Compiled by Kaitlin Ritchie
CCHS
CCHS student Tieris Williams is coordinating a fundraiser for the Churchill Animal Protection Society (CAPS). The event will be held November 16, from 1 - 4 p.m., at The Fallon Theatre at 71 S. Maine St. This remarkable event, organized by Williams, aims to raise vital funds for Fallon’s only nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter. With a focus on providing medical care, building necessary facilities, and ensuring access to essential supplies like food and clean water, this fundraiser is a lifeline for the shelter and the animals it serves. Admission is $20 per person or $30 per couple; children under 10 are free.
CCMS
Sixth-grade students in Courtney Aguilera’s class build language skills by completing a language bell ringer activity to start class. This activity helps students transition into class, introduce new skills, practice daily grammar/language skills, and review previous skills. Students volunteer to go over the answers as the “teacher of the day.” Aguilera has found this activity to be a fun way to engage students in their learning because students love the opportunity to be the teacher. Photo: Student Gloria Wood as Teacher of the Day.
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Last week, Kristina McFadden’s class was busy. They began the week with a creative twist on language skills by going on a ghost hunt throughout the classroom. Students had to find prepositional phrases related to the spooky locations of their ghostly friends. In addition to language activities, the class wrapped up their Earth’s Surface Science Unit with an assessment. Then, to celebrate their learning, students participated in various experiments, created crystals in jars, and broke open geodes to discover the natural wonders inside. As a capstone project, they built earthquake-resistant structures, applying their scientific knowledge to real-world challenges. Photo to the left: Ms. McFadden's class.
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Last week, Abigail Ritts' third-grade class learned about the Distributive Property. The lesson focused on breaking down multiplication problems to deepen their understanding. Students tackled problems by deconstructing them into more manageable parts. This method helped them learn their 7, 8, and 9 multiplication facts and prepared them for multiplying larger numbers. By visualizing the problems through arrays, students developed critical thinking skills. Photo to the right: Working on Multiplication.
Lahontan
Literacy Specialist Katy Loop meets daily with students in intervention groups to better support them with their reading development. When meeting with students, Loop focuses on helping them find phonics secrets in unknown words and build their reading confidence. All classrooms at LES use “Secret Stories” to help students find the phonics secrets in words. This innovative method enhances students' reading abilities. At the recent Enchanted Forest Literacy Night, families were introduced to the “Secret Stories,” they went on a phonics secrets word hunt to know more about how to use the method in helping their students at home. Photo below: Codero Amaral uses secret stories.
Northside Early Learning Center
Last week, Octavia Merritt and Montana Koplin’s class celebrated Halloween with a fun sensory exploration activity using “monster parts.” Students got to feel and touch brains (noodles), teeth (candy corn), hair (yarn), eyes (grapes), and hearts (grape tomatoes). This fun activity supported their cognitive development, language skills, and creativity. As they felt each item, they guessed what each part was, often responding with a playful “eww. Photo: Ms. Kaplin demonstrating activity.
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