Week 10: Art, Math, Medieval Music and Dance

“Art takes nature as its model.”

– Aristotle

In This Issue:

Middle school Barn Dance photos from last weekend
5th graders reviewing math concepts
6th-7th graders buddying up with K-1st to do a fun fall art project
8th graders’ physical science scavenger hunt about different types of energy
K-5th graders making Medieval lutes for social studies
K/1 students take their turn in the StoryDrive Lab talking about pumpkin-book projects
2nd graders take on a fun art project with a parent volunteer
3rd graders taste apples and graph their favorites
K-5 engages in a fun STEM project using candy corn

Middle school Barn Dance photos

Our 6th through 8th-grade students spent time learning dances like the Electric Slide and Boot Scootin’ Boogie after a BBQ dinner. They ended the evening with s’mores around the fire pit. Here are some of our favorite videos and photos of the night.

: In motion

: In motion

: In motion

: In motion

: In motion

: Learning a dance

: Learning a dance

: Learning a dance

: Learning a dance

: Yummy food

: Yummy food

: Say, “Cheese!”

: Say, “Cheese!”

: 7th Graders

: 6th Graders

: 8th Graders

: Say, “Cheese!”

: Say, “Cheese!”

: Say, “Cheese!”

: Outdoor Fun

: In motion

: S’mores

5th graders reviewing math concepts

Trashketball strikes again! Our 5th graders reviewed concepts they’ve been learning before a test this week.

6th-7th graders buddying up with K-1st to do a fun fall art project

Our sixth and seventh graders meet weekly with their K-1 buddies during middle school devotional time. It’s become a sweet way for our older students to serve and lead our younger students.

: Buddy art 1

: Buddy art 2

: Buddy art 3

: Buddy art 4

8th graders’ physical science scavenger hunt about different types of energy

The 8th-grade students enjoyed a scavenger hunt this week as they learned about various types of energy.

: Scavenger hunt

: Mrs. Green

: All finished!

: Listening to the teacher

: Working hard

K-5th graders making Medieval lutes for social studies

If you’ve been hearing guitar-ish sounds in the backseat all week, you know it’s because of a homemade lute! Our K-5th graders enjoyed making these Medieval musical instruments.

: All smiles

: All focused

: All focused

: Having fun

: Having fun

K/1 students take their turn in the StoryDrive Lab talking about pumpkin-book projects

Our kindergarteners and first-graders designed pumpkins to correspond to their favorite book, and they did a wonderful job presenting them in front of the camera in the StoryDrive Lab.