Today was Texas Rangers Day at Wesley Prep! Panthers are all cheering you on tonight: LET'S GO RANGERS! #TexasRangersWorldSeries
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WP Second Graders recently completed a unit on the human body (including the skeletal system). They celebrated the end of the unit by welcoming a visiting scientist. Students performed a few activities focused on bones - they made their own collagen, molded clay bones, and constructed a spine out of beads and pipe cleaners. Hands-on Science is Fun - No Bones About It!
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Open House was a great way to show off your students' hard work! It was also full of some amazing performances. Students created dioramas, composed and recited poetry, wrote and performed a play/musical, memorized and acted out dialogues, and lots more... Joyful Learning equals Confident Children.
WOW - very impressive!
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It was so fun seeing all of our Early Childhood and Elementary Families at Open House last night! Your students did such a great job showing off their work and touring their parents around the campus. Joyful Learning equals Confident Children!
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Wesley Prep Third Graders went Beyond the Classroom for their first all-day field trip to iFLY. The students participated in a hands-on science lab introducing the concepts of Force and Motion. The sky's the limit for these Panthers!
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WP Sixth Graders went on an adventurous field trip to the Go Ape Ropes and Zip Line Course. As the "leaders" of the school, our students are given many opportunities to build their leadership skills - like team building and problem solving.
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Our Second Graders went Beyond the Classroom to visit Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park last week. The students participated in hands-on demonstrations depicting life during 1840-1910 and experienced how children lived during that time.
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Finger Painting Fun in Preschool Today! This was the first time finger painting for some of our panther cubs in Mrs. Wackel's PreK 2.5 class - their creations will turn into cute pumpkins soon. These types of activities help students develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination through sensory play and exploration.
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Our PreK 4 students have been using apples to introduce the basics of scientific analysis. They learned about observation, investigation, and then created a hypothesis about whether their apple would sink or float in water. What do you think happened?
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After a Science Lesson on Animal Adaptations about Birds, our Sixth Grade Students participated in a hands-on lab and discovered how hard it would be to eat if they only had beaks or bills! The exercise was a fun and challenging competition and even Mrs. Fahrenbrook and Mr. Keeble took part in the chaos!
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During Early Childhood Music, Miss Betty began class by reading "Little Blue Truck Leads the Way" by Alice Shertle. After hearing the story (about a truck that alternates between going too fast and too slow when driving through the town), the students were asked to remember how to "start" and "stop" while "driving" on their own.
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The Early Childhood Donuts with Dad event was a sweet way to kick off the day. Cool animals and yummy donuts are the perfect combination! Thank you for joining us!
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Thank you for joining us for Donuts with Dad before school today! Such fun seeing our Dads, children, and all the smiling faces covered in donuts! WP Early Childhood Dads: join us again tomorrow, Friday, 09/15 at 8:30am for more fun! Thank you to The Creature Teacher for entertaining us with the baby kangaroo, snake, lizards, turtle, and beautiful bunny!
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Our Kindergarteners welcomed a Scientist from High Touch High Tech today. This in-house field trip focused on the properties of MAGNETISM. They learned about how magnets attract and repel, participated in some hands-on activities, and created their own magnets! They raced cars without touching them, drew pictures with flakes of iron, created floating magnet designs, and lots more!
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Our Kindergarteners have been learning about the computer mouse in Technology Lab. They have been practicing how to hold a mouse using “bunny ears” (the pointer finger and middle finger) and how to drive and click with their binder full of fun activities. These activities help students develop new muscle memories.
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In Fifth Grade, we start the day reading the newspaper. The students take the first 10 minutes reading articles they find interesting and then share headlines and information with their classmates. "The news is history in the making. This practice will help a student become a more socially aware and responsible citizen..." - Ms. Herring, WP Fifth Grade Teacher
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In Primer, we started off the year by learning about ourselves and one another. This lesson called "All About Me" consisted of lots of activities, including talking about what makes students unique and different. This type of hands-on/experiential learning creates Confident, Curious, Capable Children!
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We are so excited to have our Early Childhood Panther Cubs back on campus! So fun to see all these smiling, curious, beautiful faces. Let the JOYFUL Learning begin.
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In 3rd Grade, we approach math with as many hands-on ways as possible by using Math Centers (to reinforce the information learned during whole group instruction). It is super fun to write on our desks with dry erase board markers AND do activities with candy, puzzles, and games! At Wesley Prep, Math is FUN!
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Our 2nd Grade Panthers are reviewing the concepts of “less than”, “greater than” and “equal to” during math. Students played a fun hands-on card game to practice this concept. At Wesley Prep, Math is FUN!
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