At the School Board work session on Dec. 11, the architects for the West Albany High School rebuild project will share the status of the design process for the school.
DLR Group will present design concepts and options for the site. Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2018 with a projected completion date of September 2020.
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See the work session packet.
The Hour of Code is an international movement to introduce students to computer science. This week, GAPS elementary students participated with the help of volunteers from HP.
The students used their Chromebooks to learn to program a Star Wars-themed game. The goal is to inspire interest in computer science as a career option and to give students greater exposure to using a computer, an essential part of modern life.
HP volunteers were at schools in Linn and Benton counties, including Sunrise and Liberty elementary schools.
Liberty Elementary School’s Hour of Code event was organized by parent and HP employee Sum Yee Lai.
South Albany High School leadership students created their own children’s stories and recently shared them with Oak Elementary School students.
The class is taught by Andy Winn, who said, “The purpose is to teach a moral or principle through the story. ” Each high school student read their book to small groups of kindergarten, first and second graders.
“It was a great experience, and the young students loved it,” said Winn.
Sunrise students practiced reading skills this week during a special storytime for dogs.
First-grade teacher Mrs. Mole invites has the R.E.A.D. Dog Organization to bring dogs to Sunrise classrooms for reading practice once a month.
“The kids love it almost as much as the dogs do,” she said.
Students in Memorial’s Reptile Club shared what they are learning with family members at the end-of-year club family night.
Teacher Adam Wieland runs the club and shares his own reptiles with students. Students “adopt” one of the reptiles and spend the term learning about it. Mr. Wieland wraps up the club by having the students do a presentation to their parents on the reptile that they studied.
