I visited Math/Science Night at Westminster Elementary last
week (Thursday, February 9). The school
had a great turnout, and even the “mad scientist” was roaming the halls. I visited in several classrooms where kids
were engaged in math and science activities.
I also saw lots of snakes and other creatures in one of the
classrooms. I didn’t venture to taste
the freeze dried crickets (they were even in onion and vinegar flavors) based
on the advice of one of the young men at the station. It is always exciting to see students excited
about math and science. I hope we have
some future scientists or mathematicians who got their start at the school.
This morning (Monday, February 13) I started my week by
seeing Northside Elementary 3rd and 4th grade students
demonstrate their reading skills and their understanding of America’s history. The first group did a wonderful “Readers’ Theater” Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. These third
grade students did a fantastic job of sharing the play with some of the most important
details from King’s life and work for equality and civil rights. The second group of students, 4th
graders, memorized King’s “I Have a
Dream Speech.” Students each used
the microphone to recite the speech from beginning to end. They did a wonderful rendition of the speech,
and I know they learned a tremendous amount doing this unit.
Great job, and my hat is off to these two schools!
