Week 24: “Energy” to Learn

In this issue:

• Middle School Field Trip – Apex Museum
• Physical Energy Transformation Experiment (In other words, donuts!)
• Learning about IEW & Grammar
• Indoor Recess
• Last Call for Spiritwear Orders

Middle School Field Trip – Apex Museum

Apex stands for African American Panoramic Experience, and that’s a really accurate description of our time last Friday at the museum. Students in middle school learned about Black history through the ages and the roots from all over the world. While some of it was tough to see, there were incredible aspects too — just learning about how many contributions have been made to the city of Atlanta, Georgia, and to our world because of the giftedness, perseverance, and creativity of so many Black Americans. At the end of our Apex visit, we learned about some of the remarkable inventions that Black Americans contributed to society. Your students may enjoy watching these videos:

The Super Soaker Water Gun – Lonnie Johnson

Computers – Mark Dean

Lasers – Marshall Jones

Ice Cream Scoop – Alfred Cralle

Students also took part in the Sweet Auburn tour to learn about the history of Auburn Avenue and its significance in the city of Atlanta. You can see some of what they saw in part one and part two of a Sweet Auburn video and in the photos below.

Sweet Auburn Tour Photos

Energy Transformation Experiments

Experiment #1: Our kindergarten/1st-grade students got to watch for physical changes as they took a selection of humble ingredients and “transformed” them into mini donuts! (They also shared some treats with other classes.)

#2 Our middle school students explored static electricity and circuits!

#3 All of our entire K-5th students got to have fun with chemical vs. physical reactions.

You can watch all 3 videos on our YouTube channel!

Learning about IEW & Grammar

We “caught” some learning going on in the sixth-grade language arts class and in 4th-grade grammar this week.

Indoor Recess

Our K-5th spent recess indoors, and they all came up with such creative ways to spend their time! Some played LEGOs, some played Wordle, and some did a kids’ yoga stretch class!

Last Call for Spiritwear Orders – March 10th

Today is the final day to order your Learnwell Spiritwear. You can order on our order form. We will announce Spiritwear Days soon in an upcoming newsletter so your child knows when to wear his/her shirt to school!