Pandemic Surprises
9/12/2020
Due to the Pandemic, Spring Hill Elementary (across Lake Otis) has become a safe haven for PNA Middle School, allowing students to run, play, climb, swing, and basically engage with one another. This playground, which is usually off limits to outsiders during the school day is open and available because ASD students are in school online! So PNA MS has moved in! Know your resources! It takes 10 minutes to walk over to the playground from PNA. We take a moment to eat and then the students play until it is time to head back to PNA. The best part is that MS students usually decide to play an all inclusive game like “Mouse on Ground”, or “Hide and Seek Tag” where everyone is encouraged to play. It is heartwarming to watch this group of 12-14 year olds take care of one another and ensure that each person is OK with the current game of choice. One day last week we extended our day at Spring Hill by bringing over a science activity - Seesaw Science (aptly named). In this activity, students worked to find the relationship between distance and weight by finding the balance point using different weights. Students are learning about simple machines as they work to build the greenhouse with Mr. Johnson. One reason activities like this may be better inside is because of the unpredictable wind gusts we had to contend with, but otherwise, things went well. Enjoy the photos! Comments are closed.
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Sarah Mariner
Ms. Mariner earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science from Colorado State University, and was awarded a teaching certificate through the University of Alaska, Southeast. Her varied background includes being an environmental education field instructor in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Baja, Mexico. She also served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic. Archives
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