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Grant 4th Graders were challenged to build vehicles from items found around their homes. They competed in 4 categories...Appearance, Distance, Originality and Speed.
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Grant 5th graders participated in the P-5 State Math Meet. There was an individual and a team challenge.
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Allie and Justin, two of our team members, won trophies for 9th and 10th place out of 105 kids. Other team members included Jake, Blake, Sydni and Tony. Congratulations on a job well done! |
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Arithmetickles math show came to Grant with it's focus on problem solving and real life use of math.
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Grant Elementary's Room 106 was busy making stained glass candle holders for the upcoming OPT Art Auction.
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Oba William King entertained Grant students with his educational and inspirational story telling. Celebrating African-American heritage, Mr. King used stories, poems and his drum to interact with students.
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Mrs. Conran plays a math game with a student from her kindergarten class.
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Students and their parents play math games together on Do Math night at Grant school. First came the pizza and then 150 people played math games with their kids. |
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Mrs. Zuhlke, the district Do Math consultant, brought Li Feng Ming to Grant for Do Math night. Li worked with students during library times to make Chinese culture real.
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Working with some fifth grade students at Grant, Li teaches them the moves of Tai Chi. Students in China do a half hour of Tai Chi before school each day to get energized and focused. |
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Li Feng Ming was the honored guest for Do Math night since it fell on the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Li is a visiting English teacher from China teaching Chinese to Carthage students. Here he is sharing a quiet moment with a second grade student.
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Mrs. Zuhlke, the Do Math consultant, shares the excitement of getting ready for parents with the math Game Managers. |
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Li Feng Ming, a visiting Carthage teacher from China, was the honored guest at Grant Library for the Chinese New Year celebration. Here he teaches kindergarteners how to count to ten in Chinese.
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The kindergarten and first grade game managers have practiced for the big event. The big finish.... "Now you do it!". |
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Reggio McLaughlin "The Hoofer" entertained the students at Grant with his tap dancing. Students learned about the history and different forms of percussion dancing.
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The fifth grade students in Mrs. Jones' class read Julie of the Wolves and Jason's Gold and studied Alaska and the Klondike Gold Rush in conjunction with their biomes unit. They then invited Tom Meyers who had lived for a time on the Aleutian Islands acting as a geologist to speak to the class.
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Mr. Meyers explains to the class where the island on which he worked in Alaska was located. Mr. Meyers spent a summer there as a college student. He used geology to study artifacts remaining from the land bridge used over 4000 years ago when the Native Americans migrated from Russia to North America.
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The students in Mrs. Skold's kindergarten library class learned about the Antarctic and penguins. Here two students attempt to be penguin parents and pass an "egg" between them without dropping it.
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Grant School students Edwardo, Ashton, Cleotha, Logan and Britney each won a bike for showing caring and a giving spirit toward others.
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Mrs. Schneiderman's 3rd Grade had a lot of fun making their own instruments in Science class at Grant.
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Here Mr. Pete Lyons, treasurer of the OPT, reads the name of the lucky winner for one of the 96 draws. |
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The raffle and the night were a great success. Congratulations to all! |
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The Grant OPT sponsored a raffle this year to raise funds for a new sign outside the school. All ticket sellers enjoyed a relaxing dinner for their hard work in selling 600+ tickets. |
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Brazilian percussionist, Dede' Sampaio, visited Grant School with his variety of instruments. Students learned about Brazilian history, culture, customs, geography and music. |
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Thank you to the Grant OPT for providing this powerful learning opportunity! |
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The Grant Elementary OPT (Organization of Parents and Teachers) sponsored "Family Fall Fest" October 24th in the Grant School Gym. There was food, dancing, games and even a costume contest! |
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Square dancing was a hit during Dr. Armetta's 3rd grade music class at Grant. |
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Friday, September 28th, Grant Elementary School went on an all school field trip. We cooked hot dogs, took hikes to the sacred pine groves, learned about walnuts, went on scavenger hunts, played games and on the equipment. We saw fish swimming in the creek and with their fins sticking out, we thought they were sharks. We did leaf rubbings and looked at the different kinds of trees and insects. It was truly a family fun day. Close to fifty percent of our Grant children had never been to Petrifying Springs Park. |
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Folk singer David Drake visited Grant Elementary on September 25. He taught the students history through the use of song and a variety of instruments. |
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As part of a team building opportunity, the Grant faculty went sailing with members of the Kenosha Yacht Club. Jim and Kathea Buck, Tom Hartley, John Burhani, Phil and Sharon McFarlane, and Bob (with Doug Vaccarello's boat) invited us aboard their boats for a beautiful day on Lake Michigan. Here the whole group waits to be assigned a boat and a skipper. |
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Sharon hands the helm over to a less than enthusiastic Ellen. "Don't worry! It's a big lake. You can't hit anything!" |
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Ellen goes solo! |
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Gotta catch that boat! We're way behind! |
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Fill the sail with wind, Gail. |
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Members of the Kenosha Yacht Club invited the Grant faculty to sail with them on Lake Michigan as part of a team building exercise. Here John Burhani looks back to see if his new crew mates are following. |
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The Sirocco sails away with its new crew. |
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The Rainbow takes off for its cruise. |
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Kathleen adjusts the sheets for the mainsail. |
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The Sirocco under full sail. |
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John helps Connie to steer into the wind and fill the sails. |
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Hey! Wait for us!!! |
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Oh my! This looks complicated! |
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Sharon and her mates, fine sailors all! |
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Every good thing must come to an end, and eventually the sails came down and were put away. It was a great day on a great lake with great companions. Many, many thanks to the generous members of the Kenosha Yacht Club. |
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