Welcome 2013/14 Students to a New School Year!

I am very excited about my new position as Title One Coordinator.  I will be working together with Mr. Wright to help students in all grade levels review and improve their skills.  We will be assisting students who need more intensive assistance in a smaller group within the classroom or may be pulling out students for more individualized help. Student will review reading/math from the previous year and work to improve in areas that need strengthening. I look forward to working alongside the classroom teachers and with families to move students to a higher level of success. Be sure to stop by and say hello on Meet the Teacher Night, July 29th, from 4-6 pm.

WATT Would You Do if the Grid Went Down Project

Our 4th and 6th grade classes have spend a great deal of time focusing on energy this year.  We were awarded a fantastic grant which has allowed us to develop an energy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) project which allows students do work with real world issues and understand the role electricity plays in our everyday life.  If electrical power were to fail, what would we do?  Our emergency rescue/survival station powered by solar panels and solar technology will provide needed energy resources to find needed materials using a GPS, power a communication station, purify water, and cook food for the camp's population.  Skills to be gained are: learning how to use a GPS, emergency First Aid, Solar Cooking, what water is safe to drink, and using math to calculate the power we use in the daytime to make sure we can power our nighttime power requirements with our battery storage.  Students will understand the difference between AC and DC power. Student will be in teams and be it solar flare blackout, forest fire disaster relief, or other emergency situation our response teams will save the day!

Spring News

AIMS review and  testing is underway and we are reviewing all we have learned.  Your students have their review books to take home so please make sure they take the time to review independently.  Success occurs when preparedness meets opportunity.  Create SUCCESS!  DON'T depend on lucky guesses.