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Quick Pix As always, it has been a busy few days at Carolina Day. The Geography Bee was held last Friday. Three students represented each grade from fourth through the eighth. In the end, two seventh graders finished in first place and as runner-up. The Geography Bee is part of a national program sponsored by the National Geographic Society. These were the fourth-grade competitors.
Here are two of the eighth-grade competitors.
The winners...Lawrence (left) came in first place and Alex was the runner-up.
The Key School is almost ready to start their big Bake Sale. These moms were seen at "Your Secret Kitchen" whipping up batches of delicious goodies. The sale takes place all day next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kids in the Middle School are busily enjoying a variety of exploratory classes where they choose from a list of high-interest programs. PE teacher Mark Strasser is offering a program in racing and recently took a group over to Biltmore Lake for a practice run. It was a 2.5 mile trail and the students and accompanying adults enjoyed the opportunity to be out running on a nice day.
Don't miss the holiday concerts this coming Tuesday. These upper school chorus members have been practicing for months for the big performance.
The seventh-grade girls were presenting original dramas in their social studies classes yesterday. They have been studying United States history and decided to write, direct, and perform plays based on the Salem witch trials of 1692. Their performances were stunning.
While the seventh-grade girls were performing, the sixth-grade boys were studying this strange stuff called "oobleck." They have been working on various methods of identifying substances and were trying to determine if this gooey glop was a solid or a liquid. In these photos they were building objects to see if they could get them to sink in the oobleck. I did not get the answers to life's difficult questions before I had to leave for the next photo shoot.
It seems everyone was busy with science things this week. These upper school students were meeting to prepare for their upcoming Science Olympiad competitions.
These Key Lower School students were enjoying some exciting science with "Dr. Know-It-All" in their "talents" class.
Parent Norman Fraley came over to Mrs. Ide's third-grade class and shared his excitement and expertise of chemistry. He explained what an atom is using models. This "rocket scientist" will visit the third grade two more times to help the children develop a better understanding of science.
There's even more science. Today, Dr. Tom Peterson, a NOAA National Climatic Data Center meteorologist shared his expertise in climate variability and the history of the study of climate change with some upper school science classes. Dr. Peterson likes to talk to students about man's effect on climate.
And if you think Dr. Peterson's talk was impressive--check this out! These Key School students decided that building little volcano models out of clay wasn't quite good enough. For days they've been building a four-feet tall model in their own sand box. Yesterday they got to see it erupt. It was quite a crowd pleaser.
Finally, one more science activity for this week's edition of QuickPix. The sixth graders were entertained and enlightened about food and nutrition by Mission Hospital's Claire Stevens, a dietician. She discussed portion control and making good eating choices.
And finally, the science that matters most. These first graders learned what it means to lose a tooth. They both lost front teeth on the same day. There's a song that comes to mind about this time of year...
These Key Middle School students and teacher Miguel Flamini are demonstrating the Chinese art of Poi. I'm sure science is involved, and the art definitely takes great hand-eye coordination. "Poi" is a current "talents" offering.
Of course, we have lots more going on besides science. Earlier this week, Mandy Carter from the Center for Diversity Education presented "Festival of Lights" for upper school history students. In this program she shared food, clothing, and decorations symbolizing the celebration of Christmas and the feast days of St. Nicholas and St. Basil in Greece, the Chinese New Year, and Diwali in India.
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