Gonna miss these awesome 4th graders!

Learning Latitude and Longitude

Second and Third graders start their Europe Unit learning about the lines of latitude and longitude. We created a giant sized map to walk the lines and learn about locations of various countries.

Equations Club Competes in Academic Challenge Cup

Congrats to our teams that competed at the Equations Tournament at UMSL on March 2. Team, 'Haz No Chance' won one of top three highest scores! Congratulations to Aaron for taking one of the top three individual scores. Great job to all the students who participated this season!

Way To Go Second and Third Grade Jr. FLL Teams!

Congratulations to all the teams that participated in the Jr. First Lego League Competition on Saturday. Students did a great job representing Old Bonhomme! Way to go teams! They won the following recognitions:

Second Grade Team, Techy Techy Terminators:
Gracious Professionalism Award

Second Grade Team, Paper Savers:

Presentation Sensation Award

Third Grade Team, Sticky Survivors:

Caring for the Planet Award

Second Grade, Team Masters of Plastic

Clear Communicators Award

Second Graders Prepare for Jr. First Lego League

The Techy, Techy Terminators and the Masters of Plastic are researching how electronic waste and plastic waste are managed. They are completing their Lego robotics board writing programs using the WeDo software. We had a guest speaker from the St. Louis Department of Health and she taught the kids about MRF, Material Recovery Facilities, and various types of recyclables are sorted. Check out this video to learn more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CFE5tD1CCI

Popcorn Plant!

We germinated popcorn kernels to see what would happen! During our experiment we watched the seeds develop roots and sprout leaves. Today we transplanted our baby plants and recorded their growth in our journals. 

2nd and 3rd Graders Learn About Waste Management

Margaret Lilly from the St. Louis County Health Department came to our class to discuss the topics for our Jr. First Lego League projects. Topics range fro bubble gum waste, plastic waste, electronic waste and paper waste.