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Intermediate Monthly News
Students in Mrs. Allen’s third/fourth grade multi-age class and Mrs. Thomas’s third grade class were so excited to be authors and illustrators of their very own book! Mrs. Allen’s class book was titled “What Fairy Tale Characters Do When No One Is Looking” and Mrs. Thomas’s class book was titled “Third Grade Rocks!” Students worked very hard from both classes to create the illustrations and text for the pages placed in each book. Through a wonderful company called Student Treasures, each class was able to publish their efforts in a hardcover book. It was an exciting and a fun way to reinforce the writing process and get such terrific results!
Mrs. Langley’s 5th grade science students Jordan Croft, Presley Mays, Lane Vick and Tre’ Hamilton are having fun learning about photosynthesis, investigating soil and its properties, and experimenting with solutions of salt and water!
Karime Vasquez, Natalie Defore, Dylan Duhon, Jessica Stovall, Gavin Pollard, Alexis Sambrao, and Corbin Quick made plants and labeled them and their functions!
Stefanie Solieau, Madison Sheridan, Joel Osborn, Lily Nolan and Levi Gray explored the concept of density by mixing soil and water!
Mrs. Taylor’s 4th grade class has been learning about the first colonists who came to Texas in the 1820’s. The students learned about the types of things the colonists brought with them to begin their new life in Texas and how they transported these belongings in covered wagons. They completed the lesson by making covered wagons for a home project. The students displayed their wagons in the school library for everyone to see!
Students in Mrs. Rainey’s 5th grade art classes made valentine hearts from recycled paper and pressed flowers. They began by shredding construction paper into various colors. Then the paper was put into a blender half filled with water. After 30-40 seconds, the pulp was injected by turkey basters into cookie cutters on top of screens in a paper form or deckle. Pressed dried flowers were placed on top of the pulp and secured there with more pulp around the edges. The cutters were removed carefully. A protective screen was put on top of the formed pulp and pressed until no more water could be pressed out. They turned the heart over onto the screen and removed the deckle screen. The heart was pressed again between couching sheets and finished by pressing with a wooden block. The hearts were dried on dry racks. The students enjoyed the process, and the hearts turned out beautifully!
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