Water for the World Experiment

Water for the World Experiment

In social studies and science, the Life skills class read a current events article about how a company is providing centers to help clean water around the world.  We learned about an invention that they use to clean the water.  To support our learning, we completed an experiment using paper towels, food color and water to learn about how water travels through capillary action.

            

         

7th Grade ELA

Test-taking can build anxiety in anyone. To reassure students that they've got what it takes to perform well on their upcoming STAAR Writing Test, they participated in a scavenger hunt. Upon figuring out the clues that led to various staff members, students were met with short quizzes. These quizzes tested their knowledge on writing personal narratives, expository essays, and their revising and editing skills.

This upcoming Monday and Tuesday our 7th graders will tackle their STAAR Writing test with confidence!

Teen Leadership

A note about leadership and one of our students from the eyes of Coach Howard, Teen Leadership Teacher.

Eliana is one of our campus’ most outstanding students. She works incredibly hard to be a top student academically and athletically.  Whether she is in a classroom or on a court she participates with more heart than most, and encourages her peers to achieve success with her. She is definitely a team player, but more so, a leader. Her most recent project was our campus’ participation in the District’s Anti-Cyberbullying campaign: #ktbethechange. She was chosen by her classmates in the Teen Leadership class to be the Project Manager for this endeavor.  Without hesitation she jumped in, and got right to work. Her dedication, persistence, and leadership abilities to this project speaks volumes towards her character.

Now that the project is complete, Eliana is looking forward to the future to achieve her own personal goal of becoming Valedictorian, and assuming she stays the course, this young leader is well on her way to the top!

7th Grade ELA

Have you ever wondered what a story would be like if multiple people contributed without knowing what the others would say until you read the finished product? Have you ever had writer’s block? In 7^th grade ELA, students had the opportunity to experience “Add-A-Line”, an engaging writing activity that helps students to combat writer’s block. Add-A-Line allowed students to plan a personal narrative and expository essay with the help of their classmates. Each student began their compositions, and then switched them with their classmates as they worked through the writing process. Reading the finished product was quite an experience for both students and teachers!

6th Grade Science

Crickets Anyone?

As an introduction to calculating speed, the 6th grade scientists measured how must distance a thoroughbred racing cricket could cover in 30 seconds.  

Some crickets had a speed as fast as 7cm/second!! 

6th Grade Math

Playing "Who Wants to be a Mathonaire?" to review for our test on solving equations.  The highest scoring class at the end of the day is the winner!!  

Awesome Author Visit

Today the WMJH Library hosted author Lisa McMann courtesy of Blue Willow Bookshop.  There were over 100 students signed up to see Mrs. McMann, and they were engrossed in her talk about how The Unwanteds series idea was born.  She also shared artwork by her son inspired by characters in the books, and students were amazed the intricacy of the drawings.  A huge thank you to Blue Willow Bookshop and Lisa McMann for a great visit!