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• 1:27 Found Drum Challenge

  Decatur's 4th and 5th grade students participated in a found drumset challenge! Click on the video to see a few of their creative ideas of how to recreate each sound on the instrument.

  Uploaded Jun 16, 2020 by Cate Schmittle
• 00:15 Leaves and Roots Game 5th grade
  Uploaded Nov 09, 2019 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:56 5th grade Energy Flow Presentation

  Students created models of the flow of energy in a given ecosystem and explained how energy cycled through the system.

  Uploaded Nov 28, 2019 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:19 R.A.C.E. Song for 3rd Grade

  Ms. Busch wrote the highly anticipated song for 3rd graders! We had fun singing along!

  Uploaded Feb 22, 2020 by Erin Cole
• 00:44 Science 4th Grade Vision and Light Models Featured

  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.

  Uploaded Feb 19, 2023 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:17 Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

  Throughout the year the students have heard me saying the phrase "Be comfortable being uncomfortable." This has been my Moto since I've come to Decatur. This saying means that in order to grow and get better in certain areas, you need to go outside your comfort zone. For a couple of weeks I joined the 6th grade while they were in their tap unit. I haven't taken a dance class since middle school and have never tapped before in my life. I was pretty nervous going into class and was scared I was going to look foolish. I thought about our Moto though, and went into class without any reservations. I was able to see my students in a different setting, and was able to see how students handled certain situations outside my class.

  Uploaded Jan 06, 2020
• 00:04 we love the walkathon!
  Uploaded Nov 01, 2019
• 00:31 Winterfest 2019-20

  Students in Jr. Middle School were able to participate in this month's incentive, Winterfest. Students participated in several events, showcasing their sportsmanship and excitement for fun! Go Team Red!

  Uploaded Dec 20, 2019 by Marianne Sharping
• 1:27 6th Grade In Studio Performance

  6th grade students spent music classes in the first marking period working on drums and percussion. Their learning spanned from a backbeat on drum set to learning all about West African drums and percussion like the djembe, dun duns, shekere, and gankogui. They culminated their learning with an in studio performance including a drum warm up, complimentary rhythmic ostinatos, and two songs the students arranged with their classmates. Both songs, Take Time in Life and Banuwa, originated in Liberia. Attached is a performance from one of the 6th grade classes!

  Uploaded Nov 30, 2018 by Cate Schmittle
• 00:04 Galileo Experiment

  Galileo dropped weights off of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, showing that gravity causes objects of different masses to fall with the same acceleration. This student dropped two bottles of different weight, and noticed they hit the ground at the same time.

  Uploaded Mar 18, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco