Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Activities, Stories from Space, and PBS writing contest

1.  Seesaw Activities

For Seesaw Users who are creating activities - these templates are amazing and easy to use!  Brought to us by Kris Szajner (@KSzajner) and Beth Leighton (@Leighton_Beth), these slides are incredibly easy to integrate into Seesaw.

New to using the Activities library?  Want to try your first activity, but want an extra set of hands when you do? Email us- we would be happy to help!

2.  Story Time from Space

We have posted about Stories from Space before, but we were excited when we saw one of our favorites Rosie Revere, Engineer as part of their library.  Check out Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty and many others on the site here!


3.  Writing Contest

A great way for your students to share what they've learned during their SEL studies or while using the new writing curriculum, the PBS writing contest is happening now.  The PBS Kids Writer's Contest is available for students K-5 and more information can be found here.  Maybe your students could use some of their directed drawings in their creative illustrations?  Let us know how we can help!

We need your help!  
Whats So Cool About Manufacturing

          Next week, we will be sharing a live link for you (and if possible, your students) to vote for our Pennridge "What's So Cool About Manufacturing" video contest teams.  All three of the Pennridge Middle schools have a team of 8th grade students participating in the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” video contest.  We are competing against 27 other teams in the area (Philadelphia Region), so we are asking that you view the videos and vote for our Pennridge students between March 20-March 22 to help us earn the "Viewer's Choice Award".  You will be able to vote as much and as often as possible! 


          Students at South Middle School, team JEMBA, traveled to Hyline Offroad which is part of Daria Metal Fabricators in Perkasie.  Central Middle School, team named, Out of the Box Productions, traveled to Secant Group in Quakertown and learned all about biomaterials that facilitate the repair, recovery, and regeneration in the human body.  And finally, in early January, North Mission Impossible team from North Middle School traveled to PennEngineering in Danboro to learn about the fastening industry and new product development technologies. 

          Thank you in advance for your support of these talented students.  We are sure you will see some familiar faces that you most likely had in class or know a sibling of!  To learn more about our teams, and/or if you have any questions, please look for the What’s So Cool icon on the Pennridge School District homepage at https://sites.google.com/a/pennridge.us/pennridge-school-district/ and follow us on Twitter at #capturingmanufacturing.