Students in Ms. Calvello's Three Dimensional Design at UMS just learned how to make pinch pots. To solidify the concept and connect it to something fun, the students are now working hard on turning their pots into Jack-O-Lanterns! … [Read more...] about Three Dimensional Design in Action at Union Middle School
Connecting New Vocabulary to the Real World!
8th graders in Mrs. Kiick's ELA classes at Union Middle School are creating Semantic Maps of their Vocabulary Workshop terms. The goal is to make the new terms real to the students and not just focus on memorizing the words. Not only are they are writing their assigned terms in the center of their posters, including definitions, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms from their workbooks, but they are also brainstorming their own subcategories and ideas/ examples to illustrate real life applications of the new words. In the end, they will be more likely to use the new terms in speaking and … [Read more...] about Connecting New Vocabulary to the Real World!
Unique Project in Honors English Class – Book Bento Boxes
Mr. Stracco's Honors 400 English Classes finished their study of Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom by creating Book Bento Boxes. A Book Bento Box is a visual analysis of arranging objects - physical or digital - that are arranged and relate to a novel's themes, plot, or setting. Each student presented to a team of peers who provided feedback and additional discussion. … [Read more...] about Unique Project in Honors English Class – Book Bento Boxes
RHS Textiles and Kindergarten Center Collaboration
RHS students from Mrs. Baumann's Advanced Textiles class and the FCCLA club visited the Kindergarten Center to work with the students on managing their emotions. The high school students read The Very Hungry Worry Monsters, a book about monsters who eat up your worries! They helped the kindergarteners draw their own Worry Monsters, and the high school students in the Textiles classes will be working on making all the kindergarteners' Worry Monsters come to life in stuffed animal format! … [Read more...] about RHS Textiles and Kindergarten Center Collaboration
Studio Art Classes Hard At Work!
Students in Ms. Grillo's Studio Art classes hit the ground running when school started. They are fast at work creating image transfer art using Gelli Plates and acrylic paint. This is an exciting experience! They've been collecting images from books and magazines, printing photos, collaging, drawing, and experimenting with the plate transfer process to get these one of a kind monoprints! Take a look at some of their work! … [Read more...] about Studio Art Classes Hard At Work!