These Third-graders are Pure Michigan
Third-graders at Wealthy Elementary spend all year studying the Mitten State they call home, and it turns out some are already pretty Michigan-savvy.
"I've been to Petoskey, I've been to Boyne Mountain, I've been to South Haven, Mackinac Bridge ...,"...
Concert Honors ‘Passionate but Humble’ Journalist and Musician
Jagienka Timek, Drew Johnston and Anneke Avery admit that before high school, they really had no idea who Daniel Pearl was.
The trio of seniors have attended since elementary school the concert held annually to honor him. But when they...
Learning Is In the Eye of the Bee-holder
A group of middle schoolers clustered around a two-sided honeybee observation hive and delivered a rapid-fire commentary on what they were seeing.
Inside the colony, thousands of bees went about their business: The queen was, presumably, laying eggs or preparing...
Banging on Rocks Shapes Global Learners
Sixth-grader Sam Williams used firm, deliberate pressure with a deer antler to try to chip flakes off a sedimentary rock, called chert. She was using a skill right out of the Old Stone Age, though she acknowledged it was...
Spelling Skills Take Off with Student-created Website
Josh Pullen says he wasn’t exactly a fan of spelling practice and weekly quizzes when he was in elementary school. He muddled through, sure. But when his father told him he didn’t think his third-grade students were enjoying it...
Spartan, Hip-Hopper, Champion for Students
School: Lakeside Elementary
Other positions you have held in education: I taught elementary Spanish for one year, spent five years in elementary classrooms, and was a principal at Saginaw Township Community Schools for the previous two years.
How about jobs outside...
Learning Through Serving
Empathy and compassion were the lessons of the day recently at two district schools: Haiti Day at Breton Downs Elementary and the 11th annual Day of Caring, where middle schoolers fanned out across the community for service-learning projects ranging...
The Power of the Pen, from Three to 100
Two classrooms, two grades ... two levels of writing being honed. All in a day's work at Breton Downs Elementary.
Never Too Old for Star Wars
Kindergarten teacher Kristen Borak's students were immersed in how to write how-to's when the school...
Students Do Battle with ‘Bots, Steampunk Style
Busy 'bots, moving gears and quick-thinking pilots converged at the For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) Robotics district finals at East Kentwood High School recently.
Thirty-nine robotics teams, from as far north as Traverse City, south as...
Twirly Skirt, Hot Tamales and a Passable British Accent
As original projects go, Megan Miller's science unit on the Earth's core layers takes the cake and then some.
"Some students did make cakes, and pizza and Rice Krispies treats," said Miller, who teaches fifth grade at Wealthy Elementary. "We...
Geography Made Personal
For many, Glen Arbor is home to Sleeping Bear Dunes and family vacations. But Joe Hunter knows the Northern Michigan town as the place where the blackout happened.
"We were in Cherry Republic and all the lights went out," recalled...
Fighting Words!
If you think reading comprehension is accomplished best in quiet spaces, you haven't done reading comprehension the way Winona Tinholt's students do it.
For the third year, fourth-graders in Tinholt's class at Wealthy Elementary are honing their skills through fantasy...
Students Awed by Virtual Visit to Roof of the World
As Jill Smith readied for a lesson on Mount Everest, those in her classroom giggled with anticipation: The mountain wasn't coming to them; they were going to the mountain.
"If you are one of those people who tends to get...
Chess Mates: Club Logs 30 Years and Counting
At 3:30 on most any Tuesday afternoon, the hallways of Lakeside Elementary are teeming with students eager to make their way out of the building and homeward.
In the colder months, however, getting out of school is the last thing...
Take Your Order, Sir? Sure. Tie Your Shoes, Son?
No matter what your job title, restaurant work can be fast-paced, noisy, hectic and messy. But for those who work the lunch shift at the Breton Downs Bakery, it helps if your customers leave you with good tips, hugs...
On Protest Day, ‘There Sure was a Lot of Love’
What started as a disgruntled Facebook post following the 2016 election results, by Hawaii resident Teresa Shook, turned into nationwide marches with an estimated more than 2 million people participating. It seemed to me as if the entire country...
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