MOST RECENT VIDEOS

• 00:49 4th Grade Responding to Text Practice

  4th graders work hard in groups to respond to text dependent prompts and then help provide constructive criticism to their classmates to help improve their responses!

  Uploaded Oct 05, 2019 by Katherine Cooper
• 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
• 00:50 Makerspace: Sep. 20-27

  Students continue to strengthen their team-building skills by creating the highest tower they can using a maximum of 100 index cards and no more than 24 in. of tape. Students are surprised at first with how limited they are with their materials but soon realize that they often do not need to use all of the materials they are given. Students' perseverance has amazed me while they continue to rebuild even if their structure has fallen apart.

  Uploaded Sep 26, 2019
• 00:33 Makerspace - Sep 16-20

  This week, students reviewed the Engineering Design Process in class. The process includes the following stages: Ask, Explore, Model, Evaluate and Explain. 6th graders began applying this process to a design challenge to build the largest freestanding tower using only 100 index cards, 24 in. of tape and 20 min to build. Students in grades K-5 will also get an opportunity to build the tower; length of time for the project will vary by grade level.

  Uploaded Sep 19, 2019
• 00:45 Makerspace Sept. 3-13

  During these past two weeks of school, we focused on building our community in Makerspace and getting comfortable with brainstorming new ideas. Students had an opportunity to tinker with material including gems, cork, cups, rocks, pom poms and foam pieces. They chose to work independently, with a partner or their entire whole table. This activity also served as a refresher on how to work/treat materials, how to respect each other at our tables and cleaning procedures. The creativity with materials was quite impressive. Very few projects were ever truly alike. Students imagined pom poms representing different types of food and creating a sandwich, using the foam pieces as the bun. Others used gems as garden paths, mazes and even water drops in a cup. Even towers made of cups were varied, both in size, shape and decor. Some students stayed limited to table and others chose build from the ground up!

  Uploaded Sep 14, 2019
• 00:45 Makerspace Sept. 3-13

  During these past two weeks of school, we focused on building our community in Makerspace and getting comfortable with brainstorming new ideas. Students had an opportunity to tinker with material including gems, cork, cups, rocks, pom poms and foam pieces. They chose to work independently, with a partner or their entire whole table. This activity also served as a refresher on how to work/treat materials, how to respect each other at our tables and cleaning procedures.
  
  The creativity with materials was quite impressive. Very few projects were ever truly alike. Students imagined pom poms representing different types of food and creating a sandwich, using the foam pieces as the bun. Others used gems as garden paths, mazes and even water drops in a cup. Even towers made of cups were varied, both in size, shape and decor. Some students stayed limited to table and others chose build from the ground up!

  Uploaded Sep 14, 2019
• 00:16 Freeze Tag with Kindergarten

  The kindergarteners were working on their dodging and fleeing skills while playing Freeze Tag on a beautiful morning.

  Uploaded May 14, 2019
• 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
• 00:05 Salad Dressing Anyone?

  In this video students are combining the ingredients to make the salad dressing that meets the criteria of being flavorful, having a smooth consistency and texture.

  Uploaded Mar 23, 2019 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:15 3rd Grade Indoor Fitness Day

  When the weather doesn't always agree with us, sometimes we have to get creative with our workouts. The 3rd Grade class had to partner up, and pick 2 cards from the Fit Deck buckets and complete this exercises. After completing the exercise they had to run 10 down and backs.

  Uploaded Mar 12, 2019