First week!

We have had a great first week in Target!

1st graders had their very first of Target - EVER! We love to see the excitement on their faces when we come to pick them up for the first time. We began our Amelia Earhart unit. Students got to meet Amelia and experiment with creating their own paper airplanes. We learned about how wing size, angle and proportions can affect the flight path of a plane.

2nd graders met "Detective McTarget" and completed a breakout edu activity to find the first clue in tracking down Audrey Aims. Audrey Aims is a problem-based learning unit that follows Audrey Aims, an art conservator, around the world as she collects pieces of art and learns about ancient cultures. Students will re-create art and learn about the science behind art conservation.

3rd graders are so excited about our chess unit! We are beginning with an introductory STEM unit in which students will make catapults and cardboard castles. We will be learning about the history of chess and applying critical thinking strategies to master the game!

4th grade has begun our survival unit! We created our "tribes" and completed our first tribal challenge. Survival is an engaging unit which teaches students to use creative problem-solving strategies to survive in various scenarios.

5th grade is beginning our recently-updated unit, Ignite! Our goal is to teach students to be empathetic, global thinkers. They will learn about the engineering design process, patents and how to 'pitch' a product. Ignite will culminate with our Inventure competition projects.

We are so excited to have our students back! Please remember to complete and return the parent contact info on the bottom of the welcome letter if you have not already done so. Welcome back to Target!