About a month ago, JH MATH students discovered how pi was derived. They measured the circular object’s circumference and diameter then divided it! Isn't PI wonderful? #piday
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
pi day
pi day
Second grade ESL students discussing adjectives! Partner work is a fantastic way to develop language skills!
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
adjective work
2nd grade students act out a reader theater play. They created their own backgrounds to go with their scene.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
reader's theater
Jolly Dozen sponsored their annual essay and artwork contest for 4th grade. The theme was “caring.” The purpose is to promote ethics and encourage writing and drawing. 1st - Taisley Rosane 2nd - Haeden Daniel Thank you to P. Davis and H. Murray for presenting books to 4th grade.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
Jolly Dozen
Jolly Dozen
Jolly Dozen
Check out this week's Dragon Times https://5il.co/1q9jc
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
Dragon Times
What do you do when you can have PE in the gym? You do it in home room and mix in some math skills. Students had to pick an exercise and then flip over two dominoes and add them together to find out the number of times they had to do it.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
home room PE
100 Days of school. Here is how Mrs. Gales class celebrated.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
100 days
Students from Mrs. Kleve's concurrent enrollment public speaking class participated in the Lion's Club annual speech contest. Tayla 1st Kai 2nd Max 3rd
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
Lions Club
Elementary Student Council donated $150 to the City Park Project from their bake sale at Fall Conferences. They will be back at Friday's Conferences. They are gathering funds for their monthly assembles. JR/SR High Parents you can come too before or after your meetings.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
Bake sale donation
1st graders engage in physical activity to help them prepare for centers.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
brain break
On Friday at our Professional Development Day, we participated in an activity that had everyone write something positive about their coworkers on a paper plate tied to their back. It is positive activities like these that make this a great place to work!
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
positive activity
positive activity
positive activity
positive activity
positive activity
Max Kleve just signed his letter of intent to run track for Ft. Lewis College. Congratulations.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
signing
We had a successful Barnyard Day today for all the K-6 students. Here are some pictures from the 3rd and 4th grade students visit.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
barnyard day
barnyard day
barnyard day
barnyard day
barnyard day
The 3rd Science Classes visited the Greenhouse as part of their life cycles unit.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
lifecycles
lifecycles
8th grade students in seminar compete to build the tallest tower out of 15 sheets of paper and 3 feet of tape, working on teamwork and problem solving skills.
about 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
team building
team building
team building
Our 5th graders used the cooperative learning strategy Quiz-Quiz-Trade to review their weekly grammar concept.
over 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
quiz quiz trade
quiz quiz trade
quiz quiz trade
World History students playing jeopardy to review for an upcoming quiz. We love seeing our students and teachers use teachers use technology to collaborate.
over 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
World History students playing jeopardy to review for an upcoming quiz.
Here are some pictures from Brainbowl this weekend. We had four teams total. The fifth sixth grade teams placed third and fourth and third and fourth grade teams placed fifth and sixth.
over 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
Brainbowl
brainbowl
high five send off
high five send off
These 3rd grade students completed a Veterinarian challenge and had to complete 10 multi step word problems that were pet hospital themed. They brought their favorite stuffed animal to treat at their hospital and worked hard on becoming vets!
over 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
3rd grade vets
3rd grade vets
The 8th grade has teamed up with the other 49 states to change postcards! Each student has written to at least one other middle school in another state. We have received almost half of our postcards back. They are learning tidbits about the other states as we read our cards.
over 2 years ago, Holyoke Schools
Post cards returned
states covered