Read a book Friday

DEF 3rd Annual 5k Homecoming Hustle 2019

The Duneland Education Foundation will host the 3rd Annual DEF Fun Run/Walk 5K Homecoming Hustle on homecoming weekend, Sunday, September 15, 2019. The Kid’s Hustle will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the 5K beginning at 9:00a.m. at Chesterton High School (CHS), 2125 S. 11th Street in Chesterton.

The registration cost of $20 includes the race and a t-shirt. The pre-registration deadline is Sunday, August 25, 2019 to guarantee a shirt. After August 25, registration remains at $20 with no guarantee of a t-shirt. Registration on race day will be held from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at CHS.

The DEF 5K Homecoming Hustle will be a flat, fast course through Chesterton starting and ending on the Chesterton High School football field. There will be prizes for top three (3) age group winners.

Professional race timing will be provided by T&H Timing. Number and T-shirt pick up will be on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 8:00-10:00 a.m.at the Boys and Girls Club in Chesterton, 521 W. 1100 N. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Duneland Education Foundation (DEF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides financial resources to enhance opportunities for educational experiences for all K-12 students of the Duneland

 Visit dunelandeducation.org for a registration form or to register online. Please email Colleen Grimes at director@dunelandeducation.org for more information.

1st grade

This week we learned about connections. We read the book The Graphic Alphabet, which teaches students how to connect images with words. We looked at the pictures and tried to figure out what word the picture was describing. The children were great at associating the pictures with words.

2nd grade:

We started off this week with a great STEM activity involving engineering, where students were challenged to build a free standing structure using toothpicks and clay.  There were several different ideas and a few challenges that were conquered along the way.  The concept of structures will be incorporated into all lessons taught during the year.

3rd grade:

This week we were introduced to interactions in our beginning lesson. The children worked together to come up with different scenarios demonstrating positive or negative interactions. We played a game like charades to act out these scenarios . 

4th grade:

We have started discussing change this week. In particular, we talked about four main generalizations of change:

- change can be positive or negative     
                                 
- change is everywhere

- it can be random or planned 

- it can be due to nature, or man-made

Students were able to demonstrate their understanding of change by drawing a web chart, and they also categorized their examples. 

                                               

                                                           

                                                           Math for All: 

  

 The children took a challenging math pre-test this week. We will also take the same pre-test at the end of the year. We discussed how some of the material may be unfamiliar right now. I went over the power of "yet" with them. I told them that if they weren't sure about a problem, they could put a question mark next to it. Some students wrote "I don't know...yet", which makes me glad that they were able to grasp the saying!

  

 

   

                                    Have a great weekend,                                                              

Mrs.Golday