Additional
PERSEVERANCE
Definition: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
Throughout the year, students have been learning about perseverance and the importance of working hard despite challenges. In our resilience and survival unit, students will study how characters in texts use perseverance to overcome difficult situations.
Miles "Smiles" Taylor shows the amazing results of hard work, dedication and perseverance. He is not limited by his disability; rather, he lets it push him to achieve greater results!
Nutrition
The food we eat has a huge affect on our ability to learn! Remember students, you must eat right and exercise to perform your best in the classroom! Your body and brain are connected. Parents, please send students to school with healthy snacks so they can be their best!
During a unit on opinion writing, students argued about the use of chocolate milk in schools. While some students said that chocolate milk should be allowed, others argued against it, citing the high sugar levels in the drink.
World-renowned chef Jamie Oliver argues the importance of teaching every child about food. Children's growth and development is critical to the future of our country and our world. In his TED Talk, Oliver speaks to the goal of food education.
The video to the left is a higher level explanation of how the food we eat affects our brains.