Thursday, October 29, 2015


Oh The Places We Can Go!!!!

We are enjoying learning about all of the different and interesting places that cover our Earth. We have begun our journey through a postcard project that allows our students to learn about different cities, states, countries, and continents that people have visited or live in. As each postcard arrives to our school, we are pinpointing it on the map and tracking the distance from here to there. We are so excited about knowing all about the places on the Earth. Here is a video clip of our Quest class learning and singing about the seven continents.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Rock On!! 

Our 2nd grade Quest classes had a special visit from Mrs. April Fowler, who brought her rock collection and taught us all about Geology. We are kicking off our Geography study by understanding what the different places around the world are made up of. Mrs. April taught us how to distinguish the difference between many different types of sedimentary rocks, igneous rocks, and metamorphic rock. We had a great time and learned so much!




Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Phases of the Moon

During one of our last space missions, we learned about the eight phases that our moon, Luna, goes through. Each student had a specific duty and task for his/her team. They worked together to craft their Oreo cookies to match the particular phase they were given. Upon completing, the students used the moon phase map to place their cookies in the correct order. The kids loved this and had a blast getting to eat the moon afterwards. 




Monday, October 5, 2015

Exciting Saturday Gifted Programs

2015-2016 Saturday Gifted Studies Programs


The Saturday Gifted Studies Program at The University of Southern Mississippi is designed to enhance cognitive and affective abilities of gifted students through planned enrichment/acceleration programming.  Emphasis is placed on participation in areas that provide in-depth analysis of specific topics in small-group activities with other gifted youth.

Spring Saturday Gifted Studies - USM Hattiesburg Campus
January 23 - March 5, 2016 (Seven Saturdays), 9 a.m - Noon
For complete descriptions of courses and to apply online, visit www.usm.edu/gifted.

Payment and Forms Deadline November 30,2015