EEM - Thank you, Mr. Ron Hale, for speaking to Career Development classes Friday, February 28th about jobs with the railroad. The career possibilities are endless!
We are so thankful for our community support!
EEM - Time flies when you are having fun! Last week, Ms. Reynolds' Social Studies classes planned a trip, booked flight and hotel, calculated a budget with exchange rates, planned sightseeing trips and created a slide show of their proposed trip. Pack your bags, the plan is set!
Dance Team tryouts for both Jr High and High School are coming up March 16-20. There will be a parent meeting on March 5 at 6 PM in the new SHS Cafeteria.
EEM - Mrs. Threet's 6th grade writing classes are up and moving analyzing reflective narratives. Students are scoring narratives based on the 6th grade ACT Aspire Reflective Narrative Rubric and the assigned prompt.
EEM - Mrs. Askew's 6th grade English class doing Tabletop Twitter. Everyone had the opportunity to comment on the pictures.
Students from SMS and EEM competed in the Winter Showdown last Saturday at McGehee High School. Students from EEM composed two teams. It was a great learning experience for the VEX students. We placed 7th and 18th out of 19 total teams.
EEM - Ms. Pitts had students analyze famous changemakers. Students worked in groups in order to determine their changemaker’s philosophy, vision, and goals.
EEM - Ms. Pittenger's 6th grade math classes have been using unconventional tools for measuring. Students used their hand to measure objects around the classroom. The size of their hand was then used to convert their measurements to standard units.
Introducing our 2019-2020 EEM Student Council .
Yesterday, our Student Council had their first meeting. Excited for the work we will do for our school and peers.
EEM - Today Mrs. Teague's 7th-grade science classrooms modeled population growth in an ecosystem. Tomorrow we will be graphing and analyzing their data, discussing how the population size can affect the resources available.
EEM - Mr. Braden's 6th grade Pre-AP science students worked on a project requiring them to research and construct a detailed model of Earth's 6 major layers. The project had guidelines but students were allowed artistic freedom. Check out the talent and creativity!
EEM 8th Graders: CAP conferences will be Thurs, Feb 20, 2020. Please click on the following link for more information, http://bit.ly/2UgJpf8 You can access the 9th grade course catalog here: http://bit.ly/36MWiQO
Students in Ms. Pitt's 7th grade class loved reading about Nicholas Lowinger and the positive change he has made. Nicholas donates shoes to homeless children in shelters across America. Students created cards to be delivered to the kids his organization helps. #GottaHaveaSole
S.T.E.M. learning continues in full force in Mrs. Teague's class! 7th-grade students are building towers out of index card. Towers must reach 40 cm and hold the most weight. Look at what a great job they are doing!
Last week 7th grade students started designing rockets that travel 6 meters to a target. We have all types of rockets and are seeing new modifications each day that make the rockets more accurate!
6th graders at EEM started the week off in Mrs. Goode’s and Mrs. Threet’s English classes by creating their own thematic statements showcasing their perspectives on growing up. This is part of our "Growing Up" Unit studying various forms of literature.
Yesterday, students answered questions over the LR Nine through tabletop twitter. This allowed students to see what other students thought in prior periods. Students loved getting the chance to share their answers through tabletop Twitter. Their answers blew Ms. Pitts away!
Students in Mrs. Scott's class are creating animal costumes with recycled items and presenting the animal poem in class. What creativity!
Students in Ms. Pitts 7th grade English class loved learning more about the Little Rock Nine from Fabian Ruiz from Central High School National Historic Site.
Mrs. Teague's 7th grade students are working through the Engineering Process to design a watercraft that will float and hold at least 25 pennies. Students are currently testing their prototypes to determine what modifications are needed.
