PreK students rose to the challenge in their STEM Special today as they sorted rocks and played a matching game. They showed perseverance, critical thinking, discernment and the ability to work as a team.
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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Fourth grade Take Apart Lab
Students had a blast disassembling electronic equipment using mechanical tools. Thank you to the volunteers who helped with Take Apart Lab today. No experience is necessary. Reach out to the classroom teacher to volunteer for fifth, 3rd or 2nd grade. Grandparents, uncles and aunts are welcome.
Fifth Grade Friday, December 15th
8:50-9:45 Smith, 9:50-10:45 Worley, 10:45-11:40 Swanson
Third Grade Monday, December 18th
8:50-9:50 Knowles, 9:55-10:55 Daniels, 11:00-12:00 Miller
Second Grade Wednesday, December 20th
8:45-9:40 Gaudino, 9:45-10:40 Marshall, 10:45-11:40 Martucci
Space Landing in the Cafe?
The kids in Aftercare got an out of this world surprise today. West Hartford Children’s Museum came to visit with their portable planetarium. The kids loved learning about our solar system.
Rocking it in PreK
The PreK students worked on describing and sorting rocks today. They started with two categories and more categories will be introduced later.
I Can “See” You
Fifth graders are studying the senses and how the lens functions in the eye. Today, they dissected a cow eye and explored the parts of an eye with microscopes.
Shark Dentistry
When I woke up today I never imagined I’d be helping 1st graders install golf tee teeth implants in a lemon shark. Mrs. Hickey’s students are researching sharks and decided to engineer a life size model. Stay tuned for more developments in this amazing project.
Invention Convention Club – Starts in January
Calling All Problem Solvers in 4th and 5th Grade
Are you an inventor? Do you like to create?
Come join us for the Discovery Invention Club
Tuesdays after school in January and February
See classroom teachers for the parent permission slip
https://blog.seesaw.me/inventionconvention/#!/
Take Apart Lab is Coming!
CALLING ALL FAMILIES – Volunteers are needed to work with students during Take Apart Lab. Students will be disassembling electronic equipment (computers, printers, phones, toasters) using mechanical tools. No experience necessary. Reach out to the classroom teacher to volunteer for your child’s class or the whole grade level. Grandparents, uncles and aunts are welcome.
Fourth Grade Wednesday, December 13th
Potocki 9:30-10:20, Padewski 10:25-11:15, Barilla 11:20-12:10
Fifth Grade Friday, December 15th
8:50-9:45 Smith, 9:50-10:45 Worley, 10:45-11:40 Swanson
Third Grade Monday, December 18th
8:50-9:50 Knowles, 9:55-10:55 Daniels, 11:00-12:00 Miller
Second Grade Wednesday, December 20th
8:45-9:40 Gaudino, 9:45-10:40 Marshall, 10:45-11:40 Martucci
Farm Engineering PreK Style
The past two weeks, Mrs. Collin’s PreK students have been exploring the Farm. Some of the concepts they looked at are structures on a farm, different types of farms, and the many jobs a farmer has. This week they really delved into how cows are milked. In their classroom they made a “milking station” center. They filled gloves with milk, pricked tiny holes in the bottom, and the children squeezed the “utters” to fill the buckets with milk!
