Spring has sprung!

Today is a beautiful day and our district is shut down for utility issues.  It feels surreal.  Days off were historically cold snowy day.  Then we had periodic pandemic shut downs.  Not sure if I have ever had a utility issue day!  

I will take the blessing of a day to recuperate.  As a fellow teacher said - it is the universe saying that we need a BREAK.  What do I do today?  Travel, binge on netflix, clean, etc... I am starting with my blog, writing some thank yous, and helping my tween/teens with their rooms...we shall see how the energy bus goes.

So what is new?  I am one of 3 - CS for ALL Exemplary teacher of the year in Pennsylvania!

Here is some information about this award and process!  I will know the outcome in late JUNE.

CS for ALL

CS stands for Computer Science - so I am one of the top 3 Computer Science teachers in Pennsylvania!!

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Pumpkin Jack 

Pumpkin Jack sprouted and was replanted!  He is still thriving :)

   

  

Thanks to the Cadette Girl Scout Troop for helping with the re-planting!  

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Earth Day - another busy work day Earth Day happened at the school garden.  The big push was creating a butterfly/pollinator plant area!  It was a long wet morning with so much done!  

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Some of our STEAM fun lessons:

Kindergarten - Indi Cars, engineering centers, and more!  We borrowed the Indi cars from IU5 .  They were so cool and have so many possibilities.  They are part of the Sphero line - Indi cars
I would use them again!

 

 

 

1st grade has done some engineering and coding as well as working on bird kites - I will post about the kites when all the groups have finished!  The favorite choice was Tami's Tower about engineering!  

Second grade - learned about SPACE and NASA - it is always fun to explore new websites.  Plus we learned about Artemis.  

Plus Code.org...there is so much to explore on NASA's website!  Here is a link about Artemis and also NASA

Third and Fourth grade are doing electricity - we discussed Benjamin Franklin, the history of the light bulb, and the basics of circuitry.  They also used Little Bit kits as well as Snap Circuits. 

Here are a few pictures of the work in 3rd and 4th grade.  

 

  

     

     

Plus we 3rd grade learned about the Purple Martins.  I am learning along with them.  I need to clean out the nest and update the caller.

    

So much going on at this busy time of year...look for kite updates and more soon.