Some of our students got to visit Hannibal on Wednesday. Their trip started at the Mark Twain Cave and ended with a riverboat cruise!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
For the past couple of weeks our 4th grade students have been learning Spanish thanks to the high school Spanish classes. Today we celebrated with a fiesta! Build A Tiny House
Today student applied their knowledge of area, perimeter, and geometry to design and build a tiny house. This project based learning activity focused on design elements, problem solving skills, and collaboration. Today students were challenged to create a free standing tower using only 7 newspaper dowels and 2 ft. of painters tape. Each group had 35 minutes to complete their tower. What they came up with was impressive!
For this activity, students were given 1 cup, 1 spoon, 6 Popsicle sticks, 2 rubber bands, and 2 feet of tape to create a launcher.
They came up with some amazing ideas and we all had an absolute blast testing them out! Today the students were challenged to build a 1 foot bridge using 25 Popsicle sticks and 3 feet of tape. Their goal was to design a bridge that was both strong and aesthetically pleasing!
Jelly Bean Engineering:
Students were challenged to build a structure using toothpicks and jelly beans to protect their bubble gum egg. The Problem: The kids' mittens are all wet. They need to dry out.
Challenge: Build a clothesline that will hold mittens Thank you to Mrs. Meyers for getting the class off to a great start this school year. I look forward to joining the class on Monday!
Don't forget this week is spirit week at PCS!
Monday- Crazy Hair Day Tuesday- Twin Day Wednesday- Favorite Team / Shirt Day Thursday- Clash Day Friday- Red and Black Day |
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