Students in Foods 2 kicked off their dairy unit by making hot chocolate from scratch.
A great treat on a very cold day!
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In English 3 with Mrs. Swartz, the students are focusing on the characteristics of leadership.
Yesterday, they played a game that dealt with communication then reflected how well the teams did and what they could do better.
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It’s always so fun to see even our youngest learners at @vanmeterschools coding in @kodable and other platforms.
Today during indoor recess, Ms. McClintock’s TK kids were moving through more levels as they coded. 🤖
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Kicking off January learning how to code animations and stories in @scratchteam with our @vanmeterschools 2nd graders this week. We can’t wait to see what they create. 😊
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Lots of holiday fun with virtual @bysticktogether sticker boards in the @vanmeterschools library today. The kids get so excited when they work together to complete them. ❤️🟥❤️🟩❤️
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The @vanmeterschools 6th graders completed the @bysticktogether Gingerbread House in #STEAM this week. They love collaborating to create these amazing puzzle sticker posters. 🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪
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The Van Meter Schools middle school SLT delivered 189 pounds of food to the Adel food pantry that they raised through donations at basketball games.
Our @vanmeterschools students made over 110 tie blankets for the children at Blank Children’s hospital during #STEAM class in December. They were delivered yesterday. ❤️
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Our @vanmeterschools preschool, TK and kindergarten students loved using the @quivervision and #augmentedreality to bring snow globes, gingerbread people and Christmas trees to life. They had so much fun learning about and using this technology. ⛄️🌲🎅🏼
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Our @vanmeterschools high school students came to read Santa's letters to our kindergarten and 1st grade students this week. 🎅🏼
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The @vanmeterschools 1st graders in Mrs. Bertman’s class had so much fun creating gingerbread houses and towns in @buncee today. What a fun way to celebrate the holiday with a little technology and creativity. 🏠🌲🎅🏼
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The @vanmeterschools 11th grade Life Skills students worked on a @breakoutedu trying to crack the code for laundry and stain removal. 🔒
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What a special visit we had with one of our favorite @capstonepub authors @fmanushkin with our 2nd graders today. ❤️
The @vanmeterschools high school art students helped our first graders in #STEAM with Ms. Algreen create scratch off ornaments, Chinese New Year Lanterns, and Pinatas for Los Posados to celebrate Holidays Around the World! 🐉 🪅🌲
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Our @vanmeterschools 2nd graders in Mrs. Ferguson’s class created virtual gingerbread houses using @tinkercad 🏠
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Van Meter will dismiss at 1:30PM on Wednesday, December 15th due to the forcasted sustained winds of over 50mph and the danger it poses to high profile vehicles like buses. There will be no PM preschool.
The @vanmeterschools 2nd graders in Mrs. Warwick’s class did gingerbread project. The kids came up with their own version of the story with a decorated gingerbread house to go with it! 🏠🌲
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The @vanmeterschools 2nd graders in Mrs. Hetland’s class are coding the @sphero Indy robots in Christmas shapes - candy canes, presents, wreaths and trees. 🤖🌲
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Lots of collaborating and creating going on in the @vanmeterschools #STEAM room with @bysticktogether 🎉🎉🎉
Our kids all ❤️ working together to create these amazing mosaic pictures. 🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪
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All of the @vanmeterschools 3rd graders celebrated #CSEdWeek and #HourofCode coding stories and games in @scratchteam this week. 💻
They can’t wait to share their creations. 🎉🎉🎉
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