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• 1:41 Week 1 of 2022-23: Grade 7 & 8 Science Classes

  For the 1st week back to school, in science class students participated in some community building team challenges to welcome everyone back, welcome our new classmates who are new to Decatur, and set the stage for working in cooperative groups in Science class this year! Each student also completed an Interest Inventory/Survey so that Mr. K can get to know each of them better as unique and valuable members of our Science class learning community! Please ask your child all about it and thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Aug 27, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 4:48 Week 5 of 2022-23 | JHS Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: 8th grade students continuing their SEPUP explorations of "Force & Motion" by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting their lab groups' experimental data on how gravitational potential energy affects the speed and kinetic energy transfer of a motor vehicle upon impact in a collision; 7th grade class continued their SEPUP investigations in their "From Cells to Organisms" biology unit through an interactive simulation of the spread of an infectious disease. The students used deductive reasoning to determine the source and action of the infectious disease by analyzing the class data sets; 6th grade continued their inquiry into their SEPUP unit "Geologic Processes" though their first lab investigation of how Earth's composition between sedimentary rock derived from sand vs clay interacts with ground water aquifers, thus helping them gather more evidence to support their claims around the issue of "Where is the safest place to story nuclear wastes?"; 5th grade moved into their first SEPUP unit "Solar System & Beyond"; and all classes spent some class time on Friday using their "Earned Game Time Points" to continue to strengthen classroom community by playing board games with their classmates. Thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Sep 24, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 2:45 Week 6 of 2022-23 | 5th-8th Grade Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: Several pics of students displaying the NGSS Science & Engineering Practices of "Carrying out investigations", "Analyzing-Interpreting-Collecting data", "Obtaining, evaluating, & communicating information", and "Engaging in argument from evidence" as they like to share their ideas in front of the class; 8th grade continued investigating their SEPUP Forces & Motion Inquiry Unit by exploring the variable of mass on kinetic energy of an object and what causes an object to change direction; 7th grade dug deeper into their Inquiry Unit on "From Cells to Organisms" by investigating past scientific discoveries that led to the development of "Cell Theory of Disease" and they also began a lab exploring "how can we find evidence that cells are alive?"; 6th Grade continued their exploration of "Geologic Processes" by learning about the role of volcanoes in forming various types of igneous rocks as they continue to develop ideas on "Where to store nuclear wastes?"; 5th Grade explored the "Moon Phases" with an interactive/cooperative investigation trying to figure out the correct cycle of Earth's moon's phases. Thank you for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Oct 01, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 1:22 Winter Beatles Show 3rd and 4th grade Performances Featured

  This week students participated in the fabulous Winter Show based on Beatles numbers. It was fantastic to see our students hard work in action!

  Uploaded Feb 04, 2023 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:16 3rd Grade Animals Traits Activity Featured

  Students explored a series of animal cards (think baseball card like) and analyzed the similarities and differences between traits of different organisms.

  Uploaded Oct 02, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:10 3rd Grade Soccer Practice

  We are starting our soccer unit in PE, and our first skill we are working on in dribbling. The thirds graders practiced dribbling down and back, weaving in-between the cones and ended the day with a a relay race!
  

  Uploaded Sep 24, 2021
• 00:44 4th Grade Composers

  One of the hardest parts about making and creating music online is lag. We have trouble playing together like we can in person. Despite this, we learn to be better listeners, kinder friends to our classmates, and we endure challenges! Decatur 4th graders created performances anyway with recorders and percussion. They are the owners of their music making - and that is way cool even the virtual space

  Uploaded Jan 27, 2021 by Cate Schmittle
• 00:32 4th Grade Holiday Party Featured

  We wrapped up the week with a fantastic holiday party organized by our amazing room parents! Thank you to Lisbeth, Ginna, Jocelyn and Nicole for coming into our space to help facilitate creating bookmarks, playing bingo and a minute to win it challenge of drawing a snowman on a plate on top of their heads and of course laughing!

  Uploaded Dec 23, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 8:56 Chapter 8: Lesson 3 Connecting Addition and Subtraction MiniLesson

  You can watch this video and complete the first two pages of your Math Work for the week of 3/17!

  Uploaded Mar 17, 2020 by Katie Andorka
• 00:35 Fourth-grade Ceramics

  Fourth-grade students are creating miniature clay figurines of their design after studying Pre-Columbian art.

  Uploaded Dec 02, 2019 by Margaret Koreman