This year in Physical Education class, students have been engaging in cross curricular activities.  Every Friday is "Fitness Friday" where students participate in the Pierrepont Amazing Race!  The class begins by having students view where each grade is on the map and explaining which cardinal direction each grade has traveled in.  Then, students choose to walk and/or jog for 20 minutes around the Gym.  33 laps = 1 mile! Laps are tracked by the PE teachers and logged at the end of each class period.  Then, students put on their Math thinking caps and help to calculate the mileage total … [Read more...] about Pierrepont PE Goes Cross Curricular!

The sixth grade students worked hard all quarter to learn Isaac Newton’s laws of motion and applied their knowledge of these laws to build a car that could move using an unbalanced force. The students presented their cars in class and described their experience using the Engineering Design Process.

The students in Ms. Mallari's class visited Mama Mia's Fraction Pizzeria to help them study for their fraction test. The students were tasked along with their group members to solve problems to earn each part of their pizza. For instance, after they solved the "crust" challenge, they earned a crust for their pie. The students did a fantastic job applying their math skills and creating a pizza to put in the "oven."

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