From the Middle: 4th Quarter Has Begun!

Students Enjoy Learning Opportunities Outside New Hampton: 

In the past week we have had several learning opportunities for students outside of New Hampton.  Our 5th grade students went to Des Moines to visit the Capital and Science Center.  While there students we able to learn about our State government and do many cool hands-on activities.

Our 8th graders went to Washington D.C. While on the D.C. trip, students were able to see many of the National Monuments and bring history to life.  Below are a few of the posts from Facebook:

Some 8th grade students didn't make the trip to Washington D.C.  While the others were gone, students learned about other potential careers and life skills.  Students learned about opportunities in our community and how to help out.  Students also learned about the National Monuments the others were seeing first hand and the importance to our country.

Project Based Learning in the Content Area: 

Teachers:  Mrs. Olson, Ms. Snyder, Mrs. Sinnwell

Topic:  Ancient Egypt and the impact on today.

Driving Question: How has ancient Egyptian culture influenced modern-day society?

Project Summary:   In math students will be building pyramids using surface area/ nets, in literacy class they will be researching information on a topic that they have chosen and write a compare and contrast essay, while in social studies students have been busy learning about various topics in regards to Egypt and will create a project to show what they have researched and learned.  Students are presenting their topics to 5th graders based on interest.