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PreK Plants a Garden

March 27, 2015

A parent in Mrs. Bell’s PreK class manages Bonnie Farms Nursery and donated plants for this year’s PreK garden! Students had the opportunity to learn about plants, including vegetables and flowers, and then to even learn how to plant them. In the coming months students will learn about taking care of these plants and helping […]

2nd & 3rd Grade Spanish

March 27, 2015

After 3rd grade Spanish students studied the days of the week, they illustrated a book using not only the days, but also numbers and colors in Spanish. Each student then had the opportunity to read their book to PreK students. The 3rd grade students encouraged the PreK students to count the items on the pages […]

Baby Chicks Hatch in Mrs. Bell’s Prekindergarten Class

March 27, 2015

Prekindergarten students witnessed the hatching of several baby chicks. One even hatched during chapel and students excitedly counted one, two, three chicks when they returned to class. Mrs. Fritcher said, “We should name them A,B, and C!”       

PreKindergarten Students Learn about Germs

March 27, 2015

PreKindergarten聽students recently discovered that clean hands spread less germs than dirty hands! They experimented聽touching slices of bread with dirty hands and clean hands and then waited a few days to see what happened to the bread. The results are pictured below. We now know why we need to wash our hands!

Music & Master SPARC in Nashville

March 26, 2015

As 91猫先生鈥檚 Orchestra Director, I wanted to offer a great music course that would provide a variety of musical educational experiences and open up awareness to a bigger, broader musical world. Without having to incur the expense of travel abroad, an excellent US music spot was none other than 鈥淢usic City鈥,聽 Nashville!聽 A main […]

Mountain Women

March 26, 2015

Our high school girls that participated in Mountain Women SPARC聽spent their聽days in the Ozarks hiking up and down trails along the Upper Buffalo River and exploring the caves of Lost Valley. 聽They ended up doing quite a bit more hiking than originally planned due to surprise weather and vehicle issues, but they聽still saw incredible rock […]

New York City

March 25, 2015

The 2015 SPARC Great American Cities Tour took our group of 40 to New York City. The week was packed with exciting activities including visits to Central Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick鈥檚 Cathedral, the 9/11 Memorial Museum, the Statue of Liberty, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum featuring the USS Enterprise (the […]

Like a Pro

March 25, 2015

This week was filled with a variety of activities for Mrs. Mize and Mr. Johnson鈥檚 middle school SPARC trip. Students traveled around the Tyler area hearing from many different professionals about how to be a Pro in their respective industries and trades. Following is a break down by day of the activities the students participated […]

Courage and Character on the Battlefield

March 25, 2015

The group participating in “Courage and Character on the Battlefield” began their journey with a day analyzing the battle of Gettysburg with former National Park Chief Historian Bob Prosperie.聽 We then spent a day in D.C. that concluded with a 3 hour in-depth evening tour of the Capitol with Congressman Louie Gohmert.聽 After a stop […]

Internships and College Visits

March 25, 2015

Students who participated in Student/Parent led College Trips or Internships during SPARC week were out and about researching and making plans for life after high school. Walking on prospective college campuses and spending time with professionals who work in careers they want to pursue provided students with experiences that gave them insight and answered many […]

The Best Films You Never Saw

March 25, 2015

In this fun-filled film festival accompanied聽by fabulous food, students watched classic films, learned life lessons, and shared delicious treats.聽 We watched Star Wars and discussed literary archetypes and world view; My Fair Lady for gender issues and happy endings; High Noon for decision-making in the face of evil; Empire of the Sun for living through […]