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The Summit 5th grade science team meets regularly to discuss ways to help students learn a particular topic better. Recently, they gathered and worked on a lab assignment together where they were given few instructions up front but just told the basics of what to do. The teachers then took the same lesson back to their classroom and presented it to their students the same way. The goal was for the kids to think independently about solving a problem instead of having every piece of information given to them right away.

Recess is an important time for kids to go outside and relax, whether they like to talk with friends or just run around and be silly. The kids at Espy recently were treated to new playground equipment. Sliding, climbing, and crawling are just a couple of the things they can do on it, and they are absolutely loving every second of it!

Before Covid, JTSD held a farmer's market where families could come in and buy products to benefit their school. They are bringing it back this year and tying it into the curriculum. Second graders have been learning about the different states of matter. They are using that lesson to transform crayons from their original shape to a new one while maintaining their properties.

In what is now a tradition at Mathews, second graders got to dissect a cow’s eyeball. The students were tasked with trying to find out how similar cow eyes are to human eyes. Using a magnifying glass, a scalpel, and some scissors and tweezers, they watched a video showing how to dissect the eyeball safely while observing what was happening at each step. The students and the teachers, who were new to this activity, all learned a lot in this unforgettable lesson.