Amazing Chinese acrobats assembly on January 27th!

On Friday our students had the opportunity to experience a group of acrobats from China. These 4 students come from an area near Beijing. It was a great demonstration of the value of hard work, dedication, and practice.

For nearly 45 minutes the team showcased traditional Chinese balancing, juggling, and acrobatics. Perhaps the highlights for most students were when the acrobats jump roped while riding a unicycle and when one woman juggled a table with her feet.

Jump roping on unicycles

Juggling a table with her feet

Juggling a drum with her feet

Balancing on top of a ladder

600+ students enjoyed the show!

Check out these videos of the performance!

 

 

Our students are excited about being healthy!

On Friday January 20^th, our traditional American Heart Association kick – off assembly was full of surprises for our students and teachers.  We had a visit from Rory the Lion, The American Heart Mascot, and Ms. Kendra Meiklejohn.

Students from each grade level shared their heart healthy messages: “Keep Moving,"  “Eat Smart,"  “Drink More Water,"  “Chop out Sodium," and “Say No to Tobacco!"

Homeroom representatives competed on stage to hold a perfect plank for 3 or 5 minutes, with several of our teachers joining in.  We think our neighbors at Hollymead could hear our cheers! 

Ms. Meiklejohn explained the importance of keeping our hearts healthy.  She shared the story of her daughter’s heart condition, and thanked our students for their fundraising efforts. 

Demonstrations of Speed Stack skills, jump rope, and basketball skills were the biggest attraction of our event.  Students kept score as our annual shootout between Dr. Saunders and his team tried to outscore Mr. Johnson and his team!

Students love the American Heart mascot

We heard a personal story about the importance of heart research

Ms. Meiklejohn sharing their personal story.

Students and teachers competing in the plank challenge

What an exciting afternoon we shared with emphasis on community and heart health.  We look forward to our Jump Rope for Heart, and Hoops for Heart events to be held during regular PE times on February 9^th and 10^th, 2017.

What a great first week back at Baker-Butler!

We've had a great first week back of school! Our students have had a wonderful transition back to school. Here are just a few pictures of some of the exciting things that students have been doing this week:

We've been active inside during PE this week, as students have been playing games such as a version of capture the flag.

This student created a Tesla Coil over break as he's learning about electricity. This device will transmit electricity through the air to light this bulb without any wires or connections.

These students are working on our Maker Tubs in the library, where they get to build, create, design, and experiment with a number of hands on science and engineering challenges.

Second grade students are studying Native Americans, and they are building and creating structures and artwork as a part of their lessons.

Here are students sewing together grass mats to make a Native American house:

 These students are creating pottery that they'll paint with Native American symbols and designs.

 Here are buffalo skin weavings in the background and the representation of Pueblo housing.

Finally, these third grade students are finding examples of text features such as titles, bold print, and photographs.

It's been a great first week back, and we look forward to sharing more of the great things that are happening here soon.