Second grader is learning about heat energy and experimenting with an AA battery, aluminum foil and electrical wire. They started off holding one end of the aluminum foil wire against each battery pole with one hand. They continued to hold the aluminum foil wire against each battery pole and, after 10 seconds, touched the wire […]