We are so grateful to Michal Kaleta from Lassel Architects for being our guest expert today! Michal talked with the Ss about renewable energy and energy efficiency, relating to our First Lego League #superpowered investigations. #WeAreNoble#NobleFLEX#PBL#FLL#renewableenergy
LEGO Robotic success! Working with Lego Spike Prime robots is good for collaboration, problem solving and it's also really fun! #NVMS#NobleFLEX#WeAreNoble#LEGO
As Ms. Whitehead often says, "Teamwork makes the dream work!" We constantly work at improving our teamwork skills, including communication and a balanced workload. Every member of a team has something to contribute! #nvms#NobleFLEX#WeAreNoble#teamwork#pbl
One of the best things about our Wellness PSAs is how different each is! Thanks to the folks at BCM for making it happen!! #nvms#WeAreNoble#psa#pbl#studentcenteredlearning https://t.co/LXn8DDqYtZ
Here is another student-created PSA: Stress Management. Special thanks to our guest expert, Shelly Lajoie, AND to Berwick Community Media for sharing their time, resources and expertise with us! #nvms#NobleFLEX#WeAreNoble#pbl#psa#stressmanagement https://t.co/27mc0z5zjD
We've had the most amazing time working with a real Paleontologist! Last week he came into school to hear Ss report on their conclusions about authentic fossils he provided & brought a museum-quality collection to us! We've learned so much. #nvms#WeAreNoble#pbl#realscience
In collaboration with Berwick Community Media, our students created a series of Public Service Announcements about Wellness. Here is the first one! Many thanks to Terri and Ralph and Berwick Community Media! #nvms#pbl#studentcenteredlearning
https://t.co/u7lfu25nW5
Some of our pre-snow day traditions: Put a spoon behind my pillow, 2 white crayons in the freezer, wear pjs inside out and flush an ice cube down the toilet. Haul the generator outta the garage, and make sure the snowblower works, if you'd call that "tradition".
What are yours?
Our testimonial was recently featured on the Weatherblur newsletter! Th for the beautiful photo and shared thoughts, Ms. Whitehead!! Weather Blur is an place-based citizen science investigation. NVMS Ss are studying local air quality. #nvms#WeAreNoble#citizenscience#pbl
We end our in-person days by sharing gratitude and appreciations. Recently we used a ball of yarn to visualize how we all are connected and have an impact on one another. Together we are stronger! #nvms#WeAreNoble#connectedlearners#gratitude#education
We had the most amazing opportunity to meet with a REAL scientist today via Google Meets. He shared his career path, travels, and experiences with fossils. Next he's sharing authentic fossils with us to analyze for ourselves #nvms#WeAreNoble#pbl#fossilinquiry#realscience
NVMS Students are creating and analyzing poetry this month. We had the most amazing discussion of this poem and others this afternoon, led by Ms. Abbott. Each word of a poem is important, just like each member of our NVMS community. #nvms#WeAreNoble#poetryforall
The NVMS January design challenge is to create a two part design with pieces that fit together. #3Dprinting is such a great way to teach and experience the design process. It creates authentic motivation to define, prepare, try and reflect...and repeat! #nvms#WeAreNoble#pbl