A Day at the Wax Museum

2nd grade QUEST students in Mrs. Holly Johnson’s class have been learning about “Influential People of the Past.” Each student chose a special person of interest to research. The students used their research findings to put together a slideshow presentation that they would present to their families at school. The students dressed the part that represented their person of the past. We had a wonderful time at the museum and every student did an outstanding job. We have learned so much throughout this amazing unit of study. Thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged us. It was a great success!

Be Your Life’s Own Author

Mrs. Holly Johnson’s 6th grade Quest students shared stories they had written with children at PLE. The students have worked hard writing books and wanted others to enjoy them also. MSP Quest really enjoyed interacting with the younger students. They also brought each class a blank book that can be used to create a class story. MSP Quest shared that good books come from stories in your own life. Using your imagination is what makes a great story come to life. It was nice to see all of the students so engaged and excited about reading.

More Ways to Communicate

Our 2nd grade Quest classes are learning about influential people of the past. We have been studying about how people did inspiring things that we still read and hear about today. These great people have helped pave the way for us today. One person in particular that we studied, was Helen Keller. We learned that Helen Keller did not let her disability of being both blind and deaf slow her down. She went on to college and did great things in her life. Our guest, Mrs. Haley Blanchet, came and taught us sign language as a way to communicate with others that may be deaf. Here are some pictures from her visit. The kids are signing, “I love you.”

Oh the Places We Can Go!!!!

Our geography study in Quest has taken us all over the world. We have received so many wonderful postcards from amazing places. We have tracked all of the postcards on our map and would love to visit those places one day. This study of places around the world has really made us want to travel and see the world more. Here are a few pictures from all of the cool things we have learned about during our Geography study.

Compose Yourself

Students have enjoyed being music composers. Compose Yourself is a great experience for kids and gives them the opportunity to learn how to create music. Each student selected several cards with music notes. They put the cards in the desired order and plugged the information into the computer. From there, Students were able to publish and share their songs with friends and family. Here are some pictures to show what it looked like.

 

To Infinity…. & Beyond!

Our 2^nd Grade Quest students had a blast at the Infinity Science Center at Stennis Space Center. This trip was a culminating experience that allowed the students to explore and witness all of the amazing things we learned in the classroom during our Mission Space Study, and bring it to life. We talked to scientists and astronauts who work with NASA and could answer many questions. We had a wonderful time making lasting memories.