Learning Never Ends

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Throughout the summer there are daily opportunities for kids to grow intellectually and solve real problems. Let me know if you make any STEM discoveries and send pictures and stories to cneseralla@crec.org.

All CREC Discovery Academy students have access to a wonderful Summer Scavenger Hunt that allows students to select fun activities that match their interest. http://www.crec.org/parents/summermath.php. Students who love research can access webquests that offer exciting self-directed projects. I have made webquests for students on the Discovery STEM Blog and there are many others online. In the Fall, we would love to celebrate and feature every student that takes on this fun summer challenge. 

Birdhouse Donated to the Garden by IEA

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Intensive Education Academy students in West Hartford heard about Discovery’s rooftop garden and decided to donate a birdhouse and a book they wrote. Third graders accepted the gifts and found the perfect location for our new birdhouse.

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The garden is thriving and students thinned the sprouts and found our first produce. The pea plants in the first grade beds are starting to produce pea pods!

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LEGO Robotics in Second Grade

The second graders proudly shared their LEGO robots they programmed with the WeDo Software. Students built LEGO models with working motors and sensors, program their models while developing their skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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Letting our Friends Go

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Preschool students set their winged friends free this week. Some butterflies flew back during recess and I was remind of the quote:

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were.

Our students are all moving on to the next grade. They are growing, transforming and slowly becoming more independent. For the PreK students there was only joy as they watched their butterflies head off into the world.

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