Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Safe Choices Magician






On Tuesday, May 16th, Mr. Randall Elder prewented a magic show entitles "The Magic of Smart Choices." He explained through magic tricks how the developing brain is affected when it is stimulated by violent TV, video games, and motion pictures. He issued a "30 day challenge" for children to "GIVE UP" violent TV/video games.

Teacher Appreciation Week!





Teacher Appreciation Week was May 8-12th. Mrs. Connie, Mrs. Alma, Ms. Terri, and Mrs. Lisa took charge of the week's activities. I've included some pictures of the cook out.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Faculty Attend National NCA Conference in Chicago

Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Craft, Mrs. B and Mrs. Tennyson attended the annual North Central Conference in Chicago Illinois last month. The conference hosts the three best practice proposals from each state. They attended several really good presentations. The four educators did some sightseeing while utilizing the subway.

Some of the topics presented were "Building a Professional Learning Community", "Remediation Strategies" and Electronic Grade books.

Bus Evacuation!

Lepanto and Tyronza Honored!


The American Heart Association honored Mrs. Donna Pilgrim for hosting the "Top Hoops for Hearts Event in Eastern Arkansas." Lepanto and Tyronza Elementary Schools earned $3,052 for the American Heart Association.

More Fossils on Loan From ASU!




Mrs. DuFord borrowed a suitcase of fossils from ASU for the kids to examine. ASU offers many such resources for our teachers. It is great to see the kids benefit from what ASU has to offer!

Social Studies/GPS (Global Positioning System)

Mrs. Craft's Third Grade studied geography terms and technology for the last two weeks. They looked at and studied different kinds of maps, including landform maps, state maps, and city maps. The students learned the cardinal directions and how to read a map key. To finish off the unit, Mrs. Craft took her class for a walk around the school to use a computerized GPS system on Thursday. "Nancy", the GPS system, guided us to several of the students addresses in the area.

Science Is Interesting!


Monday, May 01, 2006

More Science Pictures





More pictures of our kids learning SCIENCE! We have the BEST teachers! They make learning fun!

Lepanto Elementary Creates Scientists!






With the standardized testing out of the way, the faculty at Lepanto Elementary is diving headfirst into science and social studies. Mrs. Duford is teaching science to the third graders. They are studying fossils. Mrs, Cathy and Mrs. Carey's classes have learned about volcanos and Mrs. Hatcher is teaching sicence to both fourth grade classes. Today they made a model of blood. I've included a few pics of the projects.