Global Art Project for Peace

We are a part of the Global Art Project for Peace. When you sign up, they send you the name and address of another classroom who becomes your partner in the project. You create art for each other that represents global peace to you. Our partner class resides in China! The attached video shows the art we created for our partners.

Land of Lincoln

Memories from the trip Mrs. Abernethy took to Springfield, Illinois with Alex and Hayden

NPAECT STEAM Showcase

A friend of mine, Ann Noonen, hosted a STEAM Showcase for NPAECT during the RoboBot Competition at Meadville High School on April 2nd. Nicole Hill, Northwestern director of NPAECT, first made me aware of the showcase and encouraged me to bring some students. Shout out to Nicole! This was one of the most amazing experiences and opportunities the Futuristic Foxes have ever been afforded.

The day began at East Elementary at 8:15 am where three sets of parents with SUV's, I, and my husband met to arrange transportation for sixteen students (three students were to meet us at the event.) We loaded cars with students and supplies and drove the fifty minutes to Meadville. We were given five tables to set up our display and we had no problem filling them. We also had access to a large empty hallway where the students had a great time demonstrating how our robots worked and allowing others the opportunity to use them, too.

Our 3D Printer table

Demonstrating how Dash can draw!

Our miscellaneous table with a variety of robots

We invited high school students from another school to explore the 3d printer

Ozobot table and Musical/Lighted Cups powered by Arduino

I am so proud of East Elementary's Makers

The Dauntless Dog Talk Show

If you have never seen the Dauntless Dog Talk Show, you really should. Watch the presentation below, and let fourth grader, Josie tell you about this awesome talk show about bullying. Then head on over and watch a few of our forty episodes of the Dauntless Dog Talk Show.

Alexa's Cool Picture

Augmented Reality Sandbox

Ron Myers, a teacher in our district, got a grant to buy the supplies to create this amazing virtual reality sandbox. Below are pictures of pure white sand that are made to look like a topography map or a landform relief map using a projector and a first release Xbox! So cool! Watch the videos below to listen to Ron turn these amazing pictures into science lessons.


Check out our Science Blog for more cool science!!!

VIDEOS OF THE AUGMENTED REALITY SANDBOX

New Recess Game

When someone's untied shoe ends up on the shed roof during a soccer game, a new recess game is invented.

Pi Day!

We celebrated our annual Pi Day on March 14! Below are pictures, but you MUST go to our PI DAY BLOG to see all of the amazing projects the students created!

The Alex and Hayden Show

Over two years ago, a group of fifth graders who called themselves the Fantastic Ferrets, created a talk show about autism. The cohosts of the show were Alex and Hayden. Their show was produced to help children and others with autism. Alex and Hayden give coping strategies and tips for dealing with frustration. They explain what autism is to others who may not understand it, and they tell about famous people who had autism.

The show spread far and wide, and a man who is the head of the Autism Program for the whole state of Illinois found out about Greenville's two famous boys. He invited Mrs. Abernethy, the two boys, and Hayden's mom to Springfield, Illinois to speak at the "Targeting Autism" conference in front of hundreds of librarians. Below is a video of the presentation. It is one hour long, so you may not want to watch it all at once.

 

Alex and Hayden Show

Targeting Autism

Trout in the Classroom

Did you know that we have been raising trout in our classroom? We are, and they are doing fabulous!!!! We received eggs from the PA Game and Fish Commission at the beginning of November. They hatched in December and we have been raising them ever since.

If you want to see more updates and more information about our trout, check out our Science Blog. Click on this link to learn more about the Trout in the Classroom program.