Students discussing questions involving group dynamics. Students had the opportunity to explicitly consider what makes a good group member and what makes a positive experience.
After the discussion, students negotiated and designed criteria for establishing individual norms versus group norms. This allowed students the opportunity for a more authentic learning experience.
Some of Mrs. Dyer and Mrs. Eikenberry's Algebra students got to do some serious investigations with palindromes today. They definitely used perseverance to look for patterns and make predictions.
We are excited to offer an electronic version of the free and reduced lunch application! Use the link below to access the document. It is user friendly and quick to complete.
Please do not submit the electronic application if you already submitted a paper copy. If you have questions, please contact us. We are happy to help!
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Mrs. Milnes' eighth period social studies class presented their first projects of the year! They did amazing!
Seventh and eighth grade students in Mrs. Schelling's Ag Classes are learning about the FFA Creed. Groups of students were each given a paragraph in the creed. Each group were tasked with writing the creed using emojis, drawings, or pictures. When students are finished writing their paragraph of the creed using drawings, they will present their paragraph to the class and be able to recite their paragraph of the creed using their drawings.
Sixth grade students in Mrs. Schelling's Ag classes are learning terms used in the agriculture industry. They began with animal species related terminology. After filling in their term chart, the students tested their knowledge by playing a matching game.
Ms. Thieman's classes worked on adding and subtracting decimals by completing a scavenger hunt.
Today in Mrs. Dyer's class, students completed the painted cube task. Students had to figure out if a 3x3x3 cube comprised of 1x1x1 cubes (think rubix cube) was dipped in paint and taken apart, how many cubes would have no paint, paint on one side, two sides, and three sides. We then extended it to 4x4x4, 5x5x5, and 10x10x10. The Algebra students were even able to develop equations to solve the problem for any number of cubes! #buildingthinkingclassrooms #mathisfun
Some of our eighth grade girls got a lift in today during gym class!
Students in Agriculture class learned the nine agriculture career sectors. Students used the Agexplorer website to research a job. Once they found a job that interested them, they were to place their job in the correct Ag Sector. Students then went around to find another job from classmates' posted jobs that interested them and then ecplained why they chose that job.
Mrs. Penwell’s 7th graders have been working hard to set up their writer’s notebook for the year. Students have been adding various quick writes daily to help foster the love of writing. They were excited to start their first creative narrative writing project working on a "Back to School" roll-a-story. We can’t wait to share them in class.
Students in Mrs. Santor and Mrs. Weaks’ 6th grade writing class experienced their first quick write activity. They learned any subject they feel confident that they could talk to someone about can also be turned into writing.
Check out the information for the upcoming youth cheer camp! This opportunity is available for students in grades 1-6 and is being provided by our McClain High School cheerleaders and coaches.
Students in Mrs. Johnson's class worked on setting goals for reading today!
Students in Mrs.Mongold's math classes decided what effective group work should look like during today's activity.
Thank you to Mrs. Jaci Raike for creating a video in remembrance of Musician First Class Joseph Hoffman. This video was shared with our social studies teachers. The video can be seen by clicking the following link: https://youtu.be/sXh84T_Q8uI
Students learned all about what agriculture is today in class. Students were tasked to list words in their groups that describe what they thought agriculture was. Then, they rotated around the room with their group and added new words to the previous group's list. At the end, they discussed the words and we talked about them as a class. We then watched a short video about what agriculture is and what the 4 F's of agriculture are: food, fiber, fuel, and forestry. Students then worked independently to write their definition of agriculture and 15 ways they use agriculture everyday. Students learned everything in life revolves around agriculture and that it is very important.
Season passes will be on sale starting Aug 23, 2022 in the New Gym Lobby at 4:00. Other times will be posted at a later date.
What a wonderful way to support one of our students and have fun! Check out the flyer for details!
Day 2 brought on the four four's challenge in Mrs. Dyer's math classes. Only two groups were able to successfully solve for the numbers 1-20 using only four four's and different operations. Way to go!
