In lieu of giving candy in boxes, 6th graders gave compliments in bags! Happy Valentines Day!
Dominant and Recessive Alleles? Genotypes? Phenotypes? DNA? Chromosomes? Traits? 7th graders used their learning of those to create "potato people" and demonstrate their knowledge of how traits get passed on though reproduction. Love these kids!
#sccspirit
#sciencegenetics
Who needs sand?!
Long tones are an important warm-up for band students because they help us practice playing in tune and develop our ensemble sound. Check out how the 8th grade band and new middle school band director, Mr. Helmrick, add some excitement to the warm-up process by playing along with this famous TV show theme song! Can you guess it before the end?
https://youtu.be/MW9rC4v6vHg
Elizabeth, Katie, and Evie teaching their classmates about ecosystems in science.
Seventh and Eighth grade band students got to video chat with Michael Sweeney, a composer who has written several of their songs!
Eighth graders Maddy and Keira set up the LA8 Valentine display. Who is your favorite book character?
Annie cast! Come see the show! Thursday and Friday at 7pm. Saturday at 2pm!
Set crew is ready for their MS dress rehearsal!
Annie Jr practice!
Super pumped to have the 7th Graders perform successful DNA extractions this past week! They were able to extract DNA from various fruits, compare the amounts of DNA in different fruits, and handle the DNA to make up close observations! Love these kids!
#BringOnTheHumanGenome
Learn something new with your kids by logging into PebbleGo or PebbleGo Next! Learn about these great kid-appropriate databases on this week's "Panthers in Library Land".
https://panthersinlibraryland.blogspot.com/
Do you want to travel around the world, learning about the food and culture and history of a place you've never been? You can do all that and more without leaving your chair by taking a look around CultureGrams! Learn more about this amazing library database by reading this week's "Panthers in Library Land" post. https://panthersinlibraryland.blogspot.com/
Paul Klee inspired Name Art
SCC students met the Trollhaugen Trolls today on the slopes! What a great day for a ski trip! #sccspirit
Great day at Action City during the MS all school field trip! #sccspirit
What did the Patriot soldiers eat during the long, harsh winter at Valley Forge? 5th graders know! They ate fire cakes, which is a mixture of flour and water. Today, 5th graders taste tested fire cakes!
Fifth graders are getting a taste of Valley Forge by eating fire cakes....not so yummy according to their faces! #sccspirit
We ended our 8th grade career week with an awesome Escape room activity. Students had to solve a series of puzzles/challenges using only one clue, to obtain keys in order to escape the room and avoid Alien TAKEOVER! They did an awesome job and showed great teamwork! #sccspirit
The middle school students will be creating cards for Jayme Closs this week to show our support.
We will also be collectng gift cards to send along with our handmade cards. If your family would like to donate, please drop off your gift cards (any amount is appreciated) in the office anytime next week!
(Please keep donations to gift cards only)
