The
Baldwin-Whitehall School District has joined a
statewide public outreach campaign designed to promote
the accomplishments, accountability and value of
Pennsylvania's public schools.
Wildlife
Habitat Council Visit - PES
Paynter
Elementary hosted the Wildlife Habitat Council
(WHC), a group of corporations, conservation
organizations and individuals dedicated to
increasing quality wildlife habitat on corporate,
private, and public lands.
Marcia
Maslonek, the Pittsburgh Regional Office
Director for WHC, spoke to third grade students.
Ms. Maslonek shared hands-on activities with
the students, as well as exploring artifacts
from the Carnegie Museum Lending Library.
Posted
2/5/03
Paynter
and McAnnulty Celebrate 100th Day of
School
Paynter
Elementary and McAnnulty Elementary Schools
each celebrated the 100th day of school on
February 6. The students made projects using
100 items and took part in math, reading,
art, and music activities using the number
100.
Posted
2/7/03
One
Book, One Community
Allegheny
County Library Association is promoting the One
Book, OneCommunity program, which began in Seattle
in1998. The purpose, is not only to promote reading,
but also the sharing of a common experience in
the belief that shared experiences bring people
together. Everyone in Allegheny County is being
encouraged to read, To Kill A Mockingbird, during
the months of January through March. The selection
of this book is especially significant, because
it is about the evil of divisions within a community.
Baldwin Borough Library decided to invite two
segments of the community, who are some times
at odds, teens and adults, to come together and
share the experience of reading and discussing
this book. Baldwin Borough librarian Joyce Chiappetta
and Baldwin High School teacher Brigetta Hannah
arranged for the students to meet with the adult
members of the library's existing book discussion
groups. Small groups of students were paired
with adults and assigned a series of questions
to discuss during lunch. After viewing the trial
scene of the movie, the entire group discussed
some of the morecontroversial questions.
Posted
2/10/03
Harrison
Middle School 8th Grade Physics Lab
Harrison
Middle School 8C students used the ramp
in the auditorium to collect data for a
physics velocity lab. Groups of three to
four students had a car that they sent
down the ramp. They calculated the average
velocity at two different distances. After
collecting the data, the students performed
data analysis and made Time Vs Distance
graphs.
Posted
2/12/03
3rd
Grade Paynter Students Learn About "Our
Cities"
The
3rd grade at W.R. Paynter Elementary School have
been hard at work learning all about "Our
Cities" through a program with the Junior
Achievement Group of Western Pennsylvania and
its partnership with US Steel Corporation. Each
Wednesday afternoon in February and part of March,
Mr. Tom Lewertowicz volunteers to leave his job
with US Steel at the airport out in Coraopolis,
and drive to Paynter Elementary to present a
lesson to each of the 3rd grade classes at the
school.
Posted
2/13/03
HMS
- Team 7B Indirectly Measures Different
Objects
Students
on team 7B were asked to find the lengths or
heights of different objects at Harrison Middle
School, without measuring them directly. Some
of the objects that they were to find the length
or heights included the height of the clock in
the hallway and the length of the classroom door.
Students found the lengths or heights of the
objects, by implementing concepts of proportionality
and similar figures that had been previously
developed through lessons in the classroom. The
students had a great time working in small groups
to gather the data needed to complete their calculations.
The classes finished the activity by comparing
their calculations and conclusions with the actual
lengths and heights of the objects.
Posted
2/13/03
Baldwin
High School Band visits Harrison Middle
School
Eighth
grade Harrison Middle School students are
in the process of selecting their intended
classes for their freshman year at Baldwin
High School. To help them with their elective
selections, the Baldwin Highlander Marching
Band performed for the eighth grade band,
orchestra, and chorus students. The High
School Band Director/Orchestra teacher, Mr.
Gary McKeever explained to the students the
options available in the music department
at Baldwin High School.
Posted
2/18/03
Whitehall
Elementary Egg Drop
Working
in groups of two or three, Mr. Fisher's fourth
grade students designed parachutes that would
drop an egg safely from a second floor classroom
window to the sidewalk below at Whitehall Elementary.
The students applied their science lesson knowledge
of air resistance to conduct the experiment.
Each
group was supplied with a four-inch piece of
tape, one piece of construction paper, one piece
of tissue paper, four cotton balls, four feet
of string, and one egg. In past years, about
half of the dropped eggs cracked. This year,
not one egg broke! As a culminating activity,
each student wrote a paragraph describing why
his/her parachute design was a success.
Posted
2/21/03
Harrison
Middle School- Fashion Show
"An
Afternoon at the Copacabana" Saturday,
February
22, 2003
Harrison Middle School
Posted
2/24/03
Whitehall
5th Graders Back In Colonial Time
Thanks
to a grant from Whitehall PTA, the 5th Grade
students of Whitehall Elementary stepped out
of their Social Studies textbooks and back in
time. Mr. and Mrs. Kulik, American Revolutionary
time period reinactors, shared their knowledge
and artifacts with each of the 5th grade classes
to help the students better understand the lifestyle
during this time in history. The students were
highly interested and welcomed the opportunity
to experience what it was like to live over 200
years ago.
Posted
2/26/03
Harrison
Middle School Excursions
During
the month of February, all Harrison students
had the opportunity to participate in an Excursions
experience.
The
Excursions Program provided students with the
opportunity to become acquainted with diverse
cultural, pre-vocational, and leisure activities.
Also, it allowed students to participate in exploratory
experiences which promoted leadership, teamwork
and the development of skills pertaining to selected
areas of interest.
Students
selected from over 60 Excursions experiences,
including, Aerobics, Babysitting, Civil War Diorama,
Fly Tying, Italian Getaway, Muay Thai, Rocket
Redesign, Rugby, T-Shirt design, and Zodiac.
Administration Building, 4900 Curry Road,
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