3rd grade students use their skills forming contractions from two words to one during “Contraction Surgery.” The 3rd grade classrooms transformed into “operating rooms” to perform surgery on their word pairs to make contractions during this fun activity. #hceslowerschool
2nd graders are presenting their famous American reports this week. We love “seeing” and learning about those who impacted our country’s history. #hceslowerschool
5th and 7th graders presented their STEAM Fair projects to fellow students, parents and teachers, today. From homemade water filtration systems and hover boards to robotics, the arts and more, they did an incredible job! #hcescommunity#hcesSTEAM#handsonlearning
Our favorite K-9 deputy came to visit, today! Deputy Loki and Deputy Bragg demonstrated their teamwork and skills for the 4th grade students. They even did a few push-ups together. #hceslowerschool
Third Graders are visiting the Tallahassee Museum, today, getting a tour of the 1880’s school house and farm, learning what it was like to live in that time period. #handsonlearning#hceslowerschool
The HCES community participated in Ash Wednesday services today, led by our Chaplain Mother Beth in observance of the start of the Lent season. The ashes used in each of the school services were made by burning... https://t.co/sodUVA4sfC
Middle School students learned about the nervous system in their science lab, today. They experimented, testing reaction response time and nerve density, the spacing of the nerve endings in different parts of the body and more. #handsonlearning#hcesmiddleschool
There were so many creative business ideas and products at today’s 5th grade Business Day! Even our gala puppy, Aspen got a homemade dog treat from business day. Great job, to all of our 5th grade entrepreneurs! #hceslowerschool
Congrats to our very own Ms. Sunny on being named one of the Tallahassee Democrat “25 Women You Need to Know.” There is a special write-up on her in today’s paper. Go check it out! #hcesfacultyandstaff#hcescommunity
Middle School students participated in a science lab experiment this week simulating the spread of an infectious disease through a population. #hcesmiddleschool#handsonlearning
We got a sneak peek inside The Commons construction site, today. Wall are going up and it’s exciting to see things begin to take shape - take a look at the stage! Thank you to Ajax Building Corporation for taking the time to walk us through.
Dads and daughters had an incredible time dancing the night away on Friday evening at the annual Father Daughter Dance. A huge thank you to our chair, Sara Bayliss and her team of volunteers for making it such a special night to remember! #bigappleofmyeye#hcesparentassociation
We love being part of this incredible event in memory of our beloved alumna Lawson Mayfield. If you haven't registered for the run, please plan to join us in support of this great cause and special family! https://t.co/uYtL5UhDgM