This Easter, ICA elementary student Maria F. participated in the 135th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. She enjoyed games and stories on the South Lawn alongside 30,000 others from across the nation. Her story, in her own words, is presented below.
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ICA Senior Earns First Place
Micah Dunkleberger, a senior at ICA, took the first place spot in the Senior Engineering Division at the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair.
Micah started her journey to the state level of competition on February 2 at the Bartlesville District Science and Engineering Fair. There she earned second place in the Senior Engineering Division and was chosen to move on to the state competition. This was Micah's third opportunity to represent ICA at the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair. On March 7-8 she competed in the same division and won first prize.
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Student Writing Features Products Made in America
A couple weeks ago, Mrs. Blind presented an online classroom called "Made in America" where she shared information about different items invented in the states. The class explored cars, tools, toys, and food items. She then asked the students to conduct their own research to discover the interesting things that their states manufacture. [Read more…]
Join the Elementary Book Club
An ICA Book Club has become an exciting addition to the online class schedule for elementary students. This year, the club has already read The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White and Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventure #9: The US Capital Commotion by Jeff Brown and Macky Pamintuan. Students are currently reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, a historical story of a little girl and her family growing up in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods in Wisconsin in the 1870s.
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If You Give a Puppy Pumpkin Pie
On November 21, 2012, Mrs. Wieneke led a fantastic online class for students in grades 3-7 that focused on the importance of organization when writing stories. She read the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and discussed how the author used the organization of her ideas, transition words, and a great ending to create a wonderful children's story. The class then went over a couple student-written paragraphs, and the children awarded scores of 1-5 for the organization within the writing samples.
The students in attendance were also challenged to create a well-organized story with a similar chain of events, building off the title "If You Give a Puppy Pumpkin Pie." Here are a couple creative examples we received in response to the extension activity.
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Number Boxes Help Students Learn Multiplication Facts
On Thursday, October 18, the elementary department hosted a math class about number boxes. These math puzzles are a great way for students to practice multiplication facts.
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Number Box Answers
Here are the answers to the number box made by ICA student Matthew Clegg. Number boxes are a great way for students to practice multiplication facts. [Read more…]
Student Poetry
The elementary students who attended the Poetry Shaped Learning Class on September 7 were asked to create their own poem using the 5W style discussed in class. These three students deserve to be recognized for their poems that answer the questions who, what, when, where, and why in a simple but catchy style.
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Online Elementary Classroom Explores Constellations
Mrs. Blind, one of our elementary teachers, led an online classroom that focused on the constellations in our beautiful night sky. She discussed what the constellations are and the Greek myths and stories behind some of them. The class also talked about a few of the major constellations like Ursa Major and Minor and the roles these "star pictures" played in history.
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