The Softball contest for tonight in Concordia has been cancelled. A make-up date is being worked on, and we will update our schedule when it is scheduled.
Senior Spotlight
The Culture/Wellness team hit a Buzzer Beater as they planned for end of the year parties, discussed making connections with local small businesses, and scheduled the beloved Sonic Thirsty Thursday drinks to uplift staff.
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the locker room for our Trauma-Informed team, they reviewed a check-in triage form that they developed in order to be more proactive with students that struggle appropriately handling their trauma.
The Curriculum team took the court today by reviewing completed curriculum and standards. They also started important work to make sure assessments match pacing guides and standards.
GR8 "Final 4" Leadership teams were at the top of their game today! The P.B.I.S. team completed a self assessment and worked on a flow chart surrounding discipline. Daniel Rector from M.U. was on hand to work with this team as well as facilitate a survey with the entire faculty reflecting on our current P.B.I.S. work.
Step Up Consulting facilitated curriculum work with GR8 teachers. The focus was on backward design using assessments and priority standards. This work will continue into the 2023-24 school year.
GR8 Staff Professional Development had a March Madness theme today. Teachers wore their favorite sport gear and had a lunch with fabulous concessions! Our two head coaches, Mrs. Hammers and Mr. Edington, kept their play books lively with prizes for staff throughout the day!
Softball will have their Home Opener tonight against Kingsville. First Pitch will be at 5:00 p.m. for a varsity only contest. Good Luck Tigers in your new season!
Mr. Doane's 6th graders have been busy with science experiments!!! Some students worked with a partner while others chose to work independently. All of the students were able to talk about their experiments. Some students were already making a new hypothesis
Mr. Taylor's 6th graders are studying ancient cultures and preparing for some big projects. Today, students were learning about Mayan masks and the significance of all the details and colors that were used to create their masks. Students will be creating their own unique masks with the support of Mrs. Dove's STEAM program and Mrs. Link's Art program. Finally, students will complete a research paper where they will gather information and cite sources. Ask your 6th grader about mask ideas!
Ms. Schmidli has been using the book, A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park for an interactive read aloud and as a focus for lessons practicing a variety of ELA skills. This book is extremely engaging as each chapter is written from the perspective of two 11 year-olds from Sudan set in different time periods. Students hear from a boy named Salva in 1985 and a girl named Nya in 2008. Ms. Schmidli sparked increased interest by letting her students know that these two lives connect in some way by the end of the book. Make sure to ask your 5th grader about this story!
Mrs. Harrison was using Base 10 Blocks to teach place value with decimals to our 5th graders today. She provided a new twist to the place value lessons students learned in lower elementary grades. She was able to use the document camera to easily display her modeling!
Third grade was getting some practice with nouns, verbs, and adjectives today without using a worksheet! Students completed a sorting activity in Seesaw on their chromebooks. An added feature to this interactive program is that students are able to record themselves explaining their answers! Super engaging!!!
Green Ridge moms are so amazing! Today was our monthly cupcake day, and they spiced things up for St. Patrick's Day! Some of our students were seen dancing an Irish jig or telling a joke for a treat!!!
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Coach Cannon has had his students learning softball/baseball basics in preparation for wiffle ball season! Students have spent several days throwing and catching. Next, they practiced fielding grounders and fly balls. Today, students were learning some batting skills and getting practice making contact with the ball. His goal is that by the time the students play the actual game, they will already feel a level of confidence and success! GR8 job, Coach!
The Softball game tonight against Crest Ridge has been Cancelled. The rescheduled date is May 3rd.
Update for Softball tomorrow 3/17: Softball opens their season tomorrow at Crest Ridge, weather permitting, with first pitch at 5:00 p.m.
Senior Spotlight
Ms. Brown's Biology 2 class researched unique mammals and then wrote children’s books. They took the books to elementary classrooms and read them today. Thanks for being such great role models & motivators!
