Our talented sixth-grade students wrapped up their area, surface area, and volume unit in the sweetest way possible – by constructing gingerbread houses! Before diving into the world of icing and candy, these young architects first created detailed scale drawings.
From sketching on paper to bringing their edible creations to life, these students applied their newfound knowledge of dimensions and measurements. The result? A village of unique and intricately designed gingerbread houses!
Awesome job sixth grade!
We had a couple elves tossing candy from the high school roof this morning! #BeADragon
Positive Office Referral: Jagger was recognized for being a responsible, respectful and productive student! #BeADragon
Phone Update: We are being told it could be several hours before the phone lines are restored. Please call the following numbers to get a message to the school.
Elementary related messages call 816-261-6993.
JH/HS related messages call 816-261-3169.
Tonight's Board Spotlight was our Esport Rocket League State Champions! #BeADragon
Congratulations to our top three classroom spellers in grades 4 - 6. These students will participate in the School-Wide Spelling Bee on January 17th at 1:15 p.m. The top two fifth and sixth-grade spellers will move on to the Regional County Spelling Bee on February 3rd.
Positive Office Referral: Kylie has shown awesome effort and hard work in problem solving in Mrs. Boyer's class! #BeADragon
Congratulations to our November Perfect Attendance drawing winners who each got a Sonic drink delivered by Mrs. Schwope:
Emily, Callie, Kaden, Lanton, Kade, Lucas and Jenna!
Great work, Dragons!
Mrs. Schmitz' 7th grade English students participated in an essay contest through the VFW. Our friends from the VWF came to award Caroline Littlewood (3rd), Katie Eddins (2nd) and Temperance Buntin (1st) their Patriot Pins! #BeADragon
Sixth graders in Mrs. Vulgamott's Language Arts classes were able to analyze evidence to support their claim of who hates Christmas more; The Grinch or Ebeneezer Scrooge. Students read the two texts, and watched both movies to provide evidence. They then used their knowledge to have a debate with others in their classroom...and maybe Mrs. Kountz.
Sixth grade was striking it up today! Students have spent the last few classes working on their bowling skills. Thanks to Mrs. Duran for turning up the excitement with some cosmic blowing!
Mrs. Mattson's 7th grade art students brainstormed powerful words, and talked about radial symmetry and gradients in their preparation for their Mandala projects. #BeADragon
Students in Mr. Underwood's Leadership class researched characters from "Travelers Summit" and gave oral presentations. #BeADragon
K - 3 Christmas Concert tonight beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the HS gym.
Can't make it in person? No worries! You can watch the entire concert at https://youtube.com/live/eulZ41h8mJg?feature=share.
Mrs. Schmitz' 7th graders are using poetic devices like imagery, figurative language and rhyme scheme to analyze poetry and determine the theme or lesson the author is trying to convey. #BeADragon
Mr. Marriott's English 2 students are using the three-pronged approach to write thesis statements for their argumentative essays. #BeADragon
Mrs. Boyers 8th grade Ag students can classify horse breeds as pleasure/performance horses, cow horses or work horses based on their characteristics. #BeADragon
"Dragons, We Shrunk the 5th Graders!"
The 5th graders used virtual reality to shrink themselves so they could explore a backyard full of plants going through the process of photosynthesis. While exploring, they were able to gather evidence to explain what plants need for growth. Using energy from the sun, plants take in carbon dioxide and water to produce a sugar called glucose. The plants use this glucose to grow and produce food for animals and humans to eat. When they were finished exploring, the 5th graders had to use the evidence they collected to produce a written claim, evidence, and reasoning statement.
Students in Mrs. Anderson's Algebra II are simplifying expressions with complex numbers. #BeADragon
