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shannon7481
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Name That Tune * Correct, Humpback Whale Song (UE Mornings)
UE has continued to explore making connections. As we read along in Song for a Whale, we also listened to actual whale songs. They...
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Derek Henig
Sep 2, 20223 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Fact and Fiction
We started our week discussing the delay for the Artemis I launch and its reasons. The new launch attempt is Saturday! Then, we shifted...
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shannon7481
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Community - Near and Far (UE)
It is wonderful to be back in UE. Our first days have been filled with the usual logistics, starting work and most of all, creating...
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Derek Henig
Aug 29, 20224 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Teamwork, Artemis, and Gravity
Our First week back was fantastic! It was so good to see everyone and for our new group to come together in our new space. We spent some...
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kathleen McIntyre
May 19, 20221 min read
Challenging Edges - the Upper Elementary Way
Upper Elementary began their adventure to Green River Preserve with 3 goals: 1. Have Fun 2. Challenge your edges. It is always...
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Derek Henig
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Dyson Spheres
This week we worked hard on our Science Fair Reports and finished our conversation on carrying capacity and the flow of energy. We made...
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Derek Henig
Feb 11, 20224 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Engineering and Exploration
Strap in because I may or may not have fallen behind on my blog writing and may or may not have a lot to catch you up on. Ok, I did, and...
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Derek Henig
Jan 17, 20221 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): MacGuffins & Webs
Last week was certainly a different kind of week to say the least, but we still accomplished a lot! On Monday, we explored a plot device...
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Derek Henig
Dec 19, 20214 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Carrying Capacity and More!
This week we worked on finalizing our Science Fair procedures, so the steps of our experiments are clear. Then we went deep into a...
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Derek Henig
Dec 10, 20213 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Sci-Fair, Loops, Why?
This week, students finished up their stories from last week, began research for the Science Fair, and continued answering our question...
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Derek Henig
Dec 3, 20213 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Morals, Extinctions, and Masters
*I guess I didn't really take pictures this week? Oops! That's all I've got! This week, we explored writing stories with a message or...
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Derek Henig
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Problem Solved
What an awesome week! We completed stories, caught up on some work, tested our engineering projects, and had an amazing time at the...
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Derek Henig
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Endings, Obstacles, and Questions
This week, in the afternoon, we worked toward completing our stories, met a new challenge in engineering, and took some further steps on...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Upper Elementary Overnight Adventure - Sound to Sea
Our Sea and Sound explorers made many wonderful discoveries as they learned about the barrier island’s variety of ecosystems and the...
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Derek Henig
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Point A to Point B
Upper El may be on their field trip, but that doesn't mean nothing's happened this week! Last week, students finished writing their...
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Derek Henig
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Great Observers
Our afternoon's this week have introduced a lot of new things. First, on Monday, we started what I'm calling our "Field Notes." We went...
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Derek Henig
Oct 11, 20212 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): Characters Speak!
Writing stories involves a lot of different pieces. This week, we spoke about... speaking! In what ways can we use dialogue in our...
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shannon7481
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Upper El - The Slalom (Ms. Shannon)
In searching for a theme of the week, ‘variations’ may be a good choice. In fact, it felt a bit like a slalom. In the News As a...
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Derek Henig
Oct 3, 20212 min read
Upper El (Mr. D): New Species
Our afternoons this week were full of writing and continuing our Evolution Project with a fun "game" I created to better understand...
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shannon7481
Oct 1, 20212 min read
Upper El (Ms. Shannon) - “Waterfall, nothing can harm me at all….
“Waterfall, nothing can harm me at all, my worries seem so very small, with my waterfall.” Jimi Hendrix The highlight of the week for the...
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