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• 00:35 What are Decatur students up to in the music room?

  This week you can see pictures of 5th graders improvising on the djembe, 6th graders creating arrangements, and 6th graders working on technology projects!

  Uploaded Sep 27, 2019 by Cate Schmittle
• 00:08 Forces in our Playground

  Students observed evidence of forces in our playground such as : friction, gravity, motion...etc

  Uploaded Jun 10, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 00:28 Our 8th Grade Buddies!

  These past couple weeks we have been writing our buddies and we finally got to meet them!!!

  Uploaded Oct 29, 2022
• 2:56 Week 28: March 28-April 1, 2022 "Decatur Spirit Week"

  This week's slideshow highlights: 6th graders reviewing for their Earth's Resources SEPUP Unit final exam by playing classroom Jeopardy; I am so proud of our 7th grade class-there are a couple of pics showing them working together to sort food and hygiene items that they and their families donated for this year's annual Student Council Food Drive; 8th graders exploring electromagnetism by testing out their own electromagnets; a 6th grade student and I in a pic of "Reverse Day" as part of Decatur Spirit Week where teachers dressed like students and students like teachers; and last but not least, there are several pics showing our JHS students having so much FUN participating in several friendly competitive events as part of our "March Madness" community-builder! Thank you for checking in this week!

  Uploaded Apr 02, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:18 3rd Grade Science Reading Part II
  Uploaded Oct 22, 2021 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 1:06 6th Grade Composition

  6th grade students spent the 3rd marking period creating compositions. They began with improvisation, used a notation software, and then taught it to peers for a live performance. Here is one example of a student final performance.

  Uploaded Mar 29, 2019 by Cate Schmittle
• 00:48 First Chapter Fridays with 5th Grade

  Students listened to me read two chapters aloud from Amal Unbound while they doodled images that came to their mind. This allowed students to process and analyze the text in a different way than our usual annotations.

  Uploaded Mar 13, 2020 by Katherine Cooper
• 2:19 Week 2 of 2022-23: 5th-8th Grade Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: all classes in 5th-8th Grade Science Class continuing to build community to set the stage for cooperative learning through a series of team building challenges; students observing up close our pet Bearded-Dragon Lizard, Curtiss, along with our 55 gallon Lake Michigan aquatic ecosystem, which includes Rock Bass, Small-mouthed Bass, Bluegill Sunfish, and Crayfish caught from Belmont Harbor; all classes reviewed what a Scientist does and were reminded that "Everyone is born a scientist" and it is up to each of us to continue to tap into our own curiosity and wonder about the world; and 6th-8th grade students practiced some active reading strategies of science text and scientific writing through our latest issue of our class subscription of Scholastic Science World Magazine, in order to get ready for our first units of SEPUP/NGSS inquiry next week! Thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Sep 03, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:20 4th Grade Soccer Tournament

  Last week we started our Soccer Tournament. The students get broken up into 6 teams, and play a double elimination tournament. Grades 3-6 get to participate in the tournaments, while K-2 play smaller lead up games.

  Uploaded Dec 03, 2019
• 00:05 Fall Celebration FUN!

  We had fun building a pyramid and knocking it down! Thanks to our room parent Sarah for all her work to make the third grade day AMAZING!

  Uploaded Oct 29, 2021 by Erin Cole