Celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary occurred throughout the district last week, with exciting and engaging activities for students of all ages. Here are just a few.
Elementary school students and staff members wore costumes depicting American fashion from different decades for Retro Day on Tuesday. Ms. Pawluk’s class at Ann MacArthur Primary School took on the Oregon Trail in a group project where students divided into “families,” chose what supplies to bring on their wagon and problem-solved as they received challenge cards during their journey.
Over at Bayville Intermediate School, students multitasked in their gym glasses with Mr. Kollias, practicing for field day with an obstacle course and discussing the games children may have played in America’s early years.
Middle school students in Mr. Lee’s math class played games of Battleship, learning about the different vessels the United States Navy has utilized throughout history and using graphing grids as the game board.
Sixth graders and faculty members got outside in the beautiful June weather to celebrate America’s pastime and show off their arms in the “Can You Throw Faster Than a Sixth Grader?” challenge. Principal Cestaro got in on the action and topped the leaderboards with his throw. Students then took the data from the throws and organized them to find the mean, median, mode and range.
The festivities continue this week with games played during the 1800s during physical education classes and lessons on great American scientific minds.