“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.”
– Albert Einstein
In This Issue:
- 8th-graders study velocity, speed and acceleration in physical science
- K-5th grade plants basil seeds
- Club Day #1 kicks off
- After-school electives are a hit
- Mystery Reader helps 2nd grade learn about authors
- 4th and 5th graders practice spelling outside
- Fall Family Fun Night was a blast
8th-graders study velocity, speed and acceleration in physical science
Last week, our 8th-graders took part in a lab to measure the velocity, speed and acceleration of a wind-up car.
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- Velocity 1
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- Velocity 2
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- Velocity 3
K-5th grade plants basil seeds
Our elementary school students are learning about the parts of a plant and how each part sustains the growth and vitality of the plant. So this week, they planted basil seeds in science.
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- Listening to instructions (always a great idea!)
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- Focused on the details
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- The dirt layer
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- The basil seeds
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- Planting with friends is fun!
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- Hard at work
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- Proud of their plantings
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- Ready for what’s next
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- Cheers to basil!
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- The finished planting
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- All done for now
Club Day #1 kicks off
This month, we had four clubs: gymnastics, crafts, dogs and gem-mining. All four clubs had a great showing and seemed to be very popular with the students.
Craft Club
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- Fall crafts 1
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- Fall crafts 2
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- Fall crafts 3
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- Fall crafts 4
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- Fall crafts 5
Gymnastics Club
Dog Club
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- Dog Star 1
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- Dog Star 2 and owner
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- All About Dogs
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- Stuffed animal dogs
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- Dog Club!
Gem Mining Club
After-school electives are a hit
From the focus of chess to the freedom of a walk, our students chose a variety of after-school electives in which to participate. Ukulele class, walking club and chess club were a huge hit!
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- Walking club 1
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- Walking club 2
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- Walking club 3
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- Ukulele 1
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- Ukulele 2
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- Chess 1
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- Chess 2
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- Chess 3
Mystery reader helps 2nd grade learn about authors
One of our second-grade parents came in to read to the students a book written by author David Shannon. He’s a popular author, and many students had their own copies of the book, “A Bad Case of Stripes.”
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- Mystery 1
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- Mystery 4
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- Mystery 2
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- Mystery 3
4th and 5th graders practice spelling outside
One of the perks of the fabulous weather we’ve had this week is outdoor spelling! Our 4th and 5th graders took advantage of it by bouncing, writing, and water-painting their word lists on the playground.
Fall Family Fun Night was a blast
Thank you to everyone who shared a side dish or dessert, baked or bought something for our Owl Walk, and brought rocks and/or candy corn for the students to paint and toss into games. By the looks of it, everyone had a blast. We look forward to the spring family fun night in 2023!
