A Baby’s Wants and Needs

An exciting integrated lesson took place today in Mrs. Hickey’s first grade classroom. Students were given a catalog and $100 pretend money to buy items for their baby. The babies were made by the students to represent their birth weight and length. The students discussed the difference between wants and needs and had to make sure the essentials were covered before they considered a new Nintendo or a trip to Disney. They had to act as parents and come to consensus on many difficult decisions. After they budgeted their $100 they got to select a surprise card and make adjustments in their plans. A card could be extra money or an unexpected expense. The conversations over the realistic problem solving were wonderful and the students  learned about real upbringing issues and demonstrated compassion.

 

PreK Pizzeria

­Mr. Hogan came in this week to teach Mrs. Granahan’s class about pizza. He didn’t just read a book and talk about pizza but he actually had the kids make pizza! Students were engaged and learning the whole time. Almost everyone ate the delicious homemade crust and tried the vegetable pizza with peppers, broccoli, carrots, onion and sweet pepper. Makes you want to go back to PreK.

        

Please Pass the Vegetables – Earth Day Was Delicious

Discovery Academy students were treated to many new tastes as they sampled vegetables and fruit or made salads today in celebration of Earth Day. Many students were brave and ventured into new territory . Some students may be looking more closely at labels to see how far their food has traveled. Thank you to all the staff, parents and students who brought in materials or helped support the classes. A special thanks to the high school students for the Academy of Science and Innovation.

                   

Exploring the Earth One Bite at a Time

For Earth Day we are making salads in eleven upper grade classrooms tomorrow. The students are learning about farm to table and the carbon cost of food transport. Students are bringing in vegetables and spices and the PTO is generously suppling the lettuce, oil and vinegar. Unfortunately, there is a nationwide lettuce shortage. Maybe the lesson should be how climate changes in California can affect our food supply in New England?

Lettuce Shortage

Meeting a Baby’s Needs

The first grade integrated baby study is continuing in Design Lab. Students are following the Engineering Design Process to create a stroller or cradle for their babies. Everyone was given the same supplies and they worked as a team to design, test and improve their design until the team felt it met their baby’s needs.

Our Pi Memorization Contest resulted in incredible accomplishments. We were thrilled to have PreK participants this year and many returning students. Congratulations to all who gave it a shot. Your gift is truly amazing.

First Place: Laasya 251 digits memorized (4th grade)

Second Place: Sirena 198 digits (5th grade)

Third Place Tie: Nihaal 104 digits (4th grade) and Grace Foster 2nd Grade 104 digits (1st grade)

Congratulations to our outstanding grade level winners:

 

5th Grade
Sirena 198

4th Grade
Laasya 251
Nihaal 104
Namyanzi 89

3rd Grade
Faith 61
Tanner 51
Aiden 14

2nd Grade
Grace 104
Srihaas 88
Will 21

1st Grade
Haley 41
Katelyn 41
Nirvaan 27

Kindergarten
Wyatte 15
Marleigh 2

PreK
Joey 7
Zion 4
Sam 4