Coming to America

 Mrs. Tierney invited Audri McKenzie and Kearston Jackson (Estes first grade students) which were former students of hers, to show the kindergarten students the song Coming to America. This is something these girls learned last year and enjoyed listening to the song and acting it out. It goes along with our study of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving.   Mrs. Alley's class enjoyed learning and even tried to act it out with the girls. It was a great experience for the girls as they became role models and soon got over their stage fright. This was a great lesson taught in Mrs. Alley's creativity class.

 

The First Thanksgiving with Mrs.York/ Alvey's Class

Mrs. Alvey had Mrs. York's class talking about what the Wampanoag ate and how they had to work really hard to make their food.  Mrs.  Alvey brought a couple of stones in to grind the corn with. They LOVED it. 

Geometric Figures in 2nd Grade

 Second grade learned about cubes and rectangular prisms. They learned about corners, faces,and edges. Other vocabulary. .top, bottom, front, back , sides,and vertices.

Mrs. White's Pottery Class

Mrs. White came to Estes and taught Mrs. Whaler's first grade class about making pottery. Take a look at some of the masterpieces that were created!

Wildcat Math

A team from Arlington, Texas is coming to play the Wildcats tonight. Arlington is 896 miles away from Lexington, Kentucky. It takes around 14 hours to drive from Arlington to Lexington. Using this information solve the following problems.

1. If the Arlington team drives nonstop to Lexington, what time would they need to leave by for the 6:00 game?
2. Using the information from question 1 solve this problem. The team wants to stop exactly halfway to Lexington. What time would they schedule the stop?
3. What is the total miles to drive to the game and then drive back home for the Arlington team?

Player Comparisons
Andrew Harrison and Aaron Harrison are twins on the team. They like to do everything together and that includes eating.  Aaron weighs 218 pounds and Andrew weighs 215 pounds.
 4. What is the total weight of the Harrison twins?
5. Both players want to weigh 225 Pounds. If they each gain a pound a week, how many weeks will it take for the players to get to 225 pounds?
6. The total weight  allowed to be on the teeter totter at the Lexington playground is 396 pounds. How many pounds will they need to lose to be able to ride on the teeter totter?

Atmos Energy Visits Estes

Pictured are Estes 4th grade students learning about a conservation program with Kay Coomes from Atmos Energy. Some students had a funny reaction to smelling natural gas!

 

Strings Attached Program

The Estes Fourth grade students have been working on a program called Strings Attached. Enjoy the pics showing the students playing various instruments!