Last week, the 7/8 grade STEM class held an Arcade Festival for K-2. The arcade games were made from cardboard!! It took talent & hard work to create their games! Great job!
Awesome end of the year STEM projects using Knex STEM bins, robotic hand, and water bottle math.
After reading about a therapy & library dog, Mrs. B brought her therapy dog, CJ, for a library visit!
K-2 learned how to greet a pet & had time to read to CJ! Thanks Mrs. B!
The 7th & 8th graders enjoyed a field trip to Overland Park today. We visited the Museum at Prairiefire and then enjoyed some fun at Scheels.
The teachers all appreciated getting to pick out a snack and a drink from the Student Council "Woot Woot Wagon". It is just one of the fun ways Student Council is celebrating Teacher Appreation Week!
7th & 8th grade students are learning about the U.S. Constitution in Social Studies. To learn the process for how a bill becomes a law, they have written a "bill" to propose a positive change for Shawnee. The bills are being reviewed by committees, then those that make it out of committee, will be presented to the whole class, "Congress," for approval. Finally, those bills will be sent to the "President," Dr. Akert, for final approval.
Students are pictured reviewing the bills in their committee groups.
Kindergarteners hatched eggs! They are so excited about the baby chicks!
The seventh and eighth grade worked on the scientific method using bubbles. The students had three different bubble formulas to use for their experiments. They were determining which solution made the largest bubbles. They also determined which was the strongest by determining how long it took for a bubble to pop.
The fifth and sixth grade have been learning about and discussing plate tectonics. They explored how an orange peel can be compared with Pangea as well as reviewed how the plates moved using graham crackers.
7th & 8th graders have been practicing effective research skills while learning more about important people from the American Revolution. This week they are assembling museum exhibits to showcase what they have learned. The exhibits will be on display during the PTO carnival on Friday evening. The students would love for you to stop in and critique their hard work!
3rd and 4th grade experimented with graham crackers and cool whip to create the three different movements the tectonic plates make in order to create earths surface.
4th grade is learning about angles and how to use a protractor to measure. Today, they found angles within their name and had to identify and measure each one.
The school phones are working now.
Our phones are currently out. If you need to contact the school, please email Mrs. Campbell at campbell @shawnee.k12.mo.us.
5th and 6th grade students created posters for this years Conservation Department contest entitled "Watershed One Water." These were the winning posters for this year.
STEM students had to survive obstacles today during Lego Disaster Island. Good news! All survived!
Students in grades 5-8 had a great time at the Children’s Literature Festival on the UCM campus! We learned about the writing process from Antony John, Roland Smith, and Beth Vrabel. Highlights were meeting the authors, asking them questions, and getting our books signed!
The 5th and 6th grade students had the opportunity to investigate the properties of unknown substances during science. They observed a reaction to see that an unknown gas was which was formed by using vinegar and baking soda. They observed the reaction and saw that it blew out a candle.
3rd and 4th grade are working on some math and reading test prep. We are in a March Madness competition where each day students answer reading and math questions and then can score points with our class "basketball." Today was a hit!
The fifth and sixth graders researched about watersheds in order to make posters to share what they learned.
