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Teachers Keep Students Curious with Mystery Science
Teachers begin by browsing a catalog of lessons they are required to teach. These step-by-step lessons include opening videos, discussion prompts, and hands-on activities, where students conclude with an experiment or a model build in order to solve the mystery themselves. Grade 2 students at Riccardi Elementary School were just starting to learn how mammals differ from other animals. Grade 2 Teacher Gina Pellegri says the program is very thorough and encourages deep learning.
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Grade 3 students at Riccardi Elementary have been diving into the science of ice during the region's recent frigid temperatures! With overnight lows around 6°F, it was the perfect time for hands-on learning about freezing water.
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Our kindergarteners at Riccardi Elementary are hard at work becoming sentence superstars!
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The students of Riccardi Elementary School brought the sounds of the season to life during their Winter Band and Choral Concert! Families filled the cafeteria to enjoy an evening of festive music, featuring holiday favorites that had everyone feeling the joy of this special time of year.
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Students hustled through hay bales, dashed through corn stalks, and showed off their army-crawling skills, all for a good cause: raising funds for the PTA, which in turns provides events, programming, and field trips for students!
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Observed every November 13, World Kindness Day reminds us to put compassion front and center in our daily lives. This day brings people together worldwide to spotlight simple acts of kindness and build a culture of empathy.