Czech Point

Monday, April 1, 2013

Plzen Science Museum

Right before Spring Break, we took all the 1st-8th grade students to an interactive science museum in Plzen, Czech Republic, a city about an hour and a half from Prague. They had a blast exploring the exhibits.

Who knew that a bunch of wooden blocks would be the most entertaining of all?

Madison was such a good sport.
She even helped from the inside until it was too tall for her to reach

It was amazing how quickly these elementary students were able to build the tower AND
no one knocked it down until we told them we had to go!

I'm standing on a stool here, so it's actually a lot taller than it looks

This short program about static electricity was a favorite among students.

After demonstrating the effects of static electricity, all the students wanted to try!

Margherita

Seung Hyun

Josiah

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Celebrating 100 Days of School!

On February 19, CISP elementary students celebrated the 100th day of school. Each of them made posters containing 100 items, which we posted in the hall. Here are a few pictures of the activities we did together involving the number 100...

First, we made a "googol," which is a the number 1 followed by one hundred zeroes.
Each student contributed a set of 4 zeroes.

"The Three Musketeers," as I've nicknamed them, are poised and ready to add their zeroes!

CISP Googol!

Each student put a hand in the picture to show 100 fingers.

Our final 100th day project involved stations where students put 10 items in 10 different boxes on a poster.

Stickers...

Toothpicks...

Writing ten of each in a box: their names, places they've visited, friends, numbers, etc.

Stamps...

Tada!

Grace, Seung Hyun, Josh, and Luke show off their handiwork.

My students' 100th day posters

I thought this was particularly creative and colorful.

We had a fun time celebrating the 100th day of school. It really is amazing to look back on all that has happened for the last 100 days. The Lord's goodness to our school and our individual classes is so evident, and we give Him all the glory!

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Fun February Festivities

Time for another picture update! Here's a brief overview of special events this past month...

Writing a Children's Book

I showed my class my favorite children's book, Flotsam, by David Weisner. This book is different than most because it uses detailed illustrations to tell a story, rather than words. I assigned each of my students several pages and asked them to write words to the story. It was so fun to hear each of their different "voices"or perspectives of the book, and I was so proud of the results! After we finished co-writing the story together, we shared our work with the 1st-2nd grade class. They sat spellbound as I showed them the pictures and the 5th graders read the sections they had written.

Dance-a-thon

In order to get students excited for our new school building, we gave them an opportunity to raise money for an item of their choice. They voted on a common room in which they will be able to hang out, have chapel meetings, or special class events. We hosted our first dance-a-thon on Feb 2, and students gathered sponsors to give money if they danced the day away. Some students were there for the entire 12 hours!!! Altogether, the students raised almost $4,000!

Our gym was all decked out with balloons and crepe paper for the festivities

Our director, Leslie, opened the event with prayer

Even at 9:00 in the morning, the students were dancing up a storm.

Free style!

Cha Cha Slide!

I had the pleasure of teaching some square dances. :)

We also projected a computer program on the wall which showed different dance moves to songs.

Lunch break

Ladies from the 4th and 5th grades

Back for some swing!

Other dances not pictured included the fox trot and waltz.

Overall, the day was a success. The students did such a great job raising money,

and they had a blast dancing!

Cooking/Hang out Night

Another fun get-together this month was going to Betsy's house to learn cooking and hospitality tips. This sweet lady from my church is so fun to hang with, and has much wisdom to give to younger women. This night was such a blessing and so yummy too!