Hello SHS!

Learning has taken on a whole new look in Mrs. Hegger and Mrs. McDonald’s 4th and 5th grade!  Distance Learning has challenged both of us to come up with new & alternative methods for the students to allow them to continue with their education.

Like most other grades, the 4th and 5th grade has moved to using Google Classroom to submit most of their assignments.  This has helped the children grow as independent learners.  Many parents have given the feedback that they appreciate a format that their child can maneuver and that the parents see their children growing in educational maturity and computer skills.

Through the magic of Zoom, both teachers are able to connect with their students daily.  This allows them to continue instruction, interact with their students and gives the students the opportunity to ask questions.

Mrs. Heggar is using her Zoom sessions to have interactive Math and Science lessons and Mrs. McDonald and her students zoom, having book discussions and English lessons.

After a few hiccups, 4th and 5th-grade students and parents have become masters of Google Classroom.  Mrs. Hegger and Mrs. McDonald post their assignments in Google Classroom each day.  Students are keeping track of, completing, and turning in their assignments daily and are doing it fabulously!

The 5th grade also did an amazing job of improvising when it came to this year’s Living Museum (see below).  It became an extra credit project and many of them made a video and submitted it as an alternative to the live museum.  They turned out wonderfully!!!

We are really appreciative that Mrs. Howell has taught the students how to use Google Classroom in their computer classes for the past two years.  Mrs. Siron provides support to parents and students by email, and by giving lessons to those parents and students that needed extra assistance.  Thank you, Mrs. Siron!   Most of all, we are both so grateful for the patience, support, and perseverance of all of the 4th and 5th-grade parents.  Our parents deserve a HUGE pat on the back!            Mrs. Hegger & Mrs. McDonald

Mrs. McDonald Living Museum Videos

https://youtu.be/ejvm4sTx5SA – Sasha – Abraham Lincoln

https://youtu.be/JqGN_1KHSVQ – Kyler – Albert Einstein

https://youtu.be/bJIqyNc9bIE – Paisley – Laura Ingalls Wilder

https://youtu.be/OHq_VcdD-F0 – Lolah – Marie Curie

https://youtu.be/MV0Rg3kMbgU – Kieran – Florence Nightingale

Mrs. Hegger Tuning Fork Experiment

https://youtu.be/qK0IrqdbD3E – Mrs. Hegger’s Tuning Fork Video