Allendale Elementary
Allendale’s third grade is enjoying learning about matter in science and foreign countries in social studies. They are learning all about fractions in math and are having fun comparing and ordering them, as well as creating equivalent fractions. In literacy, they are practicing comparing and contrasting different topics and stories by the same author. They are also enjoying writing their own personal narratives and sharing them with the class.
Longview Elementary
Longview Elementary had their annual talent show the last week of January. Fourth and fifth grade students auditioned then rehearsed for the show, which included original songs, singers, piano players, dancers and actors. Parents and staff helped Mrs. Christy Burnham put together the show, which proved successful and encouraging for the students involved.
Spring Station Middle
A group of Spring Station students recently took a quick field trip to Allendale Elementary. Students from Kristen Kluka’s 6th grade ELA class visited 3rd grade classrooms at AES. With the help of Christopher Harrod (also from Spring Station Middle School), they created original stories that were transformed into hardbound books, that Ms. Kluka’s class read aloud to very attentive listeners. This culminating project was based on A Hero’s Journey which chronicles the transformation a hero makes from the beginning to the end of a story. Students created heroes of their own, following these same principles. The result: well-told, illustrated books that showcased the students’ creativity and written language skills.
Summit High
This year is the first year for Summit’s geology course. Middle Tennessee offers many excellent locations for fossil hunting. In fact, most rock surfaces anywhere in the area will contain nice examples of fossils from the Ordovician period. Since we are currently studying the geologic time scale and fossil formation in class, the Geology students took a walk to a part of our campus with exposed rock. With little effort we were able find several bivalve and coral fossils for the students to bring back to the classroom and catalog.
Summit High
Latin students at Summit High School took the National Classical Etymology Exam which tests a student’s knowledge of both Greek and Latin roots. Summit had two winners this year. Alessia Naretto won a silver medal in the advanced category and Kellie Veltri won a silver medal in the intermediate category. Their teacher is Jason Nabors.
