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• 00:20 Pass the Bean Bag Featured

  First graders are starting to learn how to use props during our dance class so that we can use props in our winter show. We started by passing a bean bag last week to practice moving a prop to the beat of the music. It was so much fun!

  Uploaded Nov 25, 2019 by Chelsea Branch
• 00:39 The Alphabet Book by Pilobolus Dance Company and Decatur First Graders! Featured

  Decatur's First Graders are learning how to use our communication tool for dance class: our bodies! Our first assignment was to create the alphabet with partners. Take a look at our video for a quick look at our group work assignment!

  Uploaded Oct 09, 2019 by Chelsea Branch
• 1:04 Makerspace: March 2-6

  Kindergarten went on a scavenger hunt identifying items designed by engineers and analyzing the structure and function of these designs. 1st graders explored how sound travels by experimenting with a phone made of cups and string. 2nd graders explored the properties of matter, specifically color and texture, of 'monster trucks'. They have fun racing the cars afterwards. :) 6th graders in Rm. 109 finalized their circuit designs and will begin their robotic unit next week! Meanwhile, 6th graders in Rm. 107 have just received their circuit materials and have made great progress in figuring out to make a paper circuit using copper tape, a battery and an LED light. Can't wait to see what we make next week!

  Uploaded Mar 08, 2020
• 00:11 6th grade students drum together in our new music room!

  5th and 6th grade students have been drumming and learning the history behind some of the instruments in the music room. Here you can see them playing tubano drums, a djembe, a gonkogui, and shekeres. Ask your child to tell you about these instruments at home. What are they made of? Where are they from? What are they used for in the cultures that they come from?

  Uploaded Sep 18, 2021 by Cate Schmittle
• 00:40 TAG & Summary Practice

  This week students began working on their introductory paragraph of their short story essays. We focused on writing and combining TAGs (title/author/genre) and summaries. Students were asked to share on Padlet with their classmates a TAG + Summary of a book that they've read recently.

  Uploaded Sep 25, 2020 by Katherine Cooper
• 00:27 In science, partners worked together to explore force and movement.
  Uploaded Feb 13, 2020
• 00:19 Mrs. Koreman's Adventures in New Mexico 2020

  Over the Winter break, my family and I visited New Mexico, where we stayed in an Earthship, spent a day at Meow Wolf, toured the Georgia O' Keeffe Museum, and saw Site Santa Fe. I am very excited to share all that I learned while traveling throughout the beautiful state of New Mexico with our students!

  Uploaded Jan 04, 2020 by Margaret Koreman
• 00:30 A Fun Hands-on Exploration of Natural Selection in Science Class

  As part of their new SEPUP Life Science Unit on Evolution, the 7th grade class was able to connect back to their previous unit on Reproduction by investigating the role of variation in how natural selection works over time. They conducted a hands-on simulation of birds with various beak traits feeding on "Wild Loops". The students learned how natural selection works to favor certain traits that are better suited to an organism's ability to acquire food in order to have a better chance of surviving long enough to reproduce offspring, thus showing the evolution of the various bird beak traits over many generations.

  Uploaded Mar 19, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:27 What's going on in music class this week?

  1st grade students are playing and improvising on xylophones and they are exploring many instruments through seasonal games. Choir students help to organize music. 4th graders are practicing their aabc form compositions. 6th grade students are practicing their class-created arrangements of Liberian folk songs.

  Uploaded Nov 27, 2019 by Cate Schmittle
• 1:31 Design Challenge: "Create an Obstacle Course"

  JMS students were challenged in their Wk. 9 & 10 Maker Mats (a choice board with different options to design) to create an obstacle course. One 5th grader took on this challenge and designed an obstacle course (maze) for their pet gerbil! They even edited it with titles and background music. Make sure to check it out and wait for the surprise at the 0:50 second mark! Hope you enjoy!

  Uploaded May 27, 2020