On the cloudy days this week, our @vanmeterschools 2nd graders had fun 🔦 flashlight reading in their classrooms. Here are Mrs. Hetland’s kids enjoying this special time. 📚
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The @vanmeterschools kindergarteners in Mrs. Wosmansky’s class had fun using the @quivervision app to bring the pumpkin coloring sheets to life with augmented reality. 🎃
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Our @vanmeterschools preschoolers have also been creating in their Loose Parts Centers. So much fun for the holiday. 🎃
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Our @vanmeterschools preschoolers has been studying water towers and how they work. This week they have been working collaboratively to build water towers that can hold a full bottle of water! ⭐️
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Today, Meteorologist @jeriannritter came to talk to the @vanmeterschools 2nd graders to talk about weather and her job.
Everyone enjoyed learning with Jeriann. 😊
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Lots of creating in the @vanmeterschools middle and high school Spanish classes as they collaborate on a @bysticktogether poster. 🟧🟥🟪🟦🟩🟨
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Our @vanmeterschools 1st graders are investigating and decorating pumpkins today. We can’t wait to see what they create. 🎃
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More coding and spelling with our @vanmeterschools kindergarteners today. They love using the @sphero Indi’s to code the correct paths to read the letter tiles under the #Halloween doors. 🎃🤖
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The @vanmeterschools 3rd graders had an awesome @zoom with Bob Lentz, the art director at @capstonepub as they learned about illustrators. 🎉
Thank you, Bob. The kids learned so much and could have asked you questions all day. 😊
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Our @vanmeterschools TK students in Ms. McClintock’s class coded a path for their @ozobot to the pumpkin patch today. They had so much fun! 🎃
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Our @vanmeterschools kids love stopping in the hall to visit with Digger. ❤️🐾
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Our @vanmeterschools TK and kindergarteners are learning how to code with @kodable this week. They start with sequences. It was a hit! 🎉🤖
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The @vanmeterschools 3rd graders are using @capstonepub #PebbleGo as they learn about fact vs. opinion in the library with Ms. Mark’s today. 😊
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Today, our @vanmeterschools TK & kindergarteners kicked off an activity coding @sphero Indi’s to cups of letter tiles that spell their sight words. 🤖
They had so much fun working together to code their path & spell. 🎉
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This week Mrs. Garrison & Mrs. Miller teamed up to do a writing, reading & technology project to celebrate the holiday.
They’re creating Halloween @buncee Stories after finding inspiration from lots of @capstonepub eBooks. They’ll be adding animations, sound effects & more. 🎃
Our kids at @vanmeterschools use @kodable to learn code programming conceits through engaging activities and games. This supports their interests and our #computerscience standards too.
This week our TK and kindergarten students are logging in for the first time.😊
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The Van Meter Schools October Library and Technology News is out!
You will find it here with links to the library, choice boards, Kodable, Typing,com and more.
bit.ly/vmoctoberlibrarynews
Have a nice Friday everyone.
Van Meter High School Performing Arts is proud to present Legally Blonde-The Musical. The show follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal! Please join us on November 6th at 2:00 & 7:00 and November 7th at 2:00 for a fantastic show! All tickets can be pre-purchased using the school online ticketing link. Tickets are $10. We hope to see you there!
2nd-3rd graders learned all about the basics of coding in S.T.E.A.M. this week! Students colored an Ozobot to navigate it from start to finish through a Halloween maze.
4-5 students are using the engineering design cycle (EDC) to create a 3D playground, given the constraint of only using 300 square feet for all playground equipment!
