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We packed a lot into just a few days this week! If you don't already, you can follow me on twitter, @aiellomrs. I try to post more...

On Thursdays 6/6 and 6/13 our PAGE (Parents for the Advancement of Gifted Education) Group hosted events at UWM's Manfred Olson's...

3rd Graders worked on completing simple machine builds as well as original compound machines in Innovation Station on 2/3. We saw...

On 1/31 I was able to visit Team Achieve's Westward Expansion Museum. Students shared their learning through exhibits they designed and...

On Tuesday 2/4, Team Pursuit continued recording episodes of their Podcast, "Stories from 86th Street". I worked with several students...

On Thursday, January 30th 28 Spellers competed in our annual WAWM District Spelling Bee. Two finalists from each elementary and...

Congratulations to our Jefferson students, Abby and Willa, who participated in the WAWM District Spelling Bee on 1/30! They were...

Irving students working on the Literary Entrepreneurs PBL unit are at varying stages of their business creation and marketing. Some...

This week Team Enterprise was challenged with a 3 Act Math Task. This process, created by Dan Meyer, asks students to take ownership and...

4/5 Students are exploring STEM and engineering design standards during our Irving Innovation Station unit on simple machines. Learners...

On Tuesday 4th and 5th Graders in Team Enterprise finalized their Field Trip proposal presentations. On Wednesday they presented to an...

On 1/17 our Spellers did an incredible job getting up on stage and spelling in front of their peers. They showed grit, sportsmanship,...

5th Graders at Jefferson are at a variety of stages in their business planning venture. Their project task was to design a business that...

On Tuesday, students had the opportunity to compare continuous vs. split trip bus budget bookings. We had to calculate cost for miles...

On Tuesday morning writers with Ms. Schaefer and I held a class meeting to establish our group norms for the PQP protocol/process. We...

On Monday 3rd Graders from Ms. Milroy's class embarked on the challenging concept of averages. They are planning a vacation for their...

Today we held our annual Franklin School Spelling Bee. All 20 spellers did an incredible job acting with confidence, sportsmanship, and...

Congratulations to all of our Spelling Bee Finalists! It takes a lot of courage to get up and spell in front of teachers and peers. ...