Conn Magnet Elementary

💡 School of Entrepreneurial Design 💡 #ConnMagnet #CONNmUNITY 💙 #littlethinkersBIGIDEAS

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

‼️ FAMILY STEM NIGHT

🗓️ Thursday, March 6th

⏰ 4:45p

📝 PTA Meeting
📝 STEM activities
📝 Special Guests
🔥 NC State University
🔥 Centennial Magnet MS
📝 2 food trucks

See you at #ConnMagnet
💡 🐾

[Conn Magnet Elementary @ConnMagnet]

📢 No School Thursday, February 20th 📢
Due to inclement weather, school will be closed. Stay safe, and we’ll see you soon!

#SchoolClosed #WeatherUpdate #StaySafe #ConnMagnet

[Conn Magnet Elementary @ConnMagnet]

❄️ No School Tomorrow! ❄️
Due to pending inclement weather, school will be closed tomorrow February 19th. Stay safe and warm!

#WeatherUpdate #SchoolClosed #StaySafe #ConnMagnet

[Kurt Hurelbrink @KHurelbrink]

What a great afternoon reviewing attributes of shapes w/ these amazing @ConnMagnet 3rd graders & @birdbraintech Finch. @dlcpage @sanndavis @wcpssdll @CentralWCPSS @wcpssmagnets

[WCPSS Office of Magnet Schools (Choice Schools) @wcpssmagnets]

It's #MagnetSchoolsMonth and today we highlight these young entrepreneurs @ConnMagnet who #SeeThingsDifferently #LearnDifferently

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

THURSDAY, February 13th

#ConnMagnet

NC State University STEM Family Engagement Night!

ALL families are invited to join us in the Cafeteria for 10 different STEM experiences facilitated by students from NC State University!

@wcpssmagnets #WCPSS #STEM #nced #MagnetSchoolsMonth

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

Students from #ConnMagnet on the campus of @NCState @CentCampus applying our IDEAS Design Cycle to complete STEM activities!

@SHPE leading the learning!

#WCPSS @wcpssmagnets @MagnetSchlsMSA #NCED

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

Hey #Raleigh!

Are you registered for our Conn Cougar 5K yet? 🐾

🗓️ Saturday, March 8th
⏰ 8:15a stretch & beats
📍 1220 Brookside Drive
💡 5K and 1 mile fun run

👆Tap the link for the details!

🔗
https://t.co/ivXfNP6rqc

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

‼️ We are in!

#ConnMagnet will be reppin’ our IDEAS Design Cycle embedment of standards & ISTE Standards during STEM at STATE!

🗓️ Saturday, Feb 22nd

⏰ 12p - 3p

📍 Lenovo Center

Swing by our booth to see our CONN SPARK SQUAD!

@wcpssmagnets #STEM @NCStateENT @NCStateEngr

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

2nd Grade fossil from Ms. Dickerson’s class….

#ConnMagnet IDEAS Design Cycle embedment with literacy.

💡 Class animal selected (wait for it when the 3D printing is done) and then groups designed a portion of the body in fossil form to put together.

[Conn Magnet Elementary @ConnMagnet]

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[Wake County Public School System @WCPSS]

ALERT: All WCPSS schools will dismiss three hours early on Fri. Jan. 10

All schools will dismiss three hours early Friday, Jan. 10, due to impending inclement weather.

Learn more: https://t.co/yyOGcv5tNd

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

It’s NC State Week!

All our 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders at #ConnMagnet are 🚌 to @NCStateENT Entrepreneur Garage for a simulation & the @NCStateEngr Fitts-Woolard Hall Hydraulics Lab for 2 STEM activities facilitated by @SHPE

💡 community partnerships

💡 IDEAS Design Cycle

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

STEM activity 2 for our #ConnMagnet students at NC STATE with @SHPE facilitating.

20 minutes.
Build a bridge.
12 inches long.
6 inches wide.
Minimum span 3 inches.
Sphero SPRK+ cross over.

💡 IDEAS Design Cycle

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

STEM activity 1 for our #ConnMagnet students with NC STATE @SHPE facilitating!

5 minutes.
Tallest tower.

💡 IDEAS Design Cycle

Heights ranged from…

4 inches - 13 inches

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

‼️ Breaking news at #ConnMagnet ‼️

We have been accepted to perform at Pieces of Gold!

🗓️ March 5th

📍 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

⏰ 7p

[Conn Magnet Elementary @ConnMagnet]

Wishing all our Conn Magnet families a wonderful Winter Break! ❄️ Enjoy the holidays, and we’ll see our students back on January 6th, ready for an amazing new year! #ConnMagnet

[John Corey III @jcoreyeducates]

Conn Magnet ES School of Entrepreneurial Design’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’ The Nutcracker featuring our 2nd-5th graders Focus Areas. Every student had a part. Check out the set, costumes. Both performance were amazing.

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

‼️ Now available! ‼️

December 2024 issue of our #ConnMagnet Monthly Magazine!

💡 coding

💡 Women in Computer Science with NC State

💡 Community CONNections

🔗
https://t.co/d7ToCbzy27

[Daniel Gridley, M.Ed. @GridleyDaniel]

Last week at Apex High School….

A portion of our #ConnMagnet Dancers performed after the Apex High School Solo Showcase!

Then a backstage mentoring session.

❤️ Cross County Collaboration CONNections