Third-grade Spencer-Westlawn Scholars have completed their first Project-Based Learning (PBL) of the year with Mrs. Knowles! Third-graders became experts on the Hazardous Storm, Hurricane Katrina. After identifying the root of the problem related to Hurricane Katrina, they were tasked to build a levee to withstand water. Students were given a budget and a list of materials they could buy. They had to decide on the materials to purchase collectively. Lastly, they built their levees and tested them against water. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Fifth-graders enjoyed their first monthly counseling services with Crittenton Youth Services. Murphy High School senior, Miss Potter, did an excellent job of discussing social-emotional interactions. Students were gifted bracelets at the end of the session. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Fifth-grade teachers Ms. Stinson, Mrs. Griffin, and Ms. Colston conducted their grade-level parent meeting today. We are appreciative of the families that came out to hear important updates and information related to their child's academic success. #TransformersStrongerTogether
A representative from Phillips Preparatory School visited the 5th graders today. The students were well-behaved and attentive. #TransformersStrongerTogether
The implementation of the IXL program is in full swing in Mrs. Ashley's fourth grade classes. Jerome W. , Chakabuta D., and Jayceon J. are the leaders on their grade level. These students have answered the most IXL questions. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Conjunction What's Your Function! After a week of learning about coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, students in Mrs. Griffin's class enjoyed competing in a game of Conjunction Junction on IXL. #TransformersStrongerTogether
During Walk to Intervention with Ms. Givens, the students put word puzzles together, then practiced by writing and pronouncing the words. The activity mimicked musical chairs, they went from puzzle to puzzle. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Coach Haynes and Ms. Mayo are doing a wonderful job in the Physical Education Department. They are helping to foster the physical fitness and social well-being of the students here at Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School. #TransformersStrongerTogether
First graders begin working on patterns in the sky in the STEM lab with Mrs. Knowles. The students drew the sunrise in the east and the sunset in the west. #TransformersStrongerTogether
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Ms. Withers' Walk-to-Intervention group is working hard on mastering their high-frequency words! This week, the students focused on the word "their" and practiced using it correctly in sentences. After completion of sentence writing, Ms. Withers checked each sentence for grammar and gave feedback, and the students did an amazing job!
Ms. Colston's fifth-graders prepare for their major assessment through numerous explicit vocabulary lessons and open-ended question practice. Students use a vocabulary card pop game to determine which word fits best in the sentence. Ms. Colston later gives timed practice questions in a Schoology assignment for students to type their responses. This prep will surely lead to reading success! #TransformersStrongerTogether
Ms. Demming's Social Studies lesson on continents and oceans consisted of her students making Balloon Globes. The students were engaged and learning an important third-grade standard. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Mrs. Ashley works daily to incorporate strategies that help improve her students' reading fluency. Her students are practicing the Me-We Reading Strategy before center time. # TransformersStrongerTogether
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Prove it! Ms. Young's class was given a math word problem with an answer. They had to work with a partner to prove it as the correct answer or the wrong answer. This is called "Prove it" posters. They then explained what strategy they used to get the correct answer. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Ms. Hatcher has her students engaged in the writing process. Students were equipped with graphic organizers that aided in their completion of their opinion mode writing. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Ms. Colston is conducting a small group reading lesson with her students. She is using Science of Reading strategies to help build reading comprehension with her students. #TransformersStrongerTogether
As a culminating activity for this week's Open Court selection, "Damon and Pythias", Mrs. Withers had her students engaged in a character trait activity to deepen their understanding. Each student chose a character from the selection and wrote traits that described them. #TransformersStrongerTogether
Ms. Hatcher's third-grade class is using manipulatives to represent arrays . This hands-on approach to learning multiplication will develop their understanding of the skill. #TransformersStrongerTogether
