On January 28, 2008, students from the Art Activity Period at Easton Area Academy helped shake away winter doldrums by making snow globes.  They assembled the snow globes using empty jars and adding animals and scenery, then filled the jars with water, glitter and glycerine.  The students learned about viscosity in a fun way.  (Thank you, Mr. Tom Ganssle, for the generous glycerine donation!!)  Assisting the students were Officer Steven Parkansky, School Resource Officer, Ms. Preethy Jayant, School Guidance Counselor, and Ms. Barbara Miller, School Psychologist.  Officer Parkansky, Ms. Jayant and Ms. Miller enjoy helping with activities such as this one, because it gives them the opportunity to develop and nurture positive and supportive relationships with the students, a key ingredient to educational success at the Academy.

ART at EAA

News from Shawnee Team 7-1

Mr. Altimare’s classes are starting a unit on Africa.  They just finished up their keynote presentations on the Presidents.

Mr. Lucchetti’s classes are exploring persuasive writing through speeches, commercials and will be writing persuasive essays.

Mr. Woodring’s message to the student body is: Students Participating in Study Island: Ever wonder what your teacher would look like after a very bad hair cut? Well, wonder no more. Mr. Woodring is allowing his head of hair to be cut by one lucky Shawnee Student. To get a chance at being that student, simply complete all of Study Island in EITHER Math or Reading. Improve your chances by completing both. For more information, see Mr. Woodring during homeroom in room C227.

Miss Shipley’s essential classes are exploring author’s purpose, audience, fact and opinion by reading newspapers and nonfiction selections.  Her applied classes are finishing figurative language and getting ready to celebrate Black History Month through literature.

Mrs. Rittenhouse’s students are just finishing a unit on classification.  Asking themselves “why am I in the same kingdom as a worm and a snake.”  Next into the world of bacteria.  Yea!! Look for us around the school collecting samples of bacteria to grow.  Fun!!  Stay tuned….

Team 7-3 News

Our classroom updates:

In Mr. Snyder’s English class students are finishing up their study of adverbs and adjectives, and looking forward to writing persuasive essays.

In Ms. Kralik’s reading class students are working in literature circles.  Soon, they will be studying African American writers for Black History Month.

In Mr. Ruhf’s science class students will be exposed to viruses in the following weeks with the help of his student teacher Miss Elliott.  During the unit, they will complete a case study project followed by a series of vaccines to ensure immunity to the test.

In Mr. LaDuca’s social studies class students will be presenting research projects.  Each student has been researching a president and will be sharing their discoveries with classmates next week.

In Mrs. Sanal’s math class students will be working on probability and studying hard on Study Island, preparing to ROCK the PSSA’s!

Here’s what’s new on Team 7-2:

GET WELL SOON MRS. O!     WE MISS YOU!!

In Science, we’re discussing disease-causing agents and will culminate the unit with student produced disease pamphlets.

Special Education classes have completed two days of 4-Sight testing and investigations into fractions/decimals and percents.

In Reading, our novels are almost completed and then we’ll be getting ready for a unit on Black History Month.  

Math students are solving problems with scale drawing.  Also, we are comparing and ordering rational numbers. Next week we will start probability using dice.

Social Studies classes are continuing a unit on the three branches of government.

In English, we’re studying similes, metaphors, and run-on sentences because it’s a fun thing to do and everyone loves it and we’re so good at it because we’re great students and learning is fun!