Spring has sprung in the program center! The room is all abuzz with springtime computer activities. The students have been using their best computer skills including clicking on targets, clicking-and-dragging, systematically navigating a website and keyboarding to complete their assignments. Below is just a sampling of what’s been going on … Instructional Highlights – Program Center
Would you like green eggs and ham?! March 2nd marked a special day for Midland students – Dr. Seuss’s birthday! Last week, Ms. Twilley’s class enjoyed watching a read-aloud video of the Dr. Seuss classic, Green Eggs and Ham. Students practiced answering the WH Questions including: Who are the characters?What … Instructional Highlights – Room 510
Some of the Oldest Games in the World The students in room 508 had the opportunity to learn about a couple of ancient Egyptian games that young people played. We specifically looked at two games – jacks and marbles. We read and learned that the game of jacks is one … Instructional Highlights – Room 508
Room 506 had an opportunity to combine our studies; celebrating Black History Month, and our science topic, insects. In the Scholastic magazine Super Stem, an article featured Samuel Ramsey, a Black entomologist who studies honeybees to better protect them. We learned that they are being harmed by mites and we … Instructional Highlights – Room 506
Basket Bash Helpers The super seniors in Mrs. Giorello’s room 512 have been busy working on an important job: Making the table numbers for the upcoming Basket Bash to be held on February 25th. There are 45 tables and each of the tables need a table number. The table number … Instructional Highlights – Room 512
Large tasks can be overwhelming for a student, but when they are broken down into smaller steps the task seems manageable. The super seniors were given a large task this year of making materials for the teachers. They are making life skills task boxes which have many parts. When we … Instructional Highlights – Room 511
