Fun with electrostatic force!

These students made the Van Der Graaf hall of fame for their fabulous new hairdos courtesy of static electric force. Also pictured are our experiments using balloons to generate electric charge and move cereal crumbs.

Conflict in black and white

In Language Arts students are learning about the different types of literary conflict. Students chose one type of conflict and had to represent it using only black and white paper, scissors and glue. It was very (shockingly) quiet in the room as students intently worked on bringing their creations to life. 

Asroneyeh

We were so lucky to have the Elmaghout/Arnaout family with us to share their experience as immigrants from Syria - the setting of our class novel Other Words for Home. In addition to listening to their presentation, students shared a delicious meal of middle eastern foods. Thank you all who contributed! 

Celebration of Learning

Students shared their Blue Economy projects with each other, parents, and school community members.

Photosynthesis music videos

Students changed the lyrics to a popular song making it all about the chemical process of photosynthesis. Here are some brief videos of their amazing performances!

Portland Waterfront Field Trip

Kettle Cove field trip

This week we took a trip to Kettle Cove where we interwove our learning in social studies and science. Students made plankton tows and dragged for plankton. We also did a scavenger hunt highlighting the producers, consumers and decomposers of the local ecosystems. Students completed a brainstorming and journaling activity focused on the 5 themes of geography.

First week vibes!