CCSD Cool School News

CCMS – Students in Frank Whitten’s garden club learned about local produce and then sampled a variety of salsas. “I have to give credit to Amy Word; she did all the work,” Whitten said. Word made three different types of salsas from local produce. One had hot peppers, another had milder peppers, and the third had no peppers. The students sampled each salsa and discussed the different produce used to make each. Pictured right.

Numa – Fourth and fifth-grade students created Monochromatic Selfies in Jeremie Sorensen's art class using their tribal colors. As part of Numa’s plan to build school community and connection, every student and staff member belongs to a school-wide tribe, either Red, Green, Yellow, or Blue. “Our tribes are a mix of students, teachers, and school staff. Throughout the year, we have both social and academic flash challenges and activities where points can be earned in individual classrooms, by grade level, and by the whole school. See main photo above. 

E.C. Best, pictured left – The school library is up and running for another year. Second-grade students were excited to discover new books that they did not have at Lahontan, and the third-graders were excited to be back with some of their favorite books and even find some new ones. “Our students love hearing the stories I read them, but I think their favorite part is checking out new books each week to take with them,” librarian Jennifer Sanches said. 

Lahontan  —For the past two weeks, students in Stacey Manning’s first-grade class have been learning about sound and light through many hands-on activities. They discovered that vibrations cause sound and that light is a form of energy. They also learned about making shadows by blocking light using artificial light and the sun. Then, the students got to use a tone generator and play xylophones. Pictured right. 

CCHS – Teacher Jeremy Sivers created a project using DonorsChoose, an organization that empowers public school teachers to request much-needed materials for their students. Sivers’ project was to raise funds for Stamp Out Student Hunger, and he asked donors to help him give his students the means to combat hunger so they could focus on learning. “I hear my students talk about how the only food they receive comes from the school cafeteria, so I wanted to try and help them.” He raised $886 to help him purchase food throughout the year to keep in his classroom for students in need. “This is what CCHS is all about,” Vice Principal Rachel Knight said.