Mrs. Patterson has our STEM program off and running with a school wide challenge. She gave each classroom balloons and masking tape. The challenge was to build the tallest balloon tower using only these 2 items. Each classroom had to measure the height and width of their creations. Our winning classrooms were: K-1st Mrs. Dockery, 2nd-3rd Mrs. Callihan, and 4th-5th Mrs. Pace. The students created some amazing towers, Great Job!

1st day STEM: Mrs. Dockery’s Kindergarten class with Mr. Roof L to R, back to front: Leia Ash, Owen Thomas, Colton Dills, Connor Dixon, Ava Smith Dylan Clore, Chloe Peppers, Shaylee Jones, Tyler Wood, Reid Summers, Hervin Sutton, Lorelei Tipton, Kaydee Parris, William Turpin, Jordan Reilly

1st day STEM : Mrs. Callihan’s 2nd grade class L-R, back to front: Garrett Pittman, Elijah Queen, Cayden Reece  Kaden Majors Will Jones (hands in air).

Can you create a paper bag basket that can hold the most weight?

Mrs. Mitchell’s 5^th grade science classes completed a STEM challenge. The students had to create a paper bag basket that held the most weight. Students were allowed to use 2 paper bags, 8 inches of tape, and scissors. Students followed the process of: Ask, Imagine, Plan (using their STEM journals), Create, Improve, and Present. When in the testing phase they used coins, marbles and bottled water to see which would hold the most weight.

Abby Campbell’s bag held marbles, pennies, and a water bottle. Mitchell:

Zoe Miller, Kaitlin Jarrett, and Jamison Pressley creating their baskets.