MOST RECENT VIDEOS

• 5:54 Relate Addition and Multiplication
  Uploaded Sep 25, 2020 by Katie Andorka
• 00:40 TAG & Summary Practice

  This week students began working on their introductory paragraph of their short story essays. We focused on writing and combining TAGs (title/author/genre) and summaries. Students were asked to share on Padlet with their classmates a TAG + Summary of a book that they've read recently.

  Uploaded Sep 25, 2020 by Katherine Cooper
• 2:43 Makerspace: Sep.14 - 18

  In Makerspace, students read 'In My Heart', exploring various feelings we may experience at any one time.
  
  To help them overcome moments of frustration or periods of overwhelm, students recorded their own 'growth mindset' messages, on a cardboard heart before wrapping them,
  
  These hearts will serve as a reminder that even though we are physically apart, we are still connected as a Decatur community. The hearts will also serve as a 'talking piece' during talking circles in class.
  
  During this process, students explored new techniques with creating designs with yarn (learning how to wrap shapes & letters). Students used these techniques to brainstorm their own creation out of yarn following the 'Engineering Design Process'. Stay tuned to see these students' creations next week!
  

  Uploaded Sep 21, 2020
• 00:48 5th Grade Bio-Poems Featured

  We have been learning and thinking about identity this week and students created these poems about themselves and did a great job!

  Uploaded Sep 18, 2020 by Ryan Cherry
• 2:55 I Can Find my Weekly Schedule

  Need a refresher on finding your schedule on Google Classroom? Check out this video!

  Uploaded Sep 18, 2020 by Katie Andorka
• 00:48 5th Grade Bio-Poems

  5th graders wrote bio-poems expressing who they are, what they love, and their hopes and dreams. It was a great way to get to know one another, celebrate each student's individuality, and build community.

  Uploaded Sep 18, 2020 by Marianne Sharping
• 1:07 Makerspace: Sep 8-11

  Congratulations and thank you to students and families for completing Week 1 of Remote Learning! Students have made great adjustments in our new learning environment. 4th-7th grade in Makerspace began building community by creating Play Doh creations of facts about their lives. It was great to see students' creativity come to life as we learned more about each other. Students began taking risks as they aimed to build the tallest tower they could using Play Doh and no more than 20 toothpicks. It was fascinating to see students being open to share when their towers fell but continue to persevere in starting a new design; sometimes even creating a tower inspired by another students' design.

  Uploaded Sep 14, 2020
• 4:42 I Got the School Spirit Read Aloud by Mrs. Andorka
  Uploaded Sep 11, 2020 by Katie Andorka
• 00:16 Welcome Back!

  I can't wait to meet some of you all for the first, and to see some of you after summer break! Looking forward to seeing you all!

  Uploaded Sep 07, 2020
• 1:54 Makerspace @ Decatur

  Makerspace is a very unique course for students to imagine, tinker, create, question, collaborate, experiment and invent in an encouraging environment. When we make mistakes in class, we recognize failure isn’t the end but an opportunity to take a new path towards our goals. We persevere to rethink and try our design and ideas again. Check this video out to get a glimpse of what students create in Makerspace!

  Uploaded Sep 06, 2020