No more nachos...

Sorry but there will be no more nachos on Wednesdays for the rest of the year. Have a good day!

Projects update from Ms. Williams

Hello awesome parents!

I just wanted to let you know what we are up to in Projects this week and let you know what we did last week.

So last week, as I hope your students told you, we studied erosion and the kids did demonstrations for each other to show different ways that erosion effects the world around us! It was messy (as we used dirt with a high clay content and water, so clay-mud) but the kids did a great job and actually kept the mess pretty contained!

This week we are learning about Civics, so basically how our local government works as well as different aspects about society and our national government. We are trying to get this finished before testing starts next week, since that will tax the brains and attention spans of our little scholars.

Please make sure that on testing days students are well rested, have a good breakfast, and that they leave all smart technology (such as phones and smart watches) at home, otherwise they will be collected by the proctor and given back after testing.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Your kids are awesome, and I love teaching them!

Snacks for testing

Hello all!
I recently sent out an e-mail to sign up to brings snacks the mornings that we are testing. Here is the link for the sign up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4ca9ae2ba2f58-testing1

Please sign up for anything you can! Thanks!

Projects Update

Hello folks!

I just wanted to give you an update on what we've been working on and will be working on in Projects.

We have been studying energy in its various forms and how it can be transferred from one place to another. We also studied methods of transmitting messages over distances, such as using semaphore flags, smoke signals, Morse code, and binary code. Students also learned how to use ordered pairs to plot coordinates on a graph that could be connected to make pictures.

This week, we will finish up studying about energy transfer with students learning about sound waves being transferred. Students will make their own musical instruments out of rubber bands and various containers (but don't spill the secret!). It should be an awesome week!

As a quick reminder, the Middle School Student Council is raising money for the Fallon Youth Club. Each classroom has a container to collect money, and the class with the most money at the end of April will be rewarded with a movie and Taco Bell for lunch. So if you have any spare change laying around the house, please consider sending it with your student so that they can donate it to Fallon Youth Club and potentially win a lunch party!

Thank you for all that you do. I am so honored to teach your amazing children!