What do you wonder?

Curiosity is an important part of every child's development, both in and outside of school.
Recently some of our students had the opportunity to get some of their questions answered by a special guest.

Our second grade teacher, Ms. Lisa Harman, shares:

Hoping to inspire curiosity and strengthen problem solving, one second grade class has started working on a weekly ‘Wondering’ question.  The idea was developed with the help of UVA students from Dr. Elgin Cleckley’s Design Thinking course.  The first question posed to students was “How many school buses are there for all of the ACPS?”  Students worked in pairs, groups, and individually to figure out their answers.  They shared their thought process with classmates and voted on the four answers whose processes they thought made the most sense.  

This week, Mr. Jim Foley, the Director of Transportation for ACPS, came to second grade to share information about our county’s school bus fleet. He also gave the students the actual answer: 220 buses!  Mr. Foley also shared the elaborate process for canceling school for weather events and answered other transportation questions.   It was an exciting way for students to check their work!  They are looking forward to next Wednesday’s Wondering! 

One group sharing their math work with the class.

Students count the buses on a diagram of those at Baker-Butler to get started on their calculations.

Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart success!

We are writing to share the great news about our recent Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart fundraisers!

Here is information from our PE teacher, Ms. Heeschen:

Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart are community service learning programs of the American Heart Association.  They teach students the importance of developing heart-healthy habits and that being physically active can be fun.  Our students also learn that raising funds to support cardiovascular research and education helps save lives in their community and across the country. 

We are so proud of our Baker Butler students for raising $14,795.70 for the American Heart Association. We surpassed our goal of $13,000, which is what we raised last year.   In addition to providing funding for heart research, our school will receive a $500 gift certificate to purchase PE equipment.  Stay HEALTHY everyone!

Great job, everyone!