Nina, Teaching Us Tai Paper Flower Making

Nina, our resident Tai teacher, came into both classes to teach the students how to make paper flowers used in festivals in her country.  We also celebrated her time with us as a school the Friday before vacation and Paul Hoeppner and Emma Bissonette were MC's for the Tai Fashion Show.  Here are some pics and video links:
Tai Fest Video

Tai Fest Video #2

More Presidential Ads

Here are some more ads made by students in their Presidential race.

Gavin For President

Harper For President

Paul For President

Sean For President

Moriah For President

Abby For President

Conner For President

Wyatt For President

Fun-O-Ween

Enjoy the pictures from Fun-O-Ween!  Our kids did a great job at making Halloween extra special for the young students at the school.

Presidential Ads

We spent some time looking at the current elections and seeing what President Obama and Mitt Romney were trying to target with their campaign ads.  After doing so, we broke into groups and each group picked a person to run for President.  These are their ads for President.  They are unlisted on Youtube, so you need this link to see them, otherwise the average person can not view them.

Zoe For President:  Click Here

Taylor For President:  Click Here

Emma For President:  Click Here

Claire for President  Click Here

Mullein For President   Click Here

Jack For President:  Click Here

NECAPS and Beyond

We survived NECAP testing and moved on from there.  In social studies, we practiced our map skills using latitude and longitude to play, "The Amazing Race" Below are some pics:

Special Visit From Uganda

We were fortunate enough to have Mr. Frank Woitera, a teach from Uganda visit us on Friday.  He's part of a foundation that was formed by a CVU grad, who wanted to make a difference in the world for his grad challenge.  Last year we were able to Skype with Frank and some of the kids sponsored by the 52 Kid Foundation, so it was a real treat to get to meet him in person this year. Frank shared stories of his homeland and the kids he helps there.  Later in the school year, we will once again have an opportunity to Skype with him and some of the children the foundation supports!!  Here are some pictures of the visit:

Discovering the Periodic Table of Elements

Students in Ms. Galyean's homeroom worked with an app on their iPads that helped them discover things about the elements on the Periodic Table of Elements.  They were able to build the elements to find what goes into making each one up.  Here are some pics!