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Lego Smart - Create A Balance
This activity is aimed at developing an
understanding of how a simple balance
works. Ms. Abel's 4th graders
learned how a "seesaw"- like balance
is constructed and used to compare
the weights of remaining LEGO bricks.

legocreations

Fourth graders completed
a bioengineering project after being
asked to have an imaginary pet frog as
their test subject. They needed
to find ways to ensure that the
frog got enough water by designing
a model membrane that slowly dripped
water into the frog's habitat.
membranes

Thank you to College Acres Baptist Church
for sponsoring a spectacular
"Trunk or Treat" night
for our students and their families.

Each year Home Depot employees volunteer in
Ms. Johnson's kindergarten class to
show the students how to use carpentar
tools to construct models of homes, cars
and other exciting objects.

homedepotcollage

Thank you Home Depot and Parent Volunteers

magic rocks

After studying the science unit on rocks,
sand and silt 1st grade students read
Sylverster and the Magic Pebble.
The students then designed a magic
rock and listed the properties of the rock

Second grade students are
"Egg-cited about the Embryology
activities they are doing as
part of their Life Cycles unit.
They are studying embryology through
the hatching of chicken eggs.
The eggs will hatch in approximately
21 days, around the
18th of November.
Students learn about
what happens each day as the
chick matures and will
study the different

On October 28th Ms. Crow's 2nd grade
Intervention group performed a
Reader's Theater called Big Pumpkin.
It is the story of how a little bat
teaches a witch, vampire, mummy, and
ghost to work together to pull a very
big pumpkin from the vine. The group
practiced every day for a month.
Invitions were created and sent
to friends, parents and staff members.
After a wonderful performance,
the group had a Halloween Donut Breakfast.

pumkinreaders

Teachers at Freeman have formed a
Professional Learning Community (PLC)
to study the book
Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for
Understanding and Engagement
by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis.
The group meets once a month
and is facilitiated by our
Reading First Coach, Liz Carlson.

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With the Senteo Smart Response
interactive response systems,
teachers gain accurate and
immediate insight into student
learning while increasing
comprehension, retention
and engagement.

sails

"Catching The Wind"
an Engineering is Elementary Project
2nd grade creates sails using the engineering process. First planning in their engineering notebooksand choosing materials. Once they build their sails they test them,improvetheir design and then test again.

Fourth grade students explored the
contents of owl pellets, learning
how to identify bones from birds,
moles, rodents, and shrews.
Students used their STEM notebooks
to make predictions, record
observations, and reflect upon
their experience.

Third grade students had to design
waterproof covers for a cast to make
it easier for people with broken
bones to take baths or enjoy a pool.
To simulate a cast, students tested
paper mache wrapped around a
popsicle stick to represent the bone.
They had to choose which materials
would be the best for keeping
the water out. The cast covers
were tested by holding them under
water for at least 10 seconds.

pumkinreaders

On October 28th Ms. Crow's 2nd grade
Intervention group performed a
Reader's Theater called Big Pumpkin.
It is the story of how a little bat
teaches a witch, vampire,mummy,and
ghost to work together to pull a very
big pumpkin from the vine. The group
practiced every day for a month.
Invitions were created and sent
to friends, parents and staff members.
After a wonderful performance,
the group had a Halloween
Donut Breakfast.

Mr. Ned, a volunteer in Ms. McCroskey's kindergarten class showed students
how to carve pumpkins that were
donated by Harris Teeter.

Family STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math) was a way
for students to share engineering
activities with their families.
stem09

Stephanie Kraybill had a
"Nacho Your Average PTA"
drive while families enjoyed
a pizza dinner.

simplemachines

Mrs. Exline's students
experimented with simple
machines to discover
how simple machines
make work easier.

goldbears

On Monday November 9th
we had 3 Golden Bear Celebrations. Golden Bearshad S+ conduct for 3 or more weeks during the 1st grading period.
The K-2 students had a dance party,
complete with crowns and a red
carpet to walk on. The 3rd graders had popcorn and a movie. The 4th
and 5th grade students went
to the Cucalorus Film Festival.
Congratulations to all of
our Golden Bears!!!