The day before we left for our Christmas break we had our second genius hour. Here are a few photos and products.
Vanessa’s Pearl Harbor project
December 23, 2011
by Denise Krebs
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The day before we left for our Christmas break we had our second genius hour. Here are a few photos and products.
Vanessa’s Pearl Harbor project
December 22, 2011
by Denise Krebs
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Eighth graders are learning about presidents. Fifteen 8th graders and 44 presidents. Collectively we know much about our presidents–who was the first to do something unique, who graduated from college and served in the military, who died in office, and more. Together we are smarter. Here is a link to our U.S. president wiki.
The following videos are what we have called our presidential puppet show, featuring facts about each of the presidents. (We tried using a green screen for the first time. It’s not perfect, but we learned a lot, so please bear with us.)
December 19, 2011
by Denise Krebs
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Seventh graders have a three-hour block where they will participate in Genius Hour and share their creative productions. We will start after lunch and finish by dismissal time.
Good luck, everyone!
December 18, 2011
by Denise Krebs
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The end of a semester calls for our next genius hour. Eighth grade history students will pick any topic or time in history they would like to explore, research, or compare with another time. They can choose a topic about which they want to question, read, or present.
Since our high school is taking semester tests, we again have been given some longer time frames to work with. On Tuesday, students will have two hours for genius hour activities. On Wednesday, we will have one hour for presentations.
Good luck, everyone!
December 15, 2011
by Denise Krebs
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December 6, 2011
by Denise Krebs
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Today is St. Nicholas Day, the day when St. Nicholas traditionally left gifts in shoes. Yesterday in the announcements, the students were told to leave their shoes by their lockers.
I don’t think we have done this before, but the students seemed to know they didn’t want to miss out. Some of them didn’t have PE shoes here, and with the snow, they couldn’t go home barefooted. They got creative. They made cardboard shoes, they shared a pair, someone even used mittens and labeled them shoes. 🙂
This morning they weren’t disappointed, for St. Nick had arrived, and no one received coal.
Here is the poem that was left with the chocolate coins:
We remember this saint, such a holy, good man.
Be like him in charity, do all that you can.
Call him “Santa” or “Saint,” they both mean the same,
For his nickname is Claus, short for Nicholas’ name.
Giving gifts was his custom–we still do today.
Deeds done in Jesus’ name forever will stay.
Happy St. Nicholas Day to all!
December 3, 2011
by Denise Krebs
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Hello, Jack and all the 4th graders in Pennsylvania. We hope you learn much about all 50 states this year. Here are some things that my students have written about Iowa. Have fun learning!
Grace’s Post
Paris’s Post
Shiann’s Post
Vanessa’s Iowa Photos
Life Science Photos
Click on each part of the name for a different post about these Iowans in history.
Billy Sunday
Buffalo Bill with video
Jesse Hiatt
Robert Lucas
Billy Robinson
Ringling Brothers
Robert Gordon Cousins