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by: Susan Griffiths
ESAA Rocket Club launches with a splash
ESAA fourth and fifth grade students had a great time participating in the Rocket Club’s first official launch of their water bottle rockets. Since spring break, Mrs. Coenen and Mr. Scharenbroch have worked with students to design and create water bottle rockets. Students made design decisions based on knowledge gained earlier this year about Newton’s Law’s of Motion along with new knowledge about aerodynamics. Taking advantage of perfect weather today, students launched their rockets high into the air by pumping air in and forcing water out. After the launch, a discussion took place about the successes and challenges of their designs. Students will use this information to make revise and launch their rockets again. Students will end the year creating a engine mount rocket to launch. Which type of rocket do you think will stay in the air longer: a water bottle rocket or engine mount rocket? Stay tuned to find out their results.
by: N. Lynn Goldstein, Étude Studios Publication Design Intern
The Mosaic School works together to fertilize a better community
On March 20, 2015, Rachel Gunderson and her Mosaic science students came together and put on a presentation for Sheboygan ecologist Scott Horzen, two Caan’s representatives, and UW-Madison student Owen Schneider, that demonstrated the students’ knowledge on the “Mosaic Garden” project that they would like to make happen. Whispers from the audience clearly showed interest in this idea, some stating that they have been involved since the idea was first brought up. The Mosaic School science classes created five different garden plans and then collaborated to propose one big and unique garden together that would host native plants of Wisconsin.
by: Tad Phippen Wente
Madison trip offers juniors a close look at college options
IDEAS Academy Class of 2016 woke early for a day in Madison on April 15. First stop was the University of Wisconsin for a general overview and campus walking tour.
by: Jodi Kimme
First morning on the farm
This week we visited Higher Grounds Farm near Plymouth. It is the farm of Mike an Christal Mulder (Ms. Kimme's niece and nephew-in-law).
by: Dan Burkey
Drama class brings literacy to life
dramakslide One of the ways that children naturally direct their own learning is through dramatic play. Left to their own devices, kids will often devise imaginative games in which they take on roles and act out the relationships between characters they create. Whether it's adventuring as knights and princesses, prowling the jungle as real or mythological animals, or just playing house, acting things out helps children explore the world around them and develop a deeper understanding of human relationships. Drama brings the body, voice, and imagination together into a whole-person activity that can connect with a variety of learners, so it's easy to see why it performs such a natural role in human development. In fact, recent studies have shown that dramatic play is one of the primary ways that humans develop empathy; by inhabiting the role of someone else, children begin to comprehend the existence of perspectives other than their own.
by: Erica Brown
Final Shadow Day
Students interested in learning more about The Mosaic School are invited to attend our Shadow Day on Tuesday, April 14th from 8:05 to 3:15 p.m.
by: Erica Brown
Final Shadow Day
Students interested in learning more about I.D.E.A.S. Academy are invited to attend our Shadow Day on Tuesday, April 14th from 7:55 a.m. to 3:06 p.m.
by: Zoe Farrell & Autumn Willard, Étude Studios Publications Interns
EOS and Amity sponsor upcoming Étude Sessions featuring Rogue Valley
EOS and Amity Skateboards are sponsoring the next Étude Sessions concert, featuring Minnesota band Rogue Valley, at Paradigm Coffee and Music April 8 at 8 p.m.
by: Colleen Machut
An introduction to Theater from Many Lands & Times
On Wednesday, March 11th Mosaic students began new seminar classes for Trimester 3. Students have the opportunity to take two different seminars each trimester and can choose between six creative disciplines: Music, Creative Writing, Dance, Visual Art, Engineering, and Drama. Part of this choice includes what we call a "project seminar," or a seminar wherein they will do an in depth interpretation of an academic concept through the art form they are studying in the seminar. An example of this from Trimester 2 is the Animation Sensations[/middleschool/community/mosaic-gallery/new-portfolio-page/] seminar and an extension of this at IDEAS Academy is IDEAS Project Block[/highschool/community/ideas-gallery/].
by: Susan Griffiths
2015-16 ESAA Transportation Sign-up
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