Classroom?! Who Needs A Classroom?
9/11/2017
Not all learning takes place in the classroom, and this week the Fourth Grade class was out and about in Anchorage building team spirit and camaraderie! Who needs a classroom, anyway, when there are so many sunny places to learn outside? First, on Monday, Fourth Grade took a trip to nearby Ruth Arcand Park with the entire school for the annual Fall Outing, a time when the students have a chance to interact with each other and enjoy the last gasps of summer! The weather was warm and sunny as Fourth Grade split up and joined teams of mixed ages and grades to participate in games like "A Cold Wind Blows, One Fish Two Fish, and Overboard!" But, as you can see in the video below, the grades weren't always split up and one of the most memorable parts of the day involved the entire school playing an old PNA favorite: Knights & Dragons! Things weren't all silly games this Thursday, however, when Pacific Northern Academy's Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders went for one more adventure at Powerline Pass on the south side of Anchorage. Students were once again broken up into groups and asked to brainstorm, design and then plan out an experiment themed around the idea of "The World In A Square Foot." Groups were tasked with looking at a single square foot of land to see what they could find! Coolest of all, each group was asked to come up with a team name (in the case of the team below, they called themselves 'The Firewall') and codenames for each member of their team, as well. The mission was to build team spirit and camaraderie while getting to the bottom of some serious scientific questions! But, okay, it wasn't all about science and there was some tomfoolery at the end of the day, when the teachers led the students (and joined the students, in some cases) in a serious game of Turtle Tag. In the video below, you can see the chaos that ensued... The day was a grand success, and the students got to know each other and conduct some awesome experiments under the wide open Alaska sky in full view of the unbelievable mountains!
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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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