November 2016

Dear Parents, 

     Sadly, our fall units are drawing to a close! We have had so much fun with all of our grade levels. 1st graders have done a wonderful job learning to become "Target thinkers" with Leonardo Da Vinci! They had the opportunity to complete STEAM activities and develop critical thinking skills based on the work of one of the world's most famous innovators. We are so proud of them! Second and third graders have had a blast with our STEAM Sleuths Unit. After learning about the Crime Scene Investigation process, we learned how to collect fingerprints, analyze DNA and use deductive reasoning to narrow down our list of suspects. We’re SO CLOSE to figuring out whodunit! Our 4th grade survivors have honed their survival and critical thinking skills with "Survival: Wit Meet Wilderness". The students really enjoyed our Rescue Rover STEAM activity in which we designed a device to rescue a (stuffed) dog from a sewer drain (trash can). We’re looking forward to our ‘Day in the Woods’ at Red Top Mountain on November 9^th. Fifth graders have been learning about the Engineering design process and famous inventions. They will soon begin developing their own inventions! INVENTURE here we come!

   

     We're looking forward to having some new Target friends in January. Our testing window will begin the week before Thanksgiving break. 1^st, 3^rd and 5^th grade parents of students who would like additional information about the testing process can come to our parent testing meeting in the Media Center at 8:30 am on Tuesday December 6^th.

                          Thanks for your support, 

                                        Mrs. Parsons & Mrs. Sanders