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Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Mills' classes designed and carried out experiments during their Forces and Motion unit. The students went through the entire Scientific Process trying to figure out what variables would change the distance their airplanes traveled along their flight line. They learned about controlled, dependent and independent variables. To enable the students to analyze their data that they collected, they graphed their data using an online website, Create a Graph. What a great way to integrate math and science! Check out these student graphs and the website they used.

Click the right=hand bottom corner to turn the pages.

Students in Mrs. K. Hughes class have been working hard at developing their writing skills. They recently completed a class writing project to create an interactive "Choose Your Own Adventure" online story. The class brainstormed/planned the story using Open Mind 2 and wrote the text for the beginning of the story together as a group. Then they planned an outline of how the story would progress. Students worked in pairs to write the story parts for the remaining mind map branches. Each pair then created a PowerPoint slide of their part of the story, and these were hyperlinked together. Then iSpring was used to convert the PPT into html.
Here's a picture of the planning mind map:


Read this story and enjoy! The Mystery of the Old, Abandoned House (When reading, click the Refresh button to return to the beginning of the story.)

What is your favorite thing about your mother? What does your mother do when you are away at school? If you could give your mother anything in the whole world, what would you give her? What makes your mom smile really big? What have you learned from your mother?

These questions have been answered by the students in Mrs. Miller's first grade class. Listen to these short podcasts of students talking about their mothers. Just for fun, Mrs. Foxworth went home and asked her 18 year old son the same questions. She was curious about how the answers of a student who had finished his first year of college would compare with the answers of students who have almost finished first grade. His podcast (reluctantly recorded, I might add) is at the end.
Donovan


Da'Shaun


Clay



Angel


Kirsten


Kaylin


Christopher


Chandler


Sarah


Makenzie


Taylor


Drake


Elizabeth


Cameron


Kelly


Brianna


Aaron

Tim

As part of a study on the habitats and adaptations of organisms, Mrs. Shealy's third grade class worked in small groups to research 5 different habitats. After completing the research, each group used their information to write a podcast script to share their learning. Listen to these great podcasts:

Introduction by Jessica:


Arctic Tundra by Renee, Graycen, Kelsey, and Kamil:


Rain Forest by Gabrielle, Autumn, Jayde, and Jayden:


Desert by Carson, Emily, and Anna:


Grasslands by Griffen, Ryan, and Christian:


Ocean by Michael, Ariel, Govani, and Ricky:

The Great Whites from Mrs. Paetow's class had a unique learning experience on Monday. They had their Social Studies lesson out on the playground using GPS-enabled Windows Mobile devices. The topic was events in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The 5 minute video above shows some clips of our experiences.The students had very positive reactions to this learning experience. The 4 minute video below shares their feedback after the lesson (totally unrehearsed!):


For more information on this learning experience, visit Thinking about Learning.

All 2nd grade students did a genre study of biographies. Each student read a biography and prepared a presentation about their famous person. The students used Open Mind 2 to organize their information and then exported the mind map to a PowerPoint. After they fine-tuned their PowerPoints, they did oral presentations to share what they had learned. Mrs. Rogers's students also did a video to insert at the end of the presentation. Standing in front of a picture of their book cover, they shared their opinion about whether or not the world would have been different if this person had not been born and whether or not they would like to be this person. Here's a great example from Emily Hane.




Her video wouldn't play inside this video, so watch this little clip of her ending video:

Here are a few more of the ending videos:

Students in Mrs. Williamson's class just finished a great writing project with Ms. Clark, Mrs. Williamson's intern. First they read the poem, "Where I'm From," by George Ella Lyon. You can read the original poem here. Then students used that model to create their own "Where I'm From" poems. After the poems were written, the students shared the poems orally during Author's Circle presentations and celebrated with snacks. Here are a few:

The students in Mrs. Bussell's class have finished researching the major battles that took place in SC during the Revolutionary War. Students worked in pairs to research and prepare newscasts about these events. Listen to these important facts!

The Siege of Charleston: Makenzie and Breanna


Battle of King's Mountain: Jordan and Lindsey


Battle of Port Royal: Sammy and Malaysia


Battle of Moncks Corner: Adam and Matthew


Battle of Camden: Carlee and Abigayle


Battle of Fort Granby: Devon and Jose


Battle of Cowpens: Matthew and Steven


Battle of James Island: Taylor and Jada


The Waxhaw Massacre: Carlee and Shykira


Battle of Kings Mountain: Emily and Hannah


Battle of Cowpens: Heather and Chon

After studying World War II, students in Ms. Clonts's social studies class worked collaboratively to write radio news shows to share what they learned. These fabulous broadcasts discuss the role of women during the war, rationing, victory gardens, the draft, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Listen to these informative and entertaining radio shows.

HITM (History in the Making) - Callie, Kayla, Eric, and Erick


104.7 DYP WWII - Emily, Shelby, Tiffany, Cody, and Angela


R.A.D.I.O Funny Splash Face Radio - Chancellor, Bobbie, Jay, Katelyn, and Giovanni


123.45 - Meredith, Ijsah, Taylor, Savannah, and LJ


104.8 CCNL - Casey, Corey, Nicole, and Lauren

The Great Whites from Mrs. Paetow's class wrote a skit about Teddy Roosevelt and the adventures of the Rough Riders in Cuba. They presented this skit 3 different times in one day. You will learn some history as you watch this video!

This video contains pictures of the participants in 4th grade's Living History Museum. The students did a great job with their speeches and costumes. Thanks to all of the families who visited the museum and for helping the students with their costumes.

Here are three of the figures from the Living History Museum. Excuse the background noise. These videos were recorded live during the museum, and we had lots of wonderful visitors!

All 4th grade students just completed research projects. Each student selected an important person in American history and researched that person's life and accomplishments. The time periods were Revolutionary War, Explorers, and Civil War.Some classes used Open Mind 2 software to organize their research. Here's an example. Each branch as an attached text file that contains the details of the research.



After the research was completed, students had to prepare a presentation. They had multiple options for method of presentation including creating a PowerPoint, a poster, a song, a rap, or a even a comic book. Here is a rehearsal for a song about Francis Marion:


After making presentations to the class, students began to prepare for the Living History Museum.

The KinderBears from Mrs. Dyches's class have been learning about water. They sent a letter to Mr. Rich's 4th grade students asking the question, "Where does water come from?"


Mr. Rich's students prepared posters to explain the water cycle. Then they visited the KinderBears to teach them about water.




After teaching the lesson, students from Mr. Rich's and Mrs. Szalwinski's classes taught the KinderBears the "Water Cycle Song" to help them remember what they had learned.

The third grade students in Mrs. Wayne's class have been researching the Revolutionary War battles that took place in SC. Then they worked with partners to write newscasts about the battles. You will learn some interesting facts about these battles as you watch these short videos.
The Battle of Cowpens:
The Battle of Fort Granby:


The Battle of Fort Moultrie:


The Battle of King's Mountain:


Battle of Moncks Corner:


Battle of Ninety-Six:


Battle of Port Royal:


Siege of Charlestown:


Waxhaw Massacre:

The fifth graders in Ms. Hughes's class have been very busy writing narratives. After learning about figurative language and word choice, students used those skills to write some very interesting stories. Here are some of these stories.
"Summer Vacation" by Emily and Brianna:

"That Night" by Savannah:

"Skateboarding" by Zach:

"Kickflip" by Parker:

"Live Drawing" by Haley:

"Diary of Tween-aged Girls" by Brenda:

Students and teachers celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America last week. Students learned about the life of Dr. Seuss and enjoyed reading Dr. Seuss books. Each morning five 5th graders were featured on Knightly News reading a particular Dr. Seuss book. During the week classes participated in a door decorating contest that focused on Dr. Seuss and his books. Take a look at the beautiful doors!

The 4th grade had a fabulous field trip to Charleston on Wednesday. Students enjoyed the boat ride out to Fort Sumter. They learned a lot about the beginning of the Civil War as they toured Fort Sumter. Later in the day they traveled to Fort Moultrie and spent time learning about the Revolutionary War. This video is a compilation of pictures taken by Mr. Rich and podcast interviews recorded by Mrs. Brown. The student voices don't necessarily correspond with the pictures in order, but you will enjoy hearing what some of the students learned during their trip!