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!

iPads Are Here!!

Wow, quite a day today!  The iPads have finally arrived!  We were able to use them in reading, writing, math and social studies today.  It was pretty exciting to see the faces on all of our students.  One boy said, "Wow, this is better than Christmas!"  Here are some pictures from the first day.

Picture Day!

We all survived picture day today, which is always one of the most chaotic days of the year, especially in middle school.  Things went off without a hitch and we even had a chance to listen to some picture books in the story corner of the library when the pictures were complete.  Ask your son/daughter about "Edwina the Talking Dinosaur" and "The Naked Mole Rat".  Here are some pictures from picture day!