On the move

Our third year of summer program started with roller coasters. This activity was popular with the students last year and is a thrill again this year. What is even more thrilling is that our first day we had 46 students! This is a higher one day total than any day last summer. We continued building roller coasters on day 2 and added in some programming with  Sphero Ollies  and the  Tynker app . Students practice their math facts with MobyMax  and explored current events with  Newsela . We filled all of our tables for the free lunch served by our district's Nutrition Services. We are feeding both minds and bodies. We will continue our week with  Lego building challenges .

I am overwhelmed by the amount of support that our school has received from the community for our Young Scholars. In the past month we have received a grant from the Hillsboro Schools Foundation  and a 3 year promise of financial support from  First Tech Credit Union . These funds will help us with our  Project Lead the Way  implementation. We successfully piloted this program in grades 4th and Kindergarten this year. It is wonderful to know that all of our students will have access to this engaging hands-on, minds-on curriculum next year and for years to come. This curriculum is a major component of our journey as a  STEM Transformation School . We are so fortunate to have these community partners that believe in the success of our students. I look forward to sharing stories of our learning that is made possible by this generous support.