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Hula Hut Relays with Jr. High

Students worked with collaborative teams to solve a series of challenges with hula hoops involving making hula huts. They practiced communication, problem solving and strategy.

Non touching forces Lab- 3rd Grade SY22-23

Students investigated non-touching forces through exploring a series of materials from magnets to paper clips, balloons to clothespins. They analyzed what evidence they could find for a force that acted without objects touching. This helps them build evidence to answer the chapter question “Why might the train rise without anything touching it?”

ComEd Smart Energy Hub Field Trip 4th SY22-23

Students had the chance to go to the ComEd Smart Energy Hub where students got to see what is required to get electrical power from an energy source through the electrical grid to a home or business. Students considered different energy sources and ways to conserve energy. They also got to experiment with the materials electricians need to use in order to keep power lines working.

4th grade Solar Panel/Buzzer Systems

Students worked on building another simple system with the solar panel, wire clips, motor and buzzer. This lab helped them to understand that if one part of a system fails then the whole system fails to function as designed.

Chain Reaction Lab-3rd grade Science

We learned about chain reactions and the transfer of force from one object to the next. They worked with partners to build a simple chain reaction to experience and analyze this phenomena.

Title IX (OSP Sexual Misconduct Training Friday, March 31st

The Office of Student Protection and Title IX (OSP) Sexual Misconduct, Title IX and Bias-based Behavior Student Training covers the following five learning objectives using developmentally appropriate language:

  1. Students will understand CPS Title IX Policy and Discrimination Statement

  2. Students will know who the Title IX Coordinator is, what OSP does, and how to get in touch with OSP

  3. Students will understand what constitutes sexual harassment and bias-based harm

  4. Students will be aware of the resources available to students who report sexual harassment, retaliation, or bias-based harm, including supportive measures pending an investigation

  5. Students will know what to do if they believe they or other students have been subjected to sexual harassment or bias-based harm

Important details: 

  • The sessions have been broken down by grade and are all around 30-45 minutes. 

  • Parents have the right to opt-out. If you choose to opt your child out please email your teacher. 

  • If you wish to teach your child this material yourself, you can access the videos to the sessions on the OSP website at www.cps.edu/osp. 

  • For questions about course content, please submit them here, and the OSP Training Team will get back to you.

3rd grade moving block lab

Students were given a series of materials and came up with creative ways to make wood blocks move to help them begin to think about force and motion that will be the focus of our new unit

4th grade Simple Systems Lab

Students created their own simple systems using solar panels, alligator clips, a motor and fan and a light source to make the fan turn.

Science 4th Grade Vision and Light Models

Students have been working throughout this unit to understand how animal vision works and this week they started creating their models to show their understanding and explain the process through which animals see and light moves from a source to the brain.

4th grade Valentine's Day Placemats

Students created Valentine’s day placemats and they were delivered to a nearby senior center to bring some good cheer!

4th grade Chicago History Field Trip

Students went on a field trip to the Chicago History Museum to be a part of their special City on Fire Enhanced Field Trip. Students heard from live actors about two famous Chicagoans, Joseph and Anna Elizabeth Hudlin, who both played pivotal roles in helping Chicago recover from the Chicago Fire. Students also got to meet Chicago comic Victor Dandridge, who showed them how the medium of a simple thing like folded paper can help add layers to a story.

3rd Science Celery Investigation

Students created an investigation using celery, food coloring and water to test how inherited traits can be impacted by the environment. In groups, students planned out different experiments to conduct that had only one variable to increase the validity of the results

Winter Beatles Show 3rd and 4th grade Performances

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

4th Science Jigsaw activity

Students participated in a jigsaw activity where they started in a base group and chose an animal they wanted to research how its eyes functioned. Each person in the group chose a different animal so later when they reported back everyone could share about a different animal. They researched with another partner how these organisms see and shared with their group what they learned.