As part of literacy week, VRB students created a human bookworm throughout the hallways. Around 1100 students all joined together in the hallway to read for 20 minutes. All students were "connected" with each other, creating a bookworm. Submitted by Sherrie Binkowski.
Walton Middle School students had a blast celebrating literacy week January 23-27. The themes for the week were as follows: Monday--Hats off to Literacy (hat day); Tuesday--Hunting for a Good Book (camo day); Wednesday--Reading Takes You Back to the Future (favorite decade attire day); Thursday--We've Got Spirit (grade level color day); Friday--Team up with a Good Book (team attire day). Students and faculty enjoyed showing their support for reading with a week of crazy and fun styles. Submitted by Kristen Rhodes.
Mrs. Reinke's 8th grade science students recently worked cooperatively to use digital thermometers connected to computers to collect data on exothermic chemical reactions. After putting vinegar on a piece of steel wool, and the program recorded the temperature every half second and plotted it on a graph. Students enjoyed this hands-on learning opportunity that combined science and technology. Submitted by Kristen Rhodes.
A walking, talking BOOKWORM inspires Maude Saunders students to devour books during Literacy Week! Submitted by Krisy Spence.
Students in Mrs. Anderson's 4th grade class studied line plots using marshmallow math. Students tossed their marshmallows on a number line while one classmate recorded the distance each marshmallow traveled. Students then worked together to create line plots using the data. Submitted by Brianna Leavins.
