STEM Rec Challenges December 4 - 8 Science Smell Focus Challenge. Humans are thought to be able to distinguish a trillion unique smells. We'll learn about how our nose recognises smells, compare our sense of smell to some animal super-smellers, and then see how how many of our mystery smells the students can identify. Engineering / Math / Art Foxville Christmas Village . Students will design and construct their own building to be included in our FDA Christmas Village. Students will then paint and decorate their building at the art station. The village will be on display through the month of December. We are hopeful this will be an exciting and unify project for our student body. We need parents to help in the design/construction process and the painting/decorating process. Please see sign up page on facebook. Examples as follows: Social Studies Great Wall of China . One of the seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall of China is so massive it can be seen ...
STEM Rec Challenges November 19-20, 2018 “Gratitude helps us grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into our life and into the lives of all those around us.” This Thanksgiving week, we are so grateful for all the students who constantly bring joy into our life. They remind us to be happy for no reason and ask questions even the wise cannot dream up. We adore each and every one of them. In STEM this week we will be reviewing all the games we have learned, having a lego contest, and going outside as much as the weather permits. Have a wonderful fall break! Note: Art will be doing a challenge with soda cans the week after Thanksgiving. If you have soda cans we could upcycle please donate them. Thank you!
Every parent wants quality education for their children, but the cost of private school is too expensive for most. Parents are offered tuition-free public schools for their children to enroll in, but the quality of education isn’t always top-notch depending on the school the child attends. According to www.greatschools.org , you can determine by the Great Schools rating, which school students are excelling in academically; the schools are graded with a 1 (being the worst performing schools) up to 10 (being the best performing schools). The ratings are calculated based on city and statewide test scores, which demonstrates that the students are either receiving excellent instructions and knowledge, or very poor instructions. How Traditional Public Schools Work Public school teachers tend to teach every child in one set way and at the same speed, which can be the cause of poor performance at many schools because every child does not learn the same way or at the same speed. Some ...