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• 1:16 Week 2 | Hand Self-Portraits 2021-22

  Junior High students spent the first couple of weeks reconnecting with each other in the classroom while reflecting on their individual values and identities through hand self-portraits.

  Uploaded Sep 09, 2021 by Marianne Sharping
• 1:17 Week 27: March 21-25, 2022

  This week's slideshow highlights: 6th grade students once again always eager to share their critical thinking up in front of the class--they were sharing their thinking about how geologists and paleontologists use drill core samples taken from around the world and investigate the types of rock strata and fossils found within to try and better understand Earth's history as part of their SEPUP unit exploring "Earth's Resources"; special thank you to the 8th graders who created some amazing I-Movie films to share their comprehension, with a bit of outside research, on various topics from their recent SEPUP unit exploring Evolution--there are some shots of students enjoying watching their films. Thank you for checking in with us this week!

  Uploaded Mar 29, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:38 Week 4: Sept. 20-24, 2021

  In Science class this week, students in grades 6-8 began their SEPUP inquiry units by becoming familiar with their textbook structure and text features of informational Science textbooks. Each grade level then began the first lessons of their prospective units: Weather and Climate for grade 6; From Cells to Organisms for grade 7; and Reproduction for grade 8.
  The slide show depicts a few scenes of students working in small cooperative groups, our class pet Bearded Dragon lizards, and a pic of what one 7th grade microbiologists group observed under their light microscope, an amoeba shaped as a house cat :)
  
  Thank you for checkin in with us!

  Uploaded Sep 24, 2021 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:18 3rd grade moving block lab Featured

  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
  

  Uploaded Mar 12, 2023 by Ryan Cherry
• 1:13 4th grade Valentine's Day Placemats Featured

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

  Uploaded Feb 19, 2023 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:17 4th Science Simple Electrical Systems Featured

  Students created simple electrical systems with outputs of sound, light and motion energy.

  Uploaded Jan 22, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 1:01 5th Grade Point of View Creative Writing

  Students in 5th grade chose a scene from Amal Unbound to rewrite from a different point of view to help understand how the point of view of a story can greatly impact that the plot. After students rewrote their scene, students were able to walk around, read each other's writing and then leave feedback.

  Uploaded Mar 02, 2020 by Katherine Cooper
• 2:36 A Look Back: Decatur Student and Family Snow Creations from February 2021 Snowmageddon

  Decatur Middle School students and families put their creative minds together constructing a variety of snow creations during the unforgettable snowy month of February 2021!

  Uploaded May 20, 2021 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:10 Calculate the Cost

  This was not only a fun project but it was a STEM project. Students had to calculate the cost of building their Gingerbread house then work within their budget to make sure they were able to buy all the materials they needed.

  Uploaded Dec 22, 2022 by LeiAnna Carrasco
• 1:18 Community Building FUN in the SNOW!!!

  This Friday, students got to spend the afternoon playing board games in the gym and outside in the snow participating in joint activities such as sports, making snow figures in the ground, burying a classmate in the snow (he wanted to be buried and was alive and well afterwards), and making an igloo together! Please enjoy this slideshow and thanks for checking in with us:)

  Uploaded Feb 21, 2022 by Gerard Kovach