Partner Up

Mrs. Lane's students practice math problems with a partner. Before
the activity, they made appointments with different students in the
room and rotated throughout the period to their different
appointments. This allowed kids to put their heads together with
several other students today.

Project Read

Language Arts students create projects and do oral presentations on a
book they recently read. This project was done by one of Mrs.
Paitsel's students. He created a scene from Old Yeller.

Anne Frank

Students present a power point on Anne Frank (a piece they read this
month) in Mrs. Lathrop's class.

Framed

Mrs. Peale's students present projects over current reads. This
student designed a DVD cover for the book, Framed.

Great Tasting Lesson

Students in Mrs. Manning's class learn about using imagery in their
writing by putting their senses to work as they describe a Hershey Kiss.

Chorus Sing!

Mr. Walker directs our choir of over 60 students preparing for the
Holiday Concert.

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Cool Ceramics

A new group of art students create amazing designs of functional
ceramic art.

The Amazing Race

Mr. Fuqua's music students practice their music notes and staff
through races. They received automatic feedback and had to run and
correct any mistakes.

High Tech Teaching

Mr. Neal teaches his Geometry class using his interwrite pad. With
this technology he is able to write on an electronic board as he walks
around the classroom. Today his lesson is even color coded to help
students understand angles.

Art Critique

As students finish up their art rotation, they examine each others
portfolio of work, interpreting the artist's purpose and critiquing
their work.

Speed Zone Ahead!

Students in Mr. Cole's class calculate speed by measuring time and
distance around different tracks he had taped off in the Commons's area.

Create...

Art students in Mr. Lile's classroom work on their perspective
drawings on the day their handmade pottery was returned.

Caught Ya!

Students in Mrs. Morgan and Mrs Fain's 7th grade science class calculate a car's speed on the parkway
from our back door.

Catch!

Coach Catlin brushes up on students' basketball skills in math class
by tossing the ball as students answer questions. It's a great way to
keep them engaged on a rainy Friday afternoon.

Show What You Know

Pencil and paper were not the only things needed for this science test.
Students rotated around and demonstrated their learning through
various measurement performance assessments in science class.

Accept the Challenge

Students sign a banner to accept Rachel Scott's challenge of showing
kindness to one another and changing the world. Rachel was the first
student killed in the Columbine tragedy and left a legacy behind of
strong character. GCMS was moved by an assembly held by Rachel's
father earlier that day.

Minute To Win It

Students in Mrs. Gibb's class play "Minute to Win It" games and answer
the question of how it compares to Mesopotamian culture.

Exploring Mass

Mr. Cole's science students tested ideas in an experiment to find the
right combination of objects to equal the given mass measurements.

Name It and Claim It

Students in Mr. Johnson's class plan a new classroom arrangement by
being the first to claim furniture for their group. The activity
modeled what European countries did when choosing territories in the
new Americas.

It's Just Right

7th grade science students measure liquid volumes.

Grow, Grow, Grow

7th graders act out the Neolithic Revolution when people learned to grow their own food.

A Hunting We Will Go

Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Willis and Mr. Seaton's social studies classes
experienced first hand life as a Hunter and Gatherer and the concept
of scarcity. Students went out and found eggs then had to make
decisions on how to feed their group.