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While visiting @LEGO_Group today, I presented the LEGO team w/ essays & drawings from 5th graders at J.B. Watkins Elementary School in Chesterfield on what LEGO moving to Chesterfield means to them. Essays from students like Neela shine a light on the Virginia LEGO possibilities!
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Last Thursday on March 14, students in Ashley Wilson's fifth grade class at Watkins Elementary enjoyed Pi Day with various fun activities in celebration of the irrational number. #oneCCPS
Diving deeper into the countries of South America with a fun Jigsaw activity! @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments
Our Roller Coaster Engineers did an amazing job collaborating with their teams to design, create, test, and present their roller coaster prototypes! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments
The 5th CBG tower garden has been officially up and running for 2 weeks now and makes us all so happy to see every morning! 😊 @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments
Always a blast when @RodgersC_ comes for a CBG Enrichment lesson! Learning how to play Muggins! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments
Loving the “coffee house” vibe we had going on during morning meeting while sharing our “Happiness Is…” poetry. @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments
A few more pictures of our energy stations! The teamwork was amazing! @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments
Mrs. Bayly feature our class on her Instagram this week! instagram.com/p/CxOIAxquKyD/…
So much fun with Hexbugs for our first CBG Enrichment of the year with @RodgersC_! The collaboration and teamwork was amazing! @JBWatkinsES @ccps_gifted #minermoments
Following the steps of the scientific method with our Rubber Band Launching experiment! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments
Celebrated the end of the first week in 5th grade with learning our first *STRATEGY* Thinking game! Did you know strategy games develop and enhance critical thinking skills?! @ccps_gifted @JBWatkinsES #minermoments
The 5th graders reviewed their 4th grade plant unit by creating a lesson to teach their K buddies about the parts of a plant! They then researched the best plants to grow based on location, needs, goals, etc. @JBWatkinsES @CCPSGIFTED #minermoments
Exploring the VMFA! The tour was amazing and the 5th graders rocked analyzing and discussing the artwork! @JBWatkinsES @CCPSGIFTED #minermoments
