Congratulations Girls Lego Robotics Team

Our Benton Bees Girls Lego Robotics Team has been featured in a Vox news article (with a Kolkebeck Chemist in the first picture) Way to go!

 Check out the link below for more information: 

http://www.voxmagazine.com/2015/01/the-benton-queen-bee-bots-all-girls-robotics-team-builds-upon-its-future/ 

Way to Go 400 and 500 Club

Here are SOME members of our 400 and 500 Clubs (some not pictured- they choose to go outside for recess). These are our students who use the following strategies on the STAR Reading Test:

- taking their time

- reading the questions carefully

- going back and rereading when they don't know something

- trying their best 

Slow Foods: Popcorn

Today our class had Slow Foods. We learned about popcorn! The first thing we did was make radial designs using popcorn seeds.

How to Build a Safe Roof

To finish up our Weather and Climate unit, students completed an engineering project. They needed to build a roof that could withstand winds of 140 mph (from a leaf blower) and keep a "feather family of 4" safe inside the house. Students learned firsthand how important your house is in keeping you and your family safe during different weather hazards.