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Flight PBL: Prototypes
After doing some research about parachutes and charting our findings as a class, students worked with their table groups to create...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 29, 20191 min read
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Shape(ing) Young Minds
In the Eureka Math curriculum for first grade, module 5 is all about shapes. We started off, learning about basic 2 dimensional shapes...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 26, 20191 min read
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Sayonara STEM Sisters!
Farewell until next year STEM Sisters! Our end of year party/final meeting was a success! I loved seeing the girls from both campuses,...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 22, 20191 min read
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Leprechaun Traps
It's that time of year again! Sneaky Leprechauns are wandering around the school, playing tricks, looking for treats, and trying to make...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 18, 20191 min read
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United Airlines Presents: Captain McDermott
A close family friend of mine is a United Airlines pilot, Captain McDermott! He agreed to and was very excited to come speak to first...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 15, 20191 min read
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Happy Pi (3.14) Day!
Here at the STEM Charter, we celebrate every "Sciencey," "Technology," "Engineery," and "Mathy" event we can!! HUGE thank you to Mrs....
Jill Hamilton
Mar 14, 20198 min read
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Nuts about Knitting (pt 2)
Another crew of determined students learned the knit stitch in genius hour! Although being a part of a STEM school usually means our...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 8, 20191 min read
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Jumping for Joy
PE is is better when we have nice weather! These kiddos LOVE to jump rope! For those of you who don't know, there are MANY different ways...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 6, 20191 min read
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Flight PBL: Parachutes
How does a parachute enable an object to float in the air? OR maybe a better question to ask would be... Can you design a parachute that...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 5, 20191 min read
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Read Across America
Happy Birthday Dr. Sues (Saturday 3/2)!! And happy National Reading Day (today)! In honor of Dr. Sues' birthday, many school campuses...
Jill Hamilton
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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Bouncy Bands
Room 12 is BEYOND excited to have the bouncy bands installed on our tables! Lets cross our finger that these help our fidgeting first...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 25, 20191 min read
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STEM Sisters: OOTM
This year was the second year that JMC's STEM Sisters competed in Odyssey Of The Mind. On each campus, three teams were formed. Three...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 23, 20191 min read
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Engineer's Week
February 18-22 was engineer's week! What an amazing week to be a part of a STEM school! To honor engineers, a speaker from Aero Space...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 22, 20191 min read
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Rotary Read-In
Today, Mr. Art from the Rotary Club came into our classroom and read "A Bad Case of Stripes." The students loved this classic...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 21, 20191 min read
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A Valentastic Day!
Today in room twelve, we did our math and language arts as always - but after lunch, during PBL and genius hour, Valentines Day took...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 14, 20191 min read
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Nuts about Knitting!
For genius hour students, in grades 1 - 3, who visit room 12 get to work on their fine motor skills by learning how to knit! Students...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 8, 20191 min read
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Let them PLAY!
Our world and children are struggling due to the decline of "play." And no, I'm not talking about video games. I'm talking about real,...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 7, 20191 min read
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Kindness Challenge
Can you invite a new friend to play? Smile at 25 people? Make a wish for a child in another country? Give your friend a high-five?...
Jill Hamilton
Feb 1, 20191 min read
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100th Day of School
100 times I've seen their smiles, Held their hands, and dried their tears. Done all the little things they need, When parents are not...
Jill Hamilton
Jan 28, 20191 min read
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Light and Sound PBL
Now that we are back from a well deserved winter break, it is time to jump right back into action. In case you haven't already noticed,...
Jill Hamilton
Jan 19, 20191 min read
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