October 2018 Gallery By Dominique Price Photo Gallery October 01, 2018 Share Page Ms. Dragan has an impromptu study session with students in her Civics class. English 7 classes take over the library to begin the Author's Cemetery Research Project! Students in Mr. Wright's class are amazed to learn that Sandburg, Twain, and Whitman were actual people! Ms. Thomas' students learn how to select and evaluate resources during the Author's Cemetery Research Project. Ms. Morthole's students begin the Body Biography project for literary analysis. Safety first in Mr. Schmeelke's Science class. Sandburg AVID students share the 10 steps of the tutorial process in creative ways. Students write obituaries for Lincoln, Lee, or Douglass to remember their legacies during Reconstruction. Sandburg students' artwork on display at Reagan National Airport. Thank you to the Sandburg community who came out to support the Sandburg choir's car wash. This student takes advantage of flexible seating during Independent Reading! Ms. Thomas' students use SpongeBob to make connections to different types of conflict in fiction. Hundreds of students attended the After School Activities Fair Ms. Anderson has some impressive reads on deck for the Book Club! Students eagerly waiting their turn at the Game Club table! Mr. Rodriguez's Music Club was a hit! All rides were welcome at the orchestra fundraiser! Teachers participated in a Collective Efficacy Chalk Talk at the AVID presentation during this month's PD. These devoted AVID students came in on a student holiday to present at this month's staff meeting. Beginning Theatre students participate in a movement workshop with Mr Novak from Signature Theatre! The Builder's Club is back in action! The Sandburg FCCLA students are doing AWESOME things! Mr. Barker focuses on the Engagement Model at this month's PD. Ms. Hassen uses the WICOR Chalk Strategy in P.E. Ms. Lutzker shows her students how to use unit rates to shop and find the best deal! Ms. Kasiorek's classes work in collaborative pairs in the library using the CRAAP Test to evaluate websites. Ms. Morthole`s classes use collaborative and critical thinking skills to navigate the stations in the Library's Nonfiction Escape Room. There's nothing like a few rounds of rock, paper, scissors to build community before learning together! Our 8th graders are pumped and ready to play with The West Potomac HS Marching band! Students in Mr. Overbeck's class use the PACED decision making model to come up with alternatives to end Reconstruction. Congratulations to Ms. Kasiorek. this month's Panther Pride Winner! Thanks to the PTA members for sponsoring the Sandburg Oktoberfest! Congratulations to this months Pawsitivity Award winners! Bienvenidos! Dr. Degler's classroom is so bright and welcoming! Civics classes utilize the PBL Lab for a 1st Amendment Gallery Walk. The desk tops at Sandburg serve dual purposes! Effective collaboration taking place in Ms. Ayala's Spanish Immersion class. Ms. Kasiorek facilitates learning within a small group. Flexible grouping in Ms. Thomas' class. Former Sandburg students do warms ups with the cast and watching the run in Theater class. An intense discussion is taking place during the First Amendment gallery walk in Ms. Hill's class! Let's see what's cooking in this FACS class! Students use collaborative and critical thinking skills to complete the station activities in the library's NonFiction Escape Room. Ms. Marshall's classes take a watershed walk around Sandburg's exterior property. These diligent and determined learners participate in a math workshop in Ms. Tate and Mr. Sharma's class. Sandburg FCCLA members presented their Student Body project at the United States Department of Agriculture. Ms. Jeong and Ms. Leath are collaborating and planning high quality math instruction. Ms. McCallum assists a student with adding more depth and details to her artwork. Ms. Mead's Algebra students are engaged in this workshop activity. Ms. Owens is leading an exciting game of Kahoot, as student reflect on their learning. This class practices verb conjugation with a spoons game. Ms. Ayala's students work on projects referencing Spanish-speaking countries. Mr. Schmeelcke uses Elmo to help identify unknown objects by calculating density. Students from the Go 2 Green Club distribute recycling bins to teacher's classrooms. Students in Ms. Tourtellotte's class make appreciation and compliment cards during Panther Time! The Author's Cemetery takes over the Library! Stop by to check out the student's amazing work! Ms. Lutzker transforms her classroom into a restaurant to teach her students consumer math. Today was vegetarian nacho day at the Crafty Cooks after school program. These students examine the process of Eutrophication! The FCPS IT Team stopped by today with goodies for Sandburg's winners of the Technology Cohort Grant! Ms. Leath's classes take over the Library to facilitate the Percent Equations Escape Room and Simple Interest Workstations. Sandburg's debate team receives a visit from some alum! Scenes from today's drama rehearsal. Good times were had by all the students and staff who attended the mentor/mentee meet and greet! Students determine the mood and tone in music videos to identify the genre in Ms. Price's library lesson. Ms. Price guides students through Chalk Talks to brainstorm descriptive words for fiction genres. Students in Mr. Overbeck's class manipulate historical artifacts and primary sources to explore why Americans moved west. Students in the SCA are getting ready for the Halloween dance! Students exemplify effective communicator and collaborator traits in Ms. Evans' class. Language Live in action in Ms. Slanoc's class! Ms. Morthole's English class works diligently on their Body Biography projects for character analysis. Our talented students in chorus, orchestra, and band gave awesome performances at our Fall Concert. Students collaborate to problem-solve and create multi-step equations in Ms. Leath's Algebra 1 class. Students work collaboratively to create a rap for a civics project. Students in Ms. Bowden's and Ms. McDonald's class perform a chemical reaction.