A Few Photo Highlights........

5th Grade creating "Camp Green Lake" from Holes.

Teamwork is critical to creating......
 4th Grade vocabulary charades---acting out the word "baffled"

Kindergarten working on matching lowercase and uppercase letters and beginning sounds.

 4th Grade---working on character traits in the computer lab.


4th Grade Solar System power points connected to Science curriculum.

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