Our TGS kindergarten spooks haunted the Mini Park! Happy Halloween!
In Mrs. Wakefield's Tech class, 4th Graders designed Spaghetti Supper flyers while learning about tools in Google Docs. These are just some of the flyers created by our talented graphic designers! Hope to see you at the TEF Spaghetti Supper next week!
In Ms. Brown's 3rd grade music class, students had a fun Halloween surprise! They played rhythms along with the song “Ghostbusters” with glow sticks!
Potion experiment - Mrs. Jansen's Kindergarten students tried different unmarked items to see which one would bubble as they poured it into the troll saliva (vinegar). They used crushed bones (sugar), unicorn horns (sand), spider venom(dish soap), monster snot(vegetable oil), crushed dragon teeth(baking soda), vampire toenails (garlic powder) and a few more scary items. The crushed dragon teeth made our potion bubble! The students were amazed!!
Pumpkin Science- The students in Mrs. Jansen's kindergarten class estimated how much their pumpkin would weigh, they estimated using string to guess the circumference of their pumpkin,
and discussed if they thought their pumpkin would float or sink.
Mrs. Jansen's kindergarten class had fun painting pumpkins!
Mrs. Jansen's Kindergarten science experiment! Saving Sam! Sam is a gummy worm who fell out of his boat(cup). The kindergarten kids tried to save Sam by using a paper clip(not their hands) to help Sam get in his life preserver (gummy circle).
The students in Mrs. Drees’ class learned about teamwork, problem solving, and building techniques today. The groups were given the challenge to create the tallest tower possible in 30 minutes with limited supplies.
The winning group had a tower that was 10 cups high. This group had determination!!!
Students in Mrs. Schackmann’s 4th grade class tried to out run a dinosaur in science using information gathered from trace fossils.
Mr. Breer's kindergarten class made helicopters during their transportation unit!
Mrs. Jansen's kindergarten class at the Teutopolis Fire Station!
Mrs. Yager’s second grade class did a science investigation using pumpkins! 🎃
Kindergarten has been learning about fire safety this month. Today, they took a walk to the fire station. They had a great time and enjoyed the beautiful weather on their walk!
Fourth grade engineers designed and created drums to use for a class performance! The fun was hard to beat!
4th Grade STEAM activities:
Science- Mystery Science Program
Technology- Computer Programmed Robots
Engineering- Made drums out of K'nex building tools
Art/Math- Painted Pumpkins for fall
Mrs. Kreke’s kindergarten class celebrates with popsicles after learning about the letter P!
Mrs. McClellan's 1st grade class had apple tasting, apple treats, and did an experiment with apples to see if they would float. We found out that apples will float, but their seeds and stems will sink.
Eloise Feldhake shared her musical talent with her class today. She played the violin for Mrs. Drees’ class. It took a lot of practice to be able to play. Great job, Eloise.
Students in Mrs. Chesnut's class watched a "Coke Demonstration" that enabled them to visualize self-esteem as a process that is influenced by the messages received from significant others in their environment as well as their own self-talk. Afterwards, students completed an art project that had them focus on the positive - the real thing- their true essence.
Mrs. Kreke's kindergarten class celebrated Apple Day today!
