8th Grade - U.S. History

8^th grade U.S. History students are studying turn of the century America and comparing the difficulties that American’s faced during those turbulent times to difficulties we face in 2015. Students have been engaged in discussions about race and gender discrimination and how the U.S. government can strive for equality for all.  Students are continuing to evaluate the role the United States government plays in their everyday lives and discussing federal power vs. state power, and what are the true responsibilities of individuals vs. the government.

Teen Leadership - Speeches

Our Teen Leadership students are preparing their speeches and are in the process of gathering peer feedback.  Next we will be practicing and preparing for the big day!  #iloveteenleadership.

6th Grade Science

Science ROCKS...Literally!

This unit, the 6th grade class is spending time exploring and learning about minerals and rocks.  Today was the introduction day to rocks, so what better way to do that than to let the students create all 3 types of rocks with crayons?! (Hint: There is no better way!)  

Students applied pressure to their crayon shavings (sediments) to create sedimentary rocks:

They then put their sedimentary rock over boiling water to heat it up, and then applied more pressure by stepping on it to create a metamorphic rock:

Finally, students completely melted their new metamorphic rock over the boiling water and let it cool completely to form an igneous rock:

They then put their sedimentary rock over boiling water to heat it up, and then applied more pressure by stepping on it to create a metamorphic rock:

Today, students only know these rocks as Rock #1, Rock #2, and Rock #3...tomorrow, everything will be hashed out and named on a life size rock cycle!

6th grade ELA

Our 6th graders were having fun preparing for STAAR by playing a few ELA board games. The games are: Figurative Language, Author's Purpose, Drawing Conclusions, Cause & Effect, Inference, Fact or Opinion, & Context Clues. 

VASE

Congratulations to our students who had artwork compete at the Texas Visual Art Scholastic Event this past weekend. 19 student artworks received a 4-superior rating  and 13 artworks received a 3-excellent rating. Great job Jags!

#LoveMySchoolDay

What an awesome way to tell our story.  Here are just some of the reasons why we love our school.  We have great students, awesome parents and the best staff!

Art

Our talented Jaguars do amazing work.  Check out a few of their pieces.  Keep up the great work Jags!  We are so proud of you and your masterpiece.