Ms. Rhoades’s seventh grade students spent time in the fitness room today during their health unit on the bones and muscles. Their job today was to work with a partner to use the weight machines and identify the main muscle completing that lift. Some machines were harder than others! #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
Next week is fall break, and the week after is Spirit Week! Monday: wear a band shirt, Tuesday: wear tie-dye, Wednesday: wear mismatched clothes, Thursday: 7th wear black, 8th wear orange, Friday: wear flannel! Let's have fun after fall break! #ExperienceWCS
8th grade honors language arts students shared their finished podcasts with friends and family last Thursday evening. Everyone enjoyed snacks and drinks and walked around listening to students podcasts discussing hidden history. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
Mountain Biking Club! Meets every Tuesday from 4:30-6:00, and it's not too late to join! If you are interested in "Shredding the Gnar" on the Winona Lake trails, see Mr. Demopolous and join the fun! #ExperienceWCS
Say No to Raw Dough! Students in Everyday Skills class learned that both raw eggs and raw flour can contain salmonella and e-coli bacteria. They created projects to encourage not eating raw dough, then made edible cookie dough! #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
Automation & Robotics students finished building and presenting their mechanism projects. Students discussed the type of mechanisms, input and output motions, and gear ratios. #edgewoodSTEM #experienceWCS
Mr. Ringler and Ms. Zvers led their history students in a simulation of Mercantilism, where the British controlled trade in the colonies. Students representing the colonies got mad when they lost - revolution is coming! #ExperienceWCS
The Indiana Department of Education has updated information on schools in our state. Here is the link to see Edgewood's updates: https://indianagps.doe.in.gov/ReportCard/3939
Crochet and Knit - students are so appreciative of the yarn, knitting needles, and crochet hooks donated by our community! Kids are teaching kids! Materials are going home for practice. More donations always appreciated, especially crochet hooks!
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Digital Design & Publication students are using Canva to create promotional material for the upcoming Edgewood Food Drive. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
Ms. Rhoades’s medical detectives students capped their study of the nervous system and the regions of the brain with a brain dissection. Their job was to identify the different regions of the brain that have been studied. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
Thanks to Orthoworx for supporting our students in learning about manufacturing opportunities in our community. 8th graders went to local businesses, Ivy Tech, and Warsaw Career Center to listen to and participate in many manufacturing experiences. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
Many thanks to all the Junior Achievement volunteers who spent the morning teaching our 7th grade students about budgeting and financial literacy! #ExperienceWCS #FinancialLiteracy
The Successful Living students recently made waffles in the new waffle makers that were purchased with the Warsaw Education Foundation grant. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
One P.E. goal is to experience all our community has to offer. This week, 8th graders went to Spikes Beach and Grill to play sand volleyball. The weather was not great, but the kids had great attitudes and a ton of fun. Big thanks to Spikes! #ExperienceWCS
Middle School Swim Team: Open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Begins in February. Must be able to swim and own a black swimsuit. Contact Coach DeBrota at adebrota@warsawschools.org for more info. #ExperienceWCS
The FACS Successful Living classes have been studying communications. As a final activity the students participated in an Escape Room. They worked in teams solving clues and puzzles in teams to escape. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
Art Basics students in Ms. Morris' class explored different ways of abstract art making. Today we experimented with bubble painting. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
In Spanish 1, students are practicing basic questions and answers in a speed dating format. #ExperienceWCS
Biology is studying how different solutions can change the size of eggs. They will determine how osmosis (the movement of water) can aid cells in homeostasis. They will determine the effects of hypotonic and hypertonic solutions on cells. #ExperienceWCS #EdgewoodSTEM
