Paul P. Panther’s Scrapbook
Author, Debbie S. Miller visited us at Gates School.
Author, Linda Buckley-Archer visited us too.
Kindergartens gathered around for a teddy bear picnic in December.
Kindergarten students learned about the post office.
They even had a chance to practice mailing letters.
Is that a letter for Paul P. Panther?
The kindergarten students even put on puppet shows at their puppet theater.
Digging for dinosaur bones in kindergarten was a lot of fun!
Check out the kindergarten dino art!
Dino-mite patterns indeed!
The kindergarten students even wrote about dinosaurs!
On the 100th day of school 6th grade and kindergarten book buddies worked together.
The sixth graders helped their kindergarten buddies make necklaces with 100 cereal beads.
Those cereal beads sure looked yummy!
Counting the beads by ten made the task a lot easier.
First grade fraction sundaes.
First graders studied Japan and created a KWL chart using paper cherry blossoms.
Second graders created animal habitats.
Their hard work and effort really shows!
I hope you aren’t afraid of snakes!
Check out the spikes on that porupine!
Is it just me or is that crocodile staring at me?
Third graders worked on building circuits in science class.
Partners had to use their science knowledge and team work!
Third graders created a timeline for the Revolution.
They also wrote multiplication stories.
In fourth grade, students build on their graphing skills by charting the weather.
Quite impressive!
Each invention used various simple machines to make life easier.
In February, fifth graders unveiled their inventions at their invention convention.
As a panther, I prefer meat, but their feast sure looked tasty!
After studying Mexico and reading Esperanza Rising, Mrs. May’s class celebrated with a Mexican feast.
Four graders also studied Native Americans. Check out that teepee!
Sixth grade bridges displayed in the library.
Sixth grade bridges can be seen all around the school.
Sixth graders built bridges while learning about engineering.
Can you guess the names of these bridges?
While some students built bridges, others modeled the scientific method by creating an invention.
Sixth graders have been using the library all year to work on their own ancient civilization projects.
Sixth graders worked in teams to create maps of Ancient Egypt.
They also worked together to create Egyptian artifacts.
Their creativity really shined through this project.
Some students created tombs.
Others created artwork.
After learning about the Rosetta stone, sixth grade students made their own versions.
Sixth grader projects for the book Gathering Blue.
Students created projects that depicted the main character’s community.
One student created a model of the setting.
Another student drew an map of the community.
After reading Stargirl, sixth graders performed random acts of kindness around the school and observed student reaction.
Some sixth graders passed out flowers and cards, and others sang songs and danced.
Students displayed all types of responses.
A student in Mrs. Wilcox’s class demonstrated handkerchief twilling during a presentation on the Chinese New Year. It was amazing!
Last year, sixth graders build geodesic domes while studying geometry.
It was a great lesson in both math and teamwork!
On India day, sixth grade teachers dressed in authentic Indian clothing.