FBI: The Truth

5th Grade students have become movie directors and producers. They researched settings, wrote scripts, and filmed their own movie in front of a green screen. Who knew the FBI could stand for "Federal Bunny Investigators"? Check out the student video HERE.

Greek Myth inspired STEM day

Today students put their problem-solving skills to the test during our Greek Myth STEM day. Students worked on Million Dollar Math questions attempting to save Icarus from his fateful plunge into the ocean. Next students "tinkered" like Daedalus with some new ideas - ROBOTS! Did you know, that the history of robots dates back to ancient Greece? - way before we had mechanical things! The mythical story of Talos, the giant "robot" that protected Crete inspired us to create "giant" robots. Check it out!

Architecture and Engineering Vocabulary Movies

Check these videos out to review our architecture and engineering vocabulary.

Claymation Movies

Fifth graders have been working hard at producing "didactic" (story with a moral) claymation stories. They were created in the app "Stopmotion" and then pulled into iMovie to add music and sound effects. Check out these stories to see what lessons you can learn! Click HERE to Watch!

Comic Creations

Today in an exploration of creativity with constraints, students had limited words to tell a story. Check out the fun comic strips - starring - themselves!

Talking Magazines

Third grade students became  "experts" today on a topic of their choice. After reading a magazine, they had to summarize what they read from the perspective of the character on the cover. They then "became" the character to teach us about the topic. To check out their Funny Face Talking Magazines click HERE.

Fabulous Flipbooks!

Fifth graders really showed off their animation skills in these fun flipbooks - They were actually created in PowerPoint with tiny changes on each slide so it makes objects appear to be moving. Click HERE to view the animated movies.

Skyscraper Documentaries

4th grade students became experts on a skyscraper and compiled their research in a creative way to create a documentary. Click  HERE to check out these informative movies to learn about the amazing buildings that touch the sky!  

4th Grade StopMotion Videos

Today was an exciting day filled with critical-thinking, creativity, and laughter! Students created Stopmotion videos using iPads. They had to create a story in which Fred (the gummy worm) faced a challenge and solved the problem. Check out the videos. (They are all included in the slideshow below.)

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Ode, oh my Ode - How I love Thee

Students showed their creativity and passion through odes. They chose an object and wrote of their admiration. Check out these student created videos depicting odes.

Getting to Know 3rd Grade

Today we got to meet our new third grade group. What a great bunch! Check out their first project. They used iPads and a great app called HaikuDeck to introduce themselves. Enjoy!
Conner - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Sienna - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Bug - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Adam - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Daniel - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Eleanora - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Uses for a Straw A-Z

Fifth graders attempted to think "outside the box" to come up with new and unusual uses for straws. They then had to demonstrate the new use in less than 10 seconds in a silent film. . . Check it out!

Introducing: 4th Graders!

Introducing: The teachers!

Welcome to a new year in the Gifted and Talented class. Here is your chance to meet the teachers -