Classroom Highlights
Let's Celebrate Student Learning!
Here are some cool things students are doing during the school closure.
Mama cat and her kittens!
Bird watching is a great way to pass the time. This student observed a mama owl keeping an eye on her owlet.
Peacock Daze
Cloud Dough. Try this recipe at home!
Two baby calves born in early May!
Kylo, May 4th & Maya, May 5th
A boy and his dog, Fancy
S'mores, Nigerian Dwarf Doe
Few days old
60730509936__35B78962-F2F6-401B-B5A3-1E889FD6979F.MOVA climate change diorama, 7th grader
Tigers are grrreat! Check out this art and tiger facts created by a 5th grader
Soap experiment with Ivory and Irish Spring. Did they float?
Earth Models
6th grade
Earth Science Models
7S grade
Earth Science Models
7U grade
Earth Science Models
8th grade
Earth Science Models
Plastic Pollution Projects
National Geographic GeoChallenge:
Green Guys & Plastic Whale 2.0
Four students completed the NatGeo Challenge. They designed a solution that will combat plastic pollution in our waterways. They researched a waterway, created a map, designed a solution, and created a video for submission. Way to go Green Guys!
GeoChallenge Photos
Submitted final video.mp4GeoChallenge Video Submission
A 7th grade group designed a plastic pollution video for YouTube
A 7th grade group designed a plastic pollution video for YouTube
Copy of Science Skit - Middle School.mp46th graders presented about plastic pollution for younger grades
Science Skit 11.6.19.mp4A group of 6th graders designed a Plastic Pollution skit for 3rd grade
A variety of Plastic Pollution Posters created by students
Students creating trash art activities/skits for younger students
Plastic Pollution activity tables for STEM Night
Untitled: Nov 8, 2019 10:17 AM.webmA video commercial about plastic pollution by 7th grade students
Shareable copy of Plastic8th grade presentation to 5th grade
Shareable copy of Terrible effects of plastic in the ocean7th grade presentation at STEM Night, and for 4th grade
Shareable copy of KInder PresentationAn art activity and presentation for Kinders that 7th graders created
An infographic about plastic pollution by a 7th grade student
6th grade students created the infographics below, and asked businesses if they would display them . They also presented this info to younger students at our school.
Below are a few samples of letters written to businesses presenting the problem, and asking them to consider alternatives to their practice.
Copy of scholastic letter Joanne NoordamTwo letters to Scholastic magazines from 8th grade students
Copy of Letter to TargetA letter to Target from a 7th grade student
Copy of nestleA letter to Nestle from 8th grade students
Copy of Dollar Tree Letter A letter to Dollar Tree from a 7th grade student
Copy of Agency proposal An engineering proposal submitted by a 6th grade student.
A 7th grade group designed a plastic pollution website
plasic pollutionPlastic Pollution Project by
6th grade students
plastic slidePlastic Pollution Slide Show by 6th grade students
Green Team Activities 2019-2020
Fall of 2019 - Green Team fixing the worm bin & cleaning up the garden
Fall/Winter 2019 - Green Team removing invasive English Ivy
Red-breasted Sapsucker in our courtyard
Brown bat hanging out in broad daylight.
5th Grade Rocks!
5th grade designed vivariums to model matter cycles
5th grade Earth's Spheres Models
5th grade engineered a device to clean up 'space junk.'
School Year 2018-2019
Challenge: Design the tallest structures that withstands collapse
Students brought in this baby bird that had fallen from its nest into the playshed. We kept it safe, before returning it at the end of the day.
Design models that compare and contrast earth and life systems
Butte Creek Green School Photos
6th grade learning science skils as they explore chemical reactions.
STEM elective: Students 3D printed their own Rockets!
A few students represented Butte Creek School at the Oregon Green School Summit at the Oregon Gardens.
Green Team maintains an active worm bin to reduce food waste in our school cafeteria. The compost is harvested each year, and used in our school garden!