Mrs. Woods has a YouTube Channel!! What, what??

WHO? Mrs. Woods

WHAT? has a YouTube channel

WHERE? at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXWlFaoPpBoKBM5eEJF_qKg

WHEN? right now

WHY? to share the life and learning taking place at East Pike and Horace Mann Elementary schools

HOW? with the professional development and technological opportunities at IASD!

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#IASDHOMEPLaTe #googleappsforeducation #technology #empoweringourfuture 

From the Science Outreach Center at Saint Francis University:

 A total of 548 posters were received from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

for the 2016 Pennsylvania Statistics Competition, hosted by Saint Francis

University!  The total count included 89 posters from Kindergarten to 3rd grade, 234 from

4th to 6th grade, 131 from 7th to 9th grade, and 94 from 10th to 12th grade.


The annual state-wide competition is in its 20th year and is sponsored by the following

professional organizations in the state:  Laurel Highlands Mathematics Alliance,

Mathematics Council of Western Pennsylvania, American Statistical Association

Harrisburg Chapter, and Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The contest

is also sponsored and supported by the following departments at Saint Francis

University for the seventh year:  Science Outreach Center, and Department of

Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering.


The volunteer judges included Saint Francis University faculty: Dr. Norbert Youmbi, Mr.

John Lamertina, Dr. Lanika Ruzhitskaya, and Dr. Peter Skoner; and students: Kasey

Butts, Ashley Rovder, George Ryan, Zachary Sterner, Ben Jones, Leo Sebastianelli, Ry

Gallgher, Anna Baughman, Natalie Mijac, Bridget Brumbaugh, Cam Thon, Arlan

Zelenley, and Gabriel DeSouza.


A list of the winning posters is below, separated into the four grade categories.  To view

pictures of the posters and a list of students, and schools who have placed in First

through Fourth place or received an honorable mention, please go

to http://francis.edu/pa-statistics-poster-competition/.  Students who submitted winning

posters will be presented cash awards in the amounts of $96 for first place, $72 for second place,

$48 for third place, and $24 for fourth place.  Certificates will be awarded to the winning posters,

including the honorable mention posters.  Five posters in each grade category have been

submitted to the National Statistics Poster Competition, coordinated by the American

Statistical Association.

 K-3 Grade Level Category:

First Place:  Madeline Krassner, Can You Really Improve Your Chances of Winning Rock-

Paper-Scissors? Overlook Elementary

Second Place:  Andrea Hatton, Cheesy and Sweet, Which Would You Like to Eat? McKinley

Elementary

Third Place:  Aeryn Gibbons, Do People Still Say Thank you? Roslyn Elementary

Fourth Place:  Katelyn, Ice Cream vs Popsicles, East Pike
Elementary

Top Honorable Mention:  Declan Doyle, Do Teachers Really Have Favorites? Copper Beech

Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Zander Hrynko, The Warm Up, Rydal Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Elena Jadach, WHAT WE SEE WHEN WE WATCH TV, Rydal Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Jessica Chacko, Time to Tear, Rydal Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Jolene Frey, Tardiness-What’s Your Thought?  Roslyn Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Aisling Rose Scanlon, The Breakfast Club, Overlook Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Ciani Kittrels, What Beat Moves Your Feet? Roslyn Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Tristan Bacordo and Brandon Bacordo, Your Birthday Rocks! Highland

Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Max Hayes, Why Should You Collect Rookie Cards? Rydal East

Elementary

Honorable Mention:  John Jadach, Pepperoni Pizza Pie Chart, Rydal Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Matthew Dickerson, Second Grade Smiles, McKinley Elementary


4-6 Grade Level Category:



First Place:  Talitha Cheng, School=SAT Scores, Rydal Elementary

Second Place:  Zoe Wamsher, Fame or Fam? Copper Beech Elementary

Third Place:  Sarah Lyles, Extinction Soup, Will Hill Elementary

Fourth Place:  Braden Delgado, Pennsylvania’s Deer, Rydal Elementary

Top Honorable Mention:  Mohammad, Are Poems
Cool? Horace Mann Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Alex Bruce, Can I Predict the Lottery Based on the Past Winning

Numbers? Roslyn Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Aiden Gold, What is the Most Popular Pet in the United

States? Wallingford Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Francesca DiVIto, Which Type of Bacon Has the Most Fat? The Campus

School of Carlow University

Honorable Mention:  Elida Garcia, Favorite Planets, Roslyn Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Michael Moyninan, Does Winning the Heisman Trophy Mean NFL

Success? Rydal Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Michael Lyou, Pollution Pollution, We Need a Solution! Rydal

Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Lexi Wolf, What is Your Dream House? Roslyn Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Tristan, Organic Vs. Non-Organic
Foods Horace Mann Elementary

Honorable Mention:  Jessica Schneider, Brain Waves Rydal Elementary

20 Things We Should Say Often

20 Things We Should Say Often

shared by Celine 

by  Robby Novak otherwise known as Kid President

20. Thank you.

19. Excuse me.

18. Here is a surprise corndog I bought you because you’re my friend.

17. I’m sorry.

16. I forgive you.

15. You can do it.

14. I’ve got barbecue sauce on my shirt, too.

13. Please.

12. Everything is going to be okay.

11. Awe! You got me a corndog, too!? You shouldn’t have!

10. I don’t know.

9. You’re so awesome… I named my dog after you!

8. Hello, person I never met before! Here’s a high-five!

7. My heart isn’t always the best heart.

6. *Nothing*

5. Fart noise.

4. I disagree with you, but I still like you as a person who is a human being, and I will treat you like that, because if I didn’t it will make everything bad and that’s what lots of people do and it’s lame.

3. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

2. Life is tough, but so are you.

1.  ...something nice...

Horace Mann Elementary School presents...

4th Grade's "Argh, Pirates!"

STEAM Day

2016

We are smart in unique ways; our intelligence shines in different domains.  We have strengths and preferences.  We are intrinsically motivated to engage in certain activities over others.  We celebrate and honor our multiple and varied intelligences!  

A Typical Day in Saudi Arabia

By Mohammad

Scorching, hot,

dusty noon.

Waiting souls,

waiting for the sun to depart.

Finally!

We rush, scramble and

squeeze,

right out of the door

to have sleeping cold silence

awake,

neighbors

to annoy,

goals

to score,

and fun to have.

This joy fills us with enthusiasm.

Kicking a ball between endless streams of sand.

Laughing and playing and yelling.

Feels like it never ends, right?

Until Grandma yells at us and ends it.

Whining, signing, waiting for tomorrow!

The Darkening Of Night

By Olivia

Running. Running fast.

Bringing up memories of the past.

Through the dark shadows.

Away from the quickening widows.

Thump! Thump! Thump! On the ground they run.

Thump! Thump! Thump! As the light fades, the

sinking sun.

Darkness sets on the thickening trees.

Through the night there is nothing but a breeze.

Stop. Never stop.

If my feet stop moving, I may

drop.

The darkness settles.

But with the slight breeze it blows sickening petals.

And with this image I must stop.

For I except my faith and allow to be caught.

With the creature following.

It must start hollowing.

For I thus is to be buried.

But I am to be a bit wary.

With the world as dark as night.

As the sun sets with a terrible sight.

Music

By Joshua

Dum! Dum! Dum!

The sticks hitting down like a rapid machine gun!

Beautiful sounds coming right out beyond our control,

almost like hard blowing wind.

People coming together to make beautiful music.

Playing hard but the sounds sound smooth.

Many people coming around to listen to many sounds!

Joy comes to everyone all around.

The Beach

By Amara

The sand crawls up my feet, then gives a little tickle.

The crab's claws hug my fingers tightly, too tightly, tight enough to hurt. OUCH!  The waves jump with excitement. My mom, hula dancing, swishes and sways like the wind. I lay still for a little slight second watching the kids wandering like lost sheep. The birds fly, and I sigh, “What a good day to be at the beach.” Turtles hatching, heads poking out.

The Seashells Sparkle with great joy. Whoosh whoosh, go the gulls grabbing people’s lunches.

Splash splash, go the fish leaping in and out of the water.

Sadly, the sun is gone now.

It is early night. The moon is a night light in a dark room.

Bye bye beach, bye bye sand, hope to see you again, sometime soon.

All About the Spotted Bat

By Caiden

Want to learn about the Spotted Bat?  Well read on and discover many facts about these rare bats!

Spotted Bats live on cliffs along the Grand Canyon in Arizona.  They also live in forests, deserts, and grasslands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and British Columbia, Canada.

“They are insectivores, which means they only eats insects.  Moths are its food of choice.  They tear off the wings of the moth and only eat the abdomen,”  according to the Animal Fact Sheet: Spotted Bat from www.desertmuseum.org/kids/bats/Spotted%20bat.php.

Spotted Bats can grow to the length of 124 mm.  Their wingspan can reach up to 14 inches wide.  Their weight varies from around 16 grams to 20 grams.  The Spotted Bat’s tail is 51 mm in size.  Their ears are 42 mm in size.  The forearm extends up to 51 mm.  

Spotted Bats have black fur on their backs, two white spots on their shoulders, one white spot on their rump, a covered portion of white fur on the stomach, and small white patches of fur can be found under each ear.  The Spotted Bat is pale colored,  usually the combination is gray and pink.  Their ears and membrane are pinkish in color and the Spotted Bat’s face is black .

Now tell your friends about the Spotted Bat and I will tell my friends about the Spotted Bat.  I hope that it was fun learning about the Spotted Bat!  It was fun for me to research information about the rare Spotted Bat.

Bibliography

"Animal Fact Sheet: Spotted Bat." N.p., 2016. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.

Lovett, Sarah. Extremely Weird Bats. Santa Fe, NM: J. Muir Publications, 1991. Print.