From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director Mrs. Mattay and Mrs. McHugh鈥檚 7th grade Humanities classes visited the American Freedom Museum this week to wrap up their study on Texas and the War Between the States. After reviewing facts on the leaders, causes, advantages, victories, spies and battle cries of the war, […]
4th graders are learning to collect and organize data. The students asked a question of their fellow classmates and gave them 4 choices. Questions included: what is your favorite sport, who is your favorite Bible character, where is your favorite place to eat, and your favorite recess spot. After collecting the data the students were […]
Shannan McEuen used 91猫先生’s Surface Pro Tablets to give a test during class this week. In order to accomplish this, she used聽a locked down, controlled environment via Moodle on聽the surface tablets with a software called Insight. Insight allows Shannan to keep students from leaving Moodle on their device and also allows her to view […]
Last Friday聽we ate all the parts of a plant.聽 We ate seeds, roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, of course, will a little Ranch dressing added!
Our First Graders are learning about the three different kind of rocks. Ask them to tell you the difference between聽Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks! 聽聽U
Our 4th graders are learning about magnetism and directions as we build聽our own compasses with foam balls and needles. Students聽discovered that Earth has a magnetic force field around it and learned how to use it for directions. 聽聽
Students in 6th grade science are learning how to properly use the microscope by viewing an 鈥渆鈥� under the scope. 聽Students soon discovered that everything you view with the microscope is upside down and backwards.聽 Students then looked at different colors of paper, threads, hair and salt to practice focusing on low and high power.聽 […]
Sophomores in Dr. Brunson’s Pre-AP Humanities class presented research on a chosen topic or piece of literature from the Reformation Era this week. Subjects ranged from poetry to novels to theological writings and historical events. Students studied, researched, and then wrote papers about their given topics, culminating in these oral presentations before their peers. After […]
This week in PreK we have been discussing bugs and insects. The students had a special homework assignment to go on a bug hunt and bring their findings to school. Then we observed and discussed what they found, where they found it and who helped them catch it. The students loved showing their classmates what […]
Whether we apply math skills in a new game format, practice letter-sound recognition, or explore augmented reality, we are learning with our iPads in a purposeful way and loving it! Fifth Graders are studying the Middle Ages as they prepare for a field trip to Medieval Times. After reading Saint George and the Dragon, a […]
The Senior History classes recently visited the National World War II Museum in New Orleans as a part of their study of that era.聽 Covering two city blocks in four separate buildings, the Museum tells the incredible story of how America and her allies defeated the threat of Germany, Italy and Japan through realistic walking […]
For the last month Debate students have been working on and writing cases to answer the TAPPS Lincoln Douglas Debate resolution for the year: “In the United States, wealth inequality is detrimental to democratic ideals.” Students must prepare cases both for and against this statement and they were able to test out their cases before […]