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Market Day at Mary Hughes!
The third grade finished their economic study with a Market Day Celebration. The project is a cross curricular activity that combines ELA, Math and Social Studies as students become consumers and producers in a high energy, highly entertaining environment. Students had to design and create a product from scratch, develop advertising and then sell the product. The event allowed students to experience supply and demand first hand when several "hot" items sold out quickly. A few entrepreneurial students learned that they could turn and resell their "hot" items to other classmates for twice the original price, which in turn increased their own profit margin. Following a grading rubric, students were scored on advertising, product development, sales techniques, budgeting and profits. Overall the event was a tremendous success and one of the year's highlights.
Confetti Celebration!
Learning takes time and requires a lot of hard work. Piece by piece each student learns what is necessary to move from one grade to the next. Third graders at Mary Hughes take that literally and turns those pieces of work into a confetti celebration! Tests, quizzes and assignments completed throughout the year are cut into confetti and placed in the center of a parachute. Slowly students toss the confetti spreading their hard earned knowledge all over the place! Students are amazed at how much material they have covered this year and are thrilled to see how those tiny pieces of knowledge add up to a successful year. When the "spreading of knowledge" is finished, students rush to collect all those pieces in a bag to take home as a reminder of their third grade year. Something so simple brings great joy to the students and allows them the chance to truly celebrate!
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| Sullivan South Track and Field |
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Adam Dunn (Sullivan South Junior) placed 5th in the State Track and Field Tournament at MTSU on May 23, 2014.
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| Nashville Studio Legend Visits CHMS Band |
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Mr. John Gardner, Nashville session drummer for over 30 years, visited the Colonial Heights Middle School Band. John is a longtime friend of Eddie Dalton, Band Director at CHMS. John spoke to each band class throughout the day giving a brief snapshot of his illustrious career which included insights on how to become a professional musician and succeed both on the road and in studio situations. John told stories of his travels around the world. He also spoke of experiences playing with James Taylor, The Dixie Chicks, Taylor Swift and many more. He also conducted a question and answer session with the students allowing them to interact with him. John finished each class session with a short drum solo related to his current musical endeavor, playing with Country Music Legend, Don Williams. Shortly after leaving CHMS, John boarded a plane to fly to Europe for an extensive tour with Don Williams.
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