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Five for Friday 1-22-21

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 Here are just 5 of the incredible things that happened at Page this week... 5. You Can Measure Height.. -But you can't measure heart. Mrs. Michalski's class got a frisbee stuck in the roof gutter during recess. A few of her students and I collaborated, and decided what we lacked in height, we could make up for in heart and creative problem solving 😉I was just happy to help! 4. MAP-ping It Ou t - We mostly wrapped up our NWEA MAP testing this week. I remain in awe of the amazing job our teachers and students do each day growing through a pandemic. The initial results are impressive considering everything that has gone on the last 9-10 months! 3. Snow YAY - Sorry, but even principals get excited about the first snow day of the year! 2. Let It Rip - A few of our 4th Grade classes have started a cool series of science experiments to learn about energy in a mechanical system and a few o principles of Newtonian physics. In particular I got to see Mrs. Keizer's students as they...

Five for Friday

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  Five for Friday - For This Week Here Are 5 Creative Ways the Amazing People at Page Have Kept Covid from Cancelling! 5. Kingpin -  Traditionally our PE classes have gone bowling. Well, if Mrs. Cross can't take them to the bowling alley, she'll bring the bowling alley to them. Glad to see that our students are still able to enjoy this! 4. Virtual Lansing - Mrs. Smith got creative on behalf of our 4th grade team. I had to cancel their physical field trip to Lansing this spring. She was able to work out a virtual one instead! 3. Battle of the Books - a committee met this week to discuss how to still host some form of this event in some fashion. Please stay tuned as the committee has some great ideas! 2. Off Base-- Like so many things, Covid has upended the way our 5th graders experience STARBASE. Thanks to the flexibility of our 5th grade team and the team in Battle Creek our students are attending STARBASE virtually here at Page on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I was able to drop ...