Saturday, January 26, 2019

January updates

This month is flying by...

So what are we doing in STEAM and library?

SNOW and  INTERNET SAFETY!

Here is a highlight of each grade level:

Kindergarten - Winter centers, polar picture/skip counting puzzles, snow experiments and more!  Most are recycled from previous years, but I did add two snow science experiments. 

Experiment inspiration -
Melting snow
Salt experiment

First grade - Snow research on Pebble Go, make a recycled materials dendrite, and do skip counting puzzles.  Some of the groups also got to do the two snow science experiments

Second grade - Snow research on Pebble Go, make a recycled materials dendrite, and are starting coding on Kodable website

Third Grade - Read the "Technology Tail" and worked on Interland.  In addition, some chose to make a recycle materials dendrite.  Plus we are starting to learn how to use our printers and solve the first step of a Rubix cube

Interland - Be Internet Awesome
You Can Do the Cube

Fourth grade - same as third grade but they also did some paired programming on  Code.org to "catch everyone up to the same spot

It has been a busy month plus 2 hour delays, snow days, teacher work days, meetings, and more!

Look for some cool pictures below.


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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

WQLN Competition

Wattsburg Area Elementary Center came together and worked hard to win the WQLN reading competition this fall.

The competition runs from September 1 to November 30.  Students started out by reading a PBS based book in library.  Students turned in forms and earned a STAR outside the library.

Our school won all three categories - school, class, and student winners.

Here are some of the amazing statistics:

Wattsburg Area School District read 16, 059 books.  Our school won the traveling trophy as well as $250 for new books!

Top students who read over 200 books:
1. Cheyanne B - 693 books - won a trophy lap desk, barnes and noble gift card, and book light!
2. Ezra D - 461
3. MiMi M - 390
4. Madison N - 262
5. Alcide A - 268
6. Jackson W - 217

Top 3 classes:
1. Mrs. Webb - 2030 - won a plaque and a pizza party for the classroom
2. Ms. Baltes - 1967
3. Mrs. Shores - 1943

Today was our school wide celebration and assembly

Here are a few pictures of the assembly:








Plus we were featured in the newspaper twice and on the news once.
WQLN article 1
WQLN article 2 
Your Erie News 

Finally, we get a shout out on the WQLN website.
WQLN website