Weeks of 12/9 & 12/16

11th Annual Hour of Code

All students will participate in the worldwide Hour of Code, rotating between online activities on the laptops and hand-on activities programming our Sphero robots BOLT and Indi.

Week of 12/2-12/6

Kindergarten - Students will be introduced to their code.org courses for the first time to learn about programming.

2nd/3rd Grade - Students will use various websites to practice their typing.

5th Grade - Students will use Tinkercad to create a custom snowflake to be 3D printed.

Week of 11/25-11/27

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd - Class will read the book "How to Catch a Turkey" and students will work together to build a turkey trap using Rigamajig.

Week of 11/18-11/22

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills and problem solving using Crayon Physics.

1st Grade - Students will practice typing skills using Keyboard Climber.

3rd Grade - Students will practice code skills on Minecraft Education.

4th Grade Project - Students will learn about various types of programming languages.

5th Grade - Students will learn about their digital footprint and why it's important.

Week of 11/11-11/15

Kindergarten - Students will practice mouse skills using a new program, GCompris.

1st Grade - Students will receive the 3D print they designed and paint it.

2nd/3rd Grade - Students will use programming to work on their code.org courses.

4th Grade - Students will discuss digital citizenship and practice using Interland.

6th Grade - Students will simulate the struggles and successes of early civilizations through Minecraft.

Week of 11/4-11/6

1st Grade - Students will complete their custom 3D-printed keychain.

4th Grade - Students will learn more about digital citizenship and how to be an upstander.

6th Grade - Students will continue building a civilization that represents the 7 characteristics learned in class.

Week of 10/28-11/1

Kindergarten - Students will continue working on mouse skills through fall-themed activities.

1st Grade - Students will begin to create a custom 3D-printed keychain.

2nd Grade - Students will use Tux Paint to create a "pixel painting".

3rd Grade - Students will use Interland to practice good digital citizenship.

6th Grade - Social Studies Minecraft Project - In this next round, students will work together to build a civilization from the ground up that represents the 7 characteristics learned in class.

Week of 10/21-10/25

2nd Grade - Students will work on their code.org courses.

3rd Grade - Students will use Minecraft Education to create a carved pumpkin.

4th Grade - Student will use code to program Sphero robots.

5th Grade - Native American Regions Project - Students will recreate native tribe settlements.

Week of 10/14-10/18

Kindergarten - Students will use the laptops for the first time and learn mouse skills using Tux Paint.

1st Grade - Students will use Tinkercad to create a 3D design.

2nd Grade - Students will program our Indi robots.

4th Grade - Students will work on their code.org courses.

Week of 10/7-10/11

Kindergarten/1st Grade - Students will use our Rigamajig building set to use their creativity and engineering skills to build something new.

2nd Grade - Students will received the 3D printed ball mazes they designed and will customize them with paint markers.

3rd Grade Project - Google Earth Road Trip - Students will create their own tour in Google Earth that includes places they've visited and places they'd like to go.

Week of 9/30-10/4

3rd Grade - Students will learn about cyberbullying and how to best handle it.

4th Grade Project - Roller Coaster Physics - Students will learn what makes roller coasters work and design and build their own using "Disney Coaster".

5th Grade - Students will use problem solving as they work on their code.org courses.

Week of 9/23-9/27

Kindergarten/1st Grade students will use Sphero Indi for the first time to practice creating a program.

2nd Grade students will use Tinkercad to design a ball maze to be 3D printed.

3rd Grade students will use Sphero BOLT for the first time to practice programming.

5th Grade students will practice latitude and longitude skills using Google Earth.

Week of 9/16-9/20

Kindergarten will visit the Lego Wall for the first time and read "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds to inspire their creations.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classes will visit the STEM Lab and try out their Code.org course for the first time this school year.

Week of 9/9-9/13

 All homerooms will come to the STEM Lab for the first time for an intro lesson.

Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year!

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