Howard-Suamico Gifted and Talented Program
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National Railroad Museum STEAM Day
Thanks to the GT Consortium of Northeast Wisconsin, fourth-grade students from the elementary schools at HSSD and other districts came together in February for a day of STEAM Innovation. Students designed their own train after learning about aerodynamics, the Doppler Effect, force and motion as well as how color makes a difference for safety. It was fun to see how well their trains stood up to the "bowling ball test". Watch the video to learn more!
2024 Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) Writing Competition Winners
Congratulations to Bay Harbor Elementary 4th grader, Natalie, for placing 1st at the local chapter level and 3rd at the state level with her book titled Back to the Past,.
Congratulations to Bay Harbor 3rd grader, Emma, for placing 2nd at the local chapter level with her book titled Lost Little Lily.
Congratulations to Suamico Elementary 4th grader, Hazel, for placing 3rd at the local chapter level with her book titled The Triumph of Reading.
Congratulations to Suamico Elementary 4th grader, Maya, for placing 3rd at the local chapter level with her book titled Lillie A Christmas Time Diary.
Congratulations to Suamico Elementary 3rd grader, Darcy, for placing 2nd at the local chapter level with her book titled The Case of the Confusing Classroom.
Contest Time!
Research shows that competition can drive attention and motivation in learning. A contest is a fantastic way to encourage students to get engaged and have fun in the process. Plus, students just may win a prize!
Students Rocked Robotics in the LEGO Mania Summer 2023 Class.
Fourth and Fifth grade students enjoyed building, creating, designing, and programming with LEGO EV3 robotics kits. Watch the video to see the amazing things they accomplished during the week.
Resources for Families
The Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted (WATG) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of parents, students, educators, business and industry personnel, and other interested persons dedicated to fostering a climate in the home, school, and community that allows each individual to reach his or her unique potential. To connect with WATG visit their website.
Problem: 3rd Grade students at Meadowbrook were having way too much fun with some of their challenges. They wanted to share some of their favorite activities with their classmates.
Solution: Create a website and share the fun!
Elementary Writing Conference- May 4, 2023
Fourth grade students from our district met with students from around Northeast Wisconsin at the Brown County STEM Innovation Center. Students learned creative writing techniques, constructed journals, and connected with nature while celebrating writing. Check out the video to learn more about the day. Thanks to Kyle an HSSD student who created the video.
Think Win-Win 2023.mp4Think Win-Win
Two Howard Elementary first-grade students collaborated with a fourth-grade student to create a video for Habit 4: Think Win-Win. The fourth-grade student built and coded a Lego EV3 that was used in the video, while the first-graders wrote the script and acted out the scenes. Well done, gentlemen! Way to Think Win-Win!
Bay Harbor Student Places First in Poster Contest
March 2023
Elsa, a Bay Harbor 4th grader, placed first for her grade level in the fifth annual Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest. The Contest was open to 4th, 5th and 6th graders across the state.
You can visit the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website to see all of the winning entries. Many congratulations to Elsa for her creativity and hard work !
Howard Suamico Student is Finalist in Poetry Contest
Meadowbrook student, Grace Zahn, qualified as a finalist in the national poetry contest hosted by the Pulitzer Center. Grace participated in the "Fighting Words Poetry Contest" with the help of her teacher, Mrs. Gauthier. As part of their language arts enrichment studies, students explored various topics through essays and wrote their own poems reflecting those topics. Read Grace's poem, "The Sparrow's Home," on the Fighting Words Poetry Contest winner and finalist page. To learn more visit the Pulitzer Center's Website.
Students Ideate, Create, and Program for LEGO EV3 Success
Forty students took up the challenge this summer to learn more about programming and designing using the LEGO EV3 platform. Students worked collaboratively to build bots that could complete various engineering challenges with one of the highlights being the "battlebots" competition. Elements of the HSSD graduate profile were evident in the students as they needed to be adaptable, collaborative communicators, and critical thinkers to achieve success. Watch the video to see some of the week's highlights.