Angles, Designs & Mockups
5/4/2018
This week, Fourth Grade (finally) got to sit down to design their 'home structures.' Working in three groups, the students came up with their own independent designs based on structural concepts we studied in Social Studies and Science classes this year. The three teams worked to come up with the best combination of elements that they could come up with, using research they'd done on the adobe, thatch, igloo and sod-based dwellings of Native Americans and early settlers. In the pictures below, students try to put their ideas on paper to illustrate their ideas for their fellow students. After looking each others' designs over, the students settled on a clever combination of what all three groups came up with. Check back next week for a peek at what they ended up building... Meanwhile, In Math Class...Students worked their way through learning about rays, angles, points, and everything between (no irony intended). Fourth grade math used geo-boards (plastic squares with pegs that allow rubber bands to be mounted on them) to experiment with bisecting, perpendicular, and parallel lines. They also played a game in which contestants tried to 'box in' as many squares as possible, as quickly as possible, using parallel and perpendicular lines. (See the video below for the students in action!) Project Of The Week!This week, Fourth Grade also had the privilege of having their own PBL project featured in the alcove by the gym as the 'PBL Project Of The Week'. With very little help from their teacher, the fourth grade decided to create a museum display that walked others through the news studio set that we used for our morning news announcements are the beginning of this semester. Hush Hush & On The QT
Graduation Wednesday, May 23rd, 6:30pm We are fast approaching our 8th grade graduation! This is the time of year where our 8th graders prepare a speech to talk about their time at PNA, their hopes for the future, and/or their journey to becoming the well-rounded young adults they have become before heading to high school. We encourage current parents of all grades to attend and see our graduating class off in style, as well as get a picture of what graduation for their child will look like.
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Martina HenkeMartina Henke has been a K-8 educator for 30+ years. A life-long learner, she loves working with kids of all ages, new technology, great books, fiber arts, and her wonderful family! Archives
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